Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on February 25
15 holidays and special days are celebrated on February 25 around the world.
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- 30events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast days:
Æthelberht of KentÆthelberht was King of Kent from about 589 until his death. The eighth-century monk Bede, in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, lists him as the third king to hold imperium over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. In the late-ninth-century Anglo-Saxon C
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Blessed Ciriaco María Sancha y HervásBeatification 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 days: Gerland of Agrigento Saint Gerland of Agrigento, also known as Gerland of Besançon was a bishop of Agrigento in Sicily. His feast day is 25 February.
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John Roberts, writer and missionary (Anglican Communion)John Roberts was a Welsh Anglican priest, writer and missionary in the Bahamas and Wyoming.
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Hamburg Matthiae-mahl, feast of Hanseatic League cities on the mediaeval first day of springHamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and sixth-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 mil
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Blessed Maria Adeodata PisaniMaria Adeodata Pisani, OSB was a Maltese Benedictine nun at St Peter's Monastery in Mdina, Malta. Pope John Paul II beatified her on 9 May 2001. A number of bishops also released a pastoral letter stating that Pisani had a difficult childhood, renounced her we
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Blessed Robert of Arbrissel, founder of Fontevraud AbbeyRobert of Arbrissel was an itinerant preacher, and founder of Fontevraud Abbey. He was born at Arbrissel and died at Orsan Priory in the present department of Cher.
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Saint Walpurga (she was canonised on 1 May c. 870 and Walpurgis Night is celebrated 30 April)Walpurga or Walburga was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 by Pope Adrian II. Saint Walpurgis Night is the name for the eve of her feast day in the Medieval period, which coincided with May Day; her feast is no
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February 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)February 25 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
Kitano Baika-sai or "Plum Blossom Festival" (Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan)Kitano Tenmangū is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.- Memorial Day for the Victims of the Communist Dictatorships (Hungary) A number of public holidays and special events take place each year in Hungary.
- National Day (Kuwait)
People Power Day (Philippines)The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance again
Revolution Day in SurinameSuriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country on the northern coast of South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. Situated slightly north of the equator, over 90% of its territory is covered by rainforest, the se
Soviet Occupation Day (Georgia)Soviet Occupation Day is a day of remembrance in the country of Georgia. It is observed annually on 25 February to commemorate the Red Army invasion of Georgia in 1921. The holiday was established in 2010, and its first observance was in 2011.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on February 25?
15 observances are celebrated on February 25 around the world: Christian feast days: Æthelberht of Kent, Christian feast days: Blessed Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás, Christian feast days: Gerland of Agrigento, Christian feast days: John Roberts, writer and missionary (Anglican Communion), Christian feast days: Hamburg Matthiae-mahl, feast of Hanseatic League cities on the mediaeval first day of spring, Christian feast days: Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani. 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 25?
30 documented historical events happened on February 25, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Roman emperor Hadrian adopted Antoninus Pius as his son and successor following the death of Hadrian's first adopted son Lucius Aelius. On the same day, in another year: Khosrow II, the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, was overthrown by his son Kavad 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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