At a Glance
February 22
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
National observance
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom in 1979.
Cultural observance
Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance: Founder's Day or "B.-P. day" (World Organization of the Scout Movement)
Cultural observance
Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance: World Thinking Day (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)
Religious observance
Feast of Baradates
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Émilie d'Oultremont
Religious observance
Feast of Eric Liddell (Episcopal Church (USA))
Religious observance
Feast of Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (Roman Catholic Church)
Italy
Religious observance
Feast of February 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Margaret of Cortona
Religious observance
Feast of Papias of Hierapolis
Observance
Crime Victims Day (Europe)
Observance
Founding Day (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
Observance
National Cat Day (Japan)
Japan
Observance
Washington's Birthday, federal holiday in the United States. A holiday on February 22 as well as the third Monday in February.
United States