Sacred to Juno Februra

The month originally called Februarius had 28 days. In ca 450 B.C, this was changed to 23 or 24 every second year.  In 46 B.C, Julius Caesar changed this to 29 every fourth year, followed by 28. February derives from the word "februa". Called the cleansing month, February is sacred to Juno Februa, the Goddess of the Passion of Love. 

THE ANGEL OF FEBRUARY

BARCHIEL

The Arcangel Barchiel is the Angel of February. He is the Angel of Compassion. 

THE BIRTHSTONE OF FEBRUARY

AMETHYST

The purple gemstone Amethyst name comes from the Greek word "amethystos", which means "not drunken." Amethyst symolizes sobriety. According to legend, Dionysius, the God of Intoxication angered by a mortal, swore revenge over the next mortal he saw. Young and beautiful Amethyst walked right into his sight. To save her, Diana, Goddess of Moon and Hunt turned her into a statue of quartz. Dionysius wept tears of wine in remorse and thus the quartz turned purple.

THE BIRTH FLOWER OF FEBRUARY 
 PRIMROSE or VIOLET

Primroses or Herbaceous Perennials. Member of Primulaceae family. They bloom in spring with a cluster of bright colors.

Violets or Viola belongs to the family Violaceae. The genus has around 400-500 species. In ca 500 B.C, Violets were cultivated by Greeks. They were regarded as a symbol of fertility and love.

DAYS OF FEBRUARY
1st February
Birthday of Archduke Karl Joseph of Austria (1 February 1745 - 18 January 1761)
Name day in France for Ella

2nd February
Birthday of Nell Gwynne (2 February 1650 - 14 November 1687)

Festival of Ceres, Goddess of the Grain
Festival of Yemaya, Goddess of the Ocean

3rd February
Birthday of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort of England (3 February 1437 - 8 June 1492)
Nameday in France for Blaise

4th February
Birthday of Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria (4 February 1750 - 23 December 1762)
Nameday in France for Véronique

5th February
Nameday in France for Agathe

6th February
Birthday of Anne I, Queen of Great Britain (6 February 1665 - 1 August 1714)
Nameday in France for Gaston
 
7th February
Birthday of Matilda of England (7 February 1102 - 10 September 1167)
Name day in France for Eugénie
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8th February

Anne de Bretagne, Queen Consort of France (1477-1514) Crowned Queen in 1492, at La Basilique Cathédrale de Saint-Denis, in Saint-Denis

Name day in France for Jacqueline
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9nd February

1807 The Battle of Eylau

Birthday of Jan Verkolje (9 February 1650 - 8 May 1693)

Festival of Apollo, God of the Sun
Name day in France for Apolline

1801 The Treaty of Lunéville

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10th February
Birthday of Christine Marie de France, Duchess of Savoy (10 February 1606 - 27 December 1663)

11th February
Birthday Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England (11 February 1466 - 11 February 1503)

12th February
Birthday of Franz I, Emperor of Austria (12 February 1768 - 2 March 1835)
Jeanne Julie Louise Le Brun (12 February 1780 - 8 December 1819)
Anna Pavlova (12 February 1881 - 22 January 1931)
Death of Lady Jane Grey (1537 - 12 February 1554)

Festival of Diana, Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt

13th February
Birth of Mary of Burgundy (13 February 1457 - 27 March 1482)
Death of Katheryn Howard (1520 - 13 February 1542)
13th to 21st February

Parentalia and Lupercal, honoring spirits of Ancestors. Purification, festival of Peace and Love
Sacred to Goddess Mania and Goddess Vesta
Nameday in Norway for Svanhild and Svanaug
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14th. February
1797 The Battle of Cape St. Vincent
Birth of Lady Sarah Lennox (14 February 1745 - August 1826)

St. Valentins Day, named after the Christian missionary, Saint Valentine whom died on 14 February, while on a mission to convert peoples to Christianity
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15th. February
Birth of Louis XV, King of France and Navarre (15 February 1710 - 10 May 1774)

Februa, Roman Festival of Purification

16th February
Birth of Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (16 February 1786 - 23 June 1859)

17th February
 Birth of Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (17 February 1861 - 1 September 1922)

18th February
Birthday of Mary I, Queen of England (18 February 1516 - 17 November 1558)

Marie Champmeslé (18 February 1642 - 15 May 1698)

Tacita, festival of Tacita, Goddess of Silence

19th February

Birthday of Luigi Boccherini (19 February 1743 - 28 May 1805)

20th February
Birth of Eliza Courtney (20 February 1792 - 2 May 1859)
Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife (20 February 1867 - 4 January 1931) 
 
21st February
 Birthday of Catharina of Württemberg (21 February 1783 - 29 November 1835) 

22nd February
Birthday of George Washington (22 February 1732 - 14 December 1799) 

23rd February 

Birthday of George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 - 14 April 1759)

Sophie Charlotte of Bavaria, Duchess of Alençon (23 February 1847 - 4 May 1897)

Terminalia, festival of Terminus, the God of Boundary Stones and Markers.

24th February
Birthday of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (24 February 1500 - 21 September 1558) 

25th February
Birthday of Princess Pauline de Metternich (25 February 1836 - 28 September 1921)

Princess Alice of Battenberg (25 February 1885 - 5 December 1969)
 

26th February
Birthday of Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (26 February 1746 - 9 June 1804)

27th February

Equirria, festival of Mars, God of War and Agriculture.

28th February
Nameday in France for Romain.

29th February
Birthday of Alla Shelest (29 February 1919 - 7 December 1998)

ZODIAC SIGN OF FEBRUARY

AQUARIUS (21 JANUARY - 18 FEBRUARY)