#serbia x russia

[glitchy-meowy]

RusSerb art I did like a year ago and am finally posting here lol

[mommysmistake]

On everyone's soul we're leaving Russia x Serbia in 2024

[eccentrickleptomaniac]

do you have a ship list? just wondering if you have any ships

i don't ship much personally, but i'll give the few that i like

italpol & polukr r both great

russiaser is funny as fuck i love it

i only ship fruk if brexit was the divorce

and not really ship but i think communist mongolia and the ussr being queer platonic partners is cool.

[parfaitblogs]

present enough for me ❀ s. reid x reader

in which you're decorating your apartment with your boyfriend, you're all too clumsy, and really, who makes glass baubles these days? 

pairing: spencer reid x fem!reader genre: fluff tags: established relationship. decorating a christmas tree. mentions of blood. joking about murder and prison (it makes sense i promise). puts up with your shit!spencer reid.  word count: >1k a/n: short n sweet little thingy to keep us going this holiday season ♡

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Everything had happened so fast. 

One minute, you were hanging a bauble on the tree, Spencer's ever so familiar voice reverberating around the room as he recites information you had to applaud him for knowing. 

Facts like, "Did you know Germans celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve? Because technically, Jesus was born on the night of the 24th. It's like this for a lot of European countries, actually." And, "Orthodox Christmas is on January 7, because Orthodox centric countries like Serbia, Belarus and Russia follow the Julian calendar, instead of the Gregorian one we do."

And, unfortunately, Spencer Reid's info-dumping is not annoying, but attractive to you. You oftentimes find yourself keenly listening in as he rattles off facts about things you'll probably never understand to the extent he does. Though, he does love over explaining just so you can comprehend some part of it. 

It had, evidently, led to you becoming a bit too distracted by your boyfriend halfway across the living room, adorning the television with tinsel, and resulted in your hand slipping as it slid a bauble onto the faux snow tree branch. It had fallen, and shattered, shards of it exploding across the wooden floor. 

You curse aloud, taking an instinctual step back, eyebrows furrowing. 

"Are you okay, angel?" Spencer calls, and you cringe at the sight of the pieces of bauble on the floor, though nod your head regardless.

"Yeah. You should see the other guy," you mumble, crouching down to the floor to pick up shards of the bauble. 

"No, don't touch—" he's cut off by your hiss as the sharp edge of the bauble slices your skin, your other hand that was already nursing some pieces, closing into a fist around them.

"Fuck," you seethe again, all the shards dropping to the floor at your — arguably stupid — mistake.

"The first health and safety rule when you drop glass is don't pick it up with your hands," Spencer scolds, his slippers padding against the floor as he heads over to you. His hand wraps around your forearm and he picks you up, shaking his head. 

"Okay, well, what idiot makes glass baubles?" you retort. 

"What clumsy idiot buys them?" he shoots back, and you huff because, well, he's got you there. 

"You're supposed to be supportive and nurturing," you mumble, though you're sure if Spencer overbearingly attempted to console your injured hand immediately, you'd question if he's sick.

"I can multitask," he answers, wrapping his arms around your waist. "Up."

You jump off the ground as he picks you up, carrying your body over to the kitchen stool, where he sets you down, away from the crime scene that is a shattered, bloodied bauble.

"It looks like that bauble tried to murder me," you say, staring at the scene. 

"I'll put some caution tape around the tree until it goes to trial."

"I vote two consecutive life sentences."

"Two? What's the second one for?"

"Conning me," you grumble.

He laughs as he disappears into the guest bathroom, just to reappear with the bright red First Aid kit, placing it on the kitchen counter next to you.

"Hand, please," he says, standing in front of you, and you hold out your palm. "Oh yeah, this is pretty bad, huh?"

"I can handle it," you huff, puffing your chest up. "A soldier never shows fear."

"My brave girl," he says, using baby wipes to clean up the blood, gently. "Did it get you anywhere else?"

You shake your head, wincing at the pressure — however slight — over the cuts on your skin. "Just my hands."

He nods his head, and once the blood is cleaned, he's soothing them with some antiseptic cream, trying to keep his touch as featherlike as possible. 

"I liked that bauble too," you mumble as he begins wrapping a bandage around your hand. 

"It's the same as the thirteen other one's of its design in the pack."

"No. It was special," you reply, shooting a glare at Spencer, who surrenders almost immediately. 

"Okay," he slowly nods his head, only really indulging in your antics to humour you. And maybe himself. 

Once your hand was wrapped up, and Spencer had given you a kiss for your undeniable bravery, you were bounding back over to the tree to finish adorning it with trinkets and other decor. 

"Please be careful," he warns, though abandons his post on the other side of the living room to help you with the three. 

Just in case. 

"I'm super careful."

He shoots you a look, that you match with a shit-eating grin, and then you're delving back into decorating the tree. 

By the time you're done, you are not any more injured, and the tree is lit up with an assortment of colours and glitter, and you're smiling, leaning against the television cabinet to admire it. 

The television cabinet dressed with a collection of candles, candle holders, tinsel, and a festive table runner you forgot you even owned. 

A table runner your hand was resting on.

And Spencer was too late in warning you, and your hand swings forwards, before you trip and land flat on your ass.

He doesn't help you up this time.

your reblogs and replies are always appreciated ♡

[hopekreymin]

Postal 2 Dude x Slavic s/o headcanons

I decided to write headcanons about what if Dude suddenly started dating a Slav. It seems to me that this gives rise to many interesting topics that can be thought about. Also dedicated to all Slavic fans of Postal, in particular fans of this ginger, schizo cockroach with an unstable psyche <3

I'm also Slavic myself, so I just wanted more representation or something, yeeaahhh.

• The first time you met, Dude couldn’t understand where you were from, although he could hear your accent. This intrigued him a little and he was already making his own guesses. When you told him that you were Slavic, he had a mixed reaction. At first it even seemed to you that he began to look at you with caution and suspicion. He probably even speculated about whether you were an undercover agent or not, but you didn’t want to believe that he could think that way about you. Because it's just silly. And although when you had already started a relationship, this thought still didn't leave you for some time. But you tried not to take it seriously, often joking that you would live with him for 30 years, only to later find out that you were simply gaining his trust and recruiting him all this time.

• There is clearly a language barrier between you two. Most of the time, Dude doesn't pay attention unless you're speaking your native language to someone else. Then he feels deprived and even somehow stupid for not understanding what you are saying. Sometimes he's sincerely surprised when he finds out how familiar to him words in your language sound completely different, or similar, but have a different or opposite meaning. Once you mentioned компот (compote) to him, and he first looked at you suspiciously and asked: “What cumpot?” Although most likely, he just wanted to play a silly joke on you.

