Monday, February 8, 2021

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, February 8 - Sunday, February 14, 2021

MONDAY

Feb.8: Feast Day of Saint Theodore Stratelates, the Commander & Great Martyr {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Feb.8: Feast Day of Prophet Zachariah {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.8: Feast Day of Saint Sabbas II of Serbia {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.8: Feast Day of Saint Jerome Emiliani {Roman Catholic}

Feb.8: Feast Day of Saint Josephine Bakhita {Roman Catholic}

Feb.8: Feast Day of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Lily {Roman Catholic} (France)

Feb.1-28:  Month Dedicated to The Holy Family {Roman Catholic}

Feb.8: Nirvana Day {Buddhism}

Feb.8: Global Movie Day

Feb.8: Propose Day

Feb.8: International Epilepsy Day 2021

Feb.7-15:  International Week of Black Women in the Arts 2021 

Feb.1-28:  International Boost Self-Esteem Month

Feb.1-28:  International Friendship Month 

Feb.1-28:  International Month of Black Women in the Arts

Feb.1-28:  International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

Feb.8  USA: National Boy Scouts Day / Boy Scout Anniversary Day {1910} 

Feb.8  USA: National Kite Flying Day 

Feb.8  USA: Opera Day 

Feb.1-28  USA: African American History Month / National Black History Month

Feb.8-11  USA: American Association For the Advancement of Science Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  USA: Random Acts of Kindness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Boy Scout Anniversary Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Burn Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: National Crime Prevention Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: National Marriage Week USA 2021 

Feb.1-28  USA: American Heart Month 

Feb.1-28  USA: American History Month;  National Bird Feeding Month;  National Cancer Prevention Month;  National Care About Your Indoor Air Month;  National Cat Health Month;  Celebration of Chocolate Month;  National Cherry Month;  National Children’s Dental Health Month;  Creative Romance Month;  Declutter for a Cause Month;  Dog Training Education Month; National Embroidery Month;  Financial Aid Awareness Month;  National Fondue Month;  Free + Open Source Software Month;  Great American Pies Month;  National Haiku Writing Month;  National Heart Healthy Month;  Humpback Whale Awareness Month;  Library Lovers Month;  Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month;  National Mend a Broken Heart Month;  National Pet Dental Health Care Month;  Relationship Wellness Month;  Responsible Animal Guardian Month / Responsible Pet Owner Month;  Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month;  National Senior Independence Month;  Spay/Neuter Awareness Month;  Spiritual Teachers Month;  Spunky Old Broads Month;  National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month;  National Therapeutic Recreation Month;  National Time Management Month;  National Weddings Month;  National Wise Health Consumer Month;  National Women Inventors Month;  Youth Leadership Month  

Feb.8  Australia: Royal Hobart Regatta 2021 in Tasmania 

Feb.8  Slovenia: Preseren Day 

Feb.8  Taiwan: Tourism Day 

Feb.8  Uganda: The 2nd Round of the 2021 Ugandan Parliamentary Elections 

Feb.8  Albania: 38th Birthday of Crown Princess Elia of Albania   {1983} 

Feb.8  France: Feast Day of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Lily {Roman Catholic} 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Feb.4-11  Japan: Sapporo Snow Festival 2021 @ Sapporo 

Feb.8  Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends a meeting with House Speaker Abdul Monem Odat & leaders of parliamentary blocs @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman

Feb.8  UAE- Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai gives a broadcasted speech on the occasion of the eve of the Hope Probe’s Mars arrival

Feb.8  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See @ the Benediction Hall

Feb.8  Vatican City: Pope Francis sends a video message to the participants of the World Day of Prayer, Reflection + Action Against Human Trafficking

Feb.8  Monaco: Pr.Albert II presents a check from the Monaco Red Cross to Pss Stephanie for Fight AIDS Monaco, as part of the “A light for Christmas” solidarity operation between the Monaco Red Cross & Fight AIDS Monaco with the Monaco City Council @ the Monaco Red Cross headquarters

Feb.8  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander addresses the participants of the online Ambassadors’ Conference via video message

Feb.8  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives the presentation of credentials @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague [from: the Ambassador of Romania (HE Lucian Fatu); the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (HE Tan Jian); & the Ambassador of the Republic of Suriname (HE Rajendre Khargi)]

Feb.8  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Ms. Christine Lagarde (President of the European Central Bank)

Feb.8  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)

Feb.8  Liechtenstein: 18th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein & Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein  {2003} 

Feb.8-14  UK: Student Volunteering Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  UK: Sign2Sing Week 2021

Feb.8-14  UK: National Apprenticeship Week 2021 

Feb.8  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge)

Feb.8  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via video link with Lieutenant Colonel Fraser McLeman upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers + Greys) & Lieutenant Colonel Graeme Craig upon assuming the appointment

Feb.8  Spain: 53rd Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary King Felipe VI of Spain   {1968}

Feb.8  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with Mr. Matt Brittin (President of Google Business & Operations for Europe, the Middle East + Africa) @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Feb.8  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pss Estelle & Pr.Oscar go cross-country skiing @ Drottningholm Palace Park

Feb.8  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the digital board meeting of the Silviahemmet Foundation

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.

