Day

February 28

4 holidays

Chocolate souffle risen above the rim of a white ramekin, steaming, with a spoon beside

Chocolate Souffle Day

Chocolate Souffle Day falls on February 28, and the thing that lifts a souffle is steam, which is also exactly why it collapses on the way to the table.

Sparse three-stem arrangement in a shallow dish beside a full bunch in a tall vase

Floral Design Day

Floral Design Day falls on February 28, and the assumption that locally grown flowers are always the greener choice turns out not to survive the arithmetic.

Person asleep upright on a commuter train with a bag on their lap and daylight past the window

Public Sleeping Day

Public Sleeping Day falls on February 28, and in Japan falling asleep at your desk can read as evidence of commitment rather than laziness.

Fairy light over a pillow beside a tiny jar holding a baby tooth and a coin

Tooth Fairy Day

Tooth Fairy Day falls on February 28 and celebrates the visitor who leaves coins for lost baby teeth, a custom with roots in older European traditions of paying for a child's first tooth.