March Holidays:

March is Women’s History Month. Started in 1987, Women’s History Month recognizes all women for their valuable contributions to history and society.

March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, which was established to increase awareness and understanding of issues affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

March is National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month. It was established to raise public awareness of the autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord and assist those with multiple sclerosis in making informed decisions about their health care.

March 1: St. David’s Day

March 7: Meatfare Sunday (The Sunday of the Last Judgment)

March 11: Maha Shivarati

March 11: Lailat al Miraj

March 13-April 15: Deaf History Month

March 14: Cheesefare Sunday or Forgiveness Sunday

March 15-May 1: Beginning of Great Lent in the Orthodox Christian faith.

March 15, the day Great Lent begins this year, is also known as Clean Monday.

March 17: St. Patrick’s Day

March 19: St. Joseph’s Day

March 19-20: Naw-Rúz, the Bahá’í New Year

March 20: Ostara

 March 21-22: Nowruz/Norooz, Persian New Year

March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21: Orthodox Sunday

March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

March 25: Annunciation of the Virgin Mary

March 26: Khordad Sal

March 27-April 4: Passover

March 27: Lord’s Evening Meal

March 28: Palm Sunday

March 28-29 (sundown to sundown): Holi

March 28-29: Lailat al Bara’a

March 29-31: Hola Mohalla

March 31: Cesar Chavez

March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility

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