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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 was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...
s. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of
spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season) Spring, also known as springtime, is one of the four temperate seasons, succeeding winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of ...
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 ve ...
on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where
September September is the ninth month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars, the third of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the fourth of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. September in the Northern H ...
is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March.


Origin

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. The term often includes the Julian calendar established by the reforms of the dictator Julius Caesar and emperor Augustus in the late 1stcenturyBC and sometim ...
. It was named after
Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...
, the
Roman god Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans. One of a wide variety of genres of Roman folklore, ''Roman mythology'' may also refer to the modern study of these representat ...
of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the
festivals A festival is an event ordinarily 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, mela, or eid. A festival c ...
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 New Year is the time or day currently at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system to ...
's celebrations. Even in
late antiquity Late antiquity is the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, generally spanning the 3rd–7th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin. The popularization of this periodization in English ha ...
,
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 Diocletian ...
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 northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ...
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 is 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 centu ...
, celebrated on March 7, Equirria, celebrated on March 14,
Mamuralia In ancient Roman religion, the Mamuralia or ''Sacrum Mamurio'' ("Rite for Mamurius") was a festival held on March 14 or 15, named only in sources from late antiquity. According to Joannes Lydus, an old man wearing animal skins was beaten ritually ...
, celebrated on either March 14 or March 15,
Hilaria The Hilaria (; Latin "the cheerful ones", a term derived from the borrowed adjective grc, ἱλαρός "cheerful, merry") were ancient Roman religious festivals celebrated on the March equinox to honor Cybele. Origins The term seems origi ...
on March 15 and then through March 22–28, Argei, celebrated on March 16–17,
Liberalia In ancient Roman religion, the Liberalia (March 17) was the festival of Liber Pater and his consort Libera. T.P. Wiseman, ''Remus: a Roman myth'', Cambridge University Press, 1995, p.133. The Romans celebrated Liberalia with sacrifices, proce ...
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 Rome ...
, celebrated March 17, Quinquatria, 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
Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...
.


Other names

In
Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...
, 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 Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...
, the month is called ''березень''/''berezenʹ'', meaning ''birch tree'', and březen in Czech. Historical names for March include the Saxon ''Lentmonat'', named after 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 ve ...
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 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 ...
also called March ''Rhed-monat'' or ''Hreth-monath'' (deriving from their goddess ''Rhedam''/''Hreth''), and
Angles The Angles ( ang, Ængle, ; la, Angli) were one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain in the post-Roman period. They founded several kingdoms of the Heptarchy in Anglo-Saxon England. Their name is the root of the name ...
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 word ''Mart'' is given after the name of ''
Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...
'' the god.


March symbols

* March's birthstones are aquamarine and bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage. * Its
birth flower Floriography (language of flowers) is a means of 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 in tradition ...
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'', ''Ism ...
. * The
zodiac The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The pat ...
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 ...
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 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 food ...
) * 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 Be ...
: January 30 – April 4 (
International observance 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 food ...
) *
Women's History Month Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with ...
(Australia, United Kingdom, United States)


American

* Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month *
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* 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, 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.)'' * List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar * List of observances set by the Chinese calendar *
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– ...
*
List of observances set by the Islamic calendar All 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 Calendar !width=20%, Gre ...
*
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 2018-2023. {, class="wikitable" , - style="background:#efefef;" ! Holiday date !!Holiday name !! Description !!March equinox on March 19 !!March Eq ...


Movable, 2020

*
List of movable Eastern Christian observances This is a chronological list of moveable Eastern Christian observances. Most of these are calculated by the date of Pascha. It includes secular observances which are calculated by religious observances. ''This list does not necessarily imply eith ...
* List of movable Western Christian observances * National Corndog Day (
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): March 21 *
Equal Pay Day Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap. In the United States, this date symbolizes how far into the year the average median woman must work (in addition to their earnings last year) in order to ha ...
(
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): March 31


First Sunday: March 1

*
Children's Day Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor 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 ...
(
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)


First week, March 1 to 7

* Global Money Week


School day closest to March 2: March 2

* Read Across America, Read Across America Day


First Monday: March 2

* Casimir Pulaski Day (
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)


First Tuesday: March 3

* National Grandparents Day#France, Grandmother's Day (France)


First Thursday: March 5

* World Book Day (UK and Ireland) * World Maths Day


First Friday: March 6

*Employee Appreciation Day (
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, Canada)


Second Sunday: March 8

*International Women's Day, International Women’s Day *Daylight saving time begins (
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and Canada)


Week of March 8: March 8–14

*Women of Aviation Worldwide Week


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

*Baron Bliss#Baron Bliss Day, Baron Bliss Day (Belize)