• Be prepared for all Dude's stupid and awkward jokes about your country or language. He simply cannot keep his sharp, sassy tongue behind his teeth when he wants to joke. Most often, his jokes are based on the theme of the Soviet Union and stereotypes about your country or all Slavs in general. For some reason, in his brain there is still a fictitious fact that all Slavic countries are still closely connected and similar to each other, as if the USSR never collapsed. Of course, half of his knowledge about the Slavs is based on American films, where Slavic characters were often portrayed as the bad, cold and tough guys. Also, he cannot help but mention vodka to you at least once, although you may not drink it at all. And of course he thinks that it’s always cold in your country and that’s why its people are usually so unwelcoming.

• Dude's geographic knowledge leaves much to be desired, but simply put, he sucks at it. He probably wouldn’t even be able to find France, Sweden or New Zealand on the map on the second try, let alone Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Serbia or Macedonia. He knows practically nothing about other Slavic countries that are not Russia, so it seems to him that they are all similar, like the languages. Although he has to admit that he likes your unusual accent, which is different from the southern American one he is more familiar with. Sometimes he has screw-ups and he can’t understand what you’re saying the first time, so he asks you to repeat it a couple more times and slowly, but this is just another of the many ways to tease you.

• If you want to teach Dude some words in your language, then it’s better to leave this idea because his silly ass doesn’t hear or learn at all! It's not that he doesn't respect your language and your desire to teach him something new, but he just doesn't think he can understand and remember anything. At first it was funny for him to repeat the words after you, but then he simply refused to do it and pouted gruffly. Maybe he’s just tired of it, or maybe he doesn’t want to seem stupid next to you?

• If you want to let him listen to music in your language or watch movies, then you can try, but Dude will often insert comments like “How funny that sounds” or “What does this mean? Can you actually translate everything into English for me?” This is sometimes tiring and annoying.

• When Dude somewhere notices some text in a language he doesn’t understand, he always asks you to translate it, as if you were some kind of philologist or teacher. Well, perhaps in his eyes it is so. True, there were several funny incidents.

“Sweetie, can you translate what is written here?”

“Dude... It's Portuguese. I don't know it.”

“Ah. Didn't notice.”

• Dude wouldn’t mind or even be happy if you cooked him dishes from the cuisine of your country. To be honest, man would be happy with any home-cooked food, since his diet of junk food, irregular meals and alcohol on an empty stomach clearly has a bad effect on him. His favorite dishes cooked by you? Probably borscht, dumplings, varenyky, cabbage rolls, potato pancakes, pierogi, shuba salad. He doesn't have the sweetest tooth, he likes salty, hot or smoked food more than sweet. But sometimes he still asks you to bake some cookies, pies, sweet rolls or make kissel. Once upon a time for Easter you baked a traditional Slavic sweet - paska. And Dude certainly liked it, although he is not the biggest fan of raisins. In general, he likes everything that you cook for him, because he doesn’t know how to cook himself, and you’re afraid to let him near the kitchen.

[loonfull-sonnetzz]

To Soothe The Ache

Note: I lost motivation for this fic so I decided to just post the WIP since ya'll have been waiting for AGES. Sorry guys :') No beta we die like Frou Frou

༊*·˚Pairing: Alexei Vronsky X Soldier!Transman!Reader

༊*·˚Universe: Anna Karenina (2012)

༊*·˚Summary: The reader is a transgender soldier experiencing period cramps and Alexei Vronsky is there to comfort him.

༊*·˚Warnings: menstruation, cramps, unsafe binding (do not bind with bandages!! Please!!), historical inaccuracies, mentions of war, probably out of character Vronsky (hadn’t read or watched Anna Karenina sorry :( ) 

༊*·˚WC: 1k

Divider credit: Florietas 

Finally, serenity.

The cavalry unit you had found yourself in had traveled across the Stara Planina, trekking through the jagged peaks and small cliffs while leading the horses, praying to god your foot doesn’t slip on the ice or one of the horses panic from the distant howl of wolves that haunted the vicious winds. All for the sake of fighting off the Ottomans in Serbia. However, the stress was worth it, even as your legs screamed to rest and your eyelids began to go heavy from the restless nights guarding the makeshift camps the unit had made throughout the weeks.

Now your unit had finally left the mountains, finding a decent clearing amongst the soaring pines to rest once again. The wind no longer howls with threats, but whispers along the gently rattled pine needles. Between the spaces of the trees, up high, you could see stars twinkling in the inky night sky, hundreds and thousands of stars gazing down upon you – you could’ve sworn you could see into the eye of the milky way – Something you could never experience in your home city St. Petersburg where the fog and smoke hid the celestials. 

You took a deep breath. One good, deep and well-deserved breath. The crisp winter air filling your lungs, held, then exhaled – coming out as white mist that danced in the dark before dissipating.

But soon enough serenity would not last. Sure, it was relieving to be out late, no longer burdened by your comrades’ complaints and sharing company with the stars, but your body protested. Not just with the ache that dully throbbed in your legs or your eyes that you had to fight to keep open, but the pains that shoot from your hips and to your stomach, an unfortunate reminder of your secret. Stress could do so much before there could be no more delays and the time of the month comes crashing in. Or Alexei Vronsky chiding you for wearing your bandages for too long.

Alexei Vronsky, the man that was just as handsome as his frivolity and ambition, became an unlikely friend. It was all an accident, really. Months ago when they were stationed at some headquarters back home in Russia. Soldiers had to share washrooms, but you were vigilant and always went early in the morning or late at night when it came to changing so no one could know you were born a different boy, a boy who didn’t have the same body as the others. But one of those nights Vronsky was out for a while and returned late, exhausted and accidentally stumbling to the washroom to only catch a brief look as you panicked and slammed the door on his face. 

Even to this day it was hard to know why you had come out to him in the first place. Perhaps it was his hesitant inquiry, or the guilt for being rude for shutting the door on him. Or perhaps something more, that you both didn’t exactly fit societal norms. Vronsky may be charming, ambitious and brave – bearing the image of the perfect soldier, but he is still a man with his own struggles. Perhaps that’s why he didn’t freak out or prodded you with uncomfortable questions as most other people, especially aristocrats like him, usually did.

Shaking your head and pushing the reminiscing thoughts aside, you briskly make your way back to your tent. Your nimble fingers made way to your buttons in a swift fashion, undoing them until the top of your military uniform started to slide down your shoulders and gooseflesh covered your exposed skin. The cold once again reminding you of it’s limited mercy as it bit your flesh and sent chills down your spine. But hypothermia was probably better than cracking your ribs in the long run.

