March is the third month of the year in both the

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and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

, the

meteorological Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not ...

beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of

autumn Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September ( Northern Hemisphere) or March ( Sou ...

in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March.

Origin

The name of March comes from ''

Martius Martius may refer to: * Martius (month) the month of March on the ancient Roman calendar * Campus Martius, the "Field of Mars" in ancient Rome * Telo Martius, an ancient name for Toulon, France People * Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1 ...

'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons

Romulus and Remus In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus (, ) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of Remus. The image of a she-wolf suckling the ...

. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as late as 153 BC, and several religious observances in the first half of the month were originally new year's celebrations. Even in late antiquity, Roman mosaics picturing the months sometimes still placed March first. March 1 began the numbered year in Russia until the end of the 15th century. Great Britain and its colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, when they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar (the fiscal year in the UK continues to begin on 6 April, initially identical to 25 March in the former Julian calendar). Many other cultures, for example in Iran, or Ethiopia, still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March. March is the first month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (North America, Europe, Asia and part of Africa) and the first month of fall or autumn in the Southern Hemisphere (South America, part of Africa, and Oceania). Ancient Roman observances celebrated in March include

Agonium Martiale An Agonalia or Agonia was an obscure archaic religious observance celebrated in ancient Rome several times a year, in honor of various divinities. Its institution, like that of other religious rites and ceremonies, was attributed to Numa Pompil ...

, celebrated on March 1, March 14, and March 17, Matronalia, celebrated on March 1, Junonalia, celebrated on March 7,

Equirria The Equirria (also as ''Ecurria'', from ''*equicurria'', "horse races") were two ancient Roman festivals of chariot racing, or perhaps horseback racing, held in honor of the god Mars, one 27 February and the other 14 March. Site The Equirria to ...

, celebrated on March 14, Mamuralia, celebrated on either March 14 or March 15, Hilaria on March 15 and then through March 22–28,

Argei The rituals of the Argei were archaic religious observances in ancient Rome that took place on March 16 and March 17, and again on May 14 or May 15. By the time of Augustus, the meaning of these rituals had become obscure even to those who practi ...

, celebrated on March 16–17, Liberalia and Bacchanalia, celebrated March 17,

Quinquatria In ancient Roman religion, the Quinquatria or Quinquatrus was a festival sacred to the Goddess Minerva, celebrated from the 19–23 of March. The older festivals were of Etruscan origin and were to celebrate the Spring equinox, the spring rebirt ...

, celebrated March 19–23, and Tubilustrium, celebrated March 23. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.

Other names

In Finnish, the month is called ''maaliskuu'', which is believed to originate from ''maallinen kuu''. The latter means ''earthy month'' and may refer to the first appearance of "earth" from under the winter's snow. In Ukrainian, the month is called ''березень''/''berezenʹ'', meaning ''birch tree'', and březen in Czech. Historical names for March include the

Saxon The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...

''Lentmonat'', named after the March equinox and gradual lengthening of days, and the eventual namesake of

Lent Lent ( la, Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is a solemn religious observance in the liturgical calendar commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke ...

. Saxons also called March ''Rhed-monat'' or ''Hreth-monath'' (deriving from their goddess ''Rhedam''/''Hreth''), and Angles called it ''Hyld-monath''. In Slovene, the traditional name is ''sušec'', meaning the month when the earth becomes dry enough so that it is possible to cultivate it. The name was first written in 1466 in the Škofja Loka manuscript. Other names were used too, for example ''brezen'' and ''breznik'', "the month of birches". The

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

word ''Mart'' is given after the name of '' Mars'' the god.

March symbols

* March's birthstones are aquamarine and

bloodstone Bloodstone may refer to: *Heliotrope (mineral) or bloodstone, a form of chalcedony Film * ''Bloodstone'' (1988 film), an Indian-American action/comedy film *'' Bloodstone: Subspecies II'', a 1993 horror film * Bloodstone: An Epic Dwarven Tale, ano ...

. These stones symbolize courage. * Its birth flower is the daffodil. * The zodiac signs for the month of March are

Pisces Pisces may refer to: * Pisces, an obsolete (because of land vertebrates) taxonomic superclass including all fish *Pisces (astrology), an astrological sign *Pisces (constellation), a constellation **Pisces Overdensity, an overdensity of stars in t ...

until approximately March 20 and Aries from appproximately March 21 onward.. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.

Observances

''This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor general observance.''

Month-long

* In Catholic tradition, March is the Month of Saint Joseph. * Endometriosis Awareness Month ( International observance) * National Nutrition Month (Canada) * Season for Nonviolence: January 30 – April 4 ( International observance) * Women's History Month (Australia, United Kingdom, United States)

American

* Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month * Irish-American Heritage Month * Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month * Music in our Schools Month * National Athletic Training Month * National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month * National Celery Month * National Frozen Food Month * National Kidney Month * National Nutrition Month * National Professional Social Work Month * National Reading Awareness Month * Youth Art Month

Non-Gregorian, 2020

''(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)'' *

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List of observances set by the Chinese calendar The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in overseas ethnic Chinese communities (for example in ...

* List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar * List of observances set by the Islamic calendar * List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar

Movable, 2020

* List of movable Eastern Christian observances *

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National Corndog Day National Corndog Day is a celebration concerning basketball, the corn dog (A corn dog is usually a hot dog sausage coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter), Tater Tots, and American beer that occurs in March of every year on the first Saturday ...

( United States): March 21 * Equal Pay Day ( United States): March 31

First Sunday: March 1

* Children's Day ( New Zealand)

First week, March 1 to 7

Global Money Week ] Global Money Week (GMW) is a global money awareness celebration that takes place in March every year. It is coordinated by the Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) Secretariat to raise awareness on Economic Citizenship and directly eng ...

Week of March 8: March 8–14

Women of Aviation Worldwide Week Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week is a global aviation awareness week for girls of all ages observed to mark the anniversary of the world’s first female pilot licence (March 8, 1910). The week is a call to address gender imbalance in the air and ...

Monday closest to March 9, unless March 9 falls on a Saturday: March 9

* Baron Bliss Day (Belize)

Second Monday: March 9

* Canberra Day (

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

) *

Commonwealth Day Commonwealth Day (formerly Empire Day) is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, since 1977 often held on the second Monday in March. It is marked by an Anglican service in Westminster Abbey, normally attended by the monarch a ...

( Commonwealth of Nations)

Second Wednesday: March 11

* Decoration Day (Liberia) *

No Smoking Day No Smoking Day is an annual health awareness day in the United Kingdom which is intended to help smokers who want to quit smoking. The first ''No Smoking Day'' was on Ash Wednesday in 1984, and it now takes place on the second Wednesday in Mar ...

( United Kingdom)

Second Thursday: March 11

* World Kidney Day

Friday of the 13th of month: March 13

Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year. ...

Friday of the second full week of March: March 13

World Sleep Day World Sleep Day (the Friday before the northern hemisphere vernal equinox) is an annual event organized by the World Sleep Day Committee of the World Sleep Society, formerly World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM), since 2008. The goal is to c ...

Third week in March: March 15–21

* National Poison Prevention Week ( United States)

Third Monday: March 16

* Birthday of Benito Juarez ( Mexico)

March 19th, unless the 19th is a Sunday, then March 20: March 19

* Feast of Joseph of Nazareth ( Western Christianity) ** Father's Day (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Honduras, and Bolivia) **

Las Fallas The Fallas ( ca-valencia, Falles; es, Fallas) is a traditional celebration held annually in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain. The five main days celebrated are from 15 to 19 March, while the Mascletà, a pyrotechnic ...

, celebrated on the week leading to March 19. ( Valencia) ** "Return of the Swallow", annual observance of the

swallows The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The ...

' return to

Mission San Juan Capistrano Mission San Juan Capistrano ( es, Misión San Juan Capistrano) is a Spanish mission in San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California. Founded November 1, 1776 in colonial ''Las Californias'' by Spanish Catholic missionaries of the Franciscan O ...

in California.

Third Wednesday: March 18

* National Festival of Trees ( Netherlands)

March equinox: March 20

* Nowruz, The Iranian new year. (Observed Internationally) * Chunfen ( East Asia) * Dísablót (some Asatru groups) * Earth Equinox Day * Equinox of the Gods/New Year ( Thelema) * Higan (

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

) *

International Astrology Day International Astrology Day (most often observed on either March 20 or March 21) was first asserted by the Association for Astrological Networking in 1993 and is an annual observance/holiday celebrated by astrologers and astrology enthusiasts. It ...

* Mabon ( Southern Hemisphere) ( Neo-paganism) * Ostara (

) ( Neo-paganism) *

Shunbun no Hi is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can occur on different dates in different time-zones), usually March 20 or 21. The date of the holiday is not officially d ...

(

) * Sigrblót ( The Troth) * Summer Finding (

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) *

Sun-Earth Day Sun-Earth Day is a joint educational program established in 2000 by NASA and ESA. The goal of the program is to popularize the knowledge about the Sun, and the way it influences life on Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and t ...

( United States) * Vernal Equinox Day/ Kōreisai (

) * World Storytelling Day

Fourth Monday: March 23

Labour Day Labour Day ('' Labor Day'' in the United States) is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for ...

( Christmas Island,

)

Fourth Tuesday: March 24

* American Diabetes Alert Day ( United States)

Last Saturday: March 28

Earth Hour Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ...

( International observance)

Last Sunday: March 29

European Summer Time Summer time in Europe is the variation of standard clock time that is applied in most European countries (apart from Iceland, Belarus, Turkey and Russia) in the period between spring and autumn, during which clocks are advanced by one hour from th ...

begins

Last Monday: March 30

Seward's Day Seward's Day is a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska. This holiday falls on the last Monday in March and commemorates the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867. It is named for then- Secretary of State William H. Seward, w ...

( Alaska, United States)

Fixed

* March 1 **

Baba Marta Baba Marta ( bg, Баба Марта, "Granny March") is the name of a Bulgarian mythical figure who brings with her the end of the cold winter and the beginning of the spring. Her holiday of the same name is celebrated in Bulgaria on March 1 with ...

( Bulgaria), ** Beer Day ( Iceland) ** Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani's Death ( Iraqi Kurdistan) ** Heroes' Day ( Paraguay) ** Independence Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ** Mărțișor ( Romania and Moldavia) ** National Peanut Butter Day ( United States) **

National Pig Day National Pig Day is an event held annually on March 1 in the United States to celebrate the pig. The holiday is most often celebrated in the Midwest of the US. The holiday celebration in the USA was started in 1972 by sisters Ellen Stanley, a tea ...

( United States) ** Remembrance Day (Marshall Islands) ** Saint David's Day ( Wales) ** Samiljeol ( South Korea) ** Self-injury Awareness Day ( International observance) **

World Civil Defence Day Lists of holidays by various categorizations. Religious holidays Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern) Jewish holidays *Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened foods ...

* March 2 ** National Banana Creme Pie Day ( United States) **

National Reading Day The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States. It represents public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college stud ...

( United States) ** Omizu-okuri ("Water Carrying") Festival ( Obama,

) ** Peasant's Day (Burma) ** Texas Independence Day ( Texas, United States) ** Victory at Adwa Day (Ethiopia) * March 3 ** Hinamatsuri (

) ** Liberation Day (Bulgaria) ** Martyr's Day (Malawi) ** Mother's Day (Georgia) ** National Canadian Bacon Day ( United States) ** Sportsmen's Day (Egypt) ** What if Cats & Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day ** World Wildlife Day * March 4 ** National Grammar Day ( United States) ** St Casimir's Day ( Poland and

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) *

March 5 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. * 1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern ...

Custom Chief's Day Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

( Vanuatu) ** Day of Physical Culture and Sport ( Azerbaijan) **

Learn from Lei Feng Day Lei Feng (18 December 194015 August 1962) was allegedly a soldier in the People's Liberation Army who was the object of several major Propaganda in China, propaganda campaigns in China. The most well-known of these campaigns in 1963 promoted ...

(

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

) ** National Absinthe Day ( United States) ** National Cheez Doodle Day ( United States) **

St Piran's Day Saint Piran's Day ( kw, Gool Peran), or the Feast of Saint Piran, is the national day of Cornwall, held on 5 March every year. The day is named after one of the patron saints of Cornwall, Saint Piran, who is also the patron saint of tin miners. ...

