February 5

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58 holidays recorded on February 5 throughout history

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Pakistan observes Kashmir Day on February 5th.

Pakistan observes Kashmir Day on February 5th. The government declared it a national holiday in 1990, during the height of the Kashmir insurgency. Schools close. Government buildings fly the Kashmiri flag alongside Pakistan's. Rallies fill the streets in major cities. The day marks Pakistan's political support for Kashmiri self-determination in the disputed region both countries claim. India administers roughly 45% of Kashmir. Pakistan controls about 35%. China holds the rest. Three nuclear powers, one valley, seventy-five years of territorial dispute. The holiday doesn't commemorate a specific historical event. It commemorates an ongoing one.

Runeberg Day honors Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the Finnish national poet who wrote in Swedish.

Runeberg Day honors Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the Finnish national poet who wrote in Swedish. February 5th is his birthday. Finns celebrate by eating Runeberg tortes — small cylindrical cakes soaked in rum, topped with raspberry jam. His wife Fredrika invented them. The recipe used breadcrumbs and leftover cookies because they were poor. Runeberg wrote Finland's national anthem while living under Russian rule. He never saw independence. The anthem wasn't official until 1917, seventy years after he wrote it. Finns eat his wife's poverty cake and sing his words about a country that didn't exist yet.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was born Mary Donaldson in Tasmania.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was born Mary Donaldson in Tasmania. She met Crown Prince Frederik at a pub during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He didn't tell her who he was. They dated long-distance for a year before she found out he was heir to the Danish throne. She learned Danish, converted from Presbyterian to Lutheran, and married him in 2004. Danes now celebrate her birthday as a national flag day. An Australian real estate agent became one of Europe's most popular royals because a prince walked into a bar and kept his mouth shut.

St. Agatha's Day honors a third-century Sicilian woman who refused to sleep with a Roman official.

St. Agatha's Day honors a third-century Sicilian woman who refused to sleep with a Roman official. He had her tortured. She died in prison. Sicilians made her their patron saint of protection against fire and earthquakes — Mount Etna erupted the year after her death, and locals carried her veil toward the lava. It stopped. Now firefighters and bell-founders claim her too. She's depicted carrying her severed breasts on a plate, which led medieval bakers to create breast-shaped pastries for her feast day. They're still sold in Catania every February 5th.

San Marino celebrates Liberation Day every July 30th.

San Marino celebrates Liberation Day every July 30th. In 1739, Cardinal Giulio Alberoni — papal legate of nearby Romagna — decided the tiny republic should belong to him. His troops occupied it for five months. San Marino had no army. They appealed to Pope Clement XII, who ordered Alberoni to withdraw. He did. San Marino survived because a pope told a cardinal no. It's the world's oldest republic, 61 square kilometers, and it's still here because of a letter written 285 years ago.

Unity Day in Burundi marks the assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore in 1961, thirteen days after his party won 80%…

Unity Day in Burundi marks the assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore in 1961, thirteen days after his party won 80% of the vote in the country's first democratic election. He was 29. A Greek restaurant owner shot him at the Hotel Tanganyika on behalf of rival politicians backed by Belgian colonial authorities. The Belgians hanged the shooter but granted independence three months later anyway. Rwagasore had studied in Belgium, married a Belgian woman, and still fought to end Belgian rule. Burundi now honors him on October 13th by celebrating the national unity he died trying to build. His face is on every banknote.

Finns celebrate Johan Ludvig Runeberg’s birthday by consuming almond-flavored tarts topped with raspberry jam.

Finns celebrate Johan Ludvig Runeberg’s birthday by consuming almond-flavored tarts topped with raspberry jam. These pastries honor the national poet, whose verses helped define Finnish identity during the nineteenth century. By maintaining this culinary tradition, the nation preserves a tangible connection to the man who penned their unofficial national anthem.

National Weatherperson's Day honors John Jeffries, who made the first daily weather observations in America in 1774.

National Weatherperson's Day honors John Jeffries, who made the first daily weather observations in America in 1774. He took notes from his Boston home. Temperature, wind, pressure. Every single day for 47 years. No satellites, no radar, no computer models. Just a thermometer and a notebook. His records helped prove weather patterns repeat. They're still used today to track climate change in New England. The forecast on your phone started with a guy writing in a journal.

Mexico's Constitution of 1917 guaranteed workers an eight-hour day, the right to strike, and minimum wage — before th…

Mexico's Constitution of 1917 guaranteed workers an eight-hour day, the right to strike, and minimum wage — before the United States did any of those things. It was written during a civil war by delegates who'd been fighting each other months earlier. Article 27 said all land and water belonged to the nation first, not private owners. Foreign oil companies called it theft. Mexican farmers called it justice. The document they drafted became one of the most amended constitutions in the world — over 700 changes since 1917. But those labor rights in Article 123? Still there. Still enforced. Written by revolutionaries who knew what it meant to work.

