Friday, March 29, 2013: Holidays Today

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Åland  Good Friday
American Samoa  Good Friday
Andorra  Good Friday
Angola  Good Friday
Anguilla  Good Friday
Antigua and Barbuda  Good Friday
Argentina  Good Friday
Aruba  Good Friday
Australia  Good Friday
Austria  Good Friday [Banks/Christian]
Bahamas  Good Friday
Barbados  Good Friday
Belize  Good Friday
Bermuda  Good Friday
Bolivia  Good Friday
Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba  Good Friday
Botswana  Good Friday
Brazil  Good Friday (Paixão de Cristo)
British Virgin Islands  Good Friday
Cameroon  Good Friday
Canada  Good Friday (optional in QC)
Cape Verde  Good Friday [Banks/Christian]
Cayman Islands  Good Friday
Central African Republic  Barthelemy Boganda Day (anniversary of his death)
Chile  Good Friday
Christmas Island  Good Friday
Cocos (Keeling) Islands  Good Friday
Colombia  Good Friday
Cook Islands  Good Friday
Costa Rica  Good Friday
Cuba  Good Friday
Curaçao  Good Friday
Denmark  Good Friday
Dominica  Good Friday
Dominican Republic  Good Friday
East Timor  Good Friday
Ecuador  Good Friday
El Salvador  Good Friday
England  Good Friday
Equatorial Guinea  Good Friday
Estonia  Good Friday
Falkland Islands  Good Friday
Faroe Islands  Good Friday
Fiji  Good Friday
Finland  Good Friday
France  Good Friday (Alsace-Moselle) [Regional]
French Polynesia  Good Friday
Gambia  Good Friday
Germany  Good Friday
Ghana  Good Friday
Gibraltar  Good Friday
Greenland  Good Friday
Grenada  Good Friday
Guadeloupe  Good Friday (jour chômé d'usage) [Banks/Other]
Guam  Good Friday [Government]
Guatemala  Good Friday
Guernsey and Alderney  Good Friday
Guyana  Good Friday
Haiti  Good Friday
Honduras  Good Friday
Hong Kong  Good Friday
Iceland  Good Friday
India  Good Friday (except CG GJ HP HR JK OR PB RJ TR) [Regional]
Indonesia  Good Friday (Hari Raya Paskah)
Ireland  Bank Holiday (not a public holiday) [Banks]
Isle of Man  Good Friday
Israel  Bank Holiday (afternoon) [Banks/Afternoon]
Jamaica  Good Friday
Jersey  Good Friday
Kenya  Good Friday
Kiribati  Good Friday
Latvia  Good Friday (Liela piektdiena)
Lebanon  Good Friday
Lesotho  Good Friday
Liechtenstein  Good Friday [Banks]
Luxembourg  Good Friday [Banks]
Macau  Good Friday
Madagascar  Martyrs' Day
Malawi  Good Friday
Malaysia  Good Friday (SBH SRW) [Regional]
Malta  Good Friday
Marshall Islands  Good Friday
Martinique  Good Friday (jour chômé d'usage) [Banks/Other]
Mexico  Good Friday [Banks]
Micronesia  Good Friday (Pohnpei) [Regional/Christian]
Montserrat  Good Friday
Namibia  Good Friday
Nauru  Good Friday
Netherlands  Good Friday [Banks/Other]
New Zealand  Good Friday
Nicaragua  Good Friday
Nigeria  Good Friday
Niue  Good Friday
Norfolk Island  Good Friday
Northern Ireland  Good Friday
Northern Mariana Islands  Good Friday
Norway  Good Friday
Panama  Good Friday (Duelo Nacional)
Papua New Guinea  Good Friday
Paraguay  Good Friday
Peru  Good Friday
Philippines  Good Friday (Biyernes Santo)
Pitcairn Islands  Good Friday
Portugal  Good Friday (Sexta-feira Santa)
Puerto Rico  Good Friday
Rwanda  Good Friday
Saint Barthélemy  Good Friday [Banks/Other]
Saint Helena  Good Friday
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Good Friday
Saint Lucia  Good Friday
Saint Martin  Good Friday [Banks/Other]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Good Friday
Samoa  Good Friday
Sao Tome and Principe  Good Friday [Other/Christian]
Scotland  Good Friday
Seychelles  Good Friday
Sierra Leone  Good Friday
Singapore  Good Friday
Sint Maarten  Good Friday
Slovakia  Good Friday
Solomon Islands  Good Friday
South Africa  Good Friday
South Sudan  Good Friday
Spain  Good Friday (Viernes Santo)
Sri Lanka  Good Friday
Sudan  Western Easter Holiday [Christian]
Suriname  Good Friday (Goede Vrijdag)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen  Good Friday
Swaziland  Good Friday
Sweden  Good Friday (Långfredagen)
Switzerland  Good Friday (except TI VS)
Tanzania  Good Friday
Tokelau  Good Friday
Tonga  Good Friday
Trinidad and Tobago  Good Friday
Turks and Caicos Islands  Good Friday
Tuvalu  Good Friday
Uganda  Good Friday
United Kingdom  Good Friday
Uruguay  Good Friday (Semana de Turismo)
US Virgin Islands  Good Friday
Vanuatu  Good Friday
Venezuela  Good Friday
Wales  Good Friday
Zambia  Good Friday
Zimbabwe  Good Friday

