Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016: Holidays Today

Bhutan

 Losar Holiday

Brazil

 Ash Wednesday (until 2pm) [Morning/Ponto Facultativo]

Cape Verde

 Ash Wednesday (except morning only in São Vicente) [Government]

Cayman Islands

 Ash Wednesday

China

 Spring Festival

East Timor

 Public Sector Holiday (Ash Wednesday) [Government]

French Guiana

 Ash Wednesday (Mercredi des Cendres) (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]

Guadeloupe

 Ash Wednesday (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]

Hong Kong

 The third day of the Lunar New Year

Jamaica

 Ash Wednesday

Macau

 The third day of the Lunar New Year

Malta

 Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck

Martinique

 Ash Wednesday (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]

Mongolia

 Lunar New Year Holiday

Nepal

 Public Holiday (funeral of former PM Sushil Koirala)

Panama

 Carnaval (Ash Wednesday) [Banks]

Saint Barthélemy

 Ash Wednesday [Other]

Saint Martin

 Ash Wednesday [Other]

South Korea

 Seol-nal Holiday [Government]

Taiwan

 Chinese New Year Holiday

Vietnam

 Tet Holiday

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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2016: Holidays Today

Angola

  Carnival
Argentina

  Martes de Carnaval
Bhutan

  Dangpa Losar (Lunar New Year) (Year of the Fire Male Monkey)
Bolivia

  Carnaval
Brazil

  Carnival [Ponto Facultativo]
Cape Verde

  Carnaval (except full day in São Vicente) [Government/Afternoon]
China

  Spring Festival
Christmas Island

  Chinese New Year (Day 2)
Dominica

  Carnival Tuesday
Ecuador

  Carnaval (workday moved to Sat. Feb. 20)
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)
Hong Kong

  The second day of the Lunar New Year
Lebanon

  Saint Maroun's Day
Liechtenstein

  Fasnachtsdienstag [Banks]
Macau

  The second day of the Lunar New Year
Malaysia

  Chinese New Year, Day 2
Martinique

  Mardi Gras (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Mongolia

  Tsagaan Sar (Lunar New Year) (Year of the Fire Male Monkey)
Nepal

  Sonam Lhosar (Tamang New Year)
Panama

  Carnaval (Mardi Gras)
Portugal

  Shrove Tuesday (Carnival) (optional but widespread) [Ponto Facultativo]
Qatar

  National Sports Day
Saint Barthélemy

  Mardi Gras [Other]
Saint Martin

  Mardi Gras [Other]
Singapore

  Chinese New Year Holiday
South Korea

  Seol-nal Holiday
Taiwan

  Chinese New Year Holiday
Trinidad and Tobago

  Carnival Tuesday (widespread but not official) [Other]
Uruguay

  Carnaval [Banks/Government]
Venezuela

  Carnival
Vietnam

  Tet Holiday

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Monday, Feb 8, 2016: Holidays Today

Andorra

  Carnival
Argentina

  Lunes de Carnaval
Aruba

  Carnival Monday
Bhutan

  Public Holiday (Birth of the Royal Heir)
Bolivia

  Carnaval
Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba

  Carnival Holiday (Bonaire) [Regional]
Brazil

  Carnival [Ponto Facultativo]
Brunei

  Chinese New Year
Canada

  Family Day (BC) [Regional]
China

  Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Christmas Island

  Chinese New Year
Curaçao

  Carnival Holiday
Dominica

  Carnival Monday
Ecuador

  Carnaval (workday moved to Sat. Feb. 13)
French Guiana

  Carnaval Monday (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Grenada

  Carnival Monday (Carriacou and Petite Martinique) [Regional]
Grenada

  Independence Day Holiday
Guadeloupe

  Carnaval Monday (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Haiti

  Lundi Gras (Carnival Monday) (afternoon) [Afternoon]
Hong Kong

  Lunar New Year's Day
Indonesia

  Chinese New Year (Tahun Baru Imlek)
Luxembourg

  Carnival (jour férié d'usage) (not official) [Other]
Macau

  Lunar New Year's Day (Novo Ano Lunar)
Malaysia

  Chinese New Year
Martinique

  Carnaval Monday (jour chômé d'usage) [Other]
Mauritius

  Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
Mongolia

  Bituun (Lunar New Year's Eve) [Banks]
New Zealand

  Waitangi Day (National Day) Holiday
North Korea

  Seollal Holiday
Panama

  Carnaval (Shrove Monday) [Banks]
Philippines

  Chinese Lunar New Year
Saint Barthélemy

  Carnaval Monday [Other]
Saint Martin

  Carnaval Monday [Other]
Singapore

  Chinese New Year
Slovenia

  Preseren's Day (Day of Slovenian Culture)
South Korea

  Seol-nal (Lunar New Year)
Suriname

  Chinese New Year
Taiwan

  Chinese New Year's Day
Thailand

  Chinese New Year (Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, and Satun) [Regional]
Trinidad and Tobago

  Carnival Monday / J'ouvert (widespread but not official) [Other]
Uruguay

  Carnaval [Banks/Government]
Venezuela

  Carnival
Vietnam

  Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnamese New Year)

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Sunday, Feb 7, 2016: Holidays Today

China

  Spring Festival (Chinese New Year's Eve)
Grenada

  Independence Day (National Day)
South Korea

  Seol-nal Holiday
Taiwan

  Chinese New Year's Eve
Vietnam

  Tet Eve (Vietnamese New Year's Eve)

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Saturday, Feb 6, 2016: Holidays Today

New Zealand

  Waitangi Day (National Day)
Niue

  Waitangi Day
Taiwan

  Chinese New Year Holiday
Vietnam

  Tet Holiday

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Friday, Feb 5, 2016: Holidays Today

Burundi

  Unity Day
Pakistan

  Kashmir Solidarity Day
San Marino

  Liberation Day / Saint Agatha's Day

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Thursday, Feb 4, 2016: Holidays Today

Angola

  Liberation Day
Sri Lanka

  National Day (Independence Day)

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Wednesday, Feb 3, 2016: Holidays Today

Mozambique

  Mozambique's Heroes' Day
Sao Tome and Principe

  Martyrs' Day

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February is Black History Month - USA / Canada

BLACK HISTORY MONTH - USA

Black History Month, and more importantly, the study of black history is greatly owed to Dr. Carter G. Woodson who first launched “Negro History Week” in 1926. Woodson chose February because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly impacted the American black population. Abraham Lincoln (president of the United States who freed slaves during the Civil War), and Frederick Douglass (a black who worked to end slavery) have birthdays in February. The purpose of this month is to recognize the contributions of Black Americans and develop a better understanding of the Black experience.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH - Canada

In December of 1995, the Parliament of Canada recognized February as Black History Month following a motion introduced by the first African Canadian woman elected to Parliament, Jean Augustine. The presence of peoples of African descent in Canada dates back farther than Samuel de Champlain's (a French explorer and navigator in early 1600's) first voyage down the St. Lawrence River.

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Tuesday, Feb 2, 2016: Holidays Today

Liechtenstein

  Candlemas (Mariä Lichtmess)
Nauru

  Independence Day Holiday

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