February And March 2023 Calendar Printable – There are many fun holidays planned for February and they can be observed all during the entire month. There are many holiday celebrations are celebrated during February, such as Valentine’s Day (President), Groundhog Day (Groundhog Day), meteor showers (Mesotor Showers). There are many older Roman celebrations also take place on various days.
February 14th
Valentine’s Day (February 14th) is a holiday to celebrate love and affection. It is celebrated every year. The holiday’s beginnings can be traced back to the Middle Ages, a time where sacraments and courtly love were commonplace.
It was celebrated the romance between romantic friends and lovers in the fourteenth century. Valentine’s Day was a day when it was customary for friends and lovers to exchange gifts, flowers, or cards.
In the first decade of the 19th century commercial cards were readily accessible. The popularity of postcards printed in bulk was also growing. They were popular in shops as displays with themes.
Valentine’s Day is a tradition which includes an assortment of candy or chocolate gifts, as well a card and flowers. You might even choose to gift them jewelry.
February 2, 2012.
Groundhog Day occurs annually on February 2. Groundhog Day is celebrated every year in Canada on February 2.
The tradition was born out of superstition from Pennsylvanians and Dutch people. The American custom of making weather forecasts came to America with German immigrants. Punxsutawney Phil is a Pennsylvania groundhog who gives forecasts for the remainder of winter.
The practice was first introduced when scientists found an animal that was hibernating during winter. The original plan was to predict six weeks of the seasons by observing how animals responded to the weather.
Groundhogs are part of the Sciuridae tribe of small, hairy mammals. It is hibernates in winter. The morning of Groundhog Day, they are often visible peeking out of burrows.
Christmas Day
The third Monday in February is known as Presidents’ Daylight. It is considered a national holiday. It honors past American presidents. The Presidents’ Day was usually a day dedicated to Lincoln as well as Washington.
Although it is an official holiday of the United States but not every state observes it. Certain states honor both presidents at the same time, while others only recognize one. Although Presidents’ day is now standard, it allows us to commemorate all U.S. presidents and especially Lincoln.
There is a complicated history that explains Presidents Day. Washington’s Birthday was the first title of the celebration.
Washington’s birthday also known as Washington’s Day was a well-known not-official holiday. However, it was recognized as a as a federal holiday in the 1870s. Congress passed the Uniform Monday Day Holiday Act.
Meteor storms
Every year it is the time when the Earth is in orbit around the sun, creating an explosion of tiny meteors to explode into space. They are visible from anywhere in the sky. Certain showers are more spectacular than others. It is usually ideal to see the showers in the evening.
The Perseids meteor shower is among the most stunning and largest of all the meteor showers. It is likely that the Comet 109P/Swift Tuttle is the cause. It is visible from the Northern Hemisphere. But, because the Southern Hemisphere is home to some of the most stunning fireballs, it makes sense to be able to observe the phenomenon from that region.
Every year, there are four important meteor showers. The Quadrantid 1 is famous for its powerful but short peak. Another is the Lyrid. It is famous for its irregular surges. Geminids are a Geminid is well-known for its approachable.
Roman holiday celebrations in antiquity
The Lupercalia festival was extremely popular in ancient Rome. In February, a fertility cleansing ceremony was performed. The priests offered animal sacrifices to an altar close to the Lapis Niiger. The hearth was saturated with blood of the animal. The fertility and protection of the blood is believed to be beneficial to the field of grain.
Ludi Ceriales, another celebration was dedicated to Ceres. Ludi Ceriales celebrations can be traced back to 202 BC.
Neptunalia, Saturnalia, Vestalia were just a few of the most well-known Roman celebrations. These celebrations were originally held to honor Mars, the godof war.
Roman working weeks were eight days long. Every day consisted of two sections: morning and the afternoon. A nundin was an eight-day collection, with the remainder of the year made up of 29 days.