As February of the old lunar calendar corresponds to New Year in India, kuyo (a memorial service for the dead) is said to be done, but in foreign countries there are no Shuni-e and the origin is not clear.
旧暦の二月はインドの正月にあたるので仏への供養を行なうといわれているが、外国には修二会はなく、本当の起源ははっきりしない。