Sunday, February 28, 2010

February?


Can someone tell me what happened to the month of February??

Where did it go??


Well since tomorrow starts the month of March

Here is a little list of things to look forward to.

Party On!


American Red Cross Month
Colorectal Cancer awareness month
Fire Prevention Month (The Philippines)
Women's History Month (United States)
The wearing of a Martenitsa in Bulgaria and Mărţişor in Romania, March 1
Saint David's Day, March 1
National Reading Day (United States), March 2
Texas Independence Day, March 2: State holiday in Texas, United States
Mardi Gras (February 3 to March 9 in regular years, February 4 to March 9 in leap years)
Ash Wednesday (February 4 to March 10 in regular years, February 5 to March 10 in leap years)
World Maths Day, the 1st Wednesday in March
International Women's Day, March 8
Pluto Planet Day (New Mexico), March 13 (discussed here)
White Day(Asia), March 14
Pi Day, March 14
Save a Spider Day, March 14
The Ides of March, the anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar by Brutus, Cassius, Casca and others (March 15)
Anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, March 15
Saint Patrick's Day, March 17
Saint Joseph's Day, March 19
The equinox, named the vernal or spring equinox in the northern hemisphere and the autumnal equinox in the southern hemisphere, occurs on dates varying from March 19 to March 21 (in UTC)
Nowruz: New Year's Day in Iran and several other countries; also a holiday in Turkey and Central Asian countries as well, celebrated on the day of the equinox
Good Friday, a Friday between March 20 and April 23, being the last Friday before Easter
Human Rights' Day (South Africa), March 21
Easter, the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21, sometimes in April
World Water Day, March 22
Pakistan Day, March 23
Day of Polish-Hungarian Friendship, March 23
Annunciation, March 25
Celebration of the Greek War of Independence, March 25, 1821
Last day of Japanese fiscal year and school calendar, March 31. Hanami, the traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, starts around this time of the year.
Prince Kūhiō Day, March 26: state holiday in the State of Hawaii, United States
Bangladeshi Independence Day, March 26, 1971

5 comments:

~JarieLyn~ said...

Wow, who would have thought so many things to look forward to in March.

Anonymous said...

I don't care about the 'Save a Spider Day', but they do a lot of good in catching bugs & stuff.

Yes, February did fly past, maybe it was the caring for the pups that made it that way.

Love you,
Papa

Karen Mello Burton said...

That's a lot of stuff! I think February was long, but I think that is because the weather about killed me.

wendy said...

I am glad February is OVER!!
I have alot of things now to write down on my calendar for March -sheeeesh.
save a spider day?? I don't think so.

Connie said...

Party on! Didn't realize so much happened in March! The ides of March is also my anniversary!
I wonder if we'll think March went as fast as February. Probably not since it's 3 days longer!