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Worldwide Holidays for February 2010

1st February

Confederal Agreement Day: Senegal.

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.

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.

Tet and Chinese New Year (Year of the Tiger): Vietnam.

Chinese Spring Festival: Mauritius.

15th February

Folklore Day: South Korea.

Presidents' Day: United States of America.

Provincial Holiday: Most Canadian Provinces and Territories.

18th February

Independence Day: Gambia.

General Holiday, Various Provinces: Canada

19th February

National Day: Nepal.

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.

25th February

National Day: Kuwait.

People Power Day: Philippines.

27th February

Independence Day: Dominican Republic.

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