Day Guide for Monday February 8th 2016 What are the holidays on February 8th 2016?

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Holidays on February 8th 2016

International: Chinese New Year

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.

International: Carnival Monday

The Carnival is an annual festival held in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the days before Ash Wednesday

Argentina: Carnival Monday

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

Brazil: Carnival

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

Regional

Canada (regional): Family Day

British Columbia only. The date of the second Monday in February was chosen through an online poll arranged by the provincial government

Not a Public Holiday

Germany: Fasching

Carnivals are held in some German cities to celebrate and party before the start of Lent

Grenada: Independence Day Holiday (in lieu)

Celebrates Independence from the United Kingdom on 7 February 1974

New Zealand: Waitangi Day

Commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi - New Zealand' s founding document

Slovenia: Prešeren Day

Commemorates the death of France Prešeren (1800 - 1849), a Slovene poet who is regarded as the greatest Slovene classical author

South Korea: Korean New Year Holiday

Known as Seollal, Korean New Year is the first day of the lunar Korean calendar. It is the most important of the traditional Korean holidays

Not a Public Holiday

Trinidad and Tobago: Carnival Monday

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

Vietnam: Tet Nguyen Dan

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

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General Information for February 8th 2016
There are 12 public holidays today.
Day 39 of 2016
327 days left in 2016
Week 06 of the year
On this Day in History
1974 - After 84 days in space, the crew of the first American space station Skylab return to Earth.
1952 - Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the UK.
1932 - American composer John Williams is born. His theme for Star Wars has become a standard for school bands across the globe.
1886 - Widespread rioting and looting takes place in Pall Mall, Piccadilly, and Oxford Street after a demonstration by the unemployed in Trafalgar Square. During the following days the general unrest caused shops to be boarded up and barricades to be erected in the streets.