Feb.8  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy

Feb.8  Norway: TV2 broadcasts an interview with Pss Martha Louise, with the program Helt Harald


TUESDAY

Feb.9: Leavetaking of the Feast of the Presentation {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.9: Feast Day of Saint Martyr Nikephorus of Antioch {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.9: Feast Day of the Relics of Saint Innocent {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.1-28:  Month Dedicated to The Holy Family {Roman Catholic}

Feb.9: Feast Day of Saint Jerome Emiliani {Roman Catholic}

Feb.9: Feast Day of Our Lady of the Bells, Cathedral of Saintes {Roman Catholic} (France)

Feb.9: Feast Day of Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Feb.9: Feast Day of Saint Apollonia {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Feb.9: World Marriage Day

Feb.9: Safer Internet Day 2021

Feb.7-15:  International Week of Black Women in the Arts 2021 

Feb.1-28:  International Boost Self-Esteem Month

Feb.1-28:  International Friendship Month 

Feb.1-28:  International Month of Black Women in the Arts

Feb.1-28:  International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

Feb.1-28  USA: African American History Month / National Black History Month

Feb.9  USA: Man Day 

Feb.9  USA: National Stop Bullying Day 

Feb.9  USA: National Kite Flying Day 

Feb.9  USA: National Cut the Cord Day 

Feb.9  USA: Read in the Bathtub Day 

Feb.9  USA: National Pizza Day 

Feb.9  USA: National Bagels + Lox Day 

Feb.8-11  USA: American Association For the Advancement of Science Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  USA: Random Acts of Kindness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Boy Scout Anniversary Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Burn Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: National Crime Prevention Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: National Marriage Week USA 2021 

Feb.1-28  USA: American Heart Month 

Feb.1-28  USA: American History Month;  National Bird Feeding Month;  National Cancer Prevention Month;  National Care About Your Indoor Air Month;  National Cat Health Month;  Celebration of Chocolate Month;  National Cherry Month;  National Children’s Dental Health Month;  Creative Romance Month;  Declutter for a Cause Month;  Dog Training Education Month; National Embroidery Month;  Financial Aid Awareness Month;  National Fondue Month;  Free + Open Source Software Month;  Great American Pies Month;  National Haiku Writing Month;  National Heart Healthy Month;  Humpback Whale Awareness Month;  Library Lovers Month;  Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month;  National Mend a Broken Heart Month;  National Pet Dental Health Care Month;  Relationship Wellness Month;  Responsible Animal Guardian Month / Responsible Pet Owner Month;  Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month;  National Senior Independence Month;  Spay/Neuter Awareness Month;  Spiritual Teachers Month;  Spunky Old Broads Month;  National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month;  National Therapeutic Recreation Month;  National Time Management Month;  National Weddings Month;  National Wise Health Consumer Month;  National Women Inventors Month;  Youth Leadership Month  

Feb.9  Lebanon: St. Maron/Maroun’s Day 

Feb.9  France: Feast Day of Our Lady of the Bells, Cathedral of Saintes {Roman Catholic} 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Feb.9  Romania: 5th Birthday of Iris Anna Cirjan   {2016} 

Feb.4-11  Japan: Sapporo Snow Festival 2021 @ Sapporo 

Feb.9  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in a video call with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany @ Amman [with attendance from: Pr.Ghazi bin Muhammad]

Feb.9  Jordan: 35th Birthday of Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein of Jordan   {1986}

Feb.9  Qatar: National Sports Day 2021 

Feb.9  Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene attend the official presentation & virtual kickoff of the Monaco Sevens 2021 rugby tournament @ the Yacht Club de Monaco

Feb.9  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to the GGD’s XL COVID-19 vaccination location in Houten

Feb.9  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to the Client Contact Center & Vaccination Team of the Corona company in Rijnsweerd of the GGD region of Utrecht

Feb.9  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to RIVM @ Bilthoven

Feb.9  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a digital working visit to coach operators & the Royal Dutch Transport trade association

Feb.9  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Michel Barnier (Chief Negotiator of the European Union for Negotiations with the UK)

Feb.9  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Oliver Paasch (Minister-President of the German-speaking Community)

Feb.9  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Elio Di Rupo (Minister-President of the Walloon Government)

Feb.9  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in a round table on the fashion + clothing sector, organized by Comeos (the Belgian Federation of Trade + Services)

Feb.8-14  UK: Student Volunteering Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  UK: Sign2Sing Week 2021

Feb.8-14  UK: National Apprenticeship Week 2021 

Feb.9  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting via video link with SafeLives

Feb.9  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge speak to nursing students from Ulster University in Northern Ireland as they participate in practical clinical sessions with their lecturers, via video link (speak via video link to nursing students from Ulster University’s School of Nursing, at Magee Campus, in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland)

Feb.9  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge participates in the celebration of the 5th Anniversary of the Little Village (a baby bank which supports families + children), via video link (speaks via video link to parents who have been supported by Little Village)

Feb.9  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds an Early Years Meeting via video link

Feb.9  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge)

Feb.9  UK: Pss Eugenie of York & Jack Brooksbank welcome their 1st child + son on Feb. 9, 2021, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, @ Portland Hospital, London. He was born at 8:55am GMT & weighed 8lb 1oz.

Feb.9  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with Ms. Caroline Glen (Director of Fundraising of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award) via video link

Feb.9  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Ms. Alicia Chivers (Chief Executive of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) via telephone

Feb.9  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia preside over the APM Journalism Awards 2019 + 2020 @ Cibeles Palace, Madrid

Feb.9  Spain: Q.Letizia participates in a virtual event on the occasion of International Safe Internet Day SID 2021 @ Madrid

Feb.9  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the digital meeting of the Childhood Executive Committee

Feb.9  Sweden: CPss Victoria digitally participates in the inauguration of Stockholm Fashion Week

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.


WEDNESDAY

Feb.10: Feast Day of Saint Hieromartyr Haralambos, Holy Martyr {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.10: Feast Day of Saint Porphirius {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.10: Feast Day of Princess Saint Anna {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.10: Feast Day of Saint Scholastica, Virgin {Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Roman Catholic}

Feb.1-28:  Month Dedicated to The Holy Family {Roman Catholic}

Feb.10: Feast Day of Saint Paul’s Shipwreck {Roman Catholic} (Malta)

Feb.10: Feast Day of Our Lady of the Dove {Roman Catholic} [Bologna (Italy)]

Feb.10: International Epilepsy Day

Feb.7-15:  International Week of Black Women in the Arts 2021 

Feb.1-28:  International Boost Self-Esteem Month

Feb.1-28:  International Friendship Month 

Feb.1-28:  International Month of Black Women in the Arts

Feb.1-28:  International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

Feb.10  USA/Canada/UK: Anniversary of the End of the French + Indian War {France cedes Canada to the UK, 1763} (USA/Canada/UK)

Feb.1-28  USA: African American History Month / National Black History Month 

Feb.10  USA: National Home Warranty Day

Feb.10  USA: National Umbrella Day 

Feb.10  USA: National Clean Out Your Computer Day 

Feb.8-11  USA: American Association For the Advancement of Science Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  USA: Random Acts of Kindness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Boy Scout Anniversary Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Burn Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: National Crime Prevention Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: National Marriage Week USA 2021 

Feb.1-28  USA: American Heart Month 

Feb.1-28  USA: American History Month;  National Bird Feeding Month;  National Cancer Prevention Month;  National Care About Your Indoor Air Month;  National Cat Health Month;  Celebration of Chocolate Month;  National Cherry Month;  National Children’s Dental Health Month;  Creative Romance Month;  Declutter for a Cause Month;  Dog Training Education Month; National Embroidery Month;  Financial Aid Awareness Month;  National Fondue Month;  Free + Open Source Software Month;  Great American Pies Month;  National Haiku Writing Month;  National Heart Healthy Month;  Humpback Whale Awareness Month;  Library Lovers Month;  Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month;  National Mend a Broken Heart Month;  National Pet Dental Health Care Month;  Relationship Wellness Month;  Responsible Animal Guardian Month / Responsible Pet Owner Month;  Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month;  National Senior Independence Month;  Spay/Neuter Awareness Month;  Spiritual Teachers Month;  Spunky Old Broads Month;  National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month;  National Therapeutic Recreation Month;  National Time Management Month;  National Weddings Month;  National Wise Health Consumer Month;  National Women Inventors Month;  Youth Leadership Month  

Feb.10  Canada/UK/USA: Anniversary of the End of the French + Indian War {France cedes Canada to the UK, 1763} (USA/Canada/UK)

Feb.10  Eritrea: Fenkil Day 

Feb.10  Malta: Feast Day of Saint Paul’s Shipwreck {Roman Catholic} 

Feb.10  Germany: Children’s Hospice Day 2021 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Feb.10  Italy: Feast Day of Our Lady of the Dove, in Bologna {Roman Catholic} 

Feb.10  Italy: National Memorial Day of the Exiles & Foibe 

Feb.4-11  Japan: Sapporo Snow Festival 2021 @ Sapporo 

Feb.10  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani holds an audience with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the European Union & Cooperation of the Kingdom of Spain (HE Arancha Gonzalez Laya) & her accompanying delegation @ the Amiri Diwan Office

Feb.10  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani holds an audience with the Speaker of the National Assembly of the State of Kuwait (HE Marzouq Ali Al Ghanim) @ the office of the Amiri Diwan

Feb.10  Qatar: Shkha Moza bint Nasser meets with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union & Cooperation (HE Arancha Gonzaliz Laya) @ Doha

Feb.10  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, CP/Shkh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi & Shkh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi preside over the swearing-in of 2 newly-appointed UAE Ministers of State @ Dubai [with attendance from: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Shkh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Shkh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, Shkh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, & Shkh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi]

Feb.10  UAE-Fujairah: Engagement of Shkh Maktoum bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi of Fujairah & Sheikha Maryam bint Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Hasher Al Maktoum

Feb.10  UAE-Ras Al-Khaimah: 65th Birthday of Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, Emir of Ras al-Khaimah   {1956}

Feb.10  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds a General Audience @ the Library of the Apostolic Palace

Feb.10  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander digitally opens the Year of the Brabant Monastic Life @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

Feb.10  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a virtual working visit to Stichting De Buitenboordmotor

Feb.10  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Rudi Vervoort (Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region)

Feb.10  Luxembourg: GD Henri receives the presentation of credentials @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City [from: HE Mr. Bard Ivar Svendsen (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway); HE Mr. Serge Thierry Mickoto Chavagne (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Gabonese Republic); HE Mr. Hugo Nelson Ortiz Dubon (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of El Salvador); HE Mr. Tigran Balayan (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia); & HE Mr. Nabil Ammar (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tunisia)]

Feb.8-14  UK: Student Volunteering Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  UK: Sign2Sing Week 2021

Feb.8-14  UK: National Apprenticeship Week 2021 

Feb.10  UK/Canada/USA: Anniversary of the End of the French + Indian War {France cedes Canada to the UK, 1763} (USA/Canada/UK)

Feb.10  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds a Council via video link @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

Feb.10  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

Feb.10  UK: 16th Engagement Anniversary of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales & (Camilla) The Duchess of Cornwall   {2005}

Feb.10  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Armed Forces personnel involved in the Covid-19 vaccine roll out, via video link

Feb.10  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting for the Earthshot Prize

Feb.10  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge participates in Mrs. Ann Radmore (Regional Director of NHS England + NHS Improvement, East of England)’s weekly leadership call with the East of England’s Clinical Commissioning Group Accountable Officers & Trust Chief Executive Officers via video link

Feb.10  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with apprentices to mark National Apprenticeship Week

Feb.10  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with Assistant Chief Constable Mark Cooper (Chairman of Wiltshire Strategic Co-ordinating Group) via telephone

Feb.10  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with Bristol, Clifton + West of England Zoological Society, the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute & the London Gardens Society, via video link

Feb.10  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex holds a Meeting with Mrs. Ann Cable (Chief Commissioner of St. John Ambulance in the Priory of England + the Islands), via video link

Feb.10  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex participates in a Meeting held by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace + Security via video link

Feb.10  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the City Food Lecture via video link

Feb.10  UK: 8th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Rufus Gilman   {2013} 

Feb.10  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia announce that Infa Leonor Pss of Asturias will attend school & study the International Baccalaureate program for 2 years @ the UWC Atlantic College, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK, in August 2021

Feb.10  Spain: Q.Sofia participates in a virtual meeting with the Spanish Federation of Food Banks (FESBAL) @ Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

Feb.10  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend the digital steering group meeting of Generation Pep

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.


THURSDAY

Feb.1-28:  Month Dedicated to The Holy Family {Roman Catholic}

Feb.11: Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes / Feast of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes {Roman Catholic}

Feb.11: Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City {Roman Catholic} (Vatican City)

Feb.11: World Day of the Sick {Roman Catholic, etc.}

Feb.11: Fat Thursday / Carnival {Western Christianity, Roman Catholic} (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, USA)

Feb.11: Drunkard’s Thursday {Syriac Catholic}

Feb.11: Feast Day of Saint Hieromartyr Blaise the Holy Martyr of Sebastia {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.11: Feast Day of the Venerable Saint Demetrius of Pskov {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.11: Feast Day of Saint Martyr George of Sofia {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.11: International Day of Women + Girls in Science

Feb.11: World Day of the Sick {Roman Catholic, etc.}

Feb.11: Lunar New Year Eve 

Feb.11: European 112 Day (EU)

Feb.7-15:  International Week of Black Women in the Arts 2021 

Feb.1-28:  International Boost Self-Esteem Month

Feb.1-28:  International Friendship Month 

Feb.1-28:  International Month of Black Women in the Arts

Feb.1-28:  International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

Feb.11  USA: Fat Thursday / Carnival {Western Christianity, Roman Catholic} 

Feb.1-28  USA: African American History Month / National Black History Month 

Feb.11  USA: National Shut-In Visitation Day 

Feb.11  USA: Get Out Your Guitar Day

Feb.11  USA: National Inventors’ Day 

Feb.11  USA: Safer Internet Day U.S. 

Feb.11  USA: Pro Sports Wives Day 

Feb.11  USA: Extraterrestrial Culture Day 

Feb.11  USA: Extraterrestrial Visitor Day 

Feb.11  USA: National Make a Friend Day 

Feb.8-11  USA: American Association For the Advancement of Science Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  USA: Random Acts of Kindness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Boy Scout Anniversary Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Burn Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: National Crime Prevention Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: National Marriage Week USA 2021 

Feb.1-28  USA: American Heart Month 

Feb.1-28  USA: American History Month;  National Bird Feeding Month;  National Cancer Prevention Month;  National Care About Your Indoor Air Month;  National Cat Health Month;  Celebration of Chocolate Month;  National Cherry Month;  National Children’s Dental Health Month;  Creative Romance Month;  Declutter for a Cause Month;  Dog Training Education Month; National Embroidery Month;  Financial Aid Awareness Month;  National Fondue Month;  Free + Open Source Software Month;  Great American Pies Month;  National Haiku Writing Month;  National Heart Healthy Month;  Humpback Whale Awareness Month;  Library Lovers Month;  Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month;  National Mend a Broken Heart Month;  National Pet Dental Health Care Month;  Relationship Wellness Month;  Responsible Animal Guardian Month / Responsible Pet Owner Month;  Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month;  National Senior Independence Month;  Spay/Neuter Awareness Month;  Spiritual Teachers Month;  Spunky Old Broads Month;  National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month;  National Therapeutic Recreation Month;  National Time Management Month;  National Weddings Month;  National Wise Health Consumer Month;  National Women Inventors Month;  Youth Leadership Month  

Feb.11  Canada: Agriculture Day 

Feb.11  Armenia: Feast Day of Saint Vartan 

Feb.11  Cameroon: Youth Day 

Feb.11  China: Spring Festival Eve 

Feb.11  Liberia: Armed Forces Day 

Feb.11  Macau: Lunar New Year Eve 

Feb.11  Poland: Fat Thursday / Carnival {Western Christianity, Roman Catholic} 

Feb.11  South Korea: Seollal Holiday 

Feb.11  Taiwan: Chinese New Year’s Eve 

Feb.11  Vietnam: Vietnamese New Year’s Eve 

Feb.11  France: Fat Thursday / Carnival {Western Christianity, Roman Catholic} 

Feb.11  France: 9th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Princess Antoinette of Orleans   {2012} 

Feb.11  Germany: Fat Thursday / Carnival {Western Christianity, Roman Catholic} 

Feb.11-21  Germany: The Berlin International Film Festival 2021 @ Berlin 

Feb.11  Greece: K.Constatine II receives his vaccination against Covid-19 @ the General Hospital of Nafpolio, the East Coast of the Peloponnese [with attendance from: Q.Anne-Marie]

Feb.11  Iran: Victory of the Islamic Revolution Day / Revolution Day {1979} 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Feb.11  Italy: Fat Thursday / Carnival {Western Christianity, Roman Catholic} 

Feb.11  Montenegro: 13th Birthday of Princess Milena of Montenegro   {2008}

Feb.4-11  Japan: Sapporo Snow Festival 2021 @ Sapporo 

Feb.11  Japan: National Foundation Day / Jimmu {660 BC} 

Feb.11  Jordan: 31st Birthday of Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan   {1990}

Feb.11  Qatar: National Sports Day 

Feb.11  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey (HE Mevlut Cavusoglu) & his accompanying delegation @ the Amiri Diwan Office

Feb.11  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the national service operetta to honor officers, non-commissioned officers + individuals of the Qatari Armed Forces participating in the Kuwait liberation war & battle to liberate Al Khafji on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary @ the National Service Academy Theater, the Miqdam Camp, Al Mazroua [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Feb.11  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI chairs a Council of Ministers meeting @ the Royal Palace, Fez

Feb.11  Vatican City: Foundation of Vatican City / Anniversary of the Signing of the Lateran Treaty {1929} 

Feb.11  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to the Montaigne Lyceum @ Ypenburg district, The Hague

Feb.11  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a digital working visit to social initiatives for vulnerable families (Kadera & Bindkracht10)

Feb.11  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Bart De Smet (President of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises - FEB)

Feb.11  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in a video call with representatives of Enabel in Morocco, Uganda, Senegal & Congo

Feb.11  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in a virtual talk with the Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa (Dr. Matshidiso Moeti)

Feb.11  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in a video conference with the Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas (Dr. Carissa Etienne)

Feb.11  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in a video conference with Annelore Camps & Laila De Bruyne [founders of “Allez, Chantez!” (Come on, Sing!) innovative singing concept] on the occasion of its 6th Anniversary

Feb.11  Belgium: Q.Mathilde virtually meets with the President of The Shift (Jacques Vandermeiren), Marie Delvaulx (Director), Professor Marek Hudon of the Solvay Brussels School of Management, the Coordinator of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Belgium (Inge Willems) & Professor Lars Moratis + Professor Valerie Swaen (Coordinators of the SDG Barometer 2020)

Feb.8-14  UK: Student Volunteering Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  UK: Sign2Sing Week 2021

Feb.8-14  UK: National Apprenticeship Week 2021 

Feb.11  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis [Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic (Greece)] via telephone

Feb.11  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link

Feb.11  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Mr. Adrian Leggat (Technical Delivery Manager) from Langstone + Turner Centre, Outpatients Department, St. Mary’s Community Campus, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, via telephone

Feb.11  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Candice Scott (Community Receptionist) from the Royal United Hospital in Bath, Somerset, via telephone

Feb.11  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Claire Jukes (Patient Services Manager) from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, in Devon, via telephone

Feb.11  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Jane Buchanan (Domestic Team Leader) from Lings Bar Hospital, in West Bridgford, Nottingham, via telephone

Feb.11  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Mr. John Brown (Portering Supervisor) from Craigavon Area Hospital, in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, via telephone

Feb.11  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Jane Kennedy (Duty Manager) from Borders General Hospital, in Melrose, Roxburghshire, via telephone

Feb.11  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Sally Owen (Head of Workforce: Recruitment + Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) from Hywel Dda University Health Board, in Carmarthen, Wales, via telephone

Feb.11  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with Mr. Christopher Aitken (Secretary + Trustee of The Prince Philip Trust Fund for the Royal Borough of Windsor + Maidenhead) & Mr. Ross Wilson (Treasurer) via video link

Feb.11  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Wiltshire + Swindon Strategic Co-ordinating Group Meeting via video link

Feb.11  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting with Mr. Kevin Watkins (Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children UK) via video link

Feb.11  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Brigadier George Lowder (Chairman of the Scottish Veterans Residences) & Brigadier Martin Nadin (Chief Executive) via telephone

Feb.11  Spain: Fat Thursday / Carnival {Western Christianity, Roman Catholic} 

Feb.11  Spain: K.Felipe VI receives the Presentation of the Letters of Credentials @ the Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid [from: Mr. Azzam Abdulkarim Algain (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia); Mr. Bahk Sahnghoon (Ambassador of the Republic of Korea); Ms. Wendy Allen Drukier (Ambassador of Canada); Ms. Fatma Omrani (Ambassador of the Tunisian Republic); Ms. Monica Renata Bolanos Perez (Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala); & Mr. Juan Bolivar Diaz Santana (Ambassador of the Dominican Republic)]

Feb.11  Spain: Q.Letizia holds an audience with a representation of the Spanish Mental Health Confederation @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Feb.11  Spain: Q.Letizia holds an audience with a representation of the European Association against Leukodystrophies ELA Spain @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Feb.11  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a digital meeting with Cabinet Secretary Robert Rydberg & Veronika Wand-Danielsson (Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ America Unit)

Feb.11  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends the digital organizational meeting with the Crown Princess Couple’s Foundation

Feb.11  Sweden: Pr.Daniel digitally attends the Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.

Feb.11  Norway: Q.Sonja holds a convent audience with the Prioress of Lunden

Feb.11  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Feb.11  Norway: CP Haakon meets with representatives of the Bydelsfedre Norge (District Fathers)

Feb.11  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in a digital meeting with the Mary Foundation’s youth panel




FRIDAY

Feb.1-28:  Month Dedicated to The Holy Family {Roman Catholic}

Feb.12: Feast Day of the Seven Founders of the Servite Orders / Feast Day of the Seven Holy Servite Founders, Confessors {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Feb.12: Feast Day of Saint Apollonia {Roman Catholic}

Feb.12: Feast Day of Our Lady of Argenteuil {Roman Catholic} (France)

Feb.12: Feast Day of Saint Meletios of Antioch {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.12: Feast Day of Saint Kristo of Albania {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.12-14: Losar / Tibetan New Year {Buddhism}

Feb.12: Lunar New Year / 1st Day of Lunar New Year

Feb.12: Darwin Day {Birthday of Charles Darwin}

Feb.12: Red Hand Day – International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers

Feb.7-15:  International Week of Black Women in the Arts 2021 

Feb.1-28:  International Boost Self-Esteem Month

Feb.1-28:  International Friendship Month 

Feb.1-28:  International Month of Black Women in the Arts

Feb.1-28:  International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

Feb.12  USA: Chinese New Year 

Feb.12 USA: Anniversary of the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln {1809} 

Feb.12  USA: Paul Bunyan Day, in Maine

Feb.1-28  USA: African American History Month / National Black History Month 

Feb.12  USA: NAACP Day 

Feb.8-14  USA: Random Acts of Kindness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Boy Scout Anniversary Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Burn Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: National Crime Prevention Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: National Marriage Week USA 2021 

Feb.1-28  USA: American Heart Month 

Feb.1-28  USA: American History Month;  National Bird Feeding Month;  National Cancer Prevention Month;  National Care About Your Indoor Air Month;  National Cat Health Month;  Celebration of Chocolate Month;  National Cherry Month;  National Children’s Dental Health Month;  Creative Romance Month;  Declutter for a Cause Month;  Dog Training Education Month; National Embroidery Month;  Financial Aid Awareness Month;  National Fondue Month;  Free + Open Source Software Month;  Great American Pies Month;  National Haiku Writing Month;  National Heart Healthy Month;  Humpback Whale Awareness Month;  Library Lovers Month;  Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month;  National Mend a Broken Heart Month;  National Pet Dental Health Care Month;  Relationship Wellness Month;  Responsible Animal Guardian Month / Responsible Pet Owner Month;  Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month;  National Senior Independence Month;  Spay/Neuter Awareness Month;  Spiritual Teachers Month;  Spunky Old Broads Month;  National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month;  National Therapeutic Recreation Month;  National Time Management Month;  National Weddings Month;  National Wise Health Consumer Month;  National Women Inventors Month;  Youth Leadership Month  

Feb.12  Canada: Chinese New Year 

Feb.12  Canada: Sexual + Reproductive Health Awareness Day 

Feb.12  Canada: International Day of Women’s Health 

Feb.12-13  Australia: Chinese New Year 

Feb.12  China: Chinese New Year / Spring Festival 

Feb.12-15  Hong Kong: Chinese Lunar New Year 

Feb.12  India: Chinese New Year 

Feb.12  Indonesia: Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day 

Feb.12  Macau: Lunar New Year / 1st Day of Lunar New Year 

Feb.12  Mauritius: Chinese Spring Festival 

Feb.12  Mongolia: Tsagaan Sar / Mongolian New Year / Lunar New Year’s Day 

Feb.12  Myanmar: Union Day 

Feb.12  Philippines: Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day 

Feb.12-13  Singapore: Chinese Lunar New Year 

Feb.12  Singapore: Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day 

Feb.12  South Korea: Seol-nal / Korean New Year / Seollal 

Feb.12  Suriname: Chinese New Year 

Feb.12  Taiwan: Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day 

Feb.12  Tibet: Losar / Tibetan New Year 

Feb.12  Venezuela: Youth Day 

Feb.12  Vietnam: Tet Nguyen Dan / Vietnamese New Year 

Feb.12-17  Brazil: Carnival @ Rio de Janeiro 

Feb.12  Brazil: Carnival Friday 

Feb.12  Egypt: 39th Birthday of Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt   {1982}

Feb.12  France: Feast Day of Our Lady of Argenteuil {Roman Catholic} (France)

Feb.11-21  Germany: The Berlin International Film Festival 2021 @ Berlin 

Feb.12  Germany: Death of Princess Mechtilde Alexandra of Leiningen, aged 85 years old, on Feb. 12, 2021 @ Bamberg.  She was born on Jan. 2, 1936 @ Wurzburg, Germany, as the 5th child + 3rd daughter of 7 children of Prince Karl of Leiningen (1898-1946) & Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Princess of Leiningen (1907-1951), who married in 1925.  She had 6 siblings: Prince Emich Leiningen (1926-1991, m. Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg); Prince Karl Vladimir of Leiningen (1928-1990, m.  Pss Marie Louise of Bulgaria); Princess Kira-Melita of Leiningen Pss of Yugoslavia (1930-2005, m. Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia); Princess Margarita of Leiningen Pss of Hohenzollern (1932-1996, m. Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern); Prince Friedrich of Leiningen (1938-1998); & Prince Peter-Viktor of Leiningen (1942-1943). On Nov.25, 1961 she married Karl-Anton Bausher [an engineer, b. Aug. 26, 1931 @ Grafenwohr, son of Rudolf Scholl & Hedwig Fischer] @ Amorbach. They had 3 sons: Dr. Ulf Bauscher, Berthold Bausher & Johann Bauscher.

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Feb.12  Italy: 84th Birthday of Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Italy, Prince of Savoy, Prince of Naples   {1937}

Feb.12  Italy: 86th Birthday of Crown Princess Marina of Italy, Princess of Savoy, Princess of Naples   {1935}

Feb.12  Bhutan: Dangpa Losar / Bhutanese New Year 

Feb.12-13  Brunei: Chinese New Year 

Feb.12  Malaysia: Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day 

Feb.12  Thailand: Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day 

Feb.12  Thailand: K.Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) & Q.Suthida preside over a ceremony in honor of dead ancestors as part of Chinese New Year @ Villa Ambara (Amphorn Sathan Residence), the Dusit Royal Palace Complex [with attendance from: Noble Concubine/Mistress Sineenat Bilaskalayani & Pss Bajrakitiyabha]

Feb.12  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a visit to the winter shelter of the Salvation Army @ The Hague

Feb.12  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander attends UNSGAB +5’s informal virtual meeting of the former members of UNSGAB (an independent water + sanitation advisory council of the UN Secretary-General from 2004-2015)

Feb.12  Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde visits Jan Yperman Hospital @ Ypres

Feb.12  Belgium: K.Philippe participates in a telephone interview with Ms.Christine Mahy (Secretary General of the Walloon Network for the Fight Against Poverty)

Feb.12  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits Kruft car garage

Feb.12  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits the CarsTec company

Feb.12  Luxembourg: HGDss Stephanie visits the new exhibition “More Sweetly Play the Dance” by South African artisit William Kentridge @ MUDAM

Feb.8-14  UK: Student Volunteering Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  UK: Sign2Sing Week 2021

Feb.8-14  UK: National Apprenticeship Week 2021 

Feb.12  UK: Chinese New Year 

Feb.12  UK: Pss Eugenie of York & her baby son August Brooksbank leave Portland Hospital, London, accompanied by Jack Brooksbank

Feb.12  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with Mr. Filippo Grandi [UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)] @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.

Feb.12  Norway: The Norwegian Royal Court announces that K.Harald’s sick leave will be extended by 1 month until March 14

Feb.12  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with The Prime Minister 

Feb.12  Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo

Feb.12  Norway: 89th Birthday of Princess Astrid of Norway   {1932}

Feb.12  Norway: The Royal Court of Norway releases 2 new photos of Pss Astrid to mark her 89th Birthday


SATURDAY

Feb.1-28:  Month Dedicated to The Holy Family {Roman Catholic}

Feb.13: Saturday of Our Lady {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Feb.13: Feast Day of the Venerable Saint Martinian {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.13: Feast Day of Saint Simeon the Myrrh Exuder {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.12-14: Losar / Tibetan New Year {Buddhism}

Feb.13-22: Parentalia Festival – Commemoration of Ancestors {Ancient Rome}

Feb.13-15: Lupercalia {Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Roman Empire}

Feb.13: World Radio Day

Feb.13-20: World Irish Dancing Week

Feb.7-15:  International Week of Black Women in the Arts 2021 

Feb.1-28:  International Boost Self-Esteem Month

Feb.1-28:  International Friendship Month 

Feb.1-28:  International Month of Black Women in the Arts

Feb.1-28:  International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

Feb.13  USA: Galentine’s Day 

Feb.13-15  USA: President’s Day Weekend 2021 

Feb.1-28  USA: African American History Month / National Black History Month 

Feb.13  USA: National Internet Friends Day 

Feb.8-14  USA: Random Acts of Kindness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Boy Scout Anniversary Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Burn Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week 2021 

Feb.7-13  USA: National Crime Prevention Week 2021 

Feb.13-19  USA: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.13-20  USA: National Entrepreneurship Week 2021 

Feb.13-20  USA: National FFA Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: National Marriage Week USA 2021 

Feb.1-28  USA: American Heart Month 

Feb.1-28  USA: American History Month;  National Bird Feeding Month;  National Cancer Prevention Month;  National Care About Your Indoor Air Month;  National Cat Health Month;  Celebration of Chocolate Month;  National Cherry Month;  National Children’s Dental Health Month;  Creative Romance Month;  Declutter for a Cause Month;  Dog Training Education Month; National Embroidery Month;  Financial Aid Awareness Month;  National Fondue Month;  Free + Open Source Software Month;  Great American Pies Month;  National Haiku Writing Month;  National Heart Healthy Month;  Humpback Whale Awareness Month;  Library Lovers Month;  Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month;  National Mend a Broken Heart Month;  National Pet Dental Health Care Month;  Relationship Wellness Month;  Responsible Animal Guardian Month / Responsible Pet Owner Month;  Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month;  National Senior Independence Month;  Spay/Neuter Awareness Month;  Spiritual Teachers Month;  Spunky Old Broads Month;  National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month;  National Therapeutic Recreation Month;  National Time Management Month;  National Weddings Month;  National Wise Health Consumer Month;  National Women Inventors Month;  Youth Leadership Month  

Feb.12-13  Australia: Chinese New Year 

Feb.13-17  China: Spring Festival Golden Week 

Feb.12-15  Hong Kong: Chinese Lunar New Year 

Feb.13  Macau: 2nd Day of Lunar New Year 

Feb.13  Mongolia: 2nd Day of Lunar New Year 

Feb.13  Myanmar: Children’s Day 

Feb.13-17  Panama: Carnival 

Feb.12-13  Singapore: Chinese Lunar New Year 

Feb.13  South Korea: Seollal Holiday 

Feb.13-16  Taiwan: Chinese New Year Holiday 

Feb.13-16  Vietnam: Tet Holiday 

Feb.12-17  Brazil: Carnival @ Rio de Janeiro 

Feb.13  Brazil: Carnival Saturday 

Feb.11-21  Germany: The Berlin International Film Festival 2021 @ Berlin 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Feb.13  Russia/France: GD George Mikhailovich of Russia & Pr.Joachim Murat attend the burial ceremony of 126 Tsarist & Napoleonic soldiers who fell in action in 1812 during the Battle of Viazma @ Russia

Feb.12-13  Brunei: Chinese New Year 

Feb.13  Malaysia: 2nd Day of Chinese Lunar New Year 

Feb.13  Thailand: 2nd Day of Chinese Lunar New Year

Feb.13  Jordan: 65th Birthday of Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan   {1956}

Feb.8-14  UK: Student Volunteering Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  UK: Sign2Sing Week 2021

Feb.8-14  UK: National Apprenticeship Week 2021  

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.


SUNDAY

Feb.14-16: Shrovetide {Western Christianity}

Feb.14: Quinquagesima Sunday / Shrove Sunday {Western Christianity, Roman Catholic, Anglican}

Feb.14: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} (Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia + Herzegovina, Canada, Cayman Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad + Tobago, Ukraine, UK, USA, Vietnam)

Feb.1-28:  Month Dedicated to The Holy Family {Roman Catholic}

Feb.14: Feast Day of Saints Cyril + Methodius {Eastern Orthodox Christianity + Roman Catholic}

Feb.14: Sunday of the Canaanite {Greek Orthodox Christian}

Feb.14: Zacchaeus Sunday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.14: Feast Day of Saint Auxentios {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.14: Feast Day of Saint Maron of Syria {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Feb.14: Feast Day of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple {Armenian Apostolic Church}

Feb.12-14: Losar / Tibetan New Year {Buddhism}

Feb.13-22: Parentalia Festival – Commemoration of Ancestors {Ancient Rome}

Feb.13-15: Lupercalia {Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Roman Empire}

Feb.14: V-Day – Global Day to End Violence Against Women

Feb.14: International Book Giving Day

Feb.14: World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

Feb.13-20: World Irish Dancing Week

Feb.7-15:  International Week of Black Women in the Arts 2021 

Feb.1-28:  International Boost Self-Esteem Month

Feb.1-28:  International Friendship Month 

Feb.1-28:  International Month of Black Women in the Arts

Feb.1-28:  International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month 

Feb.14  USA: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  USA: Frederick Douglass Day 

Feb.14  USA: Statehood Day in Arizona 

Feb.14  USA: Statehood Day in Oregon 

Feb.13-15  USA: President’s Day Weekend 2021 

Feb.14  USA: League of Women Voters Day 

Feb.14  USA: National Organ Donor Day 

Feb.14  USA: No One Eats Alone Day 

Feb.14  USA: National Ferris Wheel Day

Feb.14  USA: Library Lovers Day 

Feb.1-28  USA: African American History Month / National Black History Month 

Feb.8-14  USA: Random Acts of Kindness Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week 2021 

Feb.13-19  USA: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.13-20  USA: National Entrepreneurship Week 2021 

Feb.13-20  USA: National FFA Week 2021 

Feb.14-21  USA: Alzheimer’s Disease + Dementia Staff Education Week 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: Celebration of Love Week 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: Children of Alcoholics Week 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: Freelance Writers Appreciation Week 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: Heart Failure Awareness Week 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: National Hero Week 2021 

Feb.7-14  USA: National Marriage Week USA 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: Love Teaching Week 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: National Pancake Week 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: National Salute to Veteran Patients 2021 

