February
Abraham Lincoln
@ infoplease.com (Learn about his early life, early political career, presidency & more) |
Ash Wednesday
(Learn about the beginning of Lent in the Christian church) |
Chinese Dragon Game
(Practice ordering numbers up to 100 & completing sequences counting on & back in multiples up to 10) |
Chinese New Year
@ history.com (Videos & history of the Chinese calendar & festival) |
Chinese New Year
@ infoplease.com (Learn about the festival, history of fortune cookies, take a quiz & more) |
Chinese New Year
@ topmarks.co.uk (Learn about the history and customs of Chinese New Year) |
The Chinese Zodiac
(Enter the month, date, and year you were born to find your Chinese zodiac animal) |
Episode 1001
(On February 10, 1969, the 1001st episode of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood aired on television) |
Frederick Douglass Day
(On February 20, 1895, the famed African-American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, & reformer died of a heart attack in Washington, D.C.) |
Glenn Orbits Earth
(Read how on February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the 1st American to orbit the Earth) |
Groundhog Day
(The OFFICIAL website of the one & only Punxsutawney Phil) |
Groundhog Day
@ infoplease.com (Learn about the groundhog & Punxsutawney) |
Japanese-American Internment Begins
(Learn how, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which called for more than 127,000 U.S. citizens to be imprisoned during World War II simply due to their Japanese ancestry) |
Learn about Lent and How it is Observed
(Learn how Lent is a season of the year where Christians focus on simple living, prayer & fasting in order to grow closer to God) |
Mardi Gras
@ history.com (Videos, links, recipes, and more) |
Mardi Gras
@ infoplease.com (Learn about the feast before the fast) |
Parinirvana Day
(Commemorates the day of Gautama Buddha’s death and his entry into Nirvana) |
Presidents Day or Washington's Birthday
(Learn about the holiday, facts, quizzes & more) |
Purim @ akhlah.com
(Learn the traditions of Purim, special readings, take a quiz, read the whole megillah or the children's megillah & learn how to make hamentashen) |
Purim
@ infoplease.com (Learn all about the holiday) |
Random Acts of Kindness Week
(Search this website for a wide variety of random acts of kindness ideas especially during RAK week, February 18 - 22, 2019) |
Sangha Day
(Holiday dedicated to the brotherhood of Buddhist monks) |
Valentine's Day
@ history.com (Videos, history of the holiday & more) |
Valentine's Day
@ infoplease.com (Learn about the origins of the holiday, traditions, and more) |
Vasant Panchami
(Learn how the significance of the day lies in the worship of Goddess Saraswati, symbol of wisdom and also the onset of spring season) |
Page updated January 2, 2021