Things You May Not Know About February

By Anna
@LadyDuck (471500)
Switzerland
February 1, 2018 1:48am CST
I will only be with you a few hours today, but I do not want to miss my appointment with the first day of the month. February is named after the Roman spring purification Februa. February is among the most misspelled words in English. In the year 2015, a press release from the White House spelt it (several times) as Feburary. February is the only month that can be with no full moon. This is the case this year 2018. Tomorrow, February 2nd, some countries celebrate Candlemas, the United States the Ground Hog Day. Friday 16th, the Chinese New Year begins. This year is the Year of the Dog. Do you know interesting February facts or trivia to share?
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@topffer (42156)
• France
1 Feb 18
There is an important event missing : it is my birthday today. And a part of Asia had the full moon today Feb 1st, due to the difference of time zones (the "blue" moon, i.e. the second full moon during the same month, was not "blue" for everybody).
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@topffer (42156)
• France
1 Feb 18
@LadyDuck Thank you.Then you forgot another important event, your birthday. I was not remembering if it was in February or March,sorry.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
Happy Birthday to you. I also have my birthday in February, but I am not an Aquarius, I am a Pisces.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
@topffer I am no more very happy to see my birthday coming.
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@jstory07 (139697)
• Roseburg, Oregon
1 Feb 18
Thanks for sharing all of this good information.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
I forgot to mention St. Valentine, but everybody knows.
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• Austin, Texas
8 Feb 18
@LadyDuck - That's funny because my first thought was 'Why didn't she mention Valentine's Day?' Enjoyed this post.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
9 Feb 18
@cmoneyspinner That was the reason, I wanted to mention something that people may not know. Everybody knows about The President Day or St. Valentine's Day.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
1 Feb 18
I never misspelled February, I guess it's because it's the month that I was born.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
2 Feb 18
@LadyDuck I 've been told that I was always good at spelling.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
2 Feb 18
@toniganzon I made a mistake saying that I misspelled it, as a matter of fact I sometimes make a typo when I type very quickly, but I always notice the mistake.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
I was also born in February, the 24th, I think I misspelled it a few times.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
1 Feb 18
February is not so special for me as I was married in this month.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
1 Feb 18
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
Do not let your wife know or you are in trouble.
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@Kandae11 (55005)
1 Feb 18
@sjvg1976 - sounds like you didn't want to get married.
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@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Feb 18
Only that it doesn't always have the same number of days.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
2 Feb 18
Every 4 years there is a leap year and it is always the same year of the Olympic Games, so easy to remember.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
2 Feb 18
@TheHorse In Italy we consider the Leap Year as an "unlucky year". Well in 1912 the Titanic sank and it was a leap year.
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@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Feb 18
@LadyDuck Oh, I hadn't thought of that!
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• Peoria, Arizona
1 Feb 18
It is Black history month! Not really trivia, but I always love learning the history of others.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
I have checked, I see it's only celebrated in some countries. Thank you for sharing.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
11 Feb 18
Thanks for sharing this. It's always interesting to know these facts. I'd like to find out how the name of each month came from, so I can tell my children about these. February is always the busy month for me, as we are getting ready for and celebrate Chinese New Year, and my son's birthday is on February too. So I am always busy making something for the kids for Chinese New Year, and making a gift for my son for his birthday. I wanted to tell my children about Candlemas this year, but I didn't prepare for it.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
11 Feb 18
I will prepare a Chinese dinner the 16th of February, we like to celebrate the Chinese New Year. When we lived in France there were many Chinese Restaurants and we liked to follow this nice tradition.
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@tiada123 (292)
• Malaysia
14 Feb 18
Your son has the same birthday with my girl right? 26th? @kaka135
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@tiada123 (292)
• Malaysia
14 Feb 18
@LadyDuck I remembered your nice Chinese chopsticks set.
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@snowy22315 (180678)
• United States
2 Feb 18
Yes, you forgot the fact that Leap year is celebrated once every 4 years with an extra day in February.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
8 Feb 18
@MarymargII It is celebrated in all European countries as well as in Asia, not only in North America.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
2 Feb 18
I mentioned "facts you may not know", I believe that everybody knows about leap year and Valentine's Day.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Feb 18
@LadyDuck Well that's true- I wasn't sure if you celebrated it in Switzerland.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Feb 18
I have none. Though, i know that February 14 is Valentine's Day. And also the Chinese New Year too on the 16th. 16th was declared a holiday bybour president.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Feb 18
@LadyDuck yes, so that's why we just chose the plated dish date at a hotel than the buffet for this coming Valentine's day. But last year the lent time was in April. So your birrhday is in March. I
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
10 Feb 18
St.Valentine's Day this year is also the Ash Wednesday. My birthday always is during Lent time.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
10 Feb 18
@SIMPLYD No, my birthday is the 24th of February, last year it was an exception because we had a late Easter. Most of the years my birthday is during Lent.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
1 Feb 18
Didn't know about these, thanks for sharing
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
1 Feb 18
@LadyDuck Except valentines day..nothing else i know..
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
No interesting facts to share?
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• Preston, England
3 Feb 18
my birthday on the 9th, Valentine's Day on the 14th,
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• Preston, England
4 Feb 18
@LadyDuck yes, that's right - our birthstone is Amythest apparently
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
4 Feb 18
@arthurchappell Our birthstone is Amythest, that is not considered a lucky stone in Italy.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
4 Feb 18
I did not know you were also born in February, you are an Aquarius, I was born on the 24th, I am Pisces.
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
1 Feb 18
Interesting facts. It's also the shortest month in the year.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
Yes and this year it's not a leap year.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Feb 18
Hope you enjoy your day today and the month of February. I've never spelled it incorrectly, since I've always been a fairly good speller. I remember that before Julius Caesar reformed the calendar, February was the only month that had an even number of 28 days. The other months all ended in the odd numbers of 29 or 31. I knew the other facts you stated except that White House fact.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
I spelled February incorrectly a few times, but it was only a typo, not because I do not know how it is written. I had a long day in the office of a Notary. I am glad to be back home now.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
@DianneN I will be happy when everything is fixed. A Martini is waiting for me tonight.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Feb 18
@LadyDuck Glad you are home, too. You've been through a lot lately.
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@josie_ (10034)
• Philippines
2 Feb 18
After so much procrastinating last January, I've decided to begin my New Year's resolution this February. But because we're big on the Chinese New Year, it should be more proper to start on the 16th instead of the first day of this month. Don't you think?
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
2 Feb 18
I had such a bad month of January that I am also waiting the Chinese New Year to start over.
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• United States
5 Feb 18
I did not know February is the most misspelled word. :) And I am excited for Chinese New Year to begin. :)
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• United States
5 Feb 18
@LadyDuck May this year be good for him! Mine passed a few years ago hehe
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
5 Feb 18
This year is the year of the Dog, it's the zodiac sign of my husband.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
5 Feb 18
@infatuatedbby Let's hope for a good year.
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
12 Feb 18
How interesting! Because there is a large Asian community in our area, they celebrate Chinese New Year's here. Some of the events have already started, and they are a lot of fun.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
12 Feb 18
The Chinese people celebrate the New Year on a 15 days span. I will make a Chinese dinner Friday 16th.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
13 Feb 18
@DeborahDiane My Chinese dishes and decorations are ready for our Friday dinner.
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• Laguna Woods, California
13 Feb 18
@LadyDuck - That's a great idea! We just had a new Chinese restaurant open in our community a few months ago, and my husband and I love it. We will have to go there next weekend!
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Feb 18
You missed Valentine's Day. Also in America we'll be having President's Day as both President Abraham Lincoln and George Washington were born in this month. President Lincoln on the 12th and President Washington on the 22nd. President's Day usually falls between the two birthdays.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
2 Feb 18
I have skipped Valentine's Day because everybody knows about February 14th. I wrote "facts you may not know".
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
3 Feb 18
@just4him Your nephew's birthday is two days before mine, but I have more than 3 times his age.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Feb 18
@LadyDuck I guess I missed that bit Then this should qualify - my nephew's birthday is the 22nd, I think. It might be the 21st.
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
1 Feb 18
Good information Anna. Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know about them.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
I forgot to mention St. Valentine, but I am sure everybody knows.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
2 Feb 18
@thelme55 , have you watched the super-moon last night? That was great mystery in February 1.
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
1 Feb 18
@LadyDuck yes, I think everyone knows.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
1 Feb 18
All I know is February the love month.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
May people mentioned the St. Valentine celebration.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
2 Feb 18
@JustBhem Of course it is in February, it is on the 14th.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
2 Feb 18
@LadyDuck Oh, it is not in February?
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
1 Feb 18
That's nice unknown info about February..thank you for sharing Anna
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 18
Of course there is also St. Valentine.
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