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What is celebrated on February 1?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to February 1. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2017
First observance

National Get Up Day

U.S. Figure Skating’s official magazine archive describes February 1, 2017 as the inaugural National Get Up Day.

2012
First observance

Digital Learning Day

All4Ed’s contemporaneous release calls February 1, 2012 the first-ever national Digital Learning Day.

1949
First observance

National Freedom Day

Truman Proclamation 2824 designates February 1, 1949 and each succeeding February 1 as National Freedom Day.

1941
Precursor

National Freedom Day

Congressional Record material describes Wright convening leaders in Philadelphia in 1941 to plan an annual February 1 observance.

1902
Institutional decision

Rizal Day

Act No. 345 states that it was enacted on 1 February 1902.

1902
Later action

Rizal Day

December 30 was designated a public holiday.

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8 observances

Each observance is shown once in this view, with its own source and scope details available on the guide page.

0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

These dates are shown only for the year or edition that has been confirmed.

7 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

8 have in-depth guides

These pages include reviewed meaning, history, activities, facts and FAQs.

Reviewed depth

Other in-depth guides on February 1

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Abolition of Slavery

1 February · Mauritius / statutory public holiday

Mauritius’s current Public Holidays Act lists the Day of commemoration of Abolition of Slavery on 1 February; government history and current commemorations connect the date with abolition i…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Conservatorship & Guardianship Abuse Awareness Day

1 February · United States / guardianship-reform awareness context

The American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging and National Center on Law and Elder Rights identify February 1 as Conservatorship & Guardianship Abuse Awareness Day and provide aw…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Day of Recognition and Tribute to the Victims of the Communist Regime

1 February · Bulgaria / national remembrance

Bulgaria’s State Gazette publishes Council of Ministers Decision No. 37 of 20 January 2011 declaring 1 February the Day of Gratitude and Respect for the Victims of the Communist Regime unde…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Federal Territory Day

1 February annually; 1 February 2026 verified · Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan

Bank Negara Malaysia lists Federal Territory Day Holiday on 1 February 2026; Tourism Malaysia describes it as the February 1 public holiday for Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Freedom Day

1 February · United States

36 U.S.C. §124 authorizes an annual presidential proclamation of February 1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate President Lincoln’s February 1, 1865 signing of the joint resolution propo…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Get Up Day

1 February annually in U.S. Figure Skating material · U.S. Figure Skating-founded resilience and perseverance campaign

U.S. Figure Skating states that it founded National Get Up Day and has celebrated it annually on 1 February, with the campaign centered on perseverance and getting back up after setbacks.

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Topics represented on February 1

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Civic, Remembrance & History 4Health, Wellness & Awareness 2Celebrations & Social 1Food, Drink & Hospitality 1
8 observances

All observances on this date

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Abolition of Slavery

1 February · Mauritius / statutory public holiday

Mauritius’s current Public Holidays Act lists the Day of commemoration of Abolition of Slavery on 1 February; government history and current commemorations connect the date with abolition i…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Conservatorship & Guardianship Abuse Awareness Day

1 February · United States / guardianship-reform awareness context

The American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging and National Center on Law and Elder Rights identify February 1 as Conservatorship & Guardianship Abuse Awareness Day and provide aw…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Day of Recognition and Tribute to the Victims of the Communist Regime

1 February · Bulgaria / national remembrance

Bulgaria’s State Gazette publishes Council of Ministers Decision No. 37 of 20 January 2011 declaring 1 February the Day of Gratitude and Respect for the Victims of the Communist Regime unde…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Federal Territory Day

1 February annually; 1 February 2026 verified · Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan

Bank Negara Malaysia lists Federal Territory Day Holiday on 1 February 2026; Tourism Malaysia describes it as the February 1 public holiday for Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Freedom Day

1 February · United States

36 U.S.C. §124 authorizes an annual presidential proclamation of February 1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate President Lincoln’s February 1, 1865 signing of the joint resolution propo…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Get Up Day

1 February annually in U.S. Figure Skating material · U.S. Figure Skating-founded resilience and perseverance campaign

U.S. Figure Skating states that it founded National Get Up Day and has celebrated it annually on 1 February, with the campaign centered on perseverance and getting back up after setbacks.

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

National Yorkshire Pudding Day (UK)

First Sunday in February · United Kingdom / informal food-culture observance celebrating Yorkshire pudding

Contemporaneous January–February 2008 reporting documents the first British Yorkshire Pudding Day on 3 February 2008, while Florence Sandeman’s reproduced first-person explanation identifie…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

World Aspergillosis Day

1 February · international aspergillosis awareness observance

National Aspergillosis Centre patient community / Aspergillus & Aspergillosis

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