February 10
Holidays
60 holidays recorded on February 10 throughout history
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The Kurdish Authors Union formed in 1970 in Baghdad, when writing in Kurdish was still dangerous.
The Kurdish Authors Union formed in 1970 in Baghdad, when writing in Kurdish was still dangerous. Iraq had banned Kurdish-language schools. Publishing Kurdish books could get you arrested. The union met anyway. They smuggled manuscripts across borders. They printed books in basements. After the 1991 uprising, they moved to Erbil and went public. Today they represent over 400 writers. Most of them started writing when it was illegal. They celebrate the day they decided the risk was worth it.
Scholastica, Benedict's twin sister, ran a monastery three miles from his.
Scholastica, Benedict's twin sister, ran a monastery three miles from his. They met once a year to talk theology. At their last meeting, she asked him to stay longer. He refused — his rules forbade it. She prayed, and a thunderstorm erupted so violent he couldn't leave. Three days later she died. He saw her soul rise as a dove. The woman who couldn't break his rules asked God to do it instead.
Malta commemorates the arrival of the Apostle Paul, who survived a violent shipwreck on the island’s shores around 60 AD.
Malta commemorates the arrival of the Apostle Paul, who survived a violent shipwreck on the island’s shores around 60 AD. This event introduced Christianity to the archipelago, establishing the faith that remains central to Maltese cultural identity and social structure today. Local processions and traditional festivities honor this foundational moment in the nation's religious history.
Saint Charalampe's Day honors a 113-year-old priest who refused to renounce Christianity under Roman persecution.
Saint Charalampe's Day honors a 113-year-old priest who refused to renounce Christianity under Roman persecution. When soldiers came for him in Magnesia, he was too frail to stand trial. They tortured him anyway. The governor watched him heal other prisoners between his own beatings. Eventually the executioner converted. Then the governor's daughter. The Romans killed them all, but the governor himself converted at the execution. Orthodox Christians celebrate him on February 10th as the patron saint of plague protection. During medieval outbreaks, his icon was carried through villages. The logic: a man who survived that much suffering could intercede against disease. Desperation finds its own saints.
Eritreans observe Fenkil Day to honor the 1990 liberation of the strategic port city of Massawa from Ethiopian control.
Eritreans observe Fenkil Day to honor the 1990 liberation of the strategic port city of Massawa from Ethiopian control. This victory crippled the Ethiopian military’s supply lines, forcing a shift in the war that ultimately secured Eritrean independence three years later. The holiday serves as a national reminder of the tactical ingenuity required to achieve sovereignty.
The Foibe massacres killed thousands of Italians in 1943-1945.
The Foibe massacres killed thousands of Italians in 1943-1945. Yugoslav partisans threw them into karst sinkholes — foibe — some while still alive. After the war, 350,000 Italians fled Istria and Dalmatia when the region went to Yugoslavia. Italy didn't talk about it for decades. Too complicated, too tied to fascism, too inconvenient during the Cold War. Parliament finally created this memorial day in 2004. Trieste observes it most visibly — the city absorbed the most refugees.
Fenkil Day marks Eritrea's capture of the port city of Massawa on February 10, 1990.
Fenkil Day marks Eritrea's capture of the port city of Massawa on February 10, 1990. The Eritrean People's Liberation Front took the city from Ethiopian forces after three days of fighting. Ethiopia had held the port for decades. Massawa was the country's only access to the Red Sea. Without it, Ethiopia became landlocked. The battle killed over 20,000 Ethiopian soldiers. Eritrea declared full independence three years later. Ethiopia still has no coastline.
Malta celebrates the shipwreck that gave them Christianity.
Malta celebrates the shipwreck that gave them Christianity. Paul of Tarsus, prisoner of Rome, was being transported to trial when his ship went down in a storm off the coast. All 276 people aboard survived. The locals took them in for three months while they built a new ship. Paul healed the governor's father. He preached. When he left, the island was Christian. Malta's been Catholic ever since. They commemorate a disaster that became their founding myth. The storm that changed everything.
Saint Austreberta's feast day honors a seventh-century Frankish abbess who ran away twice to become a nun.
Saint Austreberta's feast day honors a seventh-century Frankish abbess who ran away twice to become a nun. Her noble parents arranged a marriage. She fled to a monastery. They dragged her back. She escaped again, this time successfully taking vows at Pavilly Abbey in Normandy. She became abbess and founded a second convent. The church celebrates her not for miracles or martyrdom, but for choosing religious life over family duty in an era when women had almost no choice at all.
