Some of the important dates coming up this month include:
March 1:
Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent (Western Christianity)
March 6:
Independence Day in Ghana
March 8:
International Women's Day
(U.N.)
March 11:
Purim begins at sunset (Judaism)
March 12:
Daylight Saving Time
begins in most of North America
March 13:
Holi, the Festival of Colours (Hinduism)
March 14:
Hola Mohalla (Sikhism)
March 15:
National Day
of Hungary
March 17:
Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland & the Irish diaspora
March 19:
Feast of Saint Joseph
(Western Christianity)
March 20:
Nowruz, a.k.a. Persian New Year
March 21:
Mother's Day in many Arabic-speaking countries
March 23:
Pakistan Day
March 25:
Feast of the Annunciation (
Christianity)
March 26: Daylight Saving Time begins in most of Europe
March 28: Gughi Padva, the Hindu lunar New Year's Day
Those are just some of the international holidays & observances coming up in March.
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