Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on February 6
14 holidays and special days are celebrated on February 6 around the world.
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- 46events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
AmandAmandus, commonly called Saint Amand, was a bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht and one of the catholic missionaries of Flanders. He is venerated as a saint, particularly in France and Belgium.
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Dorothea of CaesareaDorothea of Caesarea is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the late Diocletianic Persecution, although her death occurred after the res- Christian feast day: Hildegund, O.Praem.Hildegund was a Praemonstratensian abbess. Born to nobility, her father was Count Herman of Lidtberg and her mother Countess Hedwig. She was married to Count Lothair of Meer, in the modern region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Together they had three chil
- Christian feast day: JacutJacut was a 5th-century Cornish Saint who worked in Brittany. He is commemorated liturgically on 6 February.
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Mateo Correa Magallanes (one of Saints of the Cristero War)Mateo Correa Magallanes was a Mexican Catholic priest and Knight of Columbus.
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Mél of ArdaghMél of Ardagh, also written Mel or Moel, was a 5th-century saint in Ireland who was a nephew of Saint Patrick. He was the son of Conis and Patrick's sister, Darerca. Saint Darerca was known as the "mother of saints" because most of her children entered religio
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Paul Miki and Twenty-six Martyrs of JapanPaul Miki, SJ was a Japanese Catholic evangelist and Jesuit, known for his martyrdom during a 16th-century anti-Catholic uprising.
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Relindis (Renule) of MaaseikSaint Relindis, sister of Saint Herlindis, was the daughter of count Adelard. The sisters were brought up at the Benedictine monastery in Valenciennes. Adelard and his wife later built a monastery at Maaseik for their daughters. The Abbey of Aldeneik was conse
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VedastusVedast or Vedastus, also known as Saint Vaast or Saint Waast, Saint Gaston in French, and Foster in English was an early bishop in the Frankish realm. After the victory of Tolbiac Vedast helped instruct the Frankish king Clovis in the Christian faith of his wi
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February 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)February 6 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 th- International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (United Nations)International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is a United Nations-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on February 6 as part of the UN's efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation. It was first introduced in 2003.
Ronald Reagan Day (California, United States)Ronald Reagan Day is a day of recognition that occurs every February 6, starting in 2011, in the state of California for Ronald Reagan, who was that state's governor from 1967 to 1975 and President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
Sami National Day (Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden)The Sámi National Day is an ethnic national day for the Sámi (Saami) people that falls on February 6, the date when the first Sámi congress was held in 1917 in Trondheim, Norway. The congress was the first time that Norwegian and Swedish Sámi came together acr
Waitangi Day, celebrates the founding of New Zealand in 1840.Waitangi Day, the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement towards British sovereignty by representatives of the Crown and indigenous Māori c
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on February 6?
14 observances are celebrated on February 6 around the world: Christian feast day: Amand, Christian feast day: Dorothea of Caesarea, Christian feast day: Hildegund, O.Praem., Christian feast day: Jacut, Christian feast day: Mateo Correa Magallanes (one of Saints of the Cristero War), Christian feast day: Mél of Ardagh. 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 6?
46 documented historical events happened on February 6, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Vistahm and Vinduyih deposed their brother-in-law Hormizd IV, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire. On the same day, in another year: Domingo de Salazar, a Spanish Dominican friar, was appointed the first bishop of Manila. 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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