Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Tuesday, 2017-02-28; Pancake Tuesday

Today is... Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday



What is Pancake Day?
Shrove Tuesday marks the last day before Lent, traditionally a period of abstinence, associated with clearing your cupboards of things like sugar, fat and eggs. It's known as Pancake Day because it represents a good opportunity to use up such ingredients. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. 

Tuesday, 2017-02-28; Holidays Today

Angola  Carnival
Argentina  Martes de Carnaval
Bhutan  Losar Holiday
Bolivia  Carnaval
Brazil  Carnival [Ponto Facultativo]
Cape Verde  Carnaval (except full day in São Vicente) [Government/Afternoon]
Dominica  Carnival Tuesday
Ecuador  Carnaval
French Guiana  Mardi Gras (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Grenada  Carnival Tuesday (Carriacou and Petite Martinique) [Regional]
Guadeloupe  Mardi Gras (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Haiti  Mardi Gras (Carnival)
Liechtenstein  Fasnachtsdienstag [Banks]
Martinique  Mardi Gras (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Mongolia  Lunar New Year Holiday
Panama  Carnaval (Mardi Gras)
Portugal  Shrove Tuesday (Carnival) (optional but widespread) [Ponto Facultativo]
Saint Barthélemy  Mardi Gras [Other]
Saint Martin  Mardi Gras [Other]
Spain  Día de Andalucía (AN) [Regional]
Taiwan  Peace Memorial Day
Trinidad and Tobago  Carnival Tuesday (widespread but not official) [Other]
Uruguay  Carnaval [Banks/Government]
Venezuela  Carnival

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Sunday, February 26, 2017

Monday, 2017-02-27; Holidays Today

Andorra  Carnival
Argentina  Lunes de Carnaval
Aruba  Carnival Monday
Bhutan  Dangpa Losar (Lunar New Year) (Year of the Fire Female Bird)
Bolivia  Carnaval
Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba  Carnival Holiday (BO) [Regional]
Brazil  Carnival [Ponto Facultativo]
Curaçao  Carnival Holiday
Cyprus  Ash Monday/ Clean Monday(Kathara Deftera)
Dominica  Carnival Monday
Dominican Republic  Independence Day
Ecuador  Carnaval
French Guiana  Carnaval Monday (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Greece  Ash Monday/ Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera)
Grenada  Carnival Monday (Carriacou and Petite Martinique) [Regional]
Guadeloupe  Carnaval Monday (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Haiti  Lundi Gras (Carnival Monday) (afternoon) [Afternoon]
Luxembourg  Carnival (jour férié d'usage) (not official) [Other]
Martinique  Carnaval Monday(jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Mongolia  Tsagaan Sar (Lunar New Year) (Year of the Red Hen)
Nepal  Gyalpyo/Gyallo Loshar
Panama  Carnaval (Shrove Monday) [Banks]
Paraguay  National Heroes' Day Holiday
Saint Barthélemy  Carnaval Monday [Other]
Saint Martin  Carnaval Monday [Other]
Taiwan  Public Holiday (workday moved to Sat. Feb. 18)
Trinidad and Tobago  Carnival Monday / J'ouvert (widespread but not official) [Other]
Uruguay  Carnaval [Banks/Government]
Venezuela  Carnival

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Sunday, 2017-02-26; Holidays Today

Kuwait  Liberation Day
Mongolia  Bituun (Lunar New Year's Eve) [Banks]

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Saturday, 2017-02-25; Holidays Today

Kuwait  National Day
Philippines  Public Holiday (30th anniversary of the EDSA Revolution)
Suriname  Day of Liberation and Innovation (Dag van de Revolutie)

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Friday, February 24, 2017

Friday, 2017-02-24; Holidays Today

Estonia  Iseseisvuspäev (Independence Day)
India  Maha Shivaratri (AP CG CH DL GA GJ HP HR JH JK KA KL MH MP OR PB RJ TS UK UP) [Regional]
Mauritius  Maha Shivaratree
Nepal  Maaha Shivaratri
Russia  Public Holiday (in lieu of Jan 1)
Sri Lanka  Mahasivarathri Day
Transdniestria  Motherland Defenders' Holiday (workday moved to Sat. Feb. 18)

