Day Guide for Tuesday February 16th 2021 What are the holidays on February 16th 2021?

This is our day guide for Tuesday February 16th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on February 16th 2021

International: Shrove Tuesday

In Ireland and UK it is a popular custom to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Not a Public Holiday

International: Carnival Tuesday

Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent

International: Chinese New Year Holiday

The Chinese New Year marks the start of the lunar new year, which occurs sometime between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20. Also known as the Spring Festival, it is considered one of China’s most important celebrations, with each year being named after one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. Festivities include fireworks, parades, and performances. The holiday closes with a lantern festival.

Argentina: Carnival Tuesday

The Carnival is an annual festival in Argentina held on the days before Ash Wednesday.

Brazil: Carnival

Second day of Carnival. The streets of Rio de Janeiro erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period.

Regional

India (regional): Vasant Panchami

5th Day of Magha. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art and culture

Lithuania: Restoration of the State Day

The Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16th 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania

North Korea: Birth Day of Kim Jong Il

Kim Jong-il was born on February 16th 1941 and was the leader of North Korea, from 1994 until 2011

Serbia: Sovereignty Day Holiday

Second Day of holidays for Sovereignty Day of Serbia Holiday

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

Uganda: Archbishop Janani Luwum Day

A public holiday in honour of former Archbishop Janani Luwum who was killed in 1977

Vietnam: Tet Holiday

Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam

Observances on February 16th 2021

USA: National Almond Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Almond Day

USA: National do a Grouch a Favor Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National do a Grouch a Favor Day

USA: National Pancake Day – IHOP

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pancake Day – IHOP

United Kingdom: Pancake Tuesday

In Ireland and UK it is a popular custom to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.

International: Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras falls on the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.

International: Kyoto Protocol Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Kyoto Protocol Day.

International: National Buna Day

Celebrates a special traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony called the Buna ceremony.

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General Information for February 16th 2021
There are 13 public holidays today.
Day 47 of 2021
318 days left in 2021
Week 07 of the year
On this Day in History
1975 - Japanese singer Aikawa Nanase is born in Osaka on this day.
1956 - Indian physicist Meghnad Saha dies suddenly of a heart attack at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics.
1923 - Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Eyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.