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What is celebrated on February 14?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to February 14. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2021

First observance

National Black Literacy Day

Agate Publishing described the 2021 event as the first-ever Black Literacy Day and invited participation on February 14.

2019

Institutional decision

James Leonard Tagle Gordon Day

The Senate Legislative Reference record gives 14 February 2019 as the approval date of Republic Act No. 11217.

2012

First observance

Have a Heart Day

The Caring Society timeline records Have a Heart Day on February 14, 2012, and its current page says the event has been celebrated each year since 2012.

2003

First observance

World Sound Healing Day

The organizer describes 2026 as the 24th annual World Sound Healing Day, consistent with an annual series beginning on February 14, 2003.

2000

Later action

Childhelp National Day of Hope

The House passed a concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideas of a Day of Hope initiated by Childhelp USA.

1969

Precursor

National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day

The EOD Memorial tradition predates the 2010 House recognition and remains central to the first-Saturday-in-May observance.

1920

Institutional decision

League of Women Voters founding anniversary

League history identifies February 14, 1920 as the formal founding date.

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15 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.

6 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

15 have in-depth guides

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

Reviewed depth

Other in-depth guides on February 14

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Arizona Statehood Day

14 February; Arizona admitted as a state in 1912 · Arizona, United States / statehood anniversary

The State of Arizona Research Library’s Arizona Memory Project identifies February 14, 1912 as Arizona Statehood Day and records Arizona becoming the 48th state that day. This guide treats…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

14 February · New Hampshire statutory annual proclamation / wider CHD awareness usage

New Hampshire law directs the governor to proclaim February 14 each year as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day; HeartKids Australia also uses February 14 as CHD Awareness Day.

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Global Movie Day

Second Saturday of February annually · Global / Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences initiative

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences states that it established Global Movie Day, that the inaugural observance was in 2020, and that it is held on the second Saturday of Februar…

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Have a Heart Day

14 February annually; organizer events may be held on nearby dates · First Nations Child & Family Caring Society child-rights and equity campaign in Canada

The First Nations Child & Family Caring Society states that Have a Heart Day has been marked each year on 14 February since 2012 to support equitable opportunities for First Nations childre…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

International Book Giving Day

14 February annually · International Book Giving Day / volunteer literacy initiative

The Children’s Book Council describes International Book Giving Day as a volunteer initiative that takes place each year on 14 February.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

League of Women Voters founding anniversary

14 February · United States / League of Women Voters organizational founding anniversary

League of Women Voters first-party history establishes Carrie Chapman Catt’s 1919 proposal and formal organization of the national League in Chicago on 14 February 1920. The organization co…

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15 observances

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Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Arizona Statehood Day

14 February; Arizona admitted as a state in 1912 · Arizona, United States / statehood anniversary

The State of Arizona Research Library’s Arizona Memory Project identifies February 14, 1912 as Arizona Statehood Day and records Arizona becoming the 48th state that day. This guide treats…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

14 February · New Hampshire statutory annual proclamation / wider CHD awareness usage

New Hampshire law directs the governor to proclaim February 14 each year as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day; HeartKids Australia also uses February 14 as CHD Awareness Day.

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

Global Movie Day

Second Saturday of February annually · Global / Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences initiative

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences states that it established Global Movie Day, that the inaugural observance was in 2020, and that it is held on the second Saturday of Februar…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Have a Heart Day

14 February annually; organizer events may be held on nearby dates · First Nations Child & Family Caring Society child-rights and equity campaign in Canada

The First Nations Child & Family Caring Society states that Have a Heart Day has been marked each year on 14 February since 2012 to support equitable opportunities for First Nations childre…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

International Book Giving Day

14 February annually · International Book Giving Day / volunteer literacy initiative

The Children’s Book Council describes International Book Giving Day as a volunteer initiative that takes place each year on 14 February.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

League of Women Voters founding anniversary

14 February · United States / League of Women Voters organizational founding anniversary

League of Women Voters first-party history establishes Carrie Chapman Catt’s 1919 proposal and formal organization of the national League in Chicago on 14 February 1920. The organization co…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Library Lovers’ Day

14 February each year · Australian Library and Information Association / library-sector campaign

ALIA verifies February 14 annually, inception in 2006 by the State Library of New South Wales and current ALIA promotion/support with local library adaptation.

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National Black Literacy Day

14 February · United States / Semicolon Bookstore-created literacy-awareness observance

National Day Archives states that Semicolon Bookstore created National Black Literacy Day in February 2021 and that it takes place on February 14 each calendar year.

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National Condom Day

14 February · Australia / sexual-health awareness observance; also historically promoted by sexual-health organizations elsewhere

SHINE SA, Australian Government health material and contemporaneous Australian reporting support February 14 as a recurring National Condom Day awareness date. The reviewed evidence does no…

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National Donor Day

14 February · United States / organ, eye and tissue donation awareness

Donate Life America lists National Donor Day on February 14 among its national observances and celebrations.

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Pet Theft Awareness Day

14 February · United States / animal-welfare awareness with roots in Last Chance for Animals

Last Chance for Animals directly states that it created National Pet Theft Awareness Day in 1988 and observes it annually on February 14; Los Angeles City Council records later 2005 local e…

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14 February in the cited Vatican calendar · Catholic liturgical memorial on February 14 in the cited Vatican calendar; other Christian and national calendars use other dates and identities, including Bulgaria’s separate May 24 observance

Vatican City State’s current saint-of-the-day material marks Saints Cyril and Methodius on February 14. John Paul II’s 1980 apostolic letter Egregiae Virtutis records that Leo XIII introduc…

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Valentine’s Day

14 February · Widely observed cultural/romantic holiday; U.S. historical context

The Library of Congress identifies February 14 as Valentine’s Day and documents its long history of cards, friendship and romantic traditions in the United States.

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World Bonobo Day

14 February · global bonobo awareness and conservation observance

Friends of Bonobos documents Ashley Stone/The Bonobo Project as the origin force behind World Bonobo Day, the 2021 merger into Friends of Bonobos, February 14 recurrence and continuing camp…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

World Sound Healing Day

14 February · organizer-led sound, meditation and wellness observance

World Sound Healing Day / Healing Sounds material identifies February 14, Jonathan Goldman / Healing Sounds as creator/facilitator and a 2003 start by annual-edition chronology; WHO guidanc…

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