March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and

Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian cale ...

s. Its length is 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 by humans as being in the same celestial sphere, celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the Solar ...

, the

meteorological Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i.e. weather), with a focus on weather forecasting. It has applications in the military, aviation, energy production, transport, agriculture ...

beginning of

spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a he ...

occurs on the first day of March. The

March equinox The March equinox or northward equinox is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward as seen from Earth. The March equinox is known as the ver ...

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 (especially in US & Canada), 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 ( Southern Hemisphe ...

in the Southern Hemisphere, where

September September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equivalent. In the Northern hemisphere, the b ...

is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March.

History

The name of March comes from '' Martius'', the first month of the earliest

Roman calendar The Roman calendar was the calendar used by the Roman Kingdom and Roman Republic. Although the term is primarily used for Rome's pre-Julian calendars, it is often used inclusively of the Julian calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46&nbs ...

. It was named after

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", because of its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous carbon dioxide () atmosphere. At the average surface level the atmosph ...

, the

Roman god Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the Latin literature, literature and Roman art, visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore. "Roman mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these ...

of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons

Romulus and Remus In Roman mythology, Romulus and (, ) are twins in mythology, twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the Founding of Rome, founding of the History of Rome, city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his frat ...

. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the

festivals A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A ...

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 Late antiquity marks the period that comes after the end of classical antiquity and stretches into the onset of the Early Middle Ages. Late antiquity as a period was popularized by Peter Brown (historian), Peter Brown in 1971, and this periodiza ...

Roman mosaic A Roman mosaic is a mosaic made during the Roman period, throughout the Roman Republic and later Empire. Mosaics were used in a variety of private and public buildings, on both floors and walls, though they competed with cheaper frescos for the ...

s picturing the months sometimes still placed March first.

March 1 Events Pre-1600 * 509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Diocleti ...

began the numbered year in Russia until the end of the 15th century.

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...

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, celebrated on March 1, March 14, and March 17,

Matronalia In ancient Roman religion, the Matronalia (or Matronales Feriae) was a festival celebrating Juno Lucina, the goddess of childbirth (" Juno who brings children into the light"), and of motherhood (''mater'' is "mother" in Latin) and women in gene ...

, celebrated on March 1,

Junonalia The ''Iunonalia'' or Junonalia was a Roman festival in honor of Juno, held on March 7 (the Nones). Among extant Roman calendars, it appears only in the Calendar of Filocalus (354 AD), and was added to the festival calendar after the mid-1st c ...

, celebrated on March 7,

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

, celebrated on March 14,

Mamuralia In Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion, the Mamuralia or ''Sacrum Mamurio'' ('Rite for Mamurius') was a Roman festivals, festival held on March 14 or 15, named only in sources from late antiquity. According to Joannes Lydus, an old m ...

, celebrated on either March 14 or March 15,

Hilaria The Hilaria (; Latin "the cheerful ones", a term derived from the borrowed adjective "cheerful, merry") were ancient Roman religious festivals celebrated on the March equinox to honor Cybele. Origins The term seems originally to have been ...

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 p ...

, celebrated on March 16–17,

Liberalia In ancient Roman religion Religion in ancient Rome consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the Roman people, people of Rome as well as those who were brought under its rule. The Romans t ...

and

Bacchanalia The Bacchanalia were unofficial, privately funded popular Roman festivals of Bacchus, based on various ecstatic elements of the Greek Dionysia. They were almost certainly associated with Rome's native cult of Liber, and probably arrived in R ...

, celebrated March 17,

Quinquatria In Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion, the Quinquatria or Quinquatrus was a Roman festival, festival sacred to the Goddess Minerva, celebrated 19–23 March. According to Marcus Terentius Varro, Varro, it was so called because it was ...

, celebrated March 19–23, and

Tubilustrium In Ancient Rome the month of March was the traditional start of the campaign season, and the Tubilustrium was a ceremony to make the army fit for war. The ceremony involved sacred trumpets called ''tubae''. Johannes Quasten, however, argues ...

, celebrated March 23. These dates do not correspond to the modern

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, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony () which became a Carolingian " stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany. Many of their neighbours were, like th ...

''Lentmonat'', named after the

and gradual lengthening of days, and the eventual namesake of

Lent Lent (, 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christianity, Christian religious moveable feast#Lent, observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter. It echoes the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring Temptation of Christ, t ...

