February 2026: festivals, holidays and important days

Festivals, holidays and important days in February 2026

1. Sat14

   Valentine's Day

   A day for telling the people you love exactly how much they mean to you.

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2. Sun15

   Maha Shivratri

   The great night of Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, prayer and a night-long vigil.

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3. Thu19

   Ramadan begins

   The start of the holy month of fasting, prayer and charity. The date can shift by a day by region or moon sighting.

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4. Thu19

   Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

   The birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha kingdom.

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5. Sat28

   National Science Day

   Marks the discovery of the Raman effect by Sir C. V. Raman on this day in 1928.

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Born in February

• ALAbraham Lincoln12 February 1809 · 16th President of the United States
• SNSarojini Naidu13 February 1879 · The Nightingale of India
• SMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj19 February 1630 · Founder of the Maratha kingdom