Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on February 13
14 holidays and special days are celebrated on February 13 around the world.
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- 52events
Holidays and observances
- Black Love Day (United States)Black Love Day is an annual celebration that takes place February 13. Complementary to Valentine's Day, Black Love Day is meant to focus on self-love, connection, and preservation of culture, particularly in the African American community, rather than romantic
Children's Day (Myanmar)Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since 1950, it is 
Christian feast day:
Absalom Jones (Episcopal Church (USA))Absalom Jones was an American abolitionist and clergyman who became prominent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Disappointed at the racial discrimination he experienced in a local Methodist church, he founded the Free African Society with Richard Allen in 1787, a
Christian feast day:
Blessed Agostina CamozziBeatification 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- Christian feast day: Benignus of TodiBenignus was a martyr at Todi, Umbria, in 303, under the persecution of Diocletian.
Christian feast day:
Agabus (for catholics)Agabus was an early follower of Christianity from Syria mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a prophet. He is traditionally remembered as one of the Seventy Disciples described in Luke 10.
Christian feast day:
Castor of KardenSaint Castor of Karden was a priest and hermit of the 4th century who is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Castor was a pupil of Maximinus of Trier around 345 AD, and was ordained as a priest by Maximinus. Like his teacher, Castor may have come from- Christian feast day: Dyfnog Saint Dyfnog was an early Welsh saint. His feast day is 13 February.
- Christian feast day: Ermenilda of ElySaint Eormenhild is a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
Christian feast day:
FulcranSaint Fulcran was a French saint. He was bishop of Lodève.
Christian feast day:
Jordan of SaxonyJordan of Saxony, was a German Catholic priest and one of the first leaders of the Dominican Order. His feast day is February 13.- Christian feast day: Paul Liu HanzuoPaul Liu Hanzuo was a Sichuanese Catholic priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He was martyred in 1818 by the Chinese government for being a Christian. He is venerated as a martyr saint in the Catholic Church.
Christian feast day:
February 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)February 13 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
World Radio DayWorld Radio Day is an international day celebrated on February 13 each year. The day was designated by UNESCO on November 3, 2011, during its 36th conference.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on February 13?
14 observances are celebrated on February 13 around the world: Black Love Day (United States), Children's Day (Myanmar), Christian feast day: Absalom Jones (Episcopal Church (USA)), Christian feast day: Blessed Agostina Camozzi, Christian feast day: Benignus of Todi, Christian feast day: Agabus (for catholics). 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 13?
52 documented historical events happened on February 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The four-year-old Charles XI became King of Sweden upon his father's death. On the same day, in another year: Members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands were massacred, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II. 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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