Important Days in February 2023: International & National Days in February

Important Days in February:- February usually has 28 days, with 29 days in leap years. The 2nd month of the year has arrived. Important dates in February 2023 are marked to raise public awareness of the significance of holidays, days, etc. Certain events draw attention to problems such as disease, poverty, etc., educating people regarding their major and raising awareness.

Candidates can easily refer to the important days of February 2023 in India and abroad. This list of important dates in February 2023 with related themes is helpful for candidates preparing for competitive exams. Also, it will assist you spread  your general knowledge of historical events that have take placed worldwide also as themes shared as per current requires.

Important Days in February 2023

February has 28 days in common and 29 days in leap years. It is the 2nd month of the year. Major days and dates are celebrated to create awareness among the masses about the most of festivals, days, etc. Some events focus on disease, poverty, etc. which make people know about their significance and as well make awareness.

In government examinations such as SSC, banking, etc. The GK portion play a most role. Questions from this section are asked regarding different subjects. Sometimes questions come from most days and dates. Under, the list of major days and dates in This month is offered that will assist in the preparation for the competitive examination.

Important Days in February 2023 Overview

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February 2023: Important Days & Dates
Date	Events
1 February	Indian Coast Guard Day
2 February	World Wetlands Day
4 February	World Cancer Day
5 February to 13 February	Kala Ghoda Festival
6 February	International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 February to 12 February	International Development Week
8 February	Safer Internet Day
10 February	National Deworming Day
10 February	World Pulses Day
11 February	World Day of the Sick
11 February	International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 February	Darwin Day
12 February	Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
12 February	National Productivity Day
13 February	World Radio Day
13 February	Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary
14 February	Saint Valentine’s Day
18 February to 27 February	Taj Mahotsav
20 February	Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day
20 February	World Day of Social Justice
21 February	International Mother Language Day
22 February	World Thinking Day
24 February	Central Excise Day
27 February	World NGO Day
28 February	National Science Day
28 February	Rare Disease Day

 

Brief Detail List of Major Days, Events & Festivals in February 2023

Indian Coast Guard Day

On First February, the Indian Coast Guard marks its foundation day. This year, the Indian Coast Guard is honoring its 46th Raising Day.  Indian Coast Guard has played a major portrayal in securing the Indian Coasts & enforcing act within the Maritime Zones of India.

World Wetlands Day

Every year on 2nd February, World Wetlands Day is marked internationally. This day celebrates the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in Ramsar, Iran. It was 1st marked in 1997. World Wetlands Day 2020 theme is ‘Wetlands & biodiversity’.

RA Awareness Day

RA Awareness Day is Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day & is celebrating on 2 February to increase awareness for patients agonize from rheumatoid arthritis.

 

World Cancer Day

Every year on 4 February World Cancer Day is celebrating globally & is marked by WHO to aware people of the illness Cancer and how to cure it. The 2020 theme is ‘I Am and I Will’. As per WHO, the theme is an empowering call to action urging for personal commitment and acts for the authority of separate action taken now to crash the future.

National Day of Sri Lanka

On 4 February every year, Sri Lanka’s National Day is marked as Independence Day. Sri Lanka obtained freedom from British rule on 4 February 1948.

Surajkund Crafts Mela

Surajkund Crafts Mela is marked at Surajkund, District Faridabad, Haryana from 4 February to 20 February 2023. It is a honour of Indian folk traditions & cultural heritage. In this fair, the wealth & diversity of handicrafts, handlooms & cultural fabric of India are looked. It is one of the main popular fairs, associated every year in Surajkund, Haryana, Near Delhi, by Haryana Tourism Department to further handicrafts products.

Kala Ghoda Festival

Kala Ghoda Arts Festival will begins on 5 February 2023.  The festival presents lots of events that consider the rich history of art in Mumbai.

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is celebrating on 6 February to increase awareness & educate people regarding the result and issues that females struggled due to genital mutilation. The theme for 2021 is “No time for Global inaction, unite, fund, and act to end Female Genital Mutilation.”

International Development Week

International Development Week (IDW) is observing from 6 February to 12 February and this year celebrates the 30th anniversary of International Development Week in Canada. This day message regarding various roles and career tracks in the international development zone.