Saxons The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony () which became a Carolingian " stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany. Many of their neighbours were, like th ...

also called March ''Rhed-monat'' or ''Hreth-monath'' (deriving from their goddess ''Rhedam''/''Hreth''), and

Angles Angles most commonly refers to: *Angles (tribe), a Germanic-speaking people that took their name from the Angeln cultural region in Germany *Angle, a geometric figure formed by two rays meeting at a common point Angles may also refer to: Places ...

called it ''Hyld-monath'', which became the English ''Lide''. In Croatia, the month is called ''Ožujak''. 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 word ''Mart'' is given after the name of ''

'' the god.

Symbols

March's birthstones are aquamarine and bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage. Its

birth flower Floriography (language of flowers) is a means of Cryptography, cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced ...

is the

daffodil ''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil,The word "daffodil" is also applied to related genera such as '' Sternbergia'', '' ...

. The

zodiac The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south celestial latitude of the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. Within this zodiac ...

signs are

Pisces Pisces may refer to: *Pisces (astrology), an astrological sign Astronomy *Pisces (constellation), a constellation ** Pisces Overdensity, an overdensity of stars in the Milky Way's halo that is situated in the Pisces constellation ** Pisces II, a ...

until approximately March 20 and

Aries Aries may refer to: *Aries (astrology), an astrological sign *Aries (constellation), a constellation in the zodiac Arts, entertainment and media * ''Aries'' (album), by Luis Miguel, 1993 * ''Aries'' (EP), by Alice Chater, 2020 * "Aries" (song), ...

from approximately March 21 onward.. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.

Observances

''This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.''

Month-long

* In Catholic tradition, March is the Month of Saint Joseph. * Endometriosis Awareness Month (

International observance Lists of holidays by various categorizations. Religious holidays Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern) Christian holidays *Christmas (Nativity of Jesus, Nativity of Jesus Christ, the beginning of Christmastide) *Solemnity of Mary, Mother ...

) * National Nutrition Month (Canada) *

Season for Nonviolence Season for Nonviolence was established in 1998 by Arun Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi's grandson, as a yearly event celebrating the philosophies and lives of Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The idea was developed with the help of Dr. Michael ...

: January 30 – April 4 (

) *

Women's History Month Women's History Month is an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with Internationa ...

(Australia, United Kingdom, United States) * Women's Role in History Month (

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

)

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 {{Use mdy dates, date=June 2013 Youth Art Month is a month of promoting art and art education in the United States. It is observed in March, with thousands of American schools participating, often with the involvement of local art museums and civi ...

Non-Gregorian

''(All Baháʼí,

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

ic, and

Jew Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, religion, and community are highly inte ...

ish observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)'' *

List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar This table is determined by when the March Equinox falls. It fell on March 20 from 2018 to 2021 and will fall on March 21 in 2022–2023. All Baha'i observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in questi ...

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 All observances begin at sunset the day prior to the Gregorian date listed unless otherwise noted, and end on nightfall of the date in question, which is defined as the appearance of three stars in the sky. On leap years (which occur every 2–3 ...

List of observances set by the Islamic calendar All Islamic calendar, Islamic observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted. Holidays for 1441 (2019-2020) {, class="wikitable" !width=20%, Date on Islamic Calenda ...

List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar Dates in this table are determined by when the March Equinox falls. It will fall on March 20 from 2018 to 2023. {, class="wikitable" , - style="background:#efefef;" ! Holiday date !!Holiday name !! Description !!March equinox on March 19 !!M ...

Movable

* List of movable Eastern Christian observances *

List of movable Western Christian observances {{Update, date=February 2023 This is a list of movable observances within Western Christianity. It includes secular observances which are calculated by religious observances. ''This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor gene ...

* National Corndog Day (

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

): March 21 *

Equal Pay Day Equal Pay Day is the list of minor secular observances#April, symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap. In the United States, this date symbolizes how far into the year the median woman must work (in addition to their ear ...

(

): March 31

First Sunday

Children's Day Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...

(

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

)

)

First Tuesday

* Grandmother's Day (

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

)

First Thursday

World Book Day (UK and Ireland) World Book Day () is a charity event held annually in the United Kingdom and Ireland on the first Thursday in March. On World Book Day, every child in full-time education in the UK and Ireland is provided with a voucher to be spent on books; the ...

* World Maths Day

First Friday

Employee Appreciation Day Employee Appreciation Day is an event, observed on the first Friday in March, meant for employers to give thanks or recognition to their employees. It was created by Dr. Bob Nelson who was a founding member of Recognition Professionals Internati ...

(

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

)

Second Sunday

Daylight saving time Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time, daylight time (Daylight saving time in the United States, United States and Daylight saving time in Canada, Canada), or summer time (British Summer Time, United Kingdom, ...

begins (

and

)

Week of March 8: March 8–14

* Women of Aviation Worldwide Week

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

* Baron Bliss Day (Belize)

Second Monday

Canberra Day Canberra Day is a public holiday in Australia held annually on the second Monday in March in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Jervis Bay Territory (JBT) to celebrate the official naming of Canberra. Canberra was named at a ceremon ...

(

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

) *

Commonwealth Day Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, held on the second Monday in March. While the date holds some official status in select member states of the Commonwealth, observances of the date are not uniform, an ...

(

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an International organization, international association of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, 56 member states, the vast majo ...

)

Second Wednesday

* 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 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

)

Second Thursday

World Kidney Day World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys In humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian ...

Friday of the second full week of March

* World Sleep Day

Third week in March

* National Poison Prevention Week (

)

Third Monday

* Birthday of Benito Juarez (

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

)

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

* Feast of Joseph of Nazareth (

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) **

Father's Day Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in som ...

(Spain, Portugal, Italy, Honduras, and Bolivia) **

Las Fallas The 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,

, celebrated on the week leading to March 19. (

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

) ** "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 t ...

' return to

Mission San Juan Capistrano Mission San Juan Capistrano () is a Spanish missions in California, Spanish mission in San Juan Capistrano, California, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, Orange County, California. Founded November 1, 1776 in colonial ''The Califo ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

Third Wednesday

* National Festival of Trees (

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

)

March equinox: c. March 20

Nowruz Nowruz (, , () , () , () , () , Kurdish language, Kurdish: () , () , () , () , , , , () , , ) is the Iranian or Persian New Year. Historically, it has been observed by Iranian peoples, but is now celebrated by many ...

, The

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

new year. (Observed Internationally) *

Chunfen The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. ''Chūnfēn'', ''Shunbun'', ''Chunbun'', or ''Xuân phân'' is the 4th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 0° and ends when it reaches the ...

(

East Asia East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China, Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of Economy of China, China, Economy of Ja ...

) *

Dísablót The ''Dísablót'' was the ''blót'' (sacrificial holiday) which was held in honour of the female spirits or deities called '' dísir'' (and the ValkyriesThe article ''Diser'' in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' (1991).), from pre-historic times until ...

(some

Asatru Heathenry, also termed Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Paganism, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern pagan religion. Scholars of religious studies classify it as a new religious movement. Developed in Europe during the early 20th century, ...

groups) * Earth Equinox Day * Equinox of the Gods/New Year (

Thelema Thelema () is a Western esotericism, Western esoteric and occult social or spiritual philosophy and a new religious movement founded in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), an English writer, mystic, occultist, and ceremonial ma ...

) * Higan (Japan) * International Astrology Day * Mabon (Wicca), Mabon (Southern Hemisphere) (Neo-paganism) * Ostara (

) (Neo-paganism) * Shunbun no Hi (Japan) * Ásatrú holidays#The Troth, Sigrblót (The Troth) * Ásatrú holidays#Asatru Free Assembly, Summer Finding (Asatru Free Assembly) * Sun-Earth Day (

) * Vernal Equinox Day/Kōreisai (Japan) * World Storytelling Day

Fourth Monday

* Public holidays in Christmas Island, Labour Day (Christmas Island, Australia)

Fourth Tuesday

* American Diabetes Association#American Diabetes Alert Day, American Diabetes Alert Day (

)

Last Saturday

* Earth Hour (

)

Last Sunday

* Daylight saving time, European Summer Time begins

Last Monday

* Seward's Day (Alaska, United States)

Fixed

** Baba Marta (Bulgaria), ** Prohibition in Iceland#Beer Day, Beer Day (Iceland) ** Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani's Death (Iraqi Kurdistan) ** Francisco Solano López, Heroes' Day (Paraguay) ** Independence Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ** Mărțișor (Romania and Moldavia) ** National Pig Day (

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

) ** World Civil Defence Day * March 2 ** List of food days#March, National Banana Creme Pie Day (

