February 2009

Holidays for February 16, 2009

Today’s holidays include:

Presidents Day – United States (3rd Monday in February)

Louis Riel Day – Manitoba, Canada (3rd Monday in February)

Independence Day – Lithuania (every February 16)

Kim Jong Il’s Birthday – North Korea (every February 16)

Family Day – Alberta, Saskatchewan, & Ontario, Canada (3rd Monday in February)

February 14

Love and peace dude

Valentine #1:

Valentinus was born in Africa around 100 AD. He was schooled in Alexandria, and was taught by a disciple of St. Paul named Theodas.

Valentinus was a Gnostic Christian who taught that God could not be known directly and was neither masculine nor feminine but a combination of [...]