Important Days in February 2022, National & International Days & Dates

The second month of the year has started consisting many important days. February is a month with 28 days and 29 days in a leap year. Candidates who all are preparing for the government examination must note down all the important days which might be asked in the examination. Today, in this article we will be discussing all the important national and international days  of February 2022 and their significance.

Important days in February 2022

All the important days which will come in the month of February are listed in the table below. Candidates are advised to check and note down all these important days of February month from  below.

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 (second day of the second week of February)

10 February     National DeWorming 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 Scout Day

24 February     Central Excise Day

27 February     World NGO Day

28 February     National Science Day

28 February     Rare Disease Day

Important day in February 2022: Significance

1st February 2022- Indian Coast Guard Day

The Indian Coast Guard day is celebrated on 1st February 2022. This year, the day is celebrated as the 46th Raising day of the Indian Coast Guard.The Indian coast Guard has played a very significant role in securing the Indian Coast.

2nd February 2022 – World Wetlands Day

The World wetlands day is observed every year on 2nd February 2022. The day is celebrated globally to mark the date of adoption of the convention on the wetlands on 2nd February 1971.

2nd February 2022- RA Awareness Day

RA Day also known as Rheumatoid Arthritis day is every year observed on 2nd February. The day is marked to spread awareness for the patients who are suffering this disease.

4th February 2022- World Cancer Day

The World Cancer Day is celebrated by the WHO and marked globally. The day aims to spread the awareness amongst the people about the Cancer.

4th February 2022- National day of Sri Lanka

The national day of Sri Lanka is celebrated as the Independence Day in the Sri Lanka. On this day, the country got it’s independence from the British rule.

5th February 2022 to 13th February 2022- Kala Ghoda Festival

The Kala Ghoda Festival is celebrated every year from 5th February. The festival is celebrated in the Mumbai city and showcase the history of Mumbai.

6th February 2022- International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is marked and observed every year on 6th February 2022. The day aims in spreading the consequences and problems faced by the women due to genital mutilation.

6th February to 12th February 2022- International Development Week

The International Development Week is celebrated from 6th to 12th February every year. The day provide the information related to the international development sector.

10th February 2022- National De-Worming Day

The national De-Worming day is every year celebrated on 10th February. The day is marked as the national De-Worming day tin order to make every child and women free in the country. This initiative is led by the ministry of health and family welfare.

11 February 2022- World Day of the Sick

The world day of the sick is introduced by the Pope John Paul. He believes in the praying for the people who are sick and this this day is observed globally as the World day of sick.

11th February 2022- International Day of Women and Girl in Science 

The International Day of Women and Girl in Science is observed every year globally on 11th February. The aim to mark this day is to recognize the importance of women and girls in science

12th February 2022- Darwin Day

The Darwin day is celebrated on 12th February to mark the birth anniversary of the father of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin who was born in 1809.

12th February 2022- Abrahem Lincoln’s birthday

On 12th February 1809, Abrahem Lincoln was born. He was the 16th president of the United States who protected his union. This day is also known as the Lincoln’s day.

12th February 2022– National Productivity day

The national productivity day is observed every year on 12th February across the nation. The day is celebrated by the National Productivity Council (NPC).

13th February 2022– World Radio Day

The world radio day is observed globally on 13th February to mark the importance of the radio

13th February 2022– Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary

The Nightingale of India ie Sarojini Naidu was born on 13th February 1879 in Hyderabad. She was the first women president of the Indian National Congress.

14th February 2022– Saint Valentine’s Day

Saint Valentine’s Day or Feast of Saint Valentine is observed every year on 14th February.

20th February 2022 – Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day

Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day is every year celebrated on 20 February. On 20th February, Arunachal Pradesh owned the status of Union Territory and named Arunachal Pradesh.

20th February 2022 – World Day of Justice

World Day of Social Justice is observed every year on 20 February. The day aims to encourage the people to view how social justice affects poverty eradication.

21st February 2022 – International Mother Language Day

Every year on 21st February International Mother Language Day is celebrated globally and on 17 November, 1999, the day was firstly declared by UNESCO. This day promotes the awareness of language and cultural diversity across the world.

22nd February 2022- World Scout Day

22 February every year World Scout Day is celebrated to mark the birthday of Lord Baden-Powell, the pioneer of Scouting.

24th February 2022– Central Excise Day

The Central Excise Day is observed every year on 24 February. The day aims to encourage the employees of the excise department to carry out the central excise duty in a better way in order to prevent corruption in the country.

27 February 2022- World NGO Day

The world NGO day is celebrated internationally in recognising, and honouring all the non-governmental and non-profit organisations.

28th February 2022 – National Science Day

The National Science Day is celebrated every year in India on 28 February. The day is celebrated to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by the Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman who was also honoured by the Nobel Prize in Physics subject in 1930.

28th February 2022 – Rare Disease Day

The Rare Disease day raises awareness for the people who are living with a rare disease, their families, and their carers