The Orthodox Church still uses the Julian calendar for feast days, which is why their Christmas falls on January 7th …
The Orthodox Church still uses the Julian calendar for feast days, which is why their Christmas falls on January 7th by the Gregorian calendar everyone else uses. It's not a different Christmas — it's December 25th on their calendar. The gap keeps growing. Right now it's 13 days. By 2100, it'll be 14. They know. They've debated switching for centuries. Most Orthodox churches have chosen to stay with the old calendar, even as it drifts further from the solar year.
Arabian Leopard Day marks one of the rarest big cats on Earth — fewer than 200 left in the wild, scattered across Yem…
Arabian Leopard Day marks one of the rarest big cats on Earth — fewer than 200 left in the wild, scattered across Yemen, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. They're smaller than African leopards, adapted to survive on almost no water, hunting at night in mountains where temperatures swing 60 degrees between dawn and dusk. Bedouins called them *nimr*, considered them spirits of the desert. Now they're mostly camera trap ghosts. Saudi Arabia's breeding program has 50 in captivity. The goal is reintroduction, but there's almost no habitat left. You can't reintroduce an animal to a place that no longer exists for it.
Italy marks the day thousands of Italians vanished into foibe — natural sinkholes in the Karst plateau — between 1943…
Italy marks the day thousands of Italians vanished into foibe — natural sinkholes in the Karst plateau — between 1943 and 1945. Yugoslav Partisans threw bodies into these limestone pits, sometimes while people were still alive. Estimates range from 3,000 to 11,000 dead. Another 250,000 Italians fled Istria and Dalmatia after the war, abandoning homes their families had occupied for generations. Italy didn't talk about it for fifty years. The border had shifted. The victims were on the wrong side of Cold War politics. Parliament finally established this memorial day in 2004. The foibe are still there, some sealed, some open. Divers still find bones.
Nations unies : journée internationale des légumineuses.
Nations unies : journée internationale des légumineuses.
Christianisme orthodoxe dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem : mémoire de Saint Thyrse ;
Christianisme orthodoxe dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem : mémoire de Saint Thyrse ;
Christianisme orthodoxe dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem : mémoire de Photius et Alexandre de Lugo, martyrs alexandr…
Christianisme orthodoxe dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem : mémoire de Photius et Alexandre de Lugo, martyrs alexandrins du De mart. Pal., III 1-4 ;
Christianisme orthodoxe dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem : mémoire d'André (Adrien) & Anatole (Nathalie), martyrs à …
Christianisme orthodoxe dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem : mémoire d'André (Adrien) & Anatole (Nathalie), martyrs à Nicomédie sous Maximien Hercule.
Aimond († 790), moine fondateur.
Aimond († 790), moine fondateur.
Aponius († 41) et André, martyrs à Bethléem.
Aponius († 41) et André, martyrs à Bethléem.
Pérégrin († 400), prêtre à Plaisance (Italie).
Pérégrin († 400), prêtre à Plaisance (Italie).
Prothade († 624), 21e évêque de Besançon.
Prothade († 624), 21e évêque de Besançon.
Salve d'Ableda († 962), moine.
Salve d'Ableda († 962), moine.
Sigon († 873), 35e évêque de Clermont-Ferrand.
Sigon († 873), 35e évêque de Clermont-Ferrand.
Silvain de Terracina (sw) († Ve siècle), évêque de Terracina.
Silvain de Terracina (sw) († Ve siècle), évêque de Terracina.
Trumwin d'Abercorn (en) († 740), évêque à Abercorn (Écosse).
Trumwin d'Abercorn (en) († 740), évêque à Abercorn (Écosse).
Zénon d'Antioche (ru) († 416), ermite près d'Antioche.
Zénon d'Antioche (ru) († 416), ermite près d'Antioche.
Arnaud Cataneo (San Arnaldo, † 1255), bienheureux abbé italien.
Arnaud Cataneo (San Arnaldo, † 1255), bienheureux abbé italien.
Eusèbe († 1501), bienheureux noble espagnol devenu moine.
Eusèbe († 1501), bienheureux noble espagnol devenu moine.
Guillaume de Malavalle († 1157), religieux italien fondateur de l'ordre de Saint-Guillaume.
