February

This article is a travel topic This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of February. Global Mid February 2008, Total Lunar eclipse, A total lunar eclipse will be visible from all of South America and Central America, eastern portions of North America and the western parts of Africa and Europe. Location specific times can be looked up at on the Lunar Eclipse Computer 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. Canada Early February: Quebec Winter Carnival (Carnaval de Québec), [2] in Quebec City, Quebec. 2008 concides with the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. 2nd: Groundhog day in Canada, centered on Wiarton, Ontario. 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, [3] in Nuuk Italy Late January and early February: Venice Carnival, [4] in Venice Jamaica Early February: Bob Marley Week, [5], 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 [6] at the Coca-Cola Dome [7] in Johannesburg with the guys from BBC's Top Gear show 14 February 2008: Celine Dion performing at the Coca-Cola Dome [8] in Johannesburg Late February: A1GP, [9] 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, [10] in York United States of America 2nd: Groundhog day in the United States of America, centered on Punxsutawney. 3rd Monday in February: Presidents Day New Orleans Mardi Gras in New Orleans Vietnam Late January or early February: Vietnamese New Year (Tết), Vietnam Calendar of events and festivals January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December