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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › February_2February 2 - Wikipedia

    February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 332 days remain until the end of the year (333 in leap years ). Events. Pre-1600. 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric ( Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum ), a collection of "Roman law".

  2. Candlemas, Christian festival on February 2 commemorating the occasion when the Virgin Mary, in obedience to Jewish law, went to the Temple in Jerusalem both to be purified 40 days after the birth of her son, Jesus, and to present him to God as her firstborn (Luke 2:22–38).

  3. May 11, 2024 · Groundhog Day, in the United States and Canada, day (February 2) on which the emergence of the groundhog from its burrow is said to foretell the weather for the following six weeks. In the United States the most popular event occurs in Pennsylvania and centers on a groundhog designated Punxsutawney Phil.