You were already about to unhook the pins that held the bandages before you heard someone clear their throat and call your name. You whipped your gaze at the intruder, stiffening up and crossing your arms over your chest instinctively before you realized who it was.

“Come here, will you?” Alexei murmured, his voice low and soothing like the distant babble of the creek. He drew you slowly enough that you could have pulled back easily. “You’ve already done so much for us since the beginning of this journey, this is the least I could do.”

You felt your face burn from the sudden praise and care, but you soon felt your shoulders droop and arms fall to your sides. He was right in a way, you could collapse at any point if the cramps or your duty as a soldier didn’t keep you up. So you let him trace the pins, unhooking them and unraveling the bandages. Your gaze flickered from his hands to his face, his brows a little furrowed with compassion and concentration as he buttoned up your uniform – not letting a moment of the wintry air freeze you or the discomfort of having your body vulnerable and exposed go on any further.

He catches your gaze as soon as he finishes, his hands lingering on the last button before one glides over to caress your cheek. His worry became more evident on his visage. “Is there something on your mind?”

The lie on your tongue was silenced by another wave of pain, making you hold your own waist and curling further to yourself. Alexei quickly holds you steady, his sapphire eyes flickering all over you to search for the cause of sudden agony.

“I’m bleeding out,” You said with a slightly self-deprecating chuckle, a little amused by Alexei’s fretting to something natural as menstruation. This only confused your fellow comrade before it seemed to click and he sighs and embraces you, his arms wrapped around your waist.

“I’ll be okay, it’s just cramps,” You said, biting down your tongue to smother a wince. But you didn't make an effort to leave and neither did Alexei, who didn’t look convinced by your lame excuse.

“I know, darling. But I'm not leaving your side to suffer this alone. I just want to make you feel better,”  He said, pulling back slightly to meet your gaze again. His hands trailing down to hold onto your hips, the warmth soothing the ache. Alexei then dipped his head down, his soft lips pressed against yours before he whispers against your lips. “How can I be of service?”

[mariacallous]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the only EU leader to openly back Donald Trump in his bid to reclaim the White House, was unsurprisingly among the first to congratulate the former president on Wednesday morning, even before the final results were in and rival Kamala Harris had conceded.

“The biggest comeback in US political history! Congratulations to President @realDonaldTrump on his enormous win. A much needed victory for the World!” Orban rejoiced on X (formerly Twitter).

Orban, who will be hosting European leaders in Budapest later this week, was swiftly joined by other illiberal leaders and fellow populists in Central and Southeast Europe, likewise unable to contain their glee at the return of Trump, who by midmorning Europe time had gained 266 electoral votes — just four shy from the 270 he needs to be elected the 47th US president.

Another close ally of Trump in Central Europe, Polish President Andrzej Duda, who met the former president in New York earlier this year, posted excitedly, complete with emojis: “Congratulations, Mr. President @realDonaldTrump! You made it happen! 👏👏👏🇵🇱🤝🇺🇸”.

In the Czech Republic, the former prime minister and Trump admirer Andrej Babis posted on X: “Sensational comeback @realDonaldTrump! He wasn’t stopped by an assassination attempt, nor by politically motivated lawsuits, nor by a systematic smear campaign in the media. American citizens have made it clear who they want as US President. I am confident that his victory will bring prosperity to the United States and peace to the world.”

More subdued comments came from Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who Babis is looking to oust in 2025, also on X: “Congratulations to Donald Trump on winning the presidential election. Our shared goal is to ensure that the relations between our countries remain at the highest level, despite changes in administration, and that we continue to develop them for the benefit of our citizens.”

Populist Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, is currently on a state visit to China, though his ally, President Peter Pellegrini, offered his congratulations to Donald Trump on X. “I wish you and the American people all the success. Slovakia remains to be a strong and reliable Ally on NATO’s tested Eastern Flank living up to our shared commitments. I sincerely wish for a continuation of our good cooperation. Let’s make the transatlantic bond great again.”

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who visited the White House during Trump’s first term in office that ended in 2020, welcomed Trump’s win on X. “Congratulations to Donald Trump on his victory. Together we face the serious challenges ahead. Serbia is committed to cooperation with the USA on stability, prosperity and peace,” Vucic wrote.

Turkey’s strongman leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said he wanted to congratulate his “great friend” Trump on his victory.

“In this new period that will begin with the election of the American people, I hope that Turkey-US relations will strengthen, that regional and global crises and wars, especially the Palestinian issue and the Russia-Ukraine war, will come to an end; I believe that more efforts will be made for a more just world,” Erdogan wrote on X.

The first to hail Trump’s win from Bosnia and Herzegovina was, unsurprisingly, the president of the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity, Milorad Dodik. “One of [the] most important electoral wins in recent history of the USA but the World as well! Congratulations, Donald Trump, 47th President of the United States of America!” Dodik wrote on his official X profile.

Late last year Dodik said that a victory for Trump would mean a “better geopolitical situation for Republika Srpska”, claiming that he regretted not declaring his entity’s independence from Bosnia and Herzegovina during Trump’s 2016-2020 presidency.

North Macedonia’s conservative prime minister, Hristijan Mickoski, sent his “heartfelt congratulations” to Trump on Wednesday morning. “This victory is a confirmation of the deep faith of the American people in the principles of freedom and democracy,” Mickoski, whose conservative, right-wing government came to power earlier this year, wrote on Facebook.

Mickoski and his cabinet are not among European leaders who fear a second Trump term could wreak havoc with transatlantic and international relations. His ruling VMRO-DPMNE party nurtures close ties with one of the biggest Trump endorsers on the continent, Hungary’s Orban, and over the summer Mickoski’s series of meetings with close Trump associates made his preference even more obvious.

“We look forward to further deepening our strong partnership and cooperation,” Mickoski added.

Warm words from the Balkans

The president of Montenegro, Jakov Milatovic, congratulated Trump on his victory. “Montenegro and the USA are friends and steadfast partners, united by shared goals and values, focused on advancing democracy, security, stability, and freedom. As NATO allies, we look forward to working very closely with Your administration on strengthening our friendship and deepening cooperation,” Milatovic wrote on X.

Montenegro’s first congratulatory message came earlier from the president of the parliament and leader of the pro-Serbian NOVA party Andrija Mandic. “I am sure that together we will build bridges of cooperation and preserve peace and stability in the Western Balkans,” Mandic wrote on X.

From Kosovo, which has deep ties with the US since the 1998-99 war, President Vjosa Osmani also congratulated Trump on his White House comeback.

“The US remains Kosovo’s steadfast partner and indispensable ally. I look forward to working with the new administration to further deepen our unique bond and strategic alliance,” Osmani said on X.