( Cornwall) * March 6 **

European Day of the Righteous The European Day of the Righteous is a celebration established in 2012 by the European Parliament to commemorate those who have stood up against crimes against humanity and totalitarism with their own moral responsibility. By this celebration th ...

() **

Foundation Day (Norfolk Island) Foundation Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the founding of a nation, state or a creation of a military unit. This day is for countries that came into existence without the of gaining independence. The term overlaps with nation ...

** Independence Day (Ghana) *

March 7 Events Pre-1600 * 161 – Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius. * 1138 – Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Cob ...

Liberation of Sulaymaniyah This is a list of public holidays in Iraq. Other important dates These are working days at the KRG Council of Ministers, and businesses are open. Special events take place around the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to mark these dates. *10 February: Ku ...

( Iraqi Kurdistan) ** National Crown Roast of Pork Day ( United States) **

Teacher's Day (Albania) Below is a list of public holidays in Albania. If a non-working public holiday happens during the weekend, then the Monday after would be non-working. Official Holidays Not official Holidays References {{Public holidays in Europe Alb ...

* March 8 **

International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against wom ...

***

International Women's Collaboration Brew Day International Women's Collaboration Brew Day is an annual event that takes place each year on International Women's Day (8 March). The event gathers women brewers around the world who brew the same beer. All proceeds are donated to charity. It was ...

*** Mother's Day (primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former

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) ** National Peanut Cluster Day ( United States) ** National Potato Salad Day ( United States) * March 9 ** National Crabmeat Day ( United States) ** National Meatball Day ( United States) ** Panic Day ** Teachers' Day ( Lebanon) * March 10 ** Harriet Tubman Day ( United States of America) **

Holocaust Remembrance Day Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG'vurah ( he, יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה, , lit=Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day), known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (יום השואה) and in English as Holocaust Reme ...

( Bulgaria) **

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( Shiogama,

) ** National Blueberry Popover Day Day ( United States) **

National Mario Day is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

( United States) ** National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ( United States) **

Tibetan Uprising Day Tibetan Uprising Day, observed on March 10, Congressional Record: March 10, 2004 (Senate). Page S2538-S2539.Iyer 2008, pg. 225 commemorates the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the presence of the People's Republic of China in Tibet. The failure of ...

( Tibetan independence movement) * March 11 **

Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania All official holidays in Lithuania are established by acts of Seimas The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the ...

Johnny Appleseed Day John Chapman (September 26, 1774March 18, 1845), better known as Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer Plant nursery, nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Ontario, as well as th ...

( United States) **

Moshoeshoe Day Moshoeshoe I () ( – 11 March 1870) was the first king of Lesotho. He was the first son of Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bamokoteli lineage, a branch of the Koena (crocodile) clan. In his youth, he helped his father gain power over som ...

(

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

) ** Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day (United States) *

March 12 Events Pre-1600 * 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. * 1088 – Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of the Cat ...

** Arbor Day (China) ** Arbor Day (Taiwan) **

Aztec New Year The Mexica New Year ( es, Año Nuevo Mexicano or ''Año Nuevo Azteca''; nah, Yancuic Xīhuitl, ) is the celebration of the new year according to the Aztec calendar. The date on which the holiday falls in the Gregorian calendar depends on the vers ...

** Girl Scout Birthday ( United States) ** National Baked Scallops Day (United States) **

National Day (Mauritius) Mauritius is a multi-ethnic and multi-language society; it is also a plural society with its population mainly composed of four ethnic groups and four major religious groups; it is often depicted as a "rainbow nation". The island of Mauritius d ...

** Tree Day ( North Macedonia) ** World Day Against Cyber Censorship **

Youth Day (Zambia) There are approximately thirteen nationally recognized public holidays celebrated in the Republic of Zambia, a country in Southern Africa. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a holiday. On the Easter we ...

* March 13 ** Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis ( Vatican City) **

Kasuga Matsuri is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the shrine of the Fujiwara family, established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone l ...

(Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara,

) **

L. Ron Hubbard's birthday The Church of Scientology maintains a wide variety of beliefs and practices. The core belief holds that a human is an immortal, spiritual being (thetan) that is resident in a physical body. The thetan has had innumerable past lives, some of whic ...

