Daily Pledge, Bonfires and Quit Celebrations: Traditions born from the members
Considering February is the shortest month of the year, it sure does have a lot of holidays!
- Chinese New Year
- National Freedom Day
- Groundhog Day
- Valentine’s Day
- President’s Day
- Mardi Gras
- My birthday
- My son’s birthday
- Ash Wednesday
- Black History Month
- American Heart Month
- Chocolate Lover’s Month
- National Bird Feeding Month
- National Dental Month
Some fun facts about February:
- February is named after the purification ritual Februa, which was a sort of early Roman spring cleaning festival.
- In Old English, February was called Solmonath (Mud month) or Kale-monath (Kale or cabbage month).
- February frequently occurs in lists of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language.
- The Americans have trouble with the word February too – last year, a press release from the White House consistently spelt it as Feburary.
- Much Ado About Nothing is the only Shakespeare play that mentions February.
- Before Julius Caesar’s calendar reform of 45BC, February was the only month with an even number of days. All the rest had 29 or 31.
- February is the only month that can pass with no full moon. The last time this occurred was in 2018 and prior to that was 1999.
- In the USA, the largest American sporting event is held in February, the Super Bowl.
- The birthstone for February is amethyst. The birth flower is the violet or iris.
- The ancient Greeks believed that amethyst protected the wearer from drunkenness.
How to pledge:
Go to top of page and click the link for Latest Reply. Or you can go to the last page by clicking on the last page of the pagination links. Click on the Reply bubble and make your pledge to the person at the end and then offer your free hand to the next pledge. - You've made your pledge. Come back tomorrow and pledge again.
- Check out this handy quit calendar to calculate your DOF! EX Quit Calculator or check out My Quit Plan.
- As you go through your day you know that you have these two people with you and all of you are keeping each other strong. How cool is that!
Good morning PastTense I gladly accept your hand and pledge not to smoke today. Extending my hand to the next Exer pledging.
Happy Birthday. I'm a pisces also (Mar 5).
Barb
721 DOF
I'll happily take your hand Barb and pledge to remain Smokefree while EXtending my free hand to the next person in line.
Marilyn 2059 DOF
Wow there's lots of birthdays in March including my son and both grandsons plus a brother in law and a neice and now some of you my Ex family. 