A similar message came from Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. “Congratulations on a convincing victory and a second presidential term,” Plenkovic wrote on X. “I look forward to our cooperation and further progress in Croatian-American relations.”

Plenkovic’s domestic political rival, President Zoran Milanovic, hailed “the will of the majority of voters” in choosing Trump. He wrote on Facebook: “Since Croatian independence, the USA has been a partner and friend, I am convinced that this will remain the choice of the new president”.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was also effusive in his congratulations: “I look forward to the great privilege of working with the 47th President to further enhance our partnership for peace, prosperity and further progress,” Rama wrote on X.

In Bulgaria, Boyko Borissov, leader of recent election-winners GERB and former prime minister, posted a photo of himself with Trump on social media, saying: “I’m ready for us to work together, again!”

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev also congratulated the Republican victor: “I am confident that our effective dialogue at the highest level will continue in the interest of the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the USA,” Radev said.

Opposition party We Continue the Change’s Kiril Petkov described Trump’s comeback as US president as “a serious achievement”, while noting: “Of course, Bulgaria’s fate depends first and foremost on the will of the Bulgarians, but good cooperation with the US is crucial in the positioning of our country amid the changing geopolitical reality.”

In Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis added his voice to the congratulatory messages from countries across the region. “Greece looks forward to further deepening the strategic partnership between our two countries and working together on important regional and global issues,” Mitsotakis wrote on X.

[stanley578]

My favourite songs from the Eurovision Song Contest

2018 Australia (Jessica Mauboy - We Got Love) Azerbaijan (AISEL - X My Heart) Hungary (AWS - Viszlát Nyár) Poland (Gromee ft. Lukas Meijer - Light Me Up)

2019 Estonia (Victor Crone - Storm) Iceland (Hatari - Hatrið Mun Sigra) Latvia (Carousel - That Night) Netherlands (Duncan Laurence - Arcade) North Macedonia (Tamara Todevska - Proud) Slovenia (zalagasper - Sebi)

2020 Belarus (VAL - Da Vidna) Israel (Eden Alene - Feker Libi) Malta (Destiny - All of My Love)

2021 Bulgaria (VICTORIA - Growing Up Is Getting Old) Finland (Blind Channel - Dark Side) France (Barbara Pravi - Voila) Italy (Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI) Lithuania (THE ROOP - Discoteque) Romania (ROXEN - Amnesia) Russia (Manizha - RUSSIAN WOMAN) San Marino (Senhit ft. Flo Rida - Adrenalina) Switzerland (Gjon's Tears - Tout L'univers)

2022 Czechia (We Are Domi - Lights Off) Georgia (Circus Mircus - Lock Me In) Greece (Amanda Tenfjord - Die Together) Portugal (MARO - Saudade, Saudade) Sweden (Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer) United Kingdom (Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN)

2023 Armenia (Brunette - Future Lover) Moldova (Pasha Parfeni - Soarele Și Luna) Serbia (Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava)

2024 Belgium (Mustii - BEFORE THE PARTY'S OVER) Croatia (Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim) Cyprus (Silia Kapsis - Liar) Ireland (Bambie Thug - Doomsday Blue) Luxembourg (TALI - Fighter) Norway (Gåte - Ulveham) Ukraine (alyona alyona & Jerry Heil - Teresa & Maria)

2025 Albania (Shkodra Elektronike - Zjerm) Austria (JJ - Wasted Love) Denmark (Sissal - Hallucination) Germany (Abor & Tynna - Baller) Montenegro (Nina Žižić - Dobrodošli) Spain (Melody - Esa Diva)

[kmp78]

🇫🇮´s #1 newspaper. 🙃

"Jared Leto blurts out during gig - even the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry blasts him"

Rock band 30StM´s front man Jared Leto has angered Ukrainians all the way up to the foreign ministry.

According to Ukrainska Pravda-media the band performed in Belgrade on Oct 12. Leto confused the audience and gave a speech before the song ABL, which he partly dedicated to Russians.

Leto thanked the fans in Russian and said he wants to visit St. Pete and Moscow "once all the problems are over".

"We have missed you and you know what? Once all these problems are over we´ll be back in Serbia and we´ll go to St. Pete and Moscow", Leto said.

He continued that the band would later also be arriving to celebrate with fans in Kiev.

His Ukrainian fans did not like the speech.

"First of all, why doesn´t he just go to Moscow now? What´s the problem? And second, if he goes to Moscow, he can forget about Kiev", one fan commented on socials.

Even the Ukrainian foreign ministry has weighed in on Leto´s comments. The ministry posted on X a video of Leto´s speech and has combined it with imagery of the horrors of war.

"JARED LETO "FEELING RUSSIAN ENERGY" AND HOPING THAT HE´LL BE ABLE TO PERFORM IN RUSSIA IS AN OFFENCE TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES DEFENDING THEIR FREEDOM."

The post continues that "there can be no appeasing for Russia when it continues its attempts to solve the "problem" of Ukraine´s very existence".

The ministry´s post has gathered plenty of critique against Leto.

"You could have waved the Ukrainian flag, you could have spoken for peace - you chose otherwise. Instead you "missed Russians" and spoke of "problems". Shame on you", one commented.

[crystalsandbubbletea]

A rant about something I looked up and regret...

(CW: Swearing, all caps, very cursed things [AKA personifying countries and shipping them], stereotypes)

So my friend told me about this thing called "Countryhumans", and that friend told me that they had mixed feelings, and also told me to not look it up.

And fellas, I made a fatal mistake.

I looked it up, because I'm built wrong, and all I can say is...

BLLLEEEEEUUUUUGGGGHHHHEEEEEWWWW! WHAT THE FUCK-

WHAT THE FUCK HAVE I WITNESSED!?

RUSSIA X UKRAINE!?

POLAND X USSR!?

POLAND X NAZI GERMANY!?

PALESTINE X ISRAEL!?

RUSSIA X AMERICA!?

CANADA X NORTH KOREA!?

CHINA X JAPAN!?

USSR X NAZI GERMANY!?

ALBANIA X SERBIA!?

FUCKING SERBIA X BOSNIA!?

HAVE THOSE PEOPLE EVER TOUCHED HISTORY BOOKS!? HAVE THEY EVER LOOKED AT POLITICS!?

AND A MAJORITY OF THE TIME THE NATIONS WERE BEING STEREOTYPICAL OR STRAIGHT-UP OFFENSIVE!? (i.e: Poland being portrayed as "weak" and "defenseless")

MY THERAPIST WILL BE HEARING ABOUT THIS SHIT-

I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO MY FRIEND-

FELLAS MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T PERSONIFY NATIONS AND SHIP THEM!? MAYBE LOOK AT HISTORIES AND POLITICS!?