( Scientology) ** Liberation of Duhok City ( Iraqi Kurdistan) ** National Coconut Torte Day (United States) *

March 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland. * 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguen ...

** Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week

to March 20 ( United States) ** Pi Day ** White Day ( Asia) * March 15 ** Hōnen Matsuri (

) ** International Day Against Police Brutality **

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(

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

) ** National Brutus Day ( United States) ** National Day (Hungary) ** True Confessions Day **

World Consumer Rights Day Consumers International is the membership organization for consumer groups around the world. Founded on 1 April 1960, it has over 250 member organizations in 120 countries. Its head office is situated in London, England, and has numerous region ...

World Contact Day World Contact Day was first declared in March 1953 by an organization called the ''International Flying Saucer Bureau'' (IFSB), as a day on which all IFSB members would attempt to send a telepathic message into space. The IFSB voted to hold such ...

World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

** World Speech Day **

Youth Day (Palau) This is a list of Public holiday, holidays in Palau. List References

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* March 16 ** Day of the Book Smugglers (

) ** Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (

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) ** Halabja Day ( Iraqi Kurdistan) ** Lips Appreciation Day **

Saint Urho's Day Saint Urho ( fi, Pyhä Urho ) is a fictional saint of Finland, created and elaborated by Finnish Americans in Northern Minnesota in the 1950s, to celebrate their heritage and extend celebrations of St. Patrick's Day. His celebration day is set to ...

( Finnish Americans and

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) * March 17 ** Children's Day ( Bangladesh) ** Evacuation Day (Massachusetts) (

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) ** Saint Patrick's Day ( Ireland,

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) * March 18 ** Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation ( Mexico) **

Flag Day (Aruba) Aruba's national flag was adopted on 18 March 1976. The design consists of a field of light blue (called "United Nations Blue"), two narrow parallel horizontal yellow ("Bunting Yellow") stripes in the bottom half, and a four-pointed white-fimbria ...

** Forgive Mom and Dad Day ** Gallipoli Memorial Day ( Turkey) **

Men's and Soldiers' Day Men's and Soldiers' Day ( mn, Эр цэргийн баяр, Эрчүүдийн баяр) is a public holiday in Mongolia is celebrated on 18 March annually. Being the official holiday of the Mongolian Armed Forces, it is the equivalent of Defender ...

( Mongolia) ** Teacher's Day (

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

) * March 19 **

Kashubian Unity Day Kashubian Unity Day ( csb, Dzéń Jednotë Kaszëbów, pl, Dzień Jedności Kaszubów) is an annual festival celebrated every March 19 to commemorate the first historical written mention of Kashubians, in Pope Gregory IX's Bull of 19 March 1238. ...

( Poland) ** Minna Canth's Birthday ( Finland) * March 20 ** Feast of the Supreme Ritual ( Thelema) ** Great American Meatout (United States) **

International Day of Happiness The International Day of Happiness is list of minor secular observances#March, celebrated throughout the world on 20 March. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 28 June 2012. The International Day of Happiness aims to ma ...

( United Nations) **

Independence Day (Tunisia) This is a list of holidays in Tunisia.List
* January 1:

International Francophonie Day International Francophonie Day (french: Journée internationale de la Francophonie) is observed within the International Organization of La Francophonie's 77 member states every March 20 to celebrate the French language and Francophone culture. ...

('' Organisation internationale de la Francophonie''), and its related observance: ***

UN French Language Day __NOTOC__ UN French Language Day is observed annually on 20 March. ...

( United Nations) ** Liberation of Kirkuk City ( Iraqi Kurdistan) ** National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States) **

World Sparrow Day World Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the house sparrow and then other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations, observed on 20 March. It is an international initiative by the Nature Forever S ...

March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...

** Arbor Day (Portugal) ** Birth of Benito Juárez, a Fiestas Patrias (Mexico) ** Harmony Day (Australia) ** Human Rights Day (South Africa) ** Independence Day (Namibia) ** International Colour Day ( International observance) ** International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ( International observance) ** International Day of Forests ( International observance) ** Mother's Day (most of the Arab world) ** National Tree Planting Day (Lesotho) ** Truant's Day (Poland, Faroe Islands) **

World Down Syndrome Day World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is marked each year on March 21, beginning in 2006. The 21st day of March (the 3rd month of the year) was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down synd ...

( International observance) ** World Poetry Day ( International observance) **

World Puppetry Day World Puppetry Day is March 21. The idea came from the puppet theater artist Javad Zolfaghari from Iran. In 2000 at the XVIII Congress of the Union Internationale de la Marionnette, (UNIMA) in Magdeburg, he made the proposal for discussion. Two y ...

( International observance) ** Youth Day (Tunisia) * March 22 ** As Young As You Feel Day **

Emancipation Day Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent. On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the fir ...

( Puerto Rico) ** World Water Day * March 23 ** Day of the Sea (

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

) ** Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Day ( Azerbaijan) ** National Chips and Dip Day (United States) ** Pakistan Day ( Pakistan) **

Promised Messiah Day Promised Messiah Day (Urdu: مسیح موعود کا دن, ''Masih Maw'oud Ka Den'') is commemorated by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslims annually on March 23 which marked the day when Mirza Ghulam Ahmad whom the Ahmadis consider as the Promised Me ...

( Ahmadiyya) ** World Meteorological Day * March 24 ** Commonwealth Covenant Day ( Northern Mariana Islands, United States) ** Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice ( Argentina) **

Day of National Revolution This is the list of public holidays in Kyrgyzstan: Two additional Muslim holidays ''Orozo Ait'' and ''Kurman Ait'' are defined by lunar calendar. Other holidays * Day of the Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan), Day of the Armed Forces - 29 May * Day of A ...

( Kyrgyzstan) ** International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims ( United Nations) **

National Tree Planting Day (Uganda) Arbor Day (or Arbour in some countries) is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depen ...

** Student Day ( Scientology) ** World Tuberculosis Day *

March 25 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. * 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to vi ...

** Anniversary of the Arengo and the Feast of the Militants (San Marino) **

Cultural Workers Day The following is the list of official public holidays recognized by the Government of Russia. On these days, government offices, embassy, embassies and some shops, are closed. If the date of observance falls on a Workweek and weekend#Russia, wee ...

(Russia) **

Empress Menen's Birthday Rastafari, sometimes called Rastafarianism, is a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of ...

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Rastafari Rastafari, sometimes called Rastafarianism, is a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of ...

) **

EU Talent Day EU Talent Day is an observance of the European Union on Béla Bartók's birthday who was a well-known composer in and outside of Europe. History The first European TalentDay was held on April 9, 2011. This coincided with the Hungarian EU Pres ...

( European Union) **

Feast of the Annunciation The Feast of the Annunciation, in Greek, Ο Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου, contemporarily the Solemnity of the Annunciation, and also called Lady Day, the Feast of the Incarnation ('), or Conceptio Christi ('), commemorates the ...

(Christianity), and its related observances: *** Lady Day (United Kingdom) (see

Quarter Days In British and Irish tradition, the quarter days were the four dates in each year on which servants were hired, school terms started, and rents were due. They fell on four religious festivals roughly three months apart and close to the two solstic ...

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International Day of the Unborn Child The International Day of the Unborn Child is an annual commemoration of unborn fetuses, observed as a day of opposition to abortion, on March 25. It was established by Pope John Paul II to coincide with the Feast of the Annunciation. John Paul II ...

(international) *** Mother's Day (Slovenia) *** Waffle Day (Sweden) **

Freedom Day (Belarus) Freedom Day ( be, Дзень Волі, ''Dzień Voli'') is an unofficial holiday in Belarus celebrated on 25 March to commemorate the declaration of independence by the Belarusian Democratic Republic by the Third Constituent Charter on that date ...

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is a United Nations list of minor secular observances#March, international observance designated in 2007 to be marked on 25 March every year. The day hono ...

International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members The International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed annually on 25 March by the United Nations. It commemorates the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, a former journalist who was working for the Unit ...

( United Nations General Assembly) ** Maryland Day ( Maryland, United States) **

Revolution Day (Greece) According to Greek law every Sunday of the year is a public holiday. In addition, there are six obligatory, official public holidays: New Year's Day, 25 March, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, 15 August and 25 December. Two more days, 1 May and 28 O ...

