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Information about February

February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 28 days in regular years. In leap years February has 29 days. Three times in history a February 30 did occur. January and February were the last two months to be added to the calendar, since the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period. February was named for the Roman god Februus, the god of purification. Events in February * February 1 is Imbolc * February 2 is Candlemas and Groundhog Day Trivia * In February the Sun passes through zodiac constellations Capricornus and Aquarius. * In common years February begins on the same day of the week as March and November. * In leap years February begins on the same day of the week as August. * The signs of the zodiac within the month of February are Aquarius and Pisces. See Also: * January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December * Historical anniversaries * February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Edit this page | Discuss this page | Page history | What links here | Related changes Other languages: Dansk | Deutsch | Esperanto | Espaol | Franais | Italiano | Nederlands | Polski | Simple English | Svenska | ??? (Nihongo) | ?? (Zhongwen) Main Page | About Wikipedia | Recent changes | This page was last modified 17:44, 22 Aug 2003. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. [Main Page] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Page Recent changes Random page Current events ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edit this page Discuss this page Page history What links here Related changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special pages Bug reports