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Japan’s Emperor’s Birthday (天皇誕生日, Tennō Tanjōbi) on February 23 is a national public holiday marking the birthday of the reigning Emperor, currently Emperor Naruhito (b. 1960). The date is set to the birthday of each Emperor and was moved from December 23 to February 23 when Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1, 2019.

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Family Day - third Monday of February in most Canadian provinces, a regional statutory holiday for time with family

Family Day is a Canadian statutory holiday observed on the third Monday of February in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and British Columbia, and on related dates in other provinces. Honours family time, has no fixed federal status under Canada Holidays Act, and serves as the Canadian equivalent of American Presidents Day.

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Presidents Day - third Monday of February, federal holiday, and the Washington-Lincoln origins

Presidents Day on the third Monday of February is a US federal holiday honoring all US presidents, especially Washington and Lincoln. Originally Washingtons Birthday (1879); renamed colloquially to Presidents Day. One of 11 federal holidays under 5 U.S.C. 6103.

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Treaty of Waitangi Day - the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the founding document of New Zealand

Treaty of Waitangi Day is the national day of New Zealand, observed on February 6, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 between the British Crown and Māori chiefs. The treaty established British sovereignty over New Zealand and is considered the founding document of the country.

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