Safer Internet Day

This year, it is marked on 8 February. The day calls for all stakeholders to participates together to create the internet a safer and better place for all, mostly for children & young people.

National Deworming Day

It is celebrating on 10 February. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to create every kid worm-free in the country.

World Pulses Day

It is marked on 10 February to increase awareness about the nutritional & environmental welfare of pulses as part of sustainable food production.

 

World Day of the Sick

It is marked on 11 February. The day was mentioned by Pope John Paul II as a way for believers to offer prayers for those agonize from disease.

International Day of Women & Girls in Science

It is celebrating on 11 February to honor the character of ladies and girls in science, not only as beneficiaries but as well as agents of change. So, the day focuses on getting full and equal access to & participation in science for women & girls. Additionally, to get gender equality and empowerment of women & girls.

Darwin Day

12 February is marked every year as Darwin Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the father of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin in 1809. This day highlights Darwin’s distribution to evolutionary & plant science. In 2015, Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species has voted the most influential academic book in history.

Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday

12 February is observed as the birthday of the most famous president in United States history namely Abraham Lincoln. This day is as well famous as Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, Abraham Lincoln Day, or Lincoln Day.

National Productivity Day

It is as well marked on 12 February yearly to spread the productivity culture in India. It is observed by the National Productivity Council (NPC) with a theme.

World Radio Day

World Radio Day is marked on 13 February to raise awareness about the importance of Radio. In many nations, it is the primary source for offering information.

Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary

13th February is observed as the birth anniversary of the Nightingale of India i.e. Sarojini Naidu. She was born on 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad to scientist and philosopher Aghornath Chattopadhyay & Barada Sundari Devi. Sarojini was the 1st Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress & as well the 1st lady governor of an Indian state that is Governor of United Province which is now famous as Uttar Pradesh.

Saint Valentine’s Day

On 14 February every year, Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine is celebrated. Valentine’s Day is named after a Catholic priest named Saint Valentine who lived in Rome in the 3rd Century.

International Epilepsy Day

 Every year the 2nd Monday of February is celebrated as International Epilepsy Day, and this year it is marked on 14 February which coincides with Valentine’s Day. The day increase awareness and educates people regarding the true facts of epilepsy and the urgent need for improved treatment, better care, and greater investment in research.

Taj Mahotsav

On 18 February every year Taj Mahotsav or Taj Festival is observed at Agra revealing the rich cultural heritage of our country. This festival in 2023 will starts on 18 February and end till 27 February 2021. No suspense, the Taj Mahal acts for the magnificence of the Mughal era and shows the finest specimens of Indian craftsmanship.

Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day

Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day is marked on 20 February as on this day it got the status of the Union Territory and was named Arunachal Pradesh.

World Day of Social Justice

World Day of Social Justice is celebrated every year on 20 February to motivate people to see how social justice affects poverty eradication. The main aim of this day is to get full employment and support for social integration. This day tackle problem like poverty, exclusion, and unemployment.

International Mother Language Day

International Mother Language Day is celebrating yearly on 21 February worldwide to aware of the diversity of the language and its variety. This day encourage the awareness of language & cultural diversity all over the world. On 17 November 1999, it was 1st declaration by UNESCO.

World Thinking Day

World Thinking Day is as well famous as Thinking Day and is marked on 22 February yearly by Girl Scouts & Girl Guides across 150 nations.

Central Excise Day

Central Excise Day is marked in India on 24 every year to promote the employees of the excise department to carry out the central excise duty in a better way to stop corruption in the manufacturing business and to carry out the best possible exercise services in India.

World NGO Day

The day is dedicated to honoring, marking, and recognizing all non-governmental & non-profit associations, and as well the people behind them that distributes to society.

National Science Day

National Science Day is mark annually in India on 28 February to celebrate the discovery of the Raman Effect by the Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. He found the Raman Effect on 1928 and for this discovery, he was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physics subject in 1930.

Rare Disease Day

The day raises awareness and generates change for the people who are living with a rare illness, their families, and their careers.

Final Words

Thus, these are the National & International major Days & Dates of February month 2023 that may assist in the preparation of different competitive examinations. Thank You.

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