February 15th 2022 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Christian feast day:
  • Blessed Michał Sopoćko
  • Claude de la Colombière
  • Faustinus and Jovita
  • Oswiu
  • Quinidius
  • Sigfrid of Sweden
  • Thomas Bray (Episcopal Church)
  • Walfrid
  • February 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Earliest day on which Family Day can fall, while February 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in February. (parts of Canada)
• Earliest day on which Washington's Birthday can fall, while February 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in February. (United States)
• International Duties Memorial Day (Russia, regional)
• John Frum Day (Vanuatu)
• Liberation Day (Afghanistan)
• National Flag of Canada Day (Canada)
• Parinirvana Day, also celebrated on February 8. (Mahayana Buddhism)
• Singles Awareness Day
• Statehood Day (Serbia)^[42]
• Susan B. Anthony Day (Florida, United States)
• The ENIAC Day (Philadelphia, United States)
• Total Defence Day (Singapore)

 

Observances (click on the day or week for details)

World Hippo Day

Annoy Squidward Day

Lantern Festival

National I Want Butterscotch Day

National Wisconsin Day

St. Skeletor's Day

Tourism Day

 

Fun Observances

Gumdrop Day

February 15 is Gumdrop Day. Celebrate this day by treating yourself to a bowlful of the colorful, chewy, and delicious candy.

This unofficial and fun holiday is also called National Gumdrop Day in the United States.

Bright Colored Candy

Gumdrops are brightly colored candy or sweets made of pectin or gelatin. The cone-shaped treats are typically covered in sugar and are usually fruit flavored.

Gumdrops that are flavored with artificial spices like cinnamon and mint are called spice drops.

Decoration for Cakes

Generally cone shaped, gumdrops are often used to decorate cakes and gingerbread houses during Christmas time.

Similar sweet tooth holidays are Gummi Worm Day and Candy Corn Day.

How to Celebrate?

• It’s easy to celebrate this day. Just get a bag full of delicious gumdrops and enjoy them to your heart's content.
• Try and make gumdrops in your own kitchen. Share them with your family and friends.

Did You Know…

…that the world gelatin comes from Latin gelat, which means to freeze?

 

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My young son declared, “When 
I grow up, I’m going to marry you, Mommy.”

“You can’t marry your own mother,” said his older sister.

“Then I’ll marry you.” “You can’t marry me either.”

He looked confused, so I explained, “You can’t marry someone in your own family.”

“You mean I have to marry a total stranger?!” he cried.

 

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We had just finished tucking our five kids into bed when three-year-old Billy began to wail. Turns out, he had accidentally swallowed a penny and was sure he was going to die.

Desperate to calm him, my husband palmed a penny that he had in his pocket and pretended to pull it from Billy’s ear.

Billy was delighted. In a flash, he snatched it from my husband’s hand, swallowed it, and demanded, “Do it again!”

 

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My sister is a know-it-all who bristles at anyone's well-intentioned advice. But when our older sister gave her several clever tips, she was impressed.

"I have to hand it to Pat," she told me.

"She really is smart. Not Jeopardy! smart; more Wheel of Fortune smart."

 

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