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This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of February.

Global

Belgium

• Early February: Carnival de Binche, [1] in Binche

Brazil

• 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.

China

• Late January or early February: Chinese New Year, celebrated in China, Singapore and anywhere where there are large concentrations of Chinese

Germany

• 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

Iceland

• Date dependent on snowfall: Nuuk Snow Festival, [2] in Nuuk

Italy

• Late January and early February: Venice Carnival, [3] in Venice

Jamaica

• Early February: Bob Marley Week, [4], all Jamaica, but especially in Kingston

Korea

• Late January or early February: Korean Lunar New Year (Seollal), South Korea

New Zealand

• 6th: Waitangi day - New Zealand's national day. Commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

South Africa

• 31 January to 3 February 2008: MPH Motoring Theatre [5] at the Coca-Cola Dome [6] in Johannesburg with the guys from BBC's Top Gear show
• 14 February 2008: Celine Dion performing at the Coca-Cola Dome [7] in Johannesburg
• Late February: A1GP, [8] in Durban

Spain

• 28th: Andalucia´s day

Tibet

• 18th: New Year Celebrations, Bhutan, parts of Nepal, Tibet and Tibetan communities in India.

United Kingdom

• Mid February: Jorvik Viking Festival, [9] in York

United States of America

• 2nd: Groundhog day in the United States of America, centered on Punxsutawney.
• 3rd Monday in February: Presidents Day

Vietnam

• Late January or early February: Vietnamese New Year (Tết), Vietnam