[skoati]

Someone please draw nyo russia x serbia I beg of you 🙏

[aijamisespava]

Wrapped 2023 (Aijamisespava Edition!)

Oookay, taking a break from my messenger role in Eurovision Land to bring you something different (buckle up, this is going to get long). Yesterday was Spotify Wrapped, and while I'm off celebrating my favorite songs that made it to that top 100 list, I also become a wild statistician and bring you my stats.

General Stats: Well...I listened for 139,902 minutes (more than my friends and family), my top artist was Taylor Swift with Evanescence, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, and Loïc Nottet rounding out my top 5. I'd go into my top 5 songs but.....Loïc Nottet took 3rd and 4th with "Mélodrame" and "Mud Blood" respectively. What about the rest? That's what I'm here for.

Welcome to my Eurovision 2023. Any Eurovision song that makes my Spotify Wrapped is in my Grand Final. So countries can participate as many times as they appear. So here is my list. I'll have their actual placement on my Wrapped in parenthesis.

Latvia 2023: "Aijā" by Sudden Lights (1)

Serbia 2023: "Samo Mi Se Spava" by Luke Black (2)

Türkiye 2010: "We Could Be The Same" by maNga (5)

Switzerland 2021: "Tout l'univers" by Gjon's Tears (7)

Norway 2023: "Queen Of Kings" by Alessandra (9)

Australia 2023: "Promise" by Voyager (12)

Slovenia 2023: "Carpe Diem" by Joker Out (13)

Czechia 2023: "My Sister's Crown" by Vesna (14)

Georgia 2023: "Echo" by Iru (15)

Italy 2023: "Due Vite" by Marco Mengoni (17)

Armenia 2023: "Future Lover" by Brunette (19)

Austria 2023: "Who The Hell Is Edgar?" by Teya + Salena (20)

Lithuania 2023: "Stay" by Monika Linkyte (23)

Finland 2023: "Cha Cha Cha" by Käärijä (26)

France 2023: "Évidemment" by La Zarra (27)

Romania 2023: "D.G.T. (Off And On)" by Theodor Andrei (29)

United Kingdom 2023: "I Wrote A Song" by Mae Muller (31)

Australia 2016: "Sound Of Silence" by Dami Im (48)

Czechia 2022: "Lights Off" by We Are Domi (49)

Switzerland 2020: "Répondez-moi" by Gjon's Tears (52)

Bulgaria 2017: "Beautiful Mess" by Kristian Kostov (53)

Greece 2022: "Die Together" by Amanda Tenfjord (56)

Sweden 2015: "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw (59)

Finland 2014: "Something Better" by Softengine (60)

Belgium 2015: "Rhythm Inside" by Loïc Nottet (61)

Italy 2014: "La Mia Città" by Emma (64)

Austria 2022: "Halo" by LUM!X and PIA MARIA (68)

Russia 2016: "You Are The Only One" by Sergey Lazarev (69)

Belarus: "Forever" by ALEKSEEV (72)

Denmark 2013: "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest (73)

Ireland 2020: "Story Of My Life" by Lesley Roy (79)

Ireland 2022: "That's Rich" by Brooke (87)

Ukraine 2017: "Time" by O. Torvald (93)

Finland 2022: "Jezebel" by The Rasmus (96)

Cyprus 2021: "El Diablo" by Elena Tsagrinou (97)

Moldova 2010: "Run Away" by Sunstroke Project (100)

Honorable mentions go to "Gladiator" by Jann and "Novi Plan Drugi San" by Filip Baloš for making my Wrapped at 21 and 32, respectively. They may not have made it to the Eurovision stage, but they have a soft spot in my heart. Unfortunately, I did not have any Junior Eurovision songs make it. But if they did, they would be listed.

[residentraccoon]

Eurovision 2017 vs 2018

Inspired by @six-paths-of-jeanmarco (I really wanted to try this sorry lmao)

Albania: World vs Mall

Armenia: Fly with Me vs Qami

Australia: Don't Come Easy vs We Got Love

Austria: Running on Air vs Nobody but You

Azerbaijan: Skeletons vs X My Heart

Belarus: Story of My Life vs Forever

Belgium: City Lights vs A Matter of Time

Bulgaria: Beautiful Mess vs Bones

Croatia: My Friend vs Crazy

Cyprus: Gravity vs Fuego

Czechia: My Turn vs Lie to Me

Denmark: Where I Am vs Higher Ground

Estonia: Verona vs La forza

Finland: Blackbird vs Monsters

France: Requiem vs Mercy

Georgia: Keep the Faith vs For You

Germany: Perfect Life vs You Let Me Walk Alone

Greece: This Is Love vs Oniro mou

Hungary: Origo vs Viszlát nyár

Iceland: Paper vs Our Choice

Ireland: Dying to Try vs Together

Israel: I Feel Alive vs Toy

Italy: Occidentali's Karma vs Non mi avete fatto niente

Latvia: Line vs Funny Girl

Lithuania: Rain of Revolution vs When We're Old (UNPOPULAR OPINION IK IM SORRY)

Malta: Breathlessly vs Taboo

Moldova: Hey Mamma vs My Lucky Day (WHY I love both wtf)

Montenegro: Space vs Inje

Netherlands: Lights and Shadows vs Outlaw in 'Em

North Macedonia: Dance Alone vs Lost and Found

Norway: Grab the Moment vs That's How You Write a Song

Poland: Flashlight vs Light Me Up

Portugal: Amar pelos dois vs O jardim

Romania: Yodel It! vs Goodbye

Russia: Flame Is Burning vs I Won't Break (none lmao)

San Marino: Spirit of the Night vs Who We Are

Serbia: In Too Deep vs Nova deca

Slovenia: On My Way vs Hvala, ne!

