Holidays and observances
March
Holidays and observances on March 1
30 holidays and special days are celebrated on March 1 around the world.
- 30observances
- 67events
Holidays and observances
Beer Day, marked the end of beer prohibition in 1989 (Iceland)In Iceland, Beer Day is celebrated every year on March 1, honoring the elimination of the 74-year prohibition of beer. Prohibition lasted from January 1, 1915 to March 1, 1989.
Chalandamarz, traditional Alpine spring festival (Switzerland)Chalandamarz is a traditional spring festival in Romansh-speaking and