Gaea's

February 2010

February 2nd, 2010 |

Author: velda

31^st Jan – 2^nd Feb	Imbolc
2^nd	World Wetlands Day
2^nd	Lammas, otherwise known as Lughnasadh (Southern Hemisphere) happens at the beginning of the harvest season when apples are ready and grain is beginning to ripen. It’s also a day for honouring Lugh, the Celtic craftsman god.
2^nd	Groundhog Day
2^nd	This day is sacred to the Celtic fire goddess, Brigid
4^th	World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
6^th	International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation. This day is set aside in an effort to make the world aware of female genital cutting and to promote its eradication
6^th	Sacred to Aphrodite, Greek Goddess of love
6^th	The board game, Monopoly was first published commercially in 1935
7^th	British novelist, Charles Dickens was born, 1812
8^th	French novelist, Jules Verne was born, 1828
9^th	Sacred to Apollo, Greed God of the sun, music and prophecy
9^th	In 1964, 73 million Americans tuned into the Ed Sullivan Show to watch The Beatles for the first time.
10^th	Sacred to Anaitis, Persian Goddess of the Moon
12^th	World Darwin Day. Darwin Day commemorates the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809. The day is used to highlight Darwin’s contribution to science and to promote science in general.
12^th – 28th	The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada
14^th	New Moon
14^th	The beginning of the Chinese Year of the Tiger
14^th	Valentine’s Day. If you’re giving (or getting) Roses for Valentine’s Day, it’s worth knowing what the different colours mean.
15^th – 21^st	Random Acts of Kindness Week
16th	Tomb of King Tutankhamen unsealed in Egypt, 1923
16th	Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”) or Shrove Tuesday, is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
17^th	Sacred to Kali, Hindu Goddess of death and life
17^th	Ash Wednesday marks the first day, or the start of the season of Lent, which begins 40 days prior to Easter (Sundays are not included in the count).
18^th	The planet, Pluto, was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930
20^th	World Day of Social Justice
22^nd	World Thinking Day. By definition, a “No brainer” is dong something that is simple, easy, obvious, and/or totally logical. Today is the day for you to do all those “no brainer” tasks and activities.
28^th	Purim begins at sundown. Purim is a two day event beginning at sundown on the fourteenth day of Adar, the twelve month of the Jewish calendar.
28^th	The Chinese Lantern Festival. The Last Day of the Chinese New Year Season is a Day for Lovers.
28^th	Full Moon
28^th	Sacred to Demeter, Ceres and Gaea – the Earth Goddesses. This is a great day to do something specifically to honour the Earth.
The month of February: Birthstone: Amethyst Birth flower: Violet Aquarius (21 January – 18 February) Pisces (19 February – 20 March) COLORSTROLGY reference: Sheer Lilac, Pantone 16-3617 February is Black History Month in the United States. It pays tribute to people and events that shaped the history of African Americans. February is Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) History Month. and it is International Friendship Month.
See February’s newsletter under the News tab; there’s also lots more information available on my blog.
This information is correct to the best of my knowledge as I collect the information from many on and offline resources.

Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

Rating: +1 (from 1 vote)

One Response to “February 2010”

Abe Pasquin says:

March 7, 2010 at 6:34 pm

Hi. I read a few of your other posts and wanted to know if you would be interested in exchanging

Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

Rating: 0 (from 0 votes)

Gaea's

February 2010

One Response to “February 2010”

Leave a Reply