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Þorrablót
Þorrablót (; transliterated as thorrablot) is an Icelandic midwinter festival, named for the month of Þorri of the historical Icelandic calendar (corresponding to mid January to mid February), and blót, literally meaning sacrifice.
Mashramani
thumb|Mash in Guyana 2007
Magh Bihu
Traditional Harvest Festival of Assamese People
Yap Day
Yapese holiday
Galentine's Day
day before Valentine's Day observed to celebrate friendships especially among women
V-Day
global activist movement to end violence against women and girls
Family Day
public holiday
Sepandārmazgān
Sepandārmazgān () or Espandegān (), is an ancient Iranian day of women with Zoroastrian roots. This day is dedicated to Spənta Ārmaiti (Avestan for "Holy Devotion", ' in Middle Persian, ' or ''''), the Amesha Spenta who is given the domain of "earth". The date of the festival as observed in the Sassanid era was on the 5th day of the month Spandarmad. When the name of the day and the month of the day were the same, a "name-feast" celebration was always done. According to the testimony of al-Biruni, in the 11th century CE there was a festival when the names of the day and the month were the same
Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
informal holiday: first Saturday in February
Unity Day
Ukrainian holiday
Super Bowl Sunday
day on which the Super Bowl is held
Day of Resistance to Occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol
holiday in Ukraine
International Purple Hijab Day
international day of awareness for domestic violence in February
National Women's Day
national Women's Day in Pakistan
National Day
public holiday in Brunei
World Marriage Day
American observance in February
Dosmoche
Dosmoche is a Buddhist festival celebrated in Ladakh, India. It is celebrated in Leh, Likir and Diskit monasteries. It is the last festival of New Year Celebrations, the other one is Losar. The two-day Dosmoche festival is a gazetted holiday for Leh district and Zanskar Sub Division. Dosmoche is also known as the "Festival of Scapegoat" and is one of Ladakh's most popular prayer festivals. This festival is also celebrated to purify the town from evil spirits.
Independence Day
public holiday day in Kosovo
Rosa Parks Day
American holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Rosa Parks
Susan B. Anthony Day
commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony