Day Guide for Tuesday February 25th 2020

This is our day guide for Tuesday February 25th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 56 of 2020.

Holidays on February 25th 2020

International: Shrove Tuesday. In Ireland and UK it is a popular custom to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Not a Public Holiday
International: Mardi Gras. Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent
Argentina: Carnival Tuesday. The Carnival is an annual festival in Argentina held on the days before Ash Wednesday.
Bhutan: Losar Holiday. Second day of public holidays to mark the lunar new year
Brazil: Carnival. Second day of Carnival. The streets of Rio de Janeiro erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period.
Kuwait: National Day. Marks the day when Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ascended to the throne in 1950
Mongolia: Tsagaan Sar Holiday. Mongol New Year is celebrated over the first three days of the lunar year

Regional

Nigeria (regional): Public Holiday. Ondo. A public holiday for the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari
Philippines: People Power Revolution. The EDSA Revolution was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that began in 1983 and culminated in 1986
Suriname: Day of Liberation and Innovation. On February 25th 1980, a military coup overthrew President Arron's government

Not a Public Holiday

Trinidad and Tobago: Carnival Tuesday. Carnival takes place in Trinidad and Tobago on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday

Public sector only

USA (regional): Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras, the Tuesday before the start of Lent, came to North America as a French Catholic tradition

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Observances on February 25th 2020

  • USA: National Chocolate Covered Nut Day
  • USA: National Clam Chowder Day
  • USA: World Spay Day
  • USA: National Pancake Day – IHOP
  • United Kingdom: Pancake Tuesday
  • International: Mardi Gras
  • United Kingdom: World Spay Day
  • Georgia: Soviet Occupation Day
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Mardi Gras
  • USA: Let's All Eat Right Day

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