) ** National Reading Day (

) ** Obama, Fukui#Traditions, Omizu-okuri ("Water Carrying") Festival (Obama, Fukui, Obama, Japan) ** Public holidays in Burma, Peasant's Day (Burma) ** Texas Independence Day (Texas, United States) ** Public holidays in Ethiopia, Victory at Adwa Day (Ethiopia) * March 3 ** Hinamatsuri (Japan) ** Public holidays in Bulgaria, Liberation Day (Bulgaria) ** Martyrs' Day#Malawi, Martyr's Day (Malawi) ** Public holidays in Georgia, Mother's Day (Georgia) ** List of food days#March, National Canadian Bacon Day (

) ** Public holidays in Egypt, Sportsmen's Day (Egypt) ** World Wildlife Day * March 4 ** National Grammar Day (

) ** St Casimir's Day (Poland and Lithuania) * March 5 ** Custom Chief's Day (Vanuatu) ** Public holidays in Azerbaijan#Other observances, Day of Physical Culture and Sport (Azerbaijan) ** Learn from Lei Feng Day (China) ** List of food days#March, National Absinthe Day (

) ** List of food days#March, National Cheez Doodle Day (

) ** St Piran's Day (Cornwall) * March 6 ** European Day of the Righteous () ** Foundation Day (Norfolk Island) ** Independence Day (Ghana) * March 7 ** Liberation of Sulaymaniyah (Iraqi Kurdistan) ** List of food days#March, National Crown Roast of Pork Day (

) ** Teacher's Day (Albania) * March 8 ** International Women's Day *** International Women's Collaboration Brew Day *** Mother's Day (primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet bloc) ** List of food days#March, National Peanut Cluster Day (

) ** List of food days#March, National Potato Salad Day (

) * March 9 ** List of food days#March, National Crabmeat Day (

) ** List of food days#March, National Meatball Day (

) ** Teachers' Day (Lebanon) * March 10 ** Harriet Tubman Day (United States, United States of America) ** Holocaust Memorial Days, Holocaust Remembrance Day (Bulgaria) ** Hote Matsuri (Shiogama, Japan) ** List of food days#March, National Blueberry Popover Day (

) ** National Mario Day (

) ** AIDS.gov, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (

) ** Tibetan Uprising Day (Tibetan independence movement) * March 11 ** Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania ** Johnny Appleseed Day (

) ** Moshoeshoe I#Legacy, Moshoeshoe Day (Lesotho) ** List of food days#March, Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day (United States) * March 12 ** Arbor Day#China, Arbor Day (China) ** Arbor Day#Taiwan, Arbor Day (Taiwan) ** Aztec New Year ** Scouts' Day#Dates celebrated by country, Girl Scout Birthday (

) ** List of food days#March, National Baked Scallops Day (United States) ** National Day (Mauritius) ** Arbor Day#North Macedonia, Tree Day (North Macedonia) ** World Day Against Cyber Censorship ** Youth Day (Zambia) * March 13 ** Public holidays in Vatican City, Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis (Vatican City) ** Kasuga Matsuri (Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Nara, Nara, Japan) ** L. Ron Hubbard's birthday (Scientology) ** Public holidays in Iraq, Liberation of Duhok City (Iraqi Kurdistan) ** List of food days#March, National Coconut Torte Day (United States) * March 14 ** National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week March 14 to March 20 (

) ** Pi Day ** White Day (Asia) * March 15 ** Hōnen Matsuri (Japan) ** International Day Against Police Brutality ** J. J. Roberts' Birthday (Liberia) ** National Day (Hungary) ** World Consumer Rights Day ** World Contact Day ** World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film ** World Speech Day ** Youth Day (Palau) * March 16 ** Lithuanian book smugglers, Day of the Book Smugglers (Lithuania) ** Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia) ** Public holidays in Iraq, Halabja Day (Iraqi Kurdistan) ** Saint Urho's Day (Finnish Americans and Finnish Canadians) * March 17 ** Children's Day#Bangladesh, Children's Day (Bangladesh) ** Evacuation Day (Massachusetts) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts) ** Saint Patrick's Day (Ireland, Irish diaspora) * March 18 ** Public holidays in Mexico, Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation (

) ** Flag Day (Aruba) ** Gallipoli Memorial Day (Turkey) ** Men's and Soldiers' Day (Mongolia) ** Teacher's Day (Syria) * March 19 ** Kashubian Unity Day (Poland) ** Flag flying days in Finland#Days on which flying the Finnish flag is an established custom, Minna Canth's Birthday (Finland) * March 20 ** Thelema#Holidays, Feast of the Supreme Ritual (

