Holidays 2021-02-28
Today's observances are about rare diseases, napping in public, repetitive strain injuries, a poem that's culturally important in Finland, the tooth fairy, decorating with flowers, chocolate souffle, and science: Floral De sign Day International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day Kalevala Day Nation al Chocolate Souffle Day National Science Day National Tooth Fairy Day Public Sleeping Day Rare Disease Day International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day and Rare Disease Day are celebrated on the last day of February, so around a quarter of the time they're held on Leap Day. The Kalevala is a poem of Finnish mythology and folklore that's a big deal to the Finnish people. There is a second National Tooth Fairy Day on August 22. National Science Day celebrates C. V. Raman's publication of his photon-scattering discoveries on this date in 1928. Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash