Upcoming Holidays in the USA

If you're at all like me, you're always a bit surprised that Federal and religious holidays sneak up on your when you least remember the dates. I'm terrible with dates. If my children don't remind me, or I don't have a calendar with the various holidays on it, I'm blissfully ignorant of anything upcoming. Fortunately, I've got both a calendar with US holidays, and a calendar with Jewish holidays, so I'm pretty much all set in the reminder biz.

But for you forgetful folks, this is what's coming up in February:

I've already mentioned that February is Black History Month. That lasts the entire month, so expect some sort of celebration in your community. In Boston, we have a web site that lists all the upcoming events for this month.

Feb. 12th is Lincoln's Birthday.
Feb 14th is Valentine's Day. Don't forget to honor your loved ones with candy, diamonds, flowers, and other lovely gifts to show your love.
Feb 18-20 is the Chinese Lunar New Year. Parades in Chinatowns in San Francisco, Boston, New York, and Los Angeles are a great time to bring the whole family to see the dragons roar.
Feb 19th is President's Day. This is a national holiday so you get a long weekend to car and furniture shop. I have no idea why car shopping and furniture shopping is so popular on this particular weekend, but I do know it's when the big sales are on those two big ticket items.
Feb 20th is Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans. If you have never been to Mardi Gras in NoLa, this might be the year to make the trek. NoLa desperately needs visiting tourists and the tourist dollars to help rebuild the city, and the also need to know that they aren't forgotten. It's a wild time, with fabulous food, and you get to come home with many many brightly colored necklaces as gifts for family and friends! And if you can't go, have a Mardi Gras party at home and bake a King Cake.
Feb. 21 is Ash Wednesday
Feb 22nd is Washington's Birthday. Celebrate with a cherry pie!

In other parts of the world,

Celebrate Carnival in Brazil from Feb 19-20.
The Chinese Lunar New Year is Feb 18-20, celebrated in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and other areas with large Chinese populations.
In Japan, National Foundation Day is Feb 12.
In Mexico, Feb 5 is Constitution Day.
In New Zealand, Waitangi Day is Feb 6.
Russians celebrate Soldiers Day on Feb 23.

That should give everyone something fun to celebrate this month!

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