Spain: Do It for Your Lover vs Tu canción

Sweden: I Can't Go On vs Dance You Off

Switzerland: Apollo vs Stones (again why do you make me choose between these two)

Ukraine: Time vs Under the Ladder

United Kingdom: Never Give Up on You vs Storm

2017: 20

2018: 22

[six-paths-of-jeanmarco]

Eurovision 2017 vs 2018

Albania: World vs Mall Armenia: Fly with Me vs Qami Australia: Don't Come Easy vs We Got Love Austria: Running on Air vs Nobody but You Azerbaijan: Skeletons vs X My Heart Belarus: Story of My Life vs Forever Belgium: City Lights vs A Matter of Time Bulgaria: Beautiful Mess vs Bones Croatia: My Friend vs Crazy Cyprus: Gravity vs Fuego Czechia: My Turn vs Lie to Me Denmark: Where I Am vs Higher Ground Estonia: Verona vs La forza Finland: Blackbird vs Monsters France: Requiem vs Mercy Georgia: Keep the Faith vs For You Germany: Perfect Life vs You Let Me Walk Alone Greece: This Is Love vs Oniro mou Hungary: Origo vs Viszlát nyár Iceland: Paper vs Our Choice Ireland: Dying to Try vs Together Israel: I Feel Alive vs Toy Italy: Occidentali's Karma vs Non mi avete fatto niente Latvia: Line vs Funny Girl Lithuania: Rain of Revolution vs When We're Old Malta: Breathlessly vs Taboo Moldova: Hey Mamma vs My Lucky Day Montenegro: Space vs Inje Netherlands: Lights and Shadows vs Outlaw in 'Em North Macedonia: Dance Alone vs Lost and Found Norway: Grab the Moment vs That's How You Write a Song Poland: Flashlight vs Light Me Up Portugal: Amar pelos dois vs O jardim Romania: Yodel It! vs Goodbye Russia: Flame Is Burning vs I Won't Break San Marino: Spirit of the Night vs Who We Are Serbia: In Too Deep vs Nova deca Slovenia: On My Way vs Hvala, ne! Spain: Do It for Your Lover vs Tu canción Sweden: I Can't Go On vs Dance You Off Switzerland: Apollo vs Stones Ukraine: Time vs Under the Ladder United Kingdom: Never Give Up on You vs Storm

2017: 21 vs 2018: 22

[brookston]

Holidays 2.16

Holidays

Akiyoshidai Yamayaki (Japan)

Archbishop Janani Luwum Memorial Day (Uganda)

Bir Chilarai Divas (Assam, India)

Bumper Car Day

Cheque Day

Citizenship Day (Canada)

Cyclamen Day (French Republic)

Day of the Shining Star (North Korea)

Do A Grouch A Favor Day

Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Alaska)

First 911 Call Day

Gator Nation Giving Day (Florida)

Global Information Governance Day

Gold Standard Day

Heart’s Day (Elder Scrolls)

IEEE Foundation Day

Innovation Day

International Black Aviation Day

International Jewish Day of Constructive Conflict

Kick Day

Kyoto Protocol Day

LOINC Day

National Buna Day (Ethiopia)

National No One Eats Alone Day

Nine-One-One Day

Nylon Day

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day

SoulAce Day

Tutankhamen’s Tomb Day

21st Amendment Day (US)

216 Day (Ohio)

2p16.3 Deletion Awareness Day

War Correspondent Day (Ukraine)

Wear Purple for Kyoto Day

World Anthropology Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Feast of Sticky Buns

International Syrah Day

National Almond Day

Tim Tam Day (Australia)

Nature Celebrations

Harvey the Hound Day (Canada)

Victor’s Laurel (Honor, Glory, Victory; Korean Birth Flowers)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Lithuania (from Russia & German Empire, 1918)

Sovereignty Day (Serbia)

3rd Sunday in February

Anthesteria begins (3 Day Festival of flowers, feast of the dead and drinking festival) [3rd Sunday]

Battle of the Oranges (Ivrea, Italy) [Sunday before Lent]

Biezputras Diena (Porridge Day; Ancient Latvia) [Sunday before Feb 23 or Feb 4]

Poverty Sunday [3rd Sunday]

Serene Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Smörgåsbord Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Story Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

World Whale Day [3rd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning February 16 (2nd Week of February)

Bird Health Awareness Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

Build a Better Trade Show Image Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

National Engineers Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

National Justice for Animals Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

National Sauna Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

Through with the Chew Week [Chewing Tobacco] (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

Festivals On or Beginning February 16, 2025

British Academy Film Awards [BAFTA Film Awards] (London, United Kingdom)

Carnival of Cento (Cento, Italy) [thru 3.16]

Daytona 500 (Daytona Beach, Florida)

Laneway Festoval (Perth, Australia)

NBA All-Star Game (San Francisco, California)

People’s Choice Awards (Los Angeles, California)

RFA Conference & Exhibition (Fort McDowell, Arizona) [thru 2.19]

Feast Days

Abda of Edessa (Christian; Saint)

Bonten Matsuri festival begins (Asking for Good Crops; Japan)

Charles Todd Quintard (Episcopal Church (USA))

Cremation Wednesday (Church of the SubGenius)

Devil’s Dance (Everyday Wicca)

Elias, Jeremy, Isaias, Samuel, and Daniel (Christian; Egyptian Martyrs)

Gilbert of Sempringham (Christian; Saint)

Gregory X, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Guru Ravidas Jayanti (a.k.a. Magha Purinma; Parts of India)

Hash Wednesday (Church of the SubGenius)

Iace (a.k.a. Tatto) of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Juliana of Nicomedia (or of Cumae; Catholic Church; Virgin & Martyr)

Juvenal (Positivist; Saint)

Onesimus the Slave (Christian; Saint)

Platypus Pondering Day (Pastafarian)

Respectable Tales of Kelp-Koli (Shamanism) [5 Minutes]

Secret Patience Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Three Good Deaths Day [Salmon, Pigs, Robbers] (Celtic Book of Days)

Victoria — Nike’s Day (Pagan)

Zowie-Zown the Upside-Down Clown (Muppetism)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 1 (Wu-Yin), Day 19 (Bing-Chen)

Day Pillar: Fire Dragon

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Full Day (满 Man) [Inauspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Iain Bank (Literature)

Jerome Bettis (Sports)

LaVar Burton (Entertainment)

Michelangelo Cerquozzi (Art)

Hugo de Vries (Science)

Bill Doggett (Music)

Christopher Eccleston (Entertainment)

Kanō Eitoku (Art)

Warren Ellis (Literature)

Ed Emshwiller (Art)

Richard Ford (Literature)

Armand Guillaumin (Art)

Ernst Haeckel (Science)

Lars Hertervig (Art)

Ice-T (Music)

John McEnroe (Sports)

Elizabeth Olsen (Entertainment)

Kenneth Price (Art)

John Schlesinger (Entertainment)

Pamela Colman Smith (Art)

Andy Taylor (Music)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 47 [15 of 72]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Ants in Your Pantry (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1945)

Bennie and the Jets, by Elton John (Song; 1974)

Black Panther (Film; 2018)

The Bostonians, by Henry James (Novel; 1885)

Bridge to Tarabithia (Film; 2007)

Bringing Up Baby (Film; 1938)

Captain Hareblower (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Carousel (Film; 1956)

Cher (TV Series; 1975)

