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Worldwide Holidays for February 2008

1st February

Confederal Agreement Day: Senegal.

2nd February

Lincoln's Day: United States of America.

3rd February

Heroes' Day: Mozambique.

San Blas: Paraguay.

4th February

Independence Day: Sri Lanka.

CCM Day: Tanzania.

5th February

Constitution Day: Mexico.

President's Day: Congo.

6th February

Waitangi Day: New Zealand.

7th February

Independence Day: Grenada.

Tet: Vietnam.

8th February

Culture Day: Slovenia.

Revolution Anniversary: Iraq.

Virgen de la Candelaria: Puno, Peru.

Youth Day: Congo.

9th February

Feast of Saint Maron: Lebanon.

10th February

Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck: Malta.

11th February

Armed Forces Day: Liberia.

Makha Bucha Day: Thailand.

National Foundation Day: Japan.

Youth Day: Cameroon.

12th February

Lincoln's Birthday: United States of America.

Union Day: Myanmar.

14th February

St. Valentine's Day.

15th February

Chinese Spring Festival: Mauritius.

Folklore Day: South Korea.

Revolution Day: Iran.

16th February

Presidents' Day: United States of America.

17th February

18th February

Independence Day: Gambia.

General Holiday, Various Provinces: Canada

19th February

National Day: Nepal.

20th February

21st February

Shaheed Day: Bangladesh.

22nd February

Independence Day: Saint Lucia.

Union Day: Egypt.

Washington's Birthday: United States of America.

23rd February

National Day: Brunei.

Republic Day: Guyana.

24th February

25th February

National Day: Kuwait.

People Power Day: Philippines.

26th February

27th February

Independence Day: Dominican Republic.

28th February

29th February

Leap year comes once every four years - 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020.

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