Daily Pledge, Bonfires and Quit Celebrations: Traditions born from the members
Happy February everyone, welcome to the Daily Pledge in the Celebrations & Events community where we can meet daily to take another person's hand and make our commitment stronger.
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. This will next occur in 2018.
- 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 - Google Sheets
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!
The Daily Promises
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/sunday-s-promise-faith
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/mondays-promise
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/02/07/tuesday-s-promise-accountabil...
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/wednesday-s-promise-determina...
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/thursday-s-promise-contributi...
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/friday-s-promise-resilience
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/saturday-s-promise-perspectiv...
Good morning Susan and thank you for your hand. I pledge not to smoke today and extend my other hand out to the next person in line .
-Michelle 
Hi Julie minihorses. I'd be pleased to take your hand and join with you in the pledge to not smoke today. Here is my hand for the nEXt to pledge with us.
Pati 2471 DOF
I pledge today in honor of Rosa Parks, one of my personal heroes, willing to take a stand for what she believed.
Good AM Jackie JACKIE1-25-15 
I pledge not to smoke this SUPER BOWL Sunday. Having a party with about 15 people and gratefully no one smokes. I put out my other hand to also pledge with us. GO EAGLES.
LIllian (vanlil)597 dof
I'll happily take your hand Daniela while Extending my free hand to the next person in line to pledge and I'm also pledging to remain Smokefree no matter what is happening in life.
Marilyn 1301 DOF and smiling