Second Monday: March 9

* Canberra Day (Australia) * Commonwealth Day (Commonwealth of Nations)


Second Wednesday: March 11

*Public holidays in Liberia, Decoration Day (Liberia) *No Smoking Day (United Kingdom)


Second Thursday: March 11

*World Kidney Day


Friday of the 13th of month: March 13

*Friday the 13th


Friday of the second full week of March: March 13

*World Sleep Day


Third week in March: March 15–21

*National Poison Prevention Week (
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)


Third Monday: March 16

* Public holidays in Mexico, Birthday of Benito Juarez (Mexico)


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

* Saint Joseph, Feast of Joseph of Nazareth (Western Christianity) **Father's Day (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Honduras, and Bolivia) **Falles, Las Fallas, celebrated on the week leading to March 19. (Valencia) **Mission San Juan Capistrano, "Return of the Swallow", annual observance of the American cliff swallow, swallows' return to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California.


Third Wednesday: March 18

*Arbor Day#Netherlands, National Festival of Trees (Netherlands)


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 ve ...
: March 20

*Nowruz, The Iranian peoples, Iranian new year. (Observed Internationally) *Chunfen (East Asia) *Dísablót (some Asatru groups) *Earth Day#History of the Equinox Earth Day (March 20), Earth Equinox Day *Thelema#Holidays, Equinox of the Gods/New Year (Thelema) *Higan (Japan) *International Astrology Day *Mabon (Wicca), Mabon (Southern Hemisphere) (Neo-paganism) *Ostara ( Northern Hemisphere) (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 (
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) *Vernal Equinox Day/Kōreisai (Japan) *World Storytelling Day


Fourth Monday: March 23

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


Fourth Tuesday: March 24

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


Last Saturday: March 28

*Earth Hour (
International observance 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 food ...
)


Last Sunday: March 29

*Daylight saving time, European Summer Time begins


Last Monday: March 30

*Seward's Day (Alaska,
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)


Fixed

*
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 Diocletian ...
**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) **List of food days#March, National Peanut Butter Day (
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) **National Pig Day (
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) **Remembrance Day (Marshall Islands) **Saint David's Day (Wales) **Samiljeol (South Korea) **Self-injury Awareness Day (
International observance 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 food ...
) **World Civil Defence Day * March 2 **List of food days#March, National Banana Creme Pie Day (
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) **National Reading Day (
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) **Obama, Fukui#Traditions, Omizu-okuri ("Water Carrying") Festival (Obama, Fukui, Obama, Japan) **Public holidays in Burma, Peasant's Day (Burma) **Texas Independence Day (Texas,
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) **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 (
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) **Public holidays in Egypt, Sportsmen's Day (Egypt) **Thomas Roy, What if Cats & Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day **World Wildlife Day * March 4 **National Grammar Day (
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) **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 (
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) **List of food days#March, National Cheez Doodle Day (
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) **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 (
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) **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 (
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) **List of food days#March, National Potato Salad Day (
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) * March 9 **List of food days#March, National Crabmeat Day (
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) **List of food days#March, National Meatball Day (
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) **Thomas Roy, Panic 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, Miyagi, Shiogama, Japan) **List of food days#March, National Blueberry Popover Day Day (
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) **National Mario Day (
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) **AIDS.gov, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (
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) **Tibetan Uprising Day (Tibetan independence movement) * March 11 **Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania **Johnny Appleseed Day (
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) **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 (
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) **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 (
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) **Pi Day **White Day (Asia) *March 15 **Hōnen Matsuri (Japan) **International Day Against Police Brutality **J. J. Roberts' Birthday (Liberia) **Thomas Roy, National Brutus Day (
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) **National Day (Hungary) **Thomas Roy, True Confessions Day **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) **Thomas Roy, Lips Appreciation Day **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 (Mexico) **Flag Day (Aruba) **Thomas Roy, Forgive Mom and Dad Day **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 (Thelema) **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 observance 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 food ...
) **International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (
International observance 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 food ...
) **International Day of Forests (
International observance 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 food ...
) **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 (
International observance 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 food ...
) **World Poetry Day (
International observance 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 food ...
) **World Puppetry Day (
International observance 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 food ...
) **Youth Day (Tunisia) *March 22 **Thomas Roy, As Young As You Feel Day **Emancipation Day#Puerto Rico, 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,
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) **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) **Thomas Roy, Make Up Your Own Holiday Day **Public holidays in Mali, Martyr's Day or Day of Democracy (Mali) **Prince Kūhiō Day (Hawaii,
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
) **Purple Day (Canada and
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) *March 27 **Armed Forces Day#Myanmar, Armed Forces Day (Myanmar) **International whisk(e)y day **Thomas Roy, Quirky Country Music Song Titles 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 (
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) **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
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