FEBRUARY 18 SPECIAL EVENTS
February is the smallest month of the year with 28 days in it and considered as the month of spring. It is one of the loveable and beautiful months of the year. According to Romans, it is the month of purification and fertility and performed some unusual rituals during this month. They considered February as the last month of the year and performed rituals for removing evilness and enforcing goodness in it.
Let us go through today’s interesting events that have been celebrated all over the world. So rush up to today’s content which will upgrade you to understand about the present day specification.
National Battery Day – February 18
Everyone must know the importance of batteries in our day to day life. Batteries are the key elements in most of the electronic devices. It serves as the power source for the operation of these devices. It also serves as back up for various applications like telecommunication, electricity, and in electric vehicles.
This day is celebrated to make people aware about the importance of batteries in daily life. Batteries are suggested in order to reduce the green house gas emission and it gives a clean source which has been used for excessive applications like automotive industries, renewable energy systems, grid systems etc., It is not an astonishing thing even if our future will be battery technology.
The day is celebrated all about to recognize the necessity of batteries.
“National Battery Day is an occasion to honor the work of Battery Council International member companies whose products demonstrate how critical batteries are to society, and not just during a pandemic.”
Roger Miksad, Battery Council International (BCI)
February 18 – Introduce a girl to Engineering Day
Another essential importance of today is introducing a girl to engineering. As per the word, it is the day of introducing women in Engineering. Women can make a place well organized and proper. Since last decade women in Engineering is less in number because it was a male dominated area. This day is celebrated to encourage women to choose Engineering as a career path.
This day implies the importance of women in field work like repairing equipment’s in industries, solving real time problem, preparing solutions through the knowledge required and let them be the inspiration for the next generation. During this day some of the Engineering based organizations give awards and honors to students, teachers and various professionals related to Engineering based on the performance and contribution in their field.
Eat ice cream for breakfast Day: February 18
The next specification of today is Eat ice cream for breakfast day. Everyone is fond of eating ice cream at anytime. This day is celebrated for the brave life of a girl child named, Malia Grace who is a cancer patient. First of all it is celebrated by a group of close friends related to her, later it is celebrated worldwide for the children who are struggling with childhood cancer. It also tells the message of a brave life against cancer and gives a positive note about the existence of lives of people who battled against cancer.
The celebrations include inviting a community of people especially children for an ice cream breakfast. If it is not possible you can also visit a local nearest hospital and help any children suffering from cancer and gift them what they want or provide food items and games. You can also share your experienced life history and make them happy in this day.
Pluto Day: February 18
Pluto day is celebrated because of its discovery is found in this day of 1930. In our childhood days everybody has showed interests in solar system and studied about solar system. Now Pluto has been removed from the solar system because of its size. It is considered as dwarf planet. The discovery of Pluto was quite interesting. In 1840s, Uranus was considered as the last planet of solar system. Later on scientists and space researches found some oddities in the orbit of Uranus.
They believed that it is because of the neighboring planet. After many researches they found Neptune and Pluto as the part of solar system. In this day we have to look back at the history of the existence of the planet and its significance in solar system. An 11 year old girl Venetia Burney named the planet as Pluto as she has interests in classical mythology. Use #PlutoDay to post to social media.
February 18: Drink wine Day
A glass a day keeps the doctor away is a common word. Wine day is celebrated to have a good time with friends and family. People used to celebrate this day with lots of fun and have dinner with their loved ones and enjoy having a sip of wine in this day.
During this day they drink wine in order to feel relaxed, to get rid of the risk of heart problems, and to eat their favorite foods dancing in joy. They raise their hands with wine particularly to pay homage to their ancestors and wine makers. The right choice of wine will always be a memorable drink for the year. Use #NationalDrinkWineDay to post to social media.
Thus these special events pay attention in today’s calendar. Have a great dayJ.
Feb 18 is far better than Feb 14😅