Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on February 10
11 holidays and special days are celebrated on February 10 around the world.
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- 41events
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: AustreberthaAustrebertha was a French nun of the Middle Ages, who took the veil very young, and became a nun at the Port Monastery in the Ponthieu. She became abbess to the foundation of Pavilly, where she died at the beginning of the eighth century, at 74. She is venerat
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CharalambosSaint Charalambos or Haralambos was an early Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a city in Asia Minor, in the diocese of the same name. His name Χαράλαμπος means glowing with joy in Greek. He lived during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211), whe
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Blessed Eusebia Palomino YenesBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
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José Sánchez del RíoJosé Sánchez del Río ("Joselito) was a 14-year-old Mexican Cristero put to death by soldiers of the Mexican Army because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith. His death was seen as a largely political venture on the part of government officials in their a
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ScholasticaScholastica was an Italian Christian consecrated virgin and the sister of Benedict of Nursia. She is traditionally regarded as the foundress of the Benedictine nuns. Scholastica is honored as a saint of the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and Anglican
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February 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)February 10 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for t- Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Malta)Malta is the country with the most holidays in the European Union. Since 2020, any holidays falling on Saturdays or Sundays add an extra day to the workers' leave pool, reverting to the pre 2005 system.
- Fenkil Day(commemoration of the Second Battle of Massawa) (Eritrea) There are approximately sixteen nationally recognized public holidays in Eritrea. The most important national holidays are Independence Day, Martyrs' Day, and Revolution Day. Additional holidays follow the calendar of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, an
- Kurdish Authors Union Day (Iraqi Kurdistan) This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (Italy)National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe is an Italian commemoration of the victims of the Foibe and the Istrian–Dalmatian exodus, which led to the emigration of hundreds of thousands of local ethnic Italians from Yugoslavia after the end of the Second Wo
Arabian Leopard DayThe Arabian leopard is the smallest leopard subspecies. It was described in 1830 and is native to the Arabian Peninsula, where it was widely distributed in rugged hilly and montane terrain until the late 1970s. Today, the population is severely fragmented and
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on February 10?
11 observances are celebrated on February 10 around the world: Christian feast day: Austrebertha, Christian feast day: Charalambos, Christian feast day: Blessed Eusebia Palomino Yenes, Christian feast day: José Sánchez del Río, Christian feast day: Scholastica, Christian feast day: February 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on February 10?
41 documented historical events happened on February 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire: the city of Bukhara was captured and looted by the Mongol army of Genghis Khan. On the same day, in another year: The last Abbasid caliph surrendered Baghdad to the besieging Mongol army of Hulegu Khan, who later sacked the city, killing hundreds of thousands of people. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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