Day Guide for Tuesday February 25th 2020 What are the holidays on February 25th 2020?

This is our day guide for Tuesday February 25th 2020 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 25th 2020

International: Shrove Tuesday

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

International: Mardi Gras

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

Argentina: Carnival Tuesday

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

Bhutan: Losar Holiday

Second day of public holidays to mark the lunar new year

Brazil: Carnival

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

Kuwait: National Day

Marks the day when Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ascended to the throne in 1950

Mongolia: Tsagaan Sar Holiday

Mongol New Year is celebrated over the first three days of the lunar year

Regional

Nigeria (regional): Public Holiday

Ondo. A public holiday for the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari

Philippines: People Power Revolution

The EDSA Revolution was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that began in 1983 and culminated in 1986

Suriname: Day of Liberation and Innovation

On February 25th 1980, a military coup overthrew President Arron's government

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

Observances on February 25th 2020

USA: National Chocolate Covered Nut Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Chocolate Covered Nut Day

USA: National Clam Chowder Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Clam Chowder Day

USA: World Spay Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Spay 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.

Georgia: Soviet Occupation Day

Soviet Occupation Day is a holiday in the country of Georgia, observed on 25 February, to commemorate the Red Army invasion in 1921.

USA: Let's All Eat Right Day

Let's All Eat Right Day on February 25th is a celebration of Adelle Davis's enduring influence on the world of nutrition.

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General Information for February 25th 2020
There are 12 public holidays today.
Day 56 of 2020
310 days left in 2020
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On this Day in History
2006 - Rioting breaks out in Dublin, Ireland, after counter-activists oppose a 'Love Ulster' march.
1943 - Famous for his role as the guitarist in The Beatles, yet always overshadowed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, George Harrison is born this day in Wavertree, Liverpool.