) ** Farm Animal Rights Movement#Great American Meatout, Great American Meatout (United States) ** International Day of Happiness (United Nations) ** Independence Day (Tunisia) ** International Francophonie Day (''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie''), and its related observance: *** UN French Language Day (United Nations) ** Public holidays in Iraq, Liberation of Kirkuk City (Iraqi Kurdistan) ** AIDS.gov#External links, National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States) ** World Sparrow Day * March 21 ** Arbor Day#Portugal, Arbor Day (Portugal) ** Fiestas Patrias (Mexico)#Natalicio de Benito Juárez, Birth of Benito Juárez, a Fiestas Patrias (Mexico) ** Harmony Day (Australia) ** Human Rights Day (South Africa) ** Independence Day (Namibia) ** International Colour Day (

) ** International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (

) ** International Day of Forests (

) ** Mother's Day (most of the Arab world) ** Arbor Day#Lesotho, National Tree Planting Day (Lesotho) ** Truancy, Truant's Day (Poland, Faroe Islands) ** World Down Syndrome Day (

) ** World Poetry Day (

) ** World Puppetry Day (

) ** Youth Day (Tunisia) * March 22 ** Emancipation Day#Puerto Rico – March 22, Emancipation Day (Puerto Rico) ** World Water Day * March 23 ** Day of the Sea (Bolivia) ** Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Day (Azerbaijan) ** List of food days#March, National Chips and Dip Day (United States) ** Pakistan Day (Pakistan) ** Promised Messiah Day (Ahmadiyya) ** World Meteorological Day * March 24 ** Public holidays in the United States#Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth Covenant Day (Northern Mariana Islands, United States) ** Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice (Argentina) ** Day of National Revolution (Kyrgyzstan) ** Óscar Romero, 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) ** Scientology holidays, Student Day (Scientology) ** World Tuberculosis Day * March 25 ** Anniversary of the Arengo and the Feast of the Militants (San Marino) ** Cultural Workers Day (Russia) ** Empress Menen's Birthday (Rastafari) ** EU Talent Day (European Union) ** Feast of the Annunciation (Christianity), and its related observances: *** Lady Day (United Kingdom) (see Quarter Days) *** International Day of the Unborn Child (international) *** Mother's Day (Slovenia) *** Waffle Day (Sweden) ** Freedom Day (Belarus) ** International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade ** International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members (United Nations General Assembly) ** Maryland Day (Maryland, United States) ** Revolution Day (Greece) ** Struggle for Human Rights Day (Slovakia) ** Tolkien Reading Day (Tolkien fandom) * March 26 ** Independence Day (Bangladesh) ** Khordad Sal (Zoroastrianism) ** Public holidays in Mali, Martyr's Day or Day of Democracy (Mali) ** Prince Kūhiō Day (Hawaii, United States) ** Purple Day (

and

) * March 27 ** Armed Forces Day#Myanmar, Armed Forces Day (Myanmar) ** International whisk(e)y day ** World Theatre Day (International observance, International) * March 28 ** Sen no Rikyū, Commemoration of Sen no Rikyū (Schools of Japanese tea ceremony) ** Serfs Emancipation Day (Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet) ** Teachers' Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia) * March 29 ** Boganda Day (Central African Republic) ** Commemoration of the 1947 Rebellion (Madagascar) ** Day of the Young Combatant (Chile) ** Youth Day#Taiwan, Youth Day (Taiwan) * March 30 ** Land Day (Palestine (region), Palestine) ** National Doctors' Day (

) ** Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago) ** List of food days#Global or international, World Idli Day * March 31 ** César Chávez Day (United States) ** Public holidays in the Federated States of Micronesia, Culture Day (Public holidays in the Federated States of Micronesia) ** Public holidays in Azerbaijan#Other observances, Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan) ** Freedom Day (Malta) ** International Transgender Day of Visibility ** Public holidays in Thailand#National observances, King Nangklao Memorial Day (Thailand) ** List of awareness days#March, National Backup Day (United States) ** List of food days#March, National Clams on the Half Shell Day (United States) ** Thomas Mundy Peterson, Thomas Mundy Peterson Day (New Jersey, United States) ** Transfer Day (United States Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands)

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Answers article on the seasons
{{Authority control March, Months, *03 Mars (mythology)