
February celebrations and events with histories kids might like to investigate.
Candlemas (February 2nd, worldwide Christian celebration of the presentation of the Infant Jesus at the Temple after the purification of His mother, Mary)
Groundhog Day (February 2nd, USA & Canada)
Viareggio Carnevale (February 4th – March 4th, Viareggio, Italy)
Sapporo Snow Festival (February 5th -11th, Sapporo, Japan)
National Sweater Day (February 6th, Canada)
2014 Winter Olympics (February 7th- 23rd, Sochi, Russia)
B.C. Family Day (February 10th, British Columbia, Canada)
Family Day (February 17th, Alberta, Saskatchewan, & Ontario, Canada)
St. Valentine’s Day (February 14th, UK, North America)
Washington’s Birthday / Presidents’ Day (February 17th, USA)
Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day (February 26th, Canada)
February is also Black History Month in Canada and the USA.