Guillaume de Malavalle († 1157), religieux italien fondateur de l'ordre de Saint-Guillaume.
Guillaume Zucchio († 1377), bienheureux laïc italien.
Guillaume Zucchio († 1377), bienheureux laïc italien.
Hugues de Fosses († 1164), bienheureux religieux français disciple de saint Norbert de Xanten.
Hugues de Fosses († 1164), bienheureux religieux français disciple de saint Norbert de Xanten.
Longin d'Obnora († 1540), moine.
Longin d'Obnora († 1540), moine.
Pierre Frémond († 1794) et cinq compagnes, bienheureux laïc français martyr.
Pierre Frémond († 1794) et cinq compagnes, bienheureux laïc français martyr.
Anne († 1056), princesse de Novgorod.
Anne († 1056), princesse de Novgorod.
Fagan (les Fragan fêtés autrement) ;
Fagan (les Fragan fêtés autrement) ;
Naciones Unidas: Día Mundial de las Legumbres.
Naciones Unidas: Día Mundial de las Legumbres.
Argentina Argentina: Aniversario de la creación de la Ley Sáenz Peña (hace 114 años).También conocida como Ley de Vot…
Argentina Argentina: Aniversario de la creación de la Ley Sáenz Peña (hace 114 años).También conocida como Ley de Voto Obligatorio y Ley de Sufragio Universal, fue una legislación aprobada en Argentina en 1912 que estableció el voto secreto, obligatorio y universal para los hombres mayores de 18 años. Esta ley fue un hito en la historia política del país, ya que significó un avance significativo hacia la democratización del sistema electoral y la participación ciudadana en los procesos electorales. Buenos Aires: Aniversario de General Pueyrredón.Fundación: 10 de febrero de 1875 (151 años).
Ecuador Ecuador: Día de la Aviación de Combate.
Ecuador Ecuador: Día de la Aviación de Combate.
MaltaMalta Malta: Fiesta del naufragio de San Pablo.
MaltaMalta Malta: Fiesta del naufragio de San Pablo.
México México: Día de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM).
México México: Día de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM).
Mongolia Mongolia: Tsaggan Sar.
Mongolia Mongolia: Tsaggan Sar.
Namenstage Scholastika, Wilhelm
Namenstage Scholastika, Wilhelm
NepalNepal Nepal: Sonam Losar.
NepalNepal Nepal: Sonam Losar.
Noruega Noruega: Día de la Madre.
Noruega Noruega: Día de la Madre.
VietnamVietnam Vietnam: Tet Nguyen Dan (Año Nuevo Vietnamita).
VietnamVietnam Vietnam: Tet Nguyen Dan (Año Nuevo Vietnamita).
San Dante o San Durante.
San Dante o San Durante.
Santa Sotera.
Santa Sotera.
San Troyano, obispo.
San Troyano, obispo.
Beato Hugo, abad.
Beato Hugo, abad.
San Guillermo, eremita.
San Guillermo, eremita.
San Protadio, obispo.
San Protadio, obispo.
Christian feast day: Austrebertha
Christian feast day: Austrebertha
Dia do Atleta Profissional
Dia do Atleta Profissional
Aniversário da região administrativa de Santa Maria, Distrito Federal
Aniversário da região administrativa de Santa Maria, Distrito Federal
Aniversário dos municípios de São Bento do Tocantins e Pau d'Arco, Tocantins
Aniversário dos municípios de São Bento do Tocantins e Pau d'Arco, Tocantins
Aniversário do município de Tenente Ananias, Rio Grande do Norte
Aniversário do município de Tenente Ananias, Rio Grande do Norte
Aniversário do município de São Raimundo das Mangabeiras, Maranhão
Aniversário do município de São Raimundo das Mangabeiras, Maranhão
Restauração do Concelho - Feriado municipal em Aguiar da Beira.
Restauração do Concelho - Feriado municipal em Aguiar da Beira.
Ingegerda da Suécia
Ingegerda da Suécia
Naciones Unidas: Día Internacional del Leopardo Árabe.
Naciones Unidas: Día Internacional del Leopardo Árabe.
Date possible pour le début du nouvel an asiatique entre 20 janvier et 20 février au gré de la Lune.
Date possible pour le début du nouvel an asiatique entre 20 janvier et 20 février au gré de la Lune.