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Planeta.com continues to update our monthly calendars. The following are the mostly evergreen celebrations that occur annually in March including World Wildlife Day, International Women’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, World Water Day, International Day of Forests, World Meteorological Day, Artisan Day in Oaxaca, and Yap Day in Micronesia.
Birthdays: Benito Juárez.
There is also an equinox!
Annual celebrations
March 1 Yap Day (Micronesia)
March 1 Saint David’s Day (Wales) Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus // Happy St. David’s Day!
March 1 First day of Meteorological Spring for meteorologists and climatologists
March 3 World Wildlife Day
March 8 International Women’s Day
March 17 Saint Patrick’s Day (Ireland)
March 19 Folk Artist Day, Dia del Artesano (Oaxaca, Mexico)
March 20 International Day of Happiness
March 21 Equinox
March 21 Birthday: Benito Juárez (Mexico)
March 21 International Day of Forests
March 22 World Water Day
March 23 World Meteorological Day
March 23 Anniversary of Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1903
The Wright Brothers Patent the Miracle of Flight This Day in 1903
March 31 World Backup Day
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Floating
Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March
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March Open Education Week
Translating: What’s on the calendar in March?
Spanish: ¿Qué hay en el calendario en marzo?
German: Was steht im März auf dem Kalender?
Stray Notes
- The word “March” comes from the Latin word Martius, which was named after Mars, the Roman god of war. Martius
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