February 9

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2025 Daily Holidays that fall on February 9, include:

• Autism Sunday - also known as International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome - February 9, 2025 (Second Sunday in February)
• Gwyl Mabsant - (Rural Festival in Wales)
  
• Man Day - February 9, 2025 (Sunday before Valentines Day)
• National Bagels and Lox Day 
  
• National Cut the Cord Day 
• National Develop Alternative Vices Day 
• National Homegating Day - February 9, 2025 (Same Day as the Super Bowl)
• National Owen Day (People Named Owen) 
• National Pizza Day 
• National Stop Bullying Day 
• National Toothache Day 
  
• Pizza Pie Day 
  
• Read in the Bathtub Day
• Super Bowl Sunday - February 9, 2025
• Super Chicken Wing Day - February 9, 2025 (Same Day as Super Bowl Sunday)
• World Marriage Day - February 9, 2025 (Second Sunday in February)

2025 Weekly Holidays that include February 9, are:

• Celebration of Love Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week in February)
• Children of Alcoholics Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week in February)
• Children's Mental Health Week (U.K.) - February 3-9, 2025 (First Full Week in February) 
• Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week - February 7-14 
• Freelance Writers Appreciation Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Week of February)
• Getting Dizzy Week - February 8-14
  
• Great American Pizza Bake - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)
• Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week - February 7-14
• Heart Failure Awareness Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of Valentine's Day)
• Homes for Birds Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)
• International Flirting Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of  Valentines Day)
• International Week of Black Women In the Arts - February 7-15
  
• Jell-O Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)
• Kraut and Frankfurter Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)
• Love a Mensch Week - February 7-14
  
• Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week - February 8-14
• National Apprenticeship Week (United Kingdom) - February 3-9, 2025
• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week - February 9-15, 2025 - (Second Week of February, the Week of Valentines Day)
• National Chastity Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of Valentines Day)
• National Entrepreneurship Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Third Week of February)
• National Green Week - February 4 - April 30, 2025 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
  
• National Hero Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)
• National Marriage Week USA - February 7-14
• National New Idea Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)
• National Salute to Veteran Patients - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of February 14 - Valentine's Day)
• National Secondhand Wardrobe Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week in February)
• National Week of Chastity - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of Valentine's Day)
• Pickle Time Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)
• Risk Awareness Week - February 7-14
  
• Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week - February 8-17, 2025
• Tinnitus Awareness Week - February 3-9, 2025
  
• US Snow Sculpting Week - February 5-9, 2025
• Valentine's Week - February 7-14

2025 Monthly Holidays that include February 9, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our February Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of February.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - Usually starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2025 dates are December 25, 2024 - Late February / Early March, 2025, depending on weather conditions. 
• Chinese New Year Festival and Parade (San Francisco, CA) - January 29 - February 16, 2025, Parade is on February 15, 2025
  
• Royal Hobart Regatta (Australia) - February 8-10, 2025
• Invictus Games - February 8-16, 2025
  
• Gwyl Mabsant - February 9 (Rural Festival in Wales)
• Super Bowl Sunday - February 9, 2025 (Held at various venues throughout the United States each year.)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for February 9 is an Aquarius.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for February are:

• Violet - symbolizes faithfulness, loyalty, humility, wisdom, and hope
  
• Primrose - Modesty, distinction, and virtue
  
  

Birthstone

The Birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Famous Birthdays

• 1737 – Thomas Paine, English radical liberal philosopher, American revolutionary (d. 1809)
• 1773 – William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (d. 1841)
• 1942 – Carole King, American singer
• 1943 – Joe Pesci, American actor (Home Alone, Lethal Weapon)
• 1945 – Mia Farrow, American actress
• 1949 - Judith Light, American actress (Who's the Boss, One Life to Live)
• 1963 - Travis Tritt, American Country Music Singer
  

Famous Deaths

• 2002 - Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom (b. 1930)
• 2010 - Phil Harris, American fisherman from Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch (b. 1956)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1864 - Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer marries Elizabeth Bacon
• 1957 - Irish Actor Richard Harris marries Elizabeth Rees
• 1989 - NBA Basketball player Charles Barkley marries Maureen Blumhardt

Quote of the Day

Stop Bullying.....it Hurts!!

"Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it." ~ Heather Brewer

"People who love themselves, don't hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer." ~ Dan Pearce

"You will never reach higher ground if you are always pushing others down." ~ Jeffrey Benjamin

"Cyberbullying is Bullying. Hiding behind a pretty screen, doesn't make it less hateful, written words have power." ~ Anon

"My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain." ~ Charlie Chaplin

"Bullying is a national epidemic." ~ Macklemore

"Not all forms of abuse leave bruises." ~ Danielle Steel

"No one heals himself by wounding another." ~ St. Ambrose

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for February 9 is Zach's Gourmet Pizza Recipe by Kerry, of Healthy Diet Habits, in honor of February 9 being National Pizza Day. (link goes to her website for recipe)

This Day in History

• 1775 – During the American Revolutionary War. the British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
• 1788 - Austria declares war on Russia
• 1825 – After no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the U.S. House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States
• 1863 - The Fire extinguisher is patented by Alanson Crane
• 1870 – President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau
• 1889 – President Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
• 1904 - Japan declares war on Russia
• 1909 - 1st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium)
• 1909 - 1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio
• 1918 - U.S. Army chaplain school organizes at Ft Monroe, Virginia
• 1942 - Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US
• 1964 - GI Joe character created
• 1965 – Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.
• 1969 – First test flight of the Boeing 747.
• 2016 - Twelve people die and 85 people were injured when two passenger trains collided in the German town of Bad Aibling

This Day in Music

• 1957 - Elvis Presley's Too Much hits #1
• 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before an audience of 73 million viewers.
• 1970 - Sly and the Family Stone's Thank You is certified gold
• 1970 - Simon and Garfunkel's album Bridge Over Troubled Water is certified gold
• 1974 - The Love Unlimited Orchestra's Love Theme hits #1
• 1974 - Hall and Oates' She's Gone enters the pop charts
• 1975 - The variety show Cher, meant to take the place of the old Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, debuts on CBS with guests Elton John and Bette Midler.
• 1985 - Madonna's Like A Virgin  hits #1 on the US album chart
  

Above, is Hall and Oates, She's Gone song, one of my favorites of theirs. They were one of my favorites through High School and College.  I didn't realize this, but they are the world's best-selling musical duo!

This Day in Sports

• 1895 - Volleyball is invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts
• 1900 – The Davis Cup competition is established by Dwight Davis
• 1932 - America enters the Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time
• 1940 - Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
• 1964 - 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
• 1974 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill
  1974 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
• 1976 - Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame
• 1991 - Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice & beats him
• 1997 - Scotty Bowman, is the 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games
• 2018 - The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony is held in Pyeongchang, South Korea

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!