A Dissertation on the political Union of the 13 United States of North America, by Pelatiah Webster (1st Published Proposal for New federal Gov’t; 1783)

Down to Earth (Film; 2001)

The Duck Doctor (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1952)

Duck Pimples (Donald Duck Disney Cartoon; 1945)

Dud’s Haircut (Fleischer Goldwyn-International Comics Cartoon; 1920)

Early Man (Animated Film; 2018)

Factory Girl (Film; 2007)

Fit to be Toyed (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1959)

5000 Miles on a Gallon of Gas (Mutt & Jeff Cartoon; 1919)

Ghost Rider (Film; 2007)

Gift Wrapped (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)

Go Fly a Kit (WB LT Cartoon; 1957)

Happy Gilmore (Film; 1996)

Hey-Hey Fever (Happy Harmonies MGM Cartoon; 1935)

Izzy Able the Detective (Goldwyn-Bray Pictographs Cartoon; 1921)

Jersey Bounce, by Shep Fields and His Orchestra (Song; 1942)

Jolly Good Felons (Little King Van Beuren Cartoon; 1934)

Let’s You and Him Fight (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1934)

The Little Red Hen (Ub Iwerks ComiColor Cartoon; 1934)

The Mad Hatter (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1948)

The Man Who Folded Himself, by David Gerrold (Novel; 1973)

Muppet Treasure Island (Film; 1996)

My Mom’s Having a Baby (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special; 1977)

The Pebble and the Penguin (Animated Film; 1996)

Petering-Out (Hot Dog Bray Cartoon; 1927)

The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace, by Christopher Short (Novel; 1976) [Saint #46]

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (WB Animated Film; 2010)

Sexual Politics, by Kate Millett (Political Theory; 1970)

Spanish Harlem, recorded by Aretha Franklin (Song; 1971)

Sweet November (Film; 2001)

Time Regained, by Marcel Proust (Novel; 1927)

The Venture Bros. (Animated TV Series; 2003)

Werther, by Jules Massenet (Opera; 1892)

When the Cat’s Away (Happy Harmonies MGM Cartoon; 1935)

The Witches (Film; 1990)

Today’s Name Days

Adalbert, Juliana, Liane, Philippa (Austria)

Julijana, Miljenko, Samuel (Croatia)

Ljuba (Czech Republic)

Juliane (Denmark)

Alda, Aldi, Miralda, Miranda, Valda, Velda (Estonia)

Kai (Finland)

Julienne, Lucile, Onésime (France)

Juliana, Liane (Germany)

Pamfillie, Pamfillos, Sele (Greece)

Julianna, Lilla (Hungary)

Faustino, Giorgia, Giovita, Sigfrido (Italy)

Aloizs, Alvils, Olafs, Olavs, Ulafs (Latvia)

Girdenė, Girdenis, Jovita, Jurgita, Vytis (Lithuania)

Sigbjørn, Sigfred (Norway)

Faustyn, Georgia, Georgina, Jordan, Jowita, Józef, Klaudiusz, Przybyrad, Sewer (Poland)

Onisim (Romania)

Pravoslav (Slovakia)

Claudio, Faustino (Spain)

Sigfrid (Sweden)

Georgette, Georgia, Georgina, Jovan, Jovita, Siegfried, Sigrid, Sue, Susan, Susana, Susanna, Susie, Suzanne (USA)

Today’s National Name Days

National Jeremy Day

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 47 of 2025; 318 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 7 of Week 7 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 27 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Wu-Yin), Day 19 (Bing-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 9 Amshir 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Hackberry (Feb 9-18) [Day 8 of 10]

Hebrew: 18 Shevat 5785

Islamic: 17 Sha’ban 1446

Julian: 3 February 2025

Moon: 84%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 19 Homer (2nd Month) [Juvenal)

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 58 of 90)

SUn Calendar: 17 Gray; Threesday [17 of 30]

Week: 3rd Week of February

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 28 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 4 of 30)

Schmidt Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 22 of 27)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 28 of 28)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 1 of 24)

Calendar Changes

Aquarius (The Water Bearer) begins [IAU 1977 Boundaries Zodiac Sign 2; thru 3.11]

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 2.16

Holidays

Akiyoshidai Yamayaki (Japan)

Archbishop Janani Luwum Memorial Day (Uganda)

Bir Chilarai Divas (Assam, India)

Bumper Car Day

Cheque Day

Citizenship Day (Canada)

Cyclamen Day (French Republic)

Day of the Shining Star (North Korea)

Do A Grouch A Favor Day

Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Alaska)

First 911 Call Day

Gator Nation Giving Day (Florida)

Global Information Governance Day

Gold Standard Day

Heart’s Day (Elder Scrolls)

IEEE Foundation Day

Innovation Day

International Black Aviation Day

International Jewish Day of Constructive Conflict

Kick Day

Kyoto Protocol Day

LOINC Day

National Buna Day (Ethiopia)

National No One Eats Alone Day

Nine-One-One Day

Nylon Day

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day

SoulAce Day

Tutankhamen’s Tomb Day

21st Amendment Day (US)

216 Day (Ohio)

2p16.3 Deletion Awareness Day

War Correspondent Day (Ukraine)

Wear Purple for Kyoto Day

World Anthropology Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Feast of Sticky Buns

International Syrah Day

National Almond Day

Tim Tam Day (Australia)

Nature Celebrations

Harvey the Hound Day (Canada)

Victor’s Laurel (Honor, Glory, Victory; Korean Birth Flowers)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Lithuania (from Russia & German Empire, 1918)

Sovereignty Day (Serbia)

3rd Sunday in February

Anthesteria begins (3 Day Festival of flowers, feast of the dead and drinking festival) [3rd Sunday]

Battle of the Oranges (Ivrea, Italy) [Sunday before Lent]

Biezputras Diena (Porridge Day; Ancient Latvia) [Sunday before Feb 23 or Feb 4]

Poverty Sunday [3rd Sunday]

Serene Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Smörgåsbord Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Story Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

World Whale Day [3rd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning February 16 (2nd Week of February)

Bird Health Awareness Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

Build a Better Trade Show Image Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

National Engineers Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

National Justice for Animals Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

National Sauna Week (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

Through with the Chew Week [Chewing Tobacco] (thru 2.22) [3rd Full Week]

Festivals On or Beginning February 16, 2025

British Academy Film Awards [BAFTA Film Awards] (London, United Kingdom)

Carnival of Cento (Cento, Italy) [thru 3.16]

Daytona 500 (Daytona Beach, Florida)

Laneway Festoval (Perth, Australia)

NBA All-Star Game (San Francisco, California)

People’s Choice Awards (Los Angeles, California)

