What happened on February 1 ?
Holidays
Imbolc - the first day of Spring in Ireland (Irish Calendar), one of the eight solar holidays in the Wheel of the Year.
The start of Black History Month in the United States.
The start of LGBT History Month in the United Kingdom.
St. Brigid of Kildare - one of the three patron saints of Ireland, the others being St. Patrick and St. Columcille.
Blessed Reginald of Sint-Gillis
St. Veridiana
In Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the fictional character Willy Wonka gives an unprecedented tour of his chocolate factory on February 1 (year unspecified).
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