February 2010
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 29 days in leap years, when the year number is divisible by four (except for years that are divisible by 100 and not by 400 in the Gregorian calendar). In common years the month has 28 days.
February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the old Roman calendar.
February's birthstone is the amethyst.
February's birth flower is the Viola (plant) and the Primrose..
Events in February
Library Lover's Month
Black History Month
National Bird Feeding Month
February 1
National Freedom Day
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week