- By Prerna Targhotra
- Sat, 28 Jan 2023 01:40 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
AS WE had just stepped into the new year of 2023, it's almost time for the arrival of the second and the shortest month of the year, February. We embarked on the month of January with the celebrations of Lohri, Basant Panchami, Makar Sankranti, Republic Day, and many more notable festivals. February typically has 28 days and 29 days in a leap year. Every month of the year has important events and festivals that make it special. Therefore, we bring you a complete list of important festivals and national and international events that will take place in the month of February this year.
Complete List Of Festivals, National And International Events In February
February 01 (Wednesday): Indian Coast Guard Day
February 02 (Thursday): World Wetlands Day, RA Awareness Day
February 03 (Friday): Birthday of Guru Har Rai
February 04 (Saturday): World Cancer Day, National Day of Sri Lanka, Hazrat Ali's Birthday
February 05 (Sunday): Sant Ravidas Jayanti
February 05 to 13: Kala Ghoda Festival
February 06 (Monday): International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
February 06 to 12: International Development Week
February 08 (Wednesday): Safer Internet Day
February 10 (Friday): National Deworming Day, World Pulses Day
February 11 (Saturday): World Day of the Sick, International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 12 (Sunday): Darwin Day, Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, National Productivity Day
February 13 (Monday): World Radio Day, Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary
February 14 (Tuesday): Valentine's Day, International Epilepsy Day
February 18 (Saturday): Mahashivratri
February 18 to 27: Taj Mahotsav
February 20 (Monday): Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day, World Day of Social Justice
February 21 (Tuesday): International Mother Language Day
February 22 (Wednesday): World Thinking Day
February 24 (Friday): Central Excise Day
February 27 (Monday): World NGO Day
February 28 (Tuesday): Rare Disease Day
