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| February 2 Imbolc Paganism Imbolc honours the goddess Brigid. Its name refers to the flow of ewesí milk that heralds the return of spring. 3 Setsubun Shinto People traditionally scatter beans at home and in their temples to ward off evil and bring happiness. 5 Shrove Tuesday Christianity The day of preparation for Lent, traditionally marked by eating pancakes. 6 Lent Christianity The forty days (excluding Sundays) after Ash Wednesday until the day before Easter Sunday. This period is observed as a period of penance and fasting, and commemorates Jesus Christ’s forty days of fasting in the wilderness. 6 Ash Wednesday Christianity The first day of Lent. Many Christians receive a cross of ash on their foreheads in church services on this day as a symbol of mortality and penance. 7 Yuan Tan Taoism Chinese New Year. 2008 is the Year of the Rat. 8 Parinirvana Buddhism Buddhist celebration to mark the final passing of the Buddha. Some Buddhists celebrate this event on 8 February. 11 Saraswati Pooja Hinduism A celebration in honour of the Goddess of Education. 21 Teng Chieh Taoism Falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and marks the first full moon of the year with the Lantern Festival. 25 March Ayyám-i-Há Bahá’í Days of hospitality and charity that precede the Bahá’í period of fasting. |
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