Monthly Archives: February 2020
Here is a list of the pagan, religious, and secular holidays for February 2020 that have thus far been shared here on The Pagan Calendar. As you can see I have divided it into sections with the almanac and astrological dates listed separately.
Almanac:
- 9: Full Moon –Full Snow Moon or Quickening Moon, Supermoon
- 23 : New Moon
- 29: This is a leap year with an extra day in February.
Astrological Info – The Sun:
- 1 thru 18: Sun in Aquarius
- 19 thru 29: Sun in Pisces
Astrological Info – The Moon:
- 1: Moon enters Taurus
- 3: Moon enters Gemini
- 5: Moon enters Cancer
- 7: Moon enters Leo
- 9: Moon enters Virgo
- 11 : Moon enters Libra
- 14 : Moon enters Scorpio
- 16 : Moon enters Sagittarius
- 18 : Moon enters Capricorn
- 20 : Moon enters Aquarius
- 23 : Moon enters Pisces
- 25 : Moon enters Aries
- 28 : Moon enters Taurus
Lucky and Unlucky Days:
- February has 4 days that are lucky
11, 21, 25, and 26. - February has 7 days that are unlucky
3, 7, 9, 12, 16, 17 and 23.
February Lore and General Info:
Celebrations Around The World
- 1: Là Fhèill Brìghde
- 1: Burning the Hom Strom
- 1: Imbolc Eve
- 1: Powamu Festival (Hopi) – dates vary
- 2: Groundhog Day
- 2: The Bear Wakes Up
- 2: Disting – The Charming of the Plow – dates vary
- 2: Candlemas
- 2: Imbolc
- 2: Lammas or Lughnasadh (Southern Hemisphere)
- 3: Setsubun
- 3 thru 5: Festival of Saint Agatha
- 3 thru 9: Sami Week and Reindeer Race (Norway)
- 4: King Frost Day
- 5: St Agatha’s Day
- 5: Fornacalia – The Day of the Ovens – anytime between Feb 5 and Feb 17
- 5 thru March 3 : Hong King Well Wishing Festival
- 6: The Feast of Aphrodite
- 8: Festival for the Broken Needles
- 8: Kite Flying Day
- 11: Pattern Day
- 11 thru 13: The Anthesteria
- 12 thru 14: Borrowed Days (see also March 29-31)
- 14: St. Valentine’s Day
- 15: Lupercalia – the festival of Lupercus, the Roman god of flocks and fertility.
- 17 : Feast of Shesmu
- 18 : Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 19: The Great Fifteenth
- 21: Feralia – an ancient Roman Day of the Dead
- 22 : Night of Hekate Suppers
- 23: Festival of Terminus
- 24 : The Noumenia
- 24 to Mar 1 : Maslenitsa, Russian Butter Festival
- 25 : Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 25 : Mardi Gras
- 25 : Pancake Day
- 26: Hygeia’s Day
- 28: Kalevala Day – the epic poem, Kalevala is celebrated by the Finns.
Best Days:
- Plant above ground crops: 1, 2, 5, 6, 23, 24, 28, 29
- Plant root crops: 11 – 14, 18, 19
- Plant flowers: 5, 6, 11, 12
- Transplant: 13, 14
- Seed beds: 5, 6, 13, 14
- Tend hydroponics: 6, 7, 24, 25
- Prune to encourage growth: 11 – 14, 18, 19
- Prune to discourage growth: 25, 26
- Apply chemical fertilizer: 5, 6, 23, 24
- Apply organic fertilizer: 13, 14
- Destroy weeds: 9, 10, 20, 21, 22
- Control pests: 16 – 18, 21 – 23
- Harvest crops: 15 – 17, 20 – 22
- Wean: 15 – 24
- Kill farm meat: 13 – 15
- Set hens and incubators: 1 – 8
- Castrate: 1, 18 – 29
Any February lore, almanac, astrological, and celebration dates that have been shared after this post was published can be found by searching the February posts to see what’s new.