Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on February 28
5 holidays and special days are celebrated on February 28 around the world.
- 5observances
- 30events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
February 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)February 28 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 tKalevala Day, also known as the Finnish Culture Day (Finland)Kalevala Day, also known as Finnish Culture Day, is celebrated on 28 February in honor of Finnish culture and the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. It is one of the official flag flying days in Finland.
- National Science Day (India)National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928.
- Peace Memorial Day (Taiwan)Peace Memorial Day, also known as 228 Memorial Day, is a public holiday in Taiwan for honoring and mourning the victims and families of the February 28 incident in 1947. Proposals to establish Peace Memorial Day as a holiday began in the early 1990s. It was pa
Andalusia Day (Spain)The Andalusia Day is celebrated on 28 February and commemorates the 28 February 1980 referendum on the Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia, in which the Andalusian electorate voted for the statute that made Andalusia an autonomous community of Spain.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on February 28?
5 observances are celebrated on February 28 around the world: Christian feast day: February 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Kalevala Day, also known as the Finnish Culture Day (Finland), National Science Day (India), Peace Memorial Day (Taiwan), Andalusia Day (Spain). 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 28?
30 documented historical events happened on February 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Rebel leader Liu Bang declared himself Emperor Gaozu of Han after overthrowing the Qin dynasty, the first imperial dynasty of China. On the same day, in another year: The National Covenant was formally adopted in opposition to proposed reforms to the Church of Scotland by King Charles I. 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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