Struggle for Human Rights Day The Candle demonstration ( sk, sviečková demonštrácia) on 25 March 1988 in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, was the first mass demonstration since 1969 against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. The demonstration was organized by R ...

(Slovakia) **

Tolkien Reading Day Tolkien fandom is an international, informal community of fans of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially of the Middle-earth legendarium which includes ''The Hobbit'', ''The Lord of the Rings'', and ''The Silmarillion''. The concept of Tolkien ...

( Tolkien fandom) * March 26 ** Independence Day (Bangladesh) ** Make Up Your Own Holiday Day ** Martyr's Day or Day of Democracy (Mali) **

Prince Kūhiō Day Prince Kūhiō Day is an official holiday in the state of Hawaii in the United States. It is celebrated annually on March 26, to mark the birth of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole — heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii, prince of t ...

( Hawaii, United States) **

Purple Day Purple Day is a global grassroots event that was formed with the intention to increase worldwide awareness of epilepsy, and to dispel common myths and fears of this neurological disorder. Further intentions of this movement are to reduce the socia ...

( Canada and United States) * March 27 ** Armed Forces Day (

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

) ** International whisk(e)y day ** Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day **

World Theatre Day World Theatre Day (WTD) is an international observance celebrated on 27 March. It was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute. Initiation World Theatre Day was initiated in 1962 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI). It ...

( International) * March 28 ** Commemoration of Sen no Rikyū ( Schools of Japanese tea ceremony) ** Serfs Emancipation Day ( Tibet) ** Teachers' Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia) * March 29 **

Boganda Day This is a list of public holidays in the Central African Republic Public holidays References Society of the Central African Republic Central African Republic culture Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ...

( Central African Republic) ** Commemoration of the 1947 Rebellion ( Madagascar) **

Day of the Young Combatant Day of the Young Combatant ( es, Día del joven combatiente) is a non-official commemoration day, celebrated each March 29 in Chile. Its main purpose is remembering the assassination of brothers Rafael and Eduardo Vergara Toledo, which occurred on M ...

( Chile) ** Youth Day (Taiwan) * March 30 ** Land Day (

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

) **

National Doctors' Day National Doctors' Day is a day celebrated to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities. The date varies from nation to nation depending on the event of commemoration used to mark the day. In some nations the day ...

( United States) ** Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day ( Trinidad and Tobago) ** World Idli Day *

March 31 Events Pre-1600 * 307 – After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine the Great, Constantine marries Fausta, daughter of the retired Roman emperor Maximian. *1146 – Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at V� ...

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(United States) ** Culture Day (

Public holidays in the Federated States of Micronesia This is a list of public holidays in the Federated States of Micronesia. References {{Public holidays in Micronesia Micronesia Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western P ...

) ** Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan) ** Freedom Day (Malta) ** International Transgender Day of Visibility **

King Nangklao Memorial Day Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet. Other observances, both of ...

(Thailand) ** National Backup Day (United States) ** National Clams on the Half Shell Day (United States) ** Thomas Mundy Peterson Day ( New Jersey, United States) **

Transfer Day Transfer Day is a holiday celebrated in the U.S. Virgin Islands on March 31. It marks the transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States that took place in 1917. The islands were initially held by various European countries, and were un ...

( US Virgin Islands)

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First Sunday: March 1

First week, March 1 to 7

School day closest to March 2: March 2

First Monday: March 2

First Tuesday: March 3

First Thursday: March 5

First Friday: March 6

Second Sunday: March 8

Week of March 8: March 8–14

Monday closest to March 9, unless March 9 falls on a Saturday: March 9

Second Monday: March 9

Second Wednesday: March 11

Second Thursday: March 11

Friday of the 13th of month: March 13

Friday of the second full week of March: March 13

Third week in March: March 15–21

Third Monday: March 16

March 19th, unless the 19th is a Sunday, then March 20: March 19

Third Wednesday: March 18

March equinox: March 20

Fourth Monday: March 23

Fourth Tuesday: March 24

Last Saturday: March 28

Last Sunday: March 29

Last Monday: March 30

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