Day Guide for Monday February 20th 2023 What are the holidays on February 20th 2023?

This is our day guide for Monday February 20th 2023 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 20th 2023

International: President's Day

The original version of the holiday was in commemoration of George Washington's birthday.

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

International: Fasching

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

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

A provincial statutory holiday observed on the third Monday in February in most provinces

Regional

Canada (regional): Louis Riel Day

Honours Louis Riel, the Métis leader, who led a provisional government and led negotiations that paved the way for the province's entry into Confederation in 1870.

Regional

Canada (regional): Nova Scotia Heritage Day

The third Monday in February is a holiday in Nova Scotia to celebrate the heritage of the province

Gibraltar: Winter Midterm Bank Holiday

Originally known as Empire Day, this holiday marked Queen Victoria's birthday

Regional

India (regional): Mizoram State Day

On February 20th 1987, Mizoram became the 23rd state of India.

Regional

India (regional): Statehood Day

Arunachal Pradesh. Statehood Day commemorates the granting of statehood on February 20th 1987

Mongolia: Bituun Holiday

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

Puerto Rico: National Heroes' Day

This public holiday celebrates several key figures from Puerto Rico's history who all had their own public holiday until 2014.

Not a Public Holiday

Trinidad and Tobago: Carnival Monday

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

Observances on February 20th 2023

USA: National Cherry Pie Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cherry Pie Day

USA: National Love Your Pet Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Love Your Pet Day

United Nations: World Day of Social Justice  

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Day of Social Justice  

USA: National Muffin Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Muffin Day

Russia: Maslenitsa

An unofficial holiday, this is the Russian equivalent of Mardi Gras that takes place the week before Lent.

Germany: Fasching

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Fasching.

USA: Washington's Birthday

Washington's Birthday is an American federal holiday on the third Monday in February that began in 1796 to honor George Washington.

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General Information for February 20th 2023
There are 14 public holidays today.
Day 51 of 2023
314 days left in 2023
Week 08 of the year
On this Day in History
1962 - Astronaut, politician and pilot John Glenn becomes the first American in space when he pilots the Mercury capsule, better known as Friendship 7, around the Earth three times.
1935 - Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
1927 - Roy Cohn, the brutal lawyer who put the Rosenbergs in the electric chair, is born on this day. His life was just one of the world-shaping events elements mentioned in Billy Joel's song We Didn't Start the Fire.
1472 - James III of Scotland annexed Orkney and Shetland from Denmark–Norway.