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Thursday, March 28, 2013: Holidays Today

Andorra

  Maundy Thursday [Banks/Afternoon]
Argentina

  Maundy Thursday [Government]
Colombia

  Maundy Thursday
Costa Rica

  Maundy Thursday
Denmark

  Maundy Thursday
East Timor

  Public Sector Holiday (Holy Thursday) [Government]
El Salvador

  Maundy Thursday
Faroe Islands

  Maundy Thursday
Finland

  Bank Holiday (afternoon only) [Banks]
Greenland

  Maundy Thursday
Guatemala

  Maundy Thursday
Honduras

  Maundy Thursday
Iceland

  Maundy Thursday
Israel

  Bank Holiday (afternoon) [Banks/Afternoon]
Mexico

  Maundy Thursday [Banks]
Nicaragua

  Maundy Thursday
Norway

  Maundy Thursday
Panama

  Maundy Thursday [Banks]
Paraguay

  Maundy Thursday
Peru

  Maundy Thursday
Philippines

  Maundy Thursday (Huwebes Santo)
Portugal

  Maundy Thursday [Banks/Government/Afternoon]
Spain

  Maundy Thursday (except CT)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen

  Maundy Thursday
Sweden

  Bank Holiday (afternoon only) [Banks]
Uruguay

  Maundy Thursday (Semana de Turismo)
US Virgin Islands

  Holy Thursday
Venezuela

  Maundy Thursday

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013: Holidays Today

Cyprus

  Bank Holiday [Banks]
Guyana

  Holi (Phagwah)
Honduras

  Government Holiday [Government]
India

  Holi (except AP AS HR KA KL ML MN NL PB PY TN TR WB) [Regional]
Israel

  Bank Holiday (afternoon) [Banks/Afternoon]
Myanmar

  Armed Forces Day
Nepal

  Holi / Phagu Purnima / Basanta Utsav (Terai) [Regional]
Nicaragua

  Public Sector Holiday (Semana Santa) [Government]
Norway

  Bank Holiday (afternoon only) [Banks/Afternoon]
Paraguay

  Public Sector Holiday [Government]
Suriname

  Phagwah (Holi Phagwa)
Uruguay

  Bank Holiday (Semana de Turismo o Santa) [Banks/Government]

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Wednesday, March 27: Holi (Sikh, Hindu)

Holi (Sikh, Hindu)

According to myth, a tyrannical king's son, Pralad, refused to worship his father as God and was condemned to death by burning. However, the boy's aunt, named Holika, transferred her own immunity from fire to Prahlad, and burned to death in his place. This festival of colour celebrates Spring, where people play with liquid and powdered colours, light bonfires and blow horns to celebrate the destruction of Holika.Snyder Thorn Diversity Calendar #today

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013: Holidays Today

Azerbaijan

  Novruz Holiday
Bangladesh

  Independence Day (National Day)
Honduras

  Government Holiday [Government]
India

  Doljatra / Holika Dahan (AS ML MN PB UP WB) [Regional]
Israel

  First Day of Pessah (Passover)
Mali

  Martyrs' Day / Democracy Day
Myanmar

  Tabaung/Dha Paung Full Moon
Nepal

  Holi / Phagu Purnima / Basanta Utsav (Kathmandu Valley) [Regional]
Nicaragua

  Public Sector Holiday (Semana Santa) [Government]
Sri Lanka

  Medin Full Moon Poya Day
Uruguay

  Bank Holiday (Semana de Turismo o Santa) [Banks/Government]

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Monday, March 25, 2013: Holidays Today

Azerbaijan  Novruz Holiday
Colombia Saint Joseph's Day Holiday
Cyprus Greek Independence Day
Greece Independence Day
Honduras Government Holiday [Government]
Kazakhstan Nauryz Meyramy Holiday
Lebanon Feast of the Annunciation
New Zealand Provincial Anniversary Day (Otago) [Regional]
Nicaragua Public Sector Holiday (Semana Santa) [Government]
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Covenant Day Holiday [Government]
San Marino Anniversary of the Arengo
Turks and Caicos Islands Commonwealth Day (in lieu of March 11)
Ukraine Public Holiday (Kyiv Region) [Municipal/Regional/Government]
Uruguay Bank Holiday (Semana de Turismo o Santa) [Banks/Government]

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Sunday, March 24, 2013: Palm Sunday

English: Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Palm Sunday (Christian)

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and was cheered by crowds who strew palms branches in his path. It is observed by worship services and parades using palm branches.

