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Today, around the world

Friday, February 2. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.

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What the world marks

Track Groundhog Day gale of 1976-NE-2
Tim Armstrong (National Weather Service in Wilmington, NC), Track Groundhog Day gale of 1976-NE-2 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
United States · CanadaGroundhog DayA groundhog's shadow is read for six more weeks of winter.
Candlemas Day
Marianne Stokes, Candlemas Day · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
France · many countriesCandlemas (La Chandeleur)Forty days after Christmas; in France, crêpes are flipped holding a coin for luck.

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Firsts, not anniversaries

No firsts are recorded for this day yet.

The week ahead, around the world

The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.

Saturday, Feb 3Setsubun · Japan — Usually February 3: roasted beans are thrown to drive out bad luck, "Demons out, luck in."
Tuesday, Feb 6Waitangi Day · New Zealand — The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840.

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