RFA Conference & Exhibition (Fort McDowell, Arizona) [thru 2.19]

Feast Days

Abda of Edessa (Christian; Saint)

Bonten Matsuri festival begins (Asking for Good Crops; Japan)

Charles Todd Quintard (Episcopal Church (USA))

Cremation Wednesday (Church of the SubGenius)

Devil’s Dance (Everyday Wicca)

Elias, Jeremy, Isaias, Samuel, and Daniel (Christian; Egyptian Martyrs)

Gilbert of Sempringham (Christian; Saint)

Gregory X, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Guru Ravidas Jayanti (a.k.a. Magha Purinma; Parts of India)

Hash Wednesday (Church of the SubGenius)

Iace (a.k.a. Tatto) of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Juliana of Nicomedia (or of Cumae; Catholic Church; Virgin & Martyr)

Juvenal (Positivist; Saint)

Onesimus the Slave (Christian; Saint)

Platypus Pondering Day (Pastafarian)

Respectable Tales of Kelp-Koli (Shamanism) [5 Minutes]

Secret Patience Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Three Good Deaths Day [Salmon, Pigs, Robbers] (Celtic Book of Days)

Victoria — Nike’s Day (Pagan)

Zowie-Zown the Upside-Down Clown (Muppetism)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 1 (Wu-Yin), Day 19 (Bing-Chen)

Day Pillar: Fire Dragon

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Full Day (满 Man) [Inauspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Iain Bank (Literature)

Jerome Bettis (Sports)

LaVar Burton (Entertainment)

Michelangelo Cerquozzi (Art)

Hugo de Vries (Science)

Bill Doggett (Music)

Christopher Eccleston (Entertainment)

Kanō Eitoku (Art)

Warren Ellis (Literature)

Ed Emshwiller (Art)

Richard Ford (Literature)

Armand Guillaumin (Art)

Ernst Haeckel (Science)

Lars Hertervig (Art)

Ice-T (Music)

John McEnroe (Sports)

Elizabeth Olsen (Entertainment)

Kenneth Price (Art)

John Schlesinger (Entertainment)

Pamela Colman Smith (Art)

Andy Taylor (Music)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 47 [15 of 72]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Ants in Your Pantry (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1945)

Bennie and the Jets, by Elton John (Song; 1974)

Black Panther (Film; 2018)

The Bostonians, by Henry James (Novel; 1885)

Bridge to Tarabithia (Film; 2007)

Bringing Up Baby (Film; 1938)

Captain Hareblower (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Carousel (Film; 1956)

Cher (TV Series; 1975)

A Dissertation on the political Union of the 13 United States of North America, by Pelatiah Webster (1st Published Proposal for New federal Gov’t; 1783)

Down to Earth (Film; 2001)

The Duck Doctor (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1952)

Duck Pimples (Donald Duck Disney Cartoon; 1945)

Dud’s Haircut (Fleischer Goldwyn-International Comics Cartoon; 1920)

Early Man (Animated Film; 2018)

Factory Girl (Film; 2007)

Fit to be Toyed (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1959)

5000 Miles on a Gallon of Gas (Mutt & Jeff Cartoon; 1919)

Ghost Rider (Film; 2007)

Gift Wrapped (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)

Go Fly a Kit (WB LT Cartoon; 1957)

Happy Gilmore (Film; 1996)

Hey-Hey Fever (Happy Harmonies MGM Cartoon; 1935)

Izzy Able the Detective (Goldwyn-Bray Pictographs Cartoon; 1921)

Jersey Bounce, by Shep Fields and His Orchestra (Song; 1942)

Jolly Good Felons (Little King Van Beuren Cartoon; 1934)

Let’s You and Him Fight (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1934)

The Little Red Hen (Ub Iwerks ComiColor Cartoon; 1934)

The Mad Hatter (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1948)

The Man Who Folded Himself, by David Gerrold (Novel; 1973)

Muppet Treasure Island (Film; 1996)

My Mom’s Having a Baby (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special; 1977)

The Pebble and the Penguin (Animated Film; 1996)

Petering-Out (Hot Dog Bray Cartoon; 1927)

The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace, by Christopher Short (Novel; 1976) [Saint #46]

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (WB Animated Film; 2010)

Sexual Politics, by Kate Millett (Political Theory; 1970)

Spanish Harlem, recorded by Aretha Franklin (Song; 1971)

Sweet November (Film; 2001)

Time Regained, by Marcel Proust (Novel; 1927)

The Venture Bros. (Animated TV Series; 2003)

Werther, by Jules Massenet (Opera; 1892)

When the Cat’s Away (Happy Harmonies MGM Cartoon; 1935)

The Witches (Film; 1990)

Today’s Name Days

Adalbert, Juliana, Liane, Philippa (Austria)

Julijana, Miljenko, Samuel (Croatia)

Ljuba (Czech Republic)

Juliane (Denmark)

Alda, Aldi, Miralda, Miranda, Valda, Velda (Estonia)

Kai (Finland)

Julienne, Lucile, Onésime (France)

Juliana, Liane (Germany)

Pamfillie, Pamfillos, Sele (Greece)

Julianna, Lilla (Hungary)

Faustino, Giorgia, Giovita, Sigfrido (Italy)

Aloizs, Alvils, Olafs, Olavs, Ulafs (Latvia)

Girdenė, Girdenis, Jovita, Jurgita, Vytis (Lithuania)

Sigbjørn, Sigfred (Norway)

Faustyn, Georgia, Georgina, Jordan, Jowita, Józef, Klaudiusz, Przybyrad, Sewer (Poland)

Onisim (Romania)

Pravoslav (Slovakia)

Claudio, Faustino (Spain)

Sigfrid (Sweden)

Georgette, Georgia, Georgina, Jovan, Jovita, Siegfried, Sigrid, Sue, Susan, Susana, Susanna, Susie, Suzanne (USA)

Today’s National Name Days

National Jeremy Day

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 47 of 2025; 318 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 7 of Week 7 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 27 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Wu-Yin), Day 19 (Bing-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 9 Amshir 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Hackberry (Feb 9-18) [Day 8 of 10]

Hebrew: 18 Shevat 5785

Islamic: 17 Sha’ban 1446

Julian: 3 February 2025

Moon: 84%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 19 Homer (2nd Month) [Juvenal)

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 58 of 90)

SUn Calendar: 17 Gray; Threesday [17 of 30]

Week: 3rd Week of February

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 28 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 4 of 30)

Schmidt Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 22 of 27)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 28 of 28)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 1 of 24)

Calendar Changes

Aquarius (The Water Bearer) begins [IAU 1977 Boundaries Zodiac Sign 2; thru 3.11]