Day Guide for Tuesday February 17th 2015 What are the holidays on February 17th 2015?

This is our day guide for Tuesday February 17th 2015 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 17th 2015

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: Maha Shivaratree

According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.

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.

Libya: February 17th Revolution

The start of the Libyan Civil War on 17 February 2011.

Serbia: Sovereignty Day of Serbia 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

Not a Public Holiday

United Kingdom: Shrove Tuesday

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

Vietnam: Tet Holiday

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

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General Information for February 17th 2015
There are 10 public holidays today.
Day 48 of 2015
317 days left in 2015
Week 08 of the year
On this Day in History
1996 - 'NEAR' (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous), the first space probe designed to study an asteroid, blasted off from Cape Canaveral on its three-year mission. The £111m project was intended to travel 1.2 billion miles to reach the Eros-433 asteroid in 1999. From ten miles away it would measure the asteroid's form, mass and density.
1972 - Billie Joe, singer, guitarist and founding member of Green Day is born.
1874 - William Gladstone resigns as Prime Minister after his ruling Liberal Party lose the election.
1600 - Charged with heresy, the philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome.