March 19 - Holidays and Observances

Holidays and Observances

  • Christian Feast Day:
    • Joseph of Nazareth (Western Christianity)
    • March 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Minna Canth's Birthday (Finland)
  • Earliest day on which Maundy Thursday can fall, while April 22 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday before Easter. (Christianity)
  • Saint Joseph's Day (Roman Catholicism and Church of England) related observances:
    • Father's Day (Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Honduras, and Bolivia)
    • Las Fallas, celebrated on the week leading to March 19. (Valencia)
    • "Return of the Swallow", annual observance of the swallows' return to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California.
  • The Kashubians' Unity Day.
  • The first day of Quinquatria, held in honor of Minerva. (Roman Empire)

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