March 26 Calendar – Many holidays that are fun and memorable are scheduled for February. All of them are celebrated all through the month. Presidents’ Day, Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day meteor showers, and Groundhog Day are just a few. You can also find many historical Roman celebrations throughout the year.
February 14th
Valentine’s Day (February 14th) is a day to celebrate love and passion. It is celebrated every year. The Middle Ages are the time that Valentine’s Day was first observed. This was the time when courtly love as well as sacraments were still common.
It was regarded as an occasion to celebrate romance between romantic partners and friends in the fourteenth century. Valentine’s Day is a time when you give Valentine’s Day gifts and flowers.
Commercial cards were introduced from the beginning of the 19th century. Popularity also grew for the printing of postcards in bulk. These themed displays were put up in stores.
Valentine’s Day is an old custom. You can buy your loved ones a chocolate gift or candy item, and also an arrangement of flowers or a card. You can also give jewelry.
on February 2nd.
Groundhog Day occurs annually on February 2. It’s also a popular holiday in Canada however it’s an American Thanksgiving.
The celebration originated from a superstition that originated among Pennsylvanians from the Dutch. The American tradition of making weather forecasts was brought to America with German immigration. Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog, a groundhog from Pennsylvania, makes meteorological predictions for the remainder of winter.
The tradition was born after scientists discovered a mouse that hibernated in the winter. The initial idea was to forecast six weeks of each season by studying how animals responded to weather.
Groundhogs are part of the Sciuridae which is a tiny family of mammals that have hair. In winter, their principal objective is to go into hibernation. Groundhog Day is a common time when they can be looking out from their burrows.
Christmas Day
Presidents Daylight (third Monday of February) is a national holiday. It is a celebration of the presidents who have gone before us. Presidents’ Day has traditionally been a day to pay tribute to both Washington and Lincoln.
It’s a federal holiday that not all states observe even though it is one. While some states celebrate both the presidents birthdays on the same day as others however, some states only recognize only one. The Presidents’ Day holiday is now widely recognized as a means of honoring the achievements of all U.S. Presidents, especially Lincoln.
It has a long background. The Washington’s Birthday was the original title of the celebration. Today the Presidents’ Day holiday is the official name.
A well-known unofficial holiday was Washington’s birthday, often known as Washington’s Day. It became an official federal holiday in the late 1870s. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act was enacted by Congress.
Meteor storms
Each year, Earth rotates around its sun. Small meteors are released into the atmosphere. They are visible everywhere in the sky. Certain showers are more impressive than others. The best time for viewing them is at night.
Perseids are the most spectacular and stunning meteor shower of the year. This is due to Comet 109P/Swift Tuttle. It will be visible from the Northern Hemisphere, but as the Southern Hemisphere has some of the highest fireball rates, it is also worthwhile to observe from there.
Each year there are four major meteor showers. One of the most well-known meteor showers is called the Quadrantid. It is known for its brief but very powerful peak. Another famous for its strange surges is the Lyrid. Additionally the Geminid is renowned for its sexy appearance.
Roman holidays from antiquity
The Lupercalia was among the most well-liked holidays in the past of Rome. In February, in the middle the fertility and cleansing ceremony was conducted. Priests offered sacrifices of animals near the altar of the Lapis Negiger during this ritual. The hearth was filled with the blood of the animal. It was believed that it would benefit the grains by ensuring their fertility and also protecting them.
Ludi Ceriales was another celebration in honor of Ceres the goddess of harvest. Ludi Ceriales celebrations were first documented in the year 202 BC.
Other popular Roman festivities include Neptunalia, Saturnalia and Vestalia. These celebrations were originally held to honor Mars, a god of war.
Roman workweeks had eight days. Each day was divided into two parts: the morning, and the afternoon. The nundin was a collection of eight days. the other 29 days comprised the remainder of the year.