The Eastern Orthodox Church marks February 5 by honoring Saint Agatha of Sicily, a third-century martyr.

The Eastern Orthodox Church marks February 5 by honoring Saint Agatha of Sicily, a third-century martyr. She refused marriage to a Roman prefect. He had her tortured and her breasts cut off. She's now the patron saint of breast cancer patients and bell-founders — bells supposedly resemble her severed breasts. Sicilians carry her relics through Catania every year, believing they stopped Mount Etna's lava in 252 AD. The procession draws half a million people. She said no to one man.

The Episcopal Church honors Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson today for their early, defiant defense of religious li…

The Episcopal Church honors Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson today for their early, defiant defense of religious liberty in colonial America. By challenging the rigid orthodoxy of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, they forced a broader conversation about the separation of church and state that eventually shaped the American constitutional tradition of individual conscience.

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Jesús Méndez Montoya (es) († 1928), prêtre mexicain fusillé pendant la guerre des Cristeros.

Françoise Mezière († 1794), bienheureuse laïque française vierge et martyre sous la révolution française de 1789.

Voué († 700), reclus près de Soissons.

Polyeucte de Constantinople († 970), patriarche de Constantinople.

Modeste de Carinthie († 722), moine devenu évêque.

Jean Morosini († 1012), bénédictin à l'abbaye Saint-Michel de Cuxa puis abbé à Venise.

Indract de Glastonbury (en) († 710), pèlerin qui fut massacré par des Saxons.

Albuin († 1005), évêque de Sabiona qui transféra le siège épiscopal à Bressanone.

Agricole de Tongres († 420), évêque de Tongres dans le Limbourg belge.

Namenstage Alina, Adelheid

San Ingenuino.

Santa Francisca Mézière.

Día Mundial de la Nutella

Día Mundial de las Elecciones.

Argentina Argentina: Día del Trabajador Deportivo.Se celebra en esta fecha a instancias de la Unión de Trabajadores d…

Argentina Argentina: Día del Trabajador Deportivo.Se celebra en esta fecha a instancias de la Unión de Trabajadores de Entidades Deportivas y Civiles (UTEDYC), en reconocimiento a su labor en el desarrollo de los deportes. Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego: Aniversario de la instalación de la base antártica Belgrano II.Fundación: 5 de febrero de 1979 (47 años).

BurundiBurundi Burundi: Día de la Unidad.

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de la Flor Prímula.

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de la Flor Prímula. También conocidas como primaveras o primaveras de jardín, son plantas que se dan en todo el hemisferio norte.(en inglés: National Primrose Day).

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de la Mariposa Monarca Occidental.(en inglés: Western Monarch Day).

PakistánPakistán Pakistán: Día de la Solidaridad en Cachemira.

San Marino San Marino: Día de la Liberación.

San Albuino, obispo austriaco.

Santa Calamanda, virgen y mártir hispana, patrona de Calaf.

San Felipe de Jesús.

Irlanda Irlanda: Día de Santa Brígida.

Kirchliche Gedenktage Jakob, Stammvater des Volkes Israel (katholisch, evangelisch: LCMS)

Santos Mártires del Ponto.

Saint-Marin : Festa di sant'Agata e di Liberazione della Repubblica ou fête de Sainte-Agathe, de la libération de la …

Saint-Marin : Festa di sant'Agata e di Liberazione della Repubblica ou fête de Sainte-Agathe, de la libération de la République (et de l'occupation par le cardinal Jules Alberoni en 1740).

Dia da Matola - Moçambique

Dia do Dermatologista

Dia do Datiloscopista

Dia Nacional da Mamografia

Aniversário do município de Colombo, Paraná

Aniversário dos municípios de Alvinópolis e Nova Lima, Minas Gerais

Aniversário dos municípios de Forquilha, Massapê e Varjota, Ceará

Aniversário do município de Graccho Cardoso, Sergipe

Christianisme orthodoxe : mémoire d'Eusuchus ou Eusignios, martyr à Antioche sous l'empereur romain Julien, dans le l…

Christianisme orthodoxe : mémoire d'Eusuchus ou Eusignios, martyr à Antioche sous l'empereur romain Julien, dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem.

Journée internationale du Nutella.

Beata Isabel Canori Mora.

San Lucas (abad).

San Bernabé de Jesús Méndez Montoya.

San Sabas el Joven.

Christian feast day: Agatha of Sicily

Aux Merin.

Avit et ses variantes ou dérivés : Avita, Avitte, etc.

aux Hassan / حسن, dont le prénom signifie aussi bon, excellent, beau.) et ses variantes masculines : Hasan, Hassane, …

aux Hassan / حسن, dont le prénom signifie aussi bon, excellent, beau.) et ses variantes masculines : Hasan, Hassane, Hussein ; et féminines : Hasana, Hassana, pouvant être également fêtés le 5 février du fait de leur "parenté" de sens étymologique(s) avec Agathe.