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Thursday, 2017-02-22; Holidays Today

Bhutan  Anniversary of His Majesty the King Holiday
Brunei  National Day
Guyana  Republic Day (Mashramani / National Day)
Kyrgyzstan  Homeland Defenders' Day
Russia  Motherland Defenders' Day
Transdniestria  Motherland Defenders' Day

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Wednesday, 2017-02-22; Holidays Today

Bhutan  Anniversary of His Majesty the King Holiday
Saint Lucia  Independence Day

Abu Simbel Festival
Built by Ramses II, his temple is angled so that the inner sanctum lights up twice a year - once on the anniversary of his rise to the throne and on Oct 22, celebrating his birthday. Crowds pack in the temple before sunrise to watch the shafts of light illuminate the statues of Ramses, Ra and Amon. The other date for this event is Oct. 22.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Tuesday, 2017-02-21; Holidays Today

Bangladesh  Shahid Dibosh (International Mother Language Day)
Bhutan  Anniversary of His Majesty the King
India  Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti (HR) [Regional]
India  Public Holiday (State Elections) (MH) [Regional/Government]
Vanuatu  In memory of Dr. W. H. Lini (Father of Independence)
Zimbabwe  Mugabe Day [Tentative]

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Monday, February 20, 2017

Monday, 2017-02-20; Holidays Today

American Samoa  Presidents' Day
Canada  Family Day (AB ON SK) [Regional]
Canada  Heritage Day (NS) (Honouring Mi'kmaq Heritage) [Regional]
Canada  Islander Day (PE) [Regional]
Canada  Louis Riel Day (MB) [Regional]
Northern Mariana Islands  Presidents' Day
Puerto Rico  Día de los Próceres Puertorriqueños [Banks/Government]
US Virgin Islands  Presidents' Day [Government]
USA  Presidents' Day (widespread in gov. and fin. sectors) [Other]

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Sunday, 2017-02-19; Holidays Today

Malaysia  State Public Holiday (day after Act 355 rally) (KTN) [Regional]
Turkmenistan  Flag Day

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

Saturday, 2017-02-18; Holidays Today

Gambia  Public Holiday (Inaguration of President Adama Barrow)
Gambia  Independence Day (National Day)
Nepal  Rastraya Prajatantra Dibas (Democracy Day)

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Friday, February 17, 2017

Friday, 2017-02-17; Holidays Today

Kosovo  Kosovo Independence Day (Dita e Pavarėsisė)
Libya  February 17 Revolution Day
Sri Lanka  Special Bank Holiday (National Day) (afternoon) [Banks]

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Thursday, 2017-02-16; Holidays Today

India  Public Holiday (State Elections) (MH) [Regional/Government]
Lithuania  Independence Day (National Day)
North Korea  Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il's Birthday)
Serbia  National Day Holiday
Uganda  Archbishop Janani Luwum Memorial Day

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Wednesday, 2017-02-15; Holidays Today

Indonesia  Public Holiday (Jakarta Gubernatorial Election) [Regional]
Serbia  National Day (Sretenje)

National Flag Day (Canada)
Twenty-year-old Joan O'Malley sewed Canada's first flag in 1964. The flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill in Ottawa at the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Feb 14; Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day
One version states that a priest named Valentine was martyred on February 14, 269 A.D. in Rome for secretly marrying couples against the orders of the Roman Emperor, Claudius II. This was the night before a festival called Lupercalia associated with fertility. Probably both customs became associated with this day.


Tuesday, 2017-02-14: Holidays Today

Afghanistan  Liberation Day
Lebanon  Rafik Hariri Memorial Day
Qatar  National Sports Day
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Public Holiday (Argyle Airport Inauguration)

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