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Sunday, March 24, 2013: Holidays Today

Argentina Truth and Justice Day
Azerbaijan Novruz Holiday
Cyprus Bank Holiday [Banks]
Iran Norooz Holiday
Kyrgyzstan National Revolution Day (may be canceled)
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Covenant Day
Tajikistan Navruz Holiday

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Mar 22: Mothering Sunday (U.K.)

Always on the 4th Sunday of Lent.

clipped from www.multiculturalcalendar.com March 2009   Mothering Sunday Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in UK, and takes place on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Traditionally children bring gifts of flowers and chocolates to their mothers. Breakfast in bed is also an expectation, as is a relaxing, carefree day. It originated with the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day. Mothering Sunday UK order this calendar.

March 14: Pi Day (Worldwide)

Pi Day is celebrated today at 1:59 (a.m. or p.m. -- your choice) in recognition of the six-digit approximation: 3.14159.

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March 12: Hola Mohalla / Bikrami (Sikh)

Mock battles are fought and martial arts are displayed in honour of Guru Gobind Singh, who took to armed struggle against tyranny.

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March: Women's History Month

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National Women’s History Month began as a single week and as a local event. In 1978, Sonoma County, California, sponsored a women’s history week to promote the teaching of women’s history. The week of March 8th was selected to include ’International Women’s Day.’ This day is rooted in such ideas and events as a woman’s right to vote and a woman’s right to work, women’s strikes for bread, women’s strikes for peace at the end of World War I, and the U.N. Charter declaration of gender equality at the end of World War II. This day is an occasion to review how far women have come in their struggle for equality, peace and development. In 1981, Congress passed a resolution making the week a national celebration, and in 1987 expanded it to the full month of March.

In Canada, Women’s History month is celebrated in October.

clipped from www.nwhp.org March is National Women's History Month clipped from www.nwhp.org 2009 Theme: Women Taking the Lead to Save our Planet  In 2009, the National Women's History Project honors women who have taken the lead in the environmental or "green" movement. We are featuring Rachel Carson, the founder of the contemporary environmental movement, as the iconic model of the theme. Rachel Carson's work provides an admirable model for comparison. The 2009 Honorees are scientists, engineers, business leaders, writers, filmmakers, conservationists, teachers, community organizers, religious or workplace leaders or others whose lives show exceptional vision and leadership to save our planet.

March 1: Baba Marta (Bulgarian)

An interesting tradition!

On the first day of March and few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear white and red tassels or small dolls called "Пижо и Пенда" (Pizho and Penda). In Bulgarian folklore the name Baba Marta (in Bulgarian баба Марта meaning Grandma March) is related to a grumpy old lady whose mood swings change very rapidly.

This is an old pagan tradition and remains almost unchanged today. The common belief is that by wearing the red and white colours of the martenitsa people ask Baba Marta for mercy. They hope that it will make winter pass faster and bring spring. Many people wear more than one martenitsa. They receive them as presents from relatives, close friends and colleagues. Martenitsa is usually worn pinned on the clothes, near the collar, or tied around the wrist. The tradition calls for wearing the martenitsa until the person sees a stork or a blooming tree. The stork is considered a harbinger of spring and as evidence that Baba Marta is in a good moo

clipped from en.wikipedia.org Martenitsa Martenitsa (Bulgarian: мартеница /ˈmar.tɛ.ni.ʦa/, plural мартеници, martenitsi) is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and worn from March 1st until the 22nd March (or the first time an individual sees a stork, swallow or budding tree). The name of the holiday is Baba Marta. "Baba" (баба) is the Bulgarian word for "grandmother" and Mart (март) is the Bulgarian word for the month of March. Baba Marta is a Bulgarian tradition related to welcoming the upcoming spring. The month of March, according to Bulgarian folklore, marks the beginning of springtime. Therefore, the first day of March is a traditional holiday associated with sending off winter and welcoming spring. Symbolic Tradition