Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on February 21
12 holidays and special days are celebrated on February 21 around the world.
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- 41events
Holidays and observances
Armed Forces Day (South Africa)An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated to honoring the armed forces, or one of their branches, of a sovereign state, i
Birthday of King Harald V (Norway)Harald V was King of Norway from 1991 until his death in 2026.- Christian feast day: Felix of HadrumetumSaint Felix of Hadrumetum was a North African Catholic bishop. He was bishop of Hadrumetum, the current Sousse in Tunisia. and died as a martyr during the persecution by the king of the Vandals, Genseric, who was supporter of Arianism. His feast day is Februar
- Christian feast day: Pepin of LandenPepin I of Landen, also called the Elder or the Old, was the Mayor of the palace of Austrasia under the Merovingian King Dagobert I from 623 to 629. He was also the Mayor for Sigebert III from 639 until his death.
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Peter DamianPeter Damian was an Italian reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX. Dante placed him in one of the highest circles of Paradiso as a great predecessor of Francis of Assisi and he was declared a Doctor of the Church on 27 September 
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Randoald of GrandvalSaint Randoald was prior of the Benedictine Moutier-Grandval Abbey under Germanus of Granfelden. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church.
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February 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)February 21 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- Father Lini Day (Vanuatu) This is a list of public holidays in Vanuatu.
Language Movement Day (Bangladesh)The Language Movement Day, officially called Language Martyrs' Day, is a national holiday of Bangladesh taking place on 21 February each year and commemorating the Bengali language movement and its martyrs. On this day, people visit Shaheed Minar to pay homage- International Mother Language Day (UNESCO)International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, it was formally recognized by the Un
- The first day of the Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo, celebrated until February 23. (Bhutan)Public holidays in Bhutan consist of both national holidays and local festivals or tshechus. While national holidays are observed throughout Bhutan, tsechus are only observed in their areas. Bhutan uses its own calendar, a variant of the lunisolar Tibetan cale
The first day of the Musikahan Festival, celebrated until February 27. (Tagum City, Philippines)Tagum, officially the City of Tagum, is a component city and capital of the Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 300,042, making it the most populous component city in Mindanao and in Davao del Norte, as well as th
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on February 21?
12 observances are celebrated on February 21 around the world: Armed Forces Day (South Africa), Birthday of King Harald V (Norway), Christian feast day: Felix of Hadrumetum, Christian feast day: Pepin of Landen, Christian feast day: Peter Damian, Christian feast day: Randoald of Grandval. 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 21?
41 documented historical events happened on February 21, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King James I of Scotland was murdered at Perth in a failed coup by his uncle and former ally Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl. On the same day, in another year: Jacobite rising of 1745: The siege of Inverness ended with British forces surrendering to the Jacobite army. 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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