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Dal 3 al 5 febbraio, Catania dedica alla sua Santa patrona una grande festa. Nella foto il busto argenteo di Sant'Agata conservato nel Duomo di Catania.

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18 Feb 2007 - New Year Celebrations, Bhutan, parts of Nepal, Tibet and Tibetan communities in India.

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2nd: Groundhog day in the United States of America, centered on Punxsutawney.
6th: Waitangi day - New Zealand's national day. Commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Thursday before Ash Wednesday: Fasnacht in parts of southern Germany and Northeastern Switzerland - Colourful street carnivals to ward off the winter spirits, featuring costumed brass bands. Takes place in most towns

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Late January or early February: Chinese New Year, celebrated in China, Singapore and anywhere where there are large concentrations of Chinese
Late January or early February: Korean Lunar New Year (Seollal), South Korea
Late January or early February: Vietnamese New Year (Tết), Vietnam
Late February or early March: Carnival in Brazil and others. The precise date of carnival is 7 weeks before Easter, which is moveable itself (the first full-moon Sunday after 21 March). Instead of relying on your own astrophysics skills, take note: Ash Wednesday for the next years will be 01 March 2006, 21 Feb 2007, 06 Feb 2008, 25 Feb 2009 and 17 Feb 2010.