February 2025: Dates & Events

At intec, we love to celebrate our differences and promote equality & diversity. Every month we compile a list of all the special dates & events from all different religions and faiths around the world, so you can learn more about other cultures and what's improtant to them.

February is

LGBT History Month

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans History Month celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. Anyone can get involved, regardless of sexuality or gender identity.

The Rainbow Flag is a worldwide symbol of LGBT equality.

UK National Heart Month

The British Heart Foundation's annual campaign to increase awareness of heart and circulatory disease. A great opportunity to talk with everyone about healthy eating and exercise.

Raynaud’s Awareness Month

Raynaud’s Phenomenon is a condition thought to affect up to ten million people in the UK and it can be incredibly painful.  With Raynaud’s, the small blood vessels in the extremities are over-sensitive to changes in temperature, which can cause a Raynaud’s attack.

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1st February

Dignity Action Day

Gives everyone the opportunity to contribute to upholding people's rights to dignity and provide a truly memorable day for people receiving care. This day aims to ensure people who use care services are treated as individuals and are given choice, control and a sense of purpose in their daily lives.

World Hijab Day

World Hijab Day, founded by Nazma Khan in 2013, takes place every year on February 1st in more than 140 different countries around the world. With the aim of spreading awareness about the meaning of hijab as well as exploring the reasons why so many Muslim women choose to wear the physical hijab, World Hijab Day has become a global phenomenon.

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4th February

World Cancer Day

A global observance that helps raise people’s awareness of cancer and how to prevent, detect or treat it.

Did you know Cancer is considered a disability under The Equality Act 2010?

You can find more information at: www.worldcancerday.org

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6th  February

National Time to Talk Day

A day that brings the nation together to get talking and break the silence around mental health problems. Mental health problems affect one in four of us, yet people are still afraid to talk about it. For people with mental health problems not being able to talk about it can be one of the worst parts of the illness. So by getting people talking about mental health, we can break down stereotypes, improve relationships, aid recovery and take the stigma out of something that affects us all

As a result of the day, people have felt able to share their experiences without shame for the first time and have started supporting those around them. After that first conversation, people feel more comfortable talking about mental health and more likely to talk about it again – that one chat can have a huge impact.

International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is a United Nations-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on February 6 as part of the UN's efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.

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3rd – 9th February

UK race equality week

Race Equality Week is a UK-wide initiative uniting thousands of organisations and individuals to address race equality barriers in the workplace. The events of 2020, including the Black Lives Matter movement and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minority communities, has heightened public consciousness of race inequality.

Children’s mental health week

Children's Mental Health Week is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about children and young people's mental health. This important event is a brilliant opportunity to open a discussion about mental health and wellbeing with children and young people.

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11th February 

Safer Internet Day

From cyberbullying to social networking, each year Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and chooses a topic reflecting current concerns.

International day of women and girls in science

The United Nations have proclaimed February 11 the International Day of Women and Girls in Science aiming to ensure full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.

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12th February

Red hand day for child soldiers

Red Hand Day is observed annually on February 12 as a call-to-action event to bring an end to child soldiers, also known as ‘International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers.’ Pleas are made to the government and political leaders and events are staged to end the use of children as soldiers and bring them home. The Red Hand Campaign is an international-level movement in which children and adults paint their hands red and call upon political leaders to end the use of children as soldiers.

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15th February

International childhood cancer day

International Childhood Cancer Day is celebrated annually on 15 February to raise awareness and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, survivors and their families. Each year, more than 150,000 children are diagnosed with cancer – a disease that touches all regions of the world and impacts countless families and communities.

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17th February

World human spirit day

World Human Spirit Day is observed annually on February 17 as a day to encourage mindfulness through meditation; to get us to form the habit of constant reflection as a way to feel content in our pressure-filled society. According to Daniel Helminiak, it’s “a respected philosopher in the space of spirituality, the spirit is the mental function of awareness, insight, understanding, judgment, and other reasoning.” In Christianity, it is emphasised that the human spirit is the real person; the essential part of our existence. World Human Spirit Day aims to help strengthen the connection to our spiritual self as a way to stay grounded even amid societal pressure.

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20th February

World Day of Social Justice

Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants. We advance social justice when we remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability.

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21st February

International Mother Language Day

This Day is observed every year to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was created to promote the dissemination of mother tongues and a fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.