Feb.14-20  USA: National Secondhand Wardrobe Week 2021 

Feb.14-21  USA: Take Your Family to School Week 2021 

Feb.1-28  USA: American Heart Month 

Feb.1-28  USA: American History Month;  National Bird Feeding Month;  National Cancer Prevention Month;  National Care About Your Indoor Air Month;  National Cat Health Month;  Celebration of Chocolate Month;  National Cherry Month;  National Children’s Dental Health Month;  Creative Romance Month;  Declutter for a Cause Month;  Dog Training Education Month; National Embroidery Month;  Financial Aid Awareness Month;  National Fondue Month;  Free + Open Source Software Month;  Great American Pies Month;  National Haiku Writing Month;  National Heart Healthy Month;  Humpback Whale Awareness Month;  Library Lovers Month;  Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month;  National Mend a Broken Heart Month;  National Pet Dental Health Care Month;  Relationship Wellness Month;  Responsible Animal Guardian Month / Responsible Pet Owner Month;  Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month;  National Senior Independence Month;  Spay/Neuter Awareness Month;  Spiritual Teachers Month;  Spunky Old Broads Month;  National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month;  National Therapeutic Recreation Month;  National Time Management Month;  National Weddings Month;  National Wise Health Consumer Month;  National Women Inventors Month;  Youth Leadership Month  

Feb.14  Canada: Valentine’s Day 

Feb.14  Canada: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day 

Feb.14  Mexico: Valentine’s Day

Feb.14  Armenia: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} (Armenia)

Feb.14  Australia: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Bahamas: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Bangladesh: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Barbados: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Belarus: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Bermuda: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Bosnia + Herzegovina: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Cayman Islands: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Central African Republic: The 2nd Round of the 2021 Central African Republic Presidential & Parliamentary Elections 

Feb.13-17  China: Spring Festival Golden Week 

Feb.14  Democratic Republic of the Congo: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Czech Republic: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Finland: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Gibraltar: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Haiti: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.12-15  Hong Kong: Chinese Lunar New Year 

Feb.14  Hong Kong: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Iceland: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  India: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Jamaica: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14-16  Laos: Lao New Year Holiday 

Feb.14  Latvia: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Lebanon: Commemoration of the Assassination of PM Rafic Hariri 

Feb.14  Lithuania: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Macau: 3rd Day of Lunar New Year 

Feb.14  Moldova: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Mongolia: 3rd Day of Lunar New Year 

Feb.14  Mongolia: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  New Zealand: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Nigeria: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  North Macedonia: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.13-17  Panama: Carnival 

Feb.14  Panama: Carnival 

Feb.14  Poland: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Singapore: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  South Korea: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  South Sudan: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Sri Lanka: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.}

Feb.14  Switzerland: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.13-16  Taiwan: Chinese New Year Holiday 

Feb.14  Trinidad + Tobago: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Ukraine: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.13-16  Vietnam: Tet Holiday 

Feb.14  Vietnam: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Albania: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.12-17  Brazil: Carnival @ Rio de Janeiro  

Feb.14  Brazil: Carnival Sunday 

Feb.14  Georgia: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.11-21  Germany: The Berlin International Film Festival 2021 @ Berlin 

Feb.14  Germany: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Greece: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice

Feb.14  Portugal: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Russia: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Japan: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Malaysia: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Thailand: 3rd Day of Chinese Lunar New Year

Feb.14  Thailand: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Bahrain: 19th Accession Anniversary (as King) of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain   {2002}

Feb.14  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in a video call meeting with the heads of Jordan’s diplomatic missions abroad @ Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah]

Feb.14  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai attends the UAE Cabinet meeting @ Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi [with attendance from: Shkh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi]

Feb.14  Lesotho: K.Letsie III gives a televised speech regarding the coronavirus

Feb.14  Morocco: Wedding of Lalla Nouhaila Bouchentouf & Ali El Hajji @ the Royal Palace, Rabat (the bride is the daughter of Pss Llla Asma)

Feb.14  Vatican City: Pope Francis gives the Angelus prayer @ Saint Peter’s Square

Feb.14  Netherlands: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander shares a photo on his Instagram of him on bended knee in front of Q.Maxima, recreating his marriage proposal to her 20+ years ago (Jan. 19, 2001) in the same place, while ice skating on a frozen pond @ the grounds of Huis ten Bosch Palace

Feb.14  Netherlands: Pr.Floris & Pss Aimee share a photo of themselves together while ice skating on an outdoor frozen pond

Feb.14  Belgium: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Luxembourg: 40th Wedding Anniversary of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg  {1981} 

Feb.14  Luxembourg: The Grand Ducal Court releases new photo portraits of GD Henri & GDss Maria Teresa to celebrate their Emerald Wedding (40th) Anniversary

Feb.14  Liechtenstein: 76th Birthday of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein   {1945}

Feb.14  Liechtenstein: Pr.Hans-Adam II gives multiple interviews on the occasion of his 76th Birthday

Feb.8-14  UK: Student Volunteering Week 2021 

Feb.8-14  UK: Sign2Sing Week 2021

Feb.8-14  UK: National Apprenticeship Week 2021  

Feb.14  UK: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex announce via a photo on their Instagram page that they are expecting their 2nd child, due sometime in 2021

Feb.14  UK: 12th Engagement Anniversary of Lord Frederick Windsor & (Sophie) Lady Frederick Windsor   {2009}

Feb.14  Spain: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Sweden: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Feb.14  Norway: Carnival 

Feb.14  Norway: Mother’s Day 

Feb.14  Norway: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.

Feb.14-Mar.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave - extended until March 14, due to the ongoing rehabilitation following surgery on his leg/knee in January

Feb.14  Norway: CPss Mette-Marit participates in an episode of Else Kass Furuseth’s podcast

Feb.14  Denmark: Carnival 

Feb.14  Denmark: Saint Valentine’s Day / Feast Day of Saint Valentine, Priest + Martyr / Valentine’s Day {Roman Catholic, etc.} 

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