Weekly Poetry Challenge Five

week 26 February Celebrations

February Special Days

Let’s all celebrate

The many special days
In February.

Here are a few to get you going.

February 2025 Daily Holidays and Observances

February 1

On February 1, eat ice cream and dark chocolate
To celebrate Dark Chocolate Day
And National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.

Dark Chocolate day
National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

February 2

On February 2 go to Candlemas
Praying that the groundhog saw his shadow
On Groundhog Day
Which means an early spring Is on hand.


• Candlemas
• Groundhog Day
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February 3
•
February 3 is Take a Cruise Day
To escape the lingering winter.

Take a Cruise Day

February 4

On February 3, to celebrate Facebook’s birthday
Exchange homemade soup recipes
To celebrate Homemade Soup Day.

• Facebook’s Birthday
• Homemade Soup Day
•
February 5
Who can forget that February 5th
Is National Shower with a Friend day?

• National Shower with a Friend Day

February 6

On February 6, it is time to talk day
And pay a compliment day too.

To celebrate both, call someone one
And pay them a compliment out of the blue.

• Pay a Compliment Day
• Time to Talk Day
•
February 7

To get in the Valentine's Day mood
On February 7th, Rose Day,
Send some roses and a card to a special friend
To celebrate Rose Day and Send a Card to a Friend Day.

• Rose Day (beginning Valentine’s Week)
• Send a Card to a Friend Day
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February 8

On February 8, Take a Boy Scout to the movies.
To celebrate Global Movie Day,
and National Boy Scout Anniversary Day,

Global Movie Day
• National Boy Scout Day/Boy Scout Anniversary Day
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February 9

On February 9, in the US it is Superbowl day.
Enjoy the game while eating chocolate, and bagels and lox
And drinking beer while watching the game with your spouse
As you celebrate World Marriage Day after the game.

• Chocolate Day
• National Bagels and Lox Day
• Super Bowl Sunday
• World Marriage Day

February 10

On February 10, eat oatmeal before
doing your business
to Celebrate National Poop Day
and Oatmeal Monday.

• National Poop Day
• Oatmeal Monday

On February 11 take out your guitar
And play an electrific blues song
Welcoming visiting space aliens
On Extraterrestrial Culture Day.

Treating them to a Latte
On National Latte Day
And National Make a Friend Day.

February 11
• Be Electrific Day
• Extraterrestrial Culture Day
• Get Out Your Guitar Day
• National Latte Day
• National Make a Friend Day

February 12

On February 12, reflect upon the life
Of Abraham Lincoln and Darwin
On their special days.
• Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
• Darwin Day
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February 13

On February 13 kiss your lover
And have them kiss you
On national self-love day.

Kiss Day
• Self-Love Day

February 14

Give your lover a book
on International Book Giving Day
To celebrate Madly in Love with Me Day
And Valentine’s Day.

• International Book Giving Day
• Madly In Love With Me Day
• Valentine’s Day

February 15

On February 15 singles celebrate
Single Awareness Day
And Love Reset Day.

• Love Reset Day
• Singles Awareness Day/Singles Appreciation Day

February 16

On February 16 go out for fish fry
And eat almonds,
and think about
the next big thing
as you celebrate Innovation Day.

• Friday Fish Fry Day
• Innovation Day
• National Almond Day
•
February 17

On February 17 commit
A Random Act of Kindness
As you celebrate
World Human Spirit Day
Doing it My Way.


My Way Day
• Random Acts of Kindness Day
• World Human Spirit Day

On February 18 drink wine
And Eat Stuff crab
Celebrating Drink Wine Day
And National Stuff Crab Day.

February 18
• Drink Wine Day
• National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day

February 19
Enjoy eating chocolate mints
On National Chocolate Mint Day.

• National Chocolate Mint Day
•
February 20

On February 20 clean your bookcase
While shutting out political discussion
Except for social justice of course
On No Politics Day, and Social Justice Day.
• Clean Out Your Bookcase Day
• No Politics Day
• World Day for Social Justice

February 21

On February 20, contemplate how to say Gluten Free
On langauge Day, and National Grain Free Day
In Spanish, sin gluten (Native Script: sin gluten)
In Korean, 글루텐 프리 (Romanized: geulluten peuri)
In Thai, ปลอดกลูเตน (Romanized: plɔ̀ɔt gluu tên)
In Hindi ग्लूटेन मुक्त (Romanized: glooṭen mukt)

• Language Day
• National Grain Free Day

February 22

On February 22, be humble
Play cards while drinking Margaritas
And thinking on World Thinking Day.

• Be Humble Day National Margarita Day
• Play More Cards Day
• World Thinking Day

February 23
On February 23 think about
World Understanding and Peace Day
And National Rationalization Day.

• National Rationalization Day
• World Understanding and Peace Day

February 24

On February 24 go to your nearest bar
Eat tortillas and thank the Bartender
For the good things bartenders do for us
On World Bartender Day.
• National Tortilla Chip Day
• World Bartender Day

February 25

On February 25 let us all eat right
Enjoying clam chowder for dinner
And chocolate-covered nuts
As we celebrate Let's All Eat Right Day!
National Clam Chowder Day
and Chocolate Covered Nuts Day.

• Let's All Eat Right Day
• National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day
• National Clam Chowder Day


February 26

On Black Lives Matter Day
Contemplate the newly banned
Black History month
On Carpe Diem Day.

• Black Lives Matter Day
• Carpe Diem Day


February 27

On February 27,
Go out for a big breakfast
Eating a fully American breakfast

Bacon, Eggs, Grits, Ham, sausage,
Strawberry Pancakes, Toast
Coffee, and a side order of Chili.

Celebrating The Big Breakfast Day
National Chili Day
National Strawberry Day
And National Toast Day.

• National Chili Day
• National Strawberry Day
• National Toast Day (last Thursday in February)
• The Big Breakfast Day

February 28

On February 28, sleep in to celebrate
National Public Sleeping Day
Then go out and eat chocolate Souffle
And pancakes for breakfast

To end the month
On a sugar-high note
Your diet starts March 1…….

• National Chocolate Souffle Day
• National Pancake Day
• National Public Sleeping Day