March - Events in March

Events in March

• American Dietetic Association National Nutrition Month (United States)
• American Red Cross Month
• Colorectal Cancer awareness month
• Fire Prevention Month (The Philippines)
• Women's History Month (United States)
• Mărţişor in Romania and Moldavia, and Martenitsa in Bulgaria, March 1
• The anniversary of the Independence Movement of March 1 (Korea)
• Saint David's Day, (Welsh Holiday) March 1
• Self-injury Awareness Day, March 1
• Justin Bieber's Birthday, March 1
• National Reading Day (United States), March 2
• Texas Independence Day, March 2: State holiday in Texas, United States
• The Nineteen Day Fast, part of the Bahá'í Faith, March 2 through March 20
• Mardi Gras (February 3 to March 9 in regular years, February 4 to March 9 in leap years)
• Ash Wednesday (February 4 to March 10 in regular years, February 5 to March 10 in leap years)
• World Maths Day, the first Wednesday in March
• International Women's Day, March 8
• Pluto Planet Day (New Mexico), March 13 (discussed here)
• White Day (Asia), March 14
• Pi Day, March 14
• Save a Spider Day, March 14
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week March 14 to March 20 (United States)
• The Ides of March, the anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar by Brutus, Cassius, Casca and others (March 15)
• Anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, March 15
• Saint Patrick's Day, March 17
• Sun-Earth Day, March 18
• Saint Joseph's Day, March 19
• The equinox, named the vernal or spring equinox in the northern hemisphere and the autumnal equinox in the southern hemisphere, occurs on dates varying from March 19 to March 21 (in UTC)
• Equinox Earth Day (UNO), in the northern hemisphere, occurs on dates varying from March 19 to March 21
• Nowruz: New Year's Day in Iran and several other countries; also a holiday in Turkey and Central Asian countries as well, celebrated on the day of the equinox
• Good Friday, a Friday between March 20 and April 23, being the last Friday before Easter
• Human Rights' Day (South Africa), March 21
• Easter, the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21, usually, but not always, occurring in April.
• World Water Day, March 22
• World Meteorological Organization
• Pakistan Day, March 23
• Day of Polish-Hungarian Friendship, March 23
• Annunciation, March 25
• Celebration of the Greek War of Independence, March 25, 1821
• Last day of the Japanese fiscal year and school year, March 31. Hanami, the Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, starts around this time.
• Prince Kūhiō Day, March 26: state holiday in the State of Hawaii, United States
• Bangladeshi Independence Day, March 26, 1971.
• Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament
• Spring Training for Major League Baseball
• Part of the Year of the Solar System:
  • March 2011: Ancient Astronomers/Modern Tools: Celebrating Sun-Earth Day
  • March 2012: Shadows of the Sun
• Commonwealth Day, on the second Monday
• World Kidney Day, on the second Thursday
• Summer Day in Albania, on March 14.
• 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).