February 7th 2022 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Christian Feast Day:
  • André Bessette (Canada)
  • Canute Lavard
  • Charles of Sezze
  • Felix and Januarius
  • Lucian of Antioch
  • Raymond of Penyafort
  • Synaxis of John the Forerunner & Baptist (Julian Calendar)
  • January 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Christmas (Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches using the Julian Calendar, Rastafari)
  • Christmas in Russia
  • Christmas in Ukraine
  • Remembrance Day of the Dead (Armenia)
• Distaff Day (medieval Europe)
• Earliest day on which Plough Monday can fall, while January 13 is the latest; celebrated on Monday after Epiphany (Europe).
• Nanakusa no sekku (Japan)
• Pioneer's Day (Liberia)
• Tricolour day or Festa del Tricolore (Italy)
• Victory from Genocide Day (Cambodia)

 

Observances (click on the day or week for details)

Play More Cards Day

Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbors Day

World Ballet Day

Independence Day Grenada

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Fettuccine Alfredo Day

National Periodic Table Day

National Sickie Day

Rose Day

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Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

Mon Feb 7th, 2022 - Fri Feb 11th, 2022

Feeding Tube Awareness Week

School Counseling Week

Pride In Foodservice Week

 

Fun Observances ( 2 )

e-Day

e-Day celebrates the mathematical constant e, which has a value of 2.7182818. It is celebrated on February 7 in countries that follow the month/day (m/d) date format. This is because the first two digits of the date - 2/7 - correspond to the first two digits of the constant.

People living in countries that follow the day/month (d/m) format celebrate it on January 27. The first three digits of this date - 27/1 - match up with the first three digits of e (2.71).

Euler’s Number

Also known Euler’s number, after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler, e is an irrational number that represents the idea that all continually growing systems are a scaled version of a common rate. It is mostly used in logarithms, exponential growth, and complex numbers. It is one of the most important numbers in mathematics, including 0, 1 and pi (π).

e is also sometimes called the Napier's Constant and is often incorrectly referred to Euler's Constant. Euler's Constant is denoted by lower case gamma (γ) and has a value of 0.57721.

Other e Days

Many European countries celebrate Euro Day, sometimes also called e Day. The day is observed on January 1 and celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the Euro, Europe's common currency in 2002. In New Zealand, eDay is a day where people can get rid of e-waste or old electronics such as computers and old appliances so they can be recycled rather than being placed in a landfill. Engineer’s Day is observed in Paducah, Kentucky on February 21, where many people participate in an egg drop contest, create edible cars, and tape people to walls.

Other Mathematical Holidays

The year is full of mathematical and scientific holidays. Some of these include: Yellow Pig Day, Mole Day, Fibonacci Day, Palindrome Day, and Pi-Day. Use our Date Pattern Calculator to find out other interesting calendar dates during the year.

How to Celebrate?

• Celebrate this fun mathematical holiday by learning more about Euler's number and its importance in mathematics and science.
• Eat foods that begin with e - make eggs, eggplant, or eclairs. Make eggnog as a before dinner refreshment or eggs benedict for breakfast.

Did You Know...

...that there is an island in northern Scotland called Eday?

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Send a Card to a Friend Day

February 7 is Send a Card to a Friend Day.

The unofficial holiday encourages people to send a card to a friend to let them know that they haven't been forgotten.

Stay Connected

While we all love our friends and would like to keep in touch with them all the time, daily life can sometimes make it hard to stay connected. If you are unable to keep up with the lives and times of your friends, then Send a Card to a Friend Day is the prefect excuse to take some time during the day to write a note to a dear friend to let them know you are thinking of them.

How to Celebrate?

• Celebrating this holiday is very simple. Take some time out of your busy day and write notes to your friends.
• Everyone loves a handwritten note, but if you can’t do that send them an e-card or even an email. No one will judge you as long as they hear from you.

Did You Know…

…that the earliest known greeting card is a Valentine’s Day card thought to have been sent sometime in the 1400s?

 

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My dog was my soul mate; we both took naps, we both skipped lunch, we both hated the vacuum...

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Comedian Daniel Tosh is no fan 
of the expression “The worst day 
of fishing is better than the 
best day at work.”

“I’ve watched The Deadliest 
Catch on Discovery,” 
he said.

“I’ve never once 
been at work, capsized in 
40-degree water, watched all my coworkers die, and been like, ‘Hey, at least we’re fishin’.’”

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It’s important to have a good vocabulary.

If I had known the difference between the words antidote and anecdote, one of my good friends would still be living.

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Some sad news from Australia … the inventor of the boomerang grenade died today. —Johnny Carson

 

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