| Global Movie day (2nd Sat in Feb) |
History of Film (article from Encyclopedia Britannica) |
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History of Documentary Film (post from docsonline.tv) |
| Read aloud day (Feb 1) |
7 Ways Reading Out Loud Improves and Enriches Your Life (article from Voices) This article is targeted to voice actors, but it’s still relevant to anyone wanting to learn more about reading aloud. |
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Why You Should Read This Out Loud (article from BBC Future) |
| Groundhog day (Feb 2) |
History of the First Groundhog Day (article on History.com) |
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Groundhog.org, the official website of the famous Punxsutawney (goodness I hope I spelled that right) groundhog festival. You can even watch the festivities from your hometown! |
| Carrot Cake day (Feb 3) |
Here’s a carrot cake recipe from @bethntim |
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And another carrot cake recipe from @Immaculata |
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Here’s a vegan carrot cake recipe from Loving It Vegan |
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And a gluten-free carrot cake recipe from Well Plated by Erin |
| Homemade soup day (Feb 4) |
50 Soup Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes (article from Taste of Home with links to 50 recipes). Please note this website contains an auto-play video of a recipe. |
| Wear Red day (women’s heart disease prevention) (Feb 5) |
Heart disease in women: Understand symptoms and risk factors (article from Mayo Clinic) |
| World Wetlands day (Feb 5) |
World Wetlands Day website |
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Why Are Wetlands So Important? (article from conservation.org) |
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10 Things You Could Do To Help Our Wetlands (article from The Wetlands Centre) |
| Pay a compliment day (Feb 6) |
The Psychology of Compliments: A Nice Word Goes a Long Way (article from Psychology Today) |
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Here’s How to Pay a Sincere Compliment to Your Coworkers (article from Inc. magazine) |
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100 Positivity-Boosting Compliments (article from VeryWell Mind) |
| Periodic Table day (Feb 7) |
The Evolution of the Periodic System (article from Scientific American |
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How the periodic table went from a sketch to an enduring masterpiece |
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Crash Course video about the periodic table, 11 minutes long |
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The Periodic Table of Elements (article from Live Science) |
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Periodic Table Explained: An Introduction, video from Atomic Schools on YouTube, 14 minutes long |
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| Make a Friend day |
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| Chinese New year |
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| Kiss day |
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| International Book Giving day |
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| International Hippo day |
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| Cabbage day |
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| World Anthropology day |
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| International Tug of War |
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| Love your pet day |
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| International Mother Language day |
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| Single-Tasking day |
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| Banana bread day |
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| Tortilla Chip day |
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| Chilli day |
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| Tell a fairy tale day |
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| Retro Day |
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| Rare disease day |
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Resources & Ideas for February Daily Holidays