{"id":34193,"date":"2023-02-01T12:54:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T17:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/?p=34193"},"modified":"2023-02-01T12:54:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T17:54:27","slug":"february-observances-and-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/2023\/02\/february-observances-and-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"February Observances and Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Department of Health Sciences is pleased to recognize the following observances and celebrations for the month of February:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Black History Month<\/h2>\n<p><b>February 1 &#8211; March 1, 2023\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each February, Black History Month serves as a celebration and shines a light on Black history. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorymonth.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn more about the history of Black History Month. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)<\/h2>\n<p><b>February 18, 2023\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Honoring Shiva, one of the Hindu deities. Common traditions include fasting, meditating, singing and all-night worshipping.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Ramakrishna (Hindu)<\/h2>\n<p><b>February 20-22, 2023\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Honoring the birth of Ramakrishna, a Hindu mystic and saint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Ash Wednesday (Christian)<\/h2>\n<p><b>February 22, 2023\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Signifying the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period leading up to Easter, during which many Christians give up some of their common pleasures. Common traditions include wearing a cross of ashes on one\u2019s forehead and attending church service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Clean Monday (Eastern Orthodox)<\/h2>\n<p><b>February 27, 2023\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Signifying the first day of Great Lent, the name refers to the leaving behind of sinful attitudes and non-fasting foods. The week following this holy day is often referred to as \u201cClean Week\u201d and common practices include going to confession and consumption of shellfish and other fasting foods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNC-Chapel Hill provides a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.unc.edu\/holy-days-observances\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">calendar of Holy Days and Observances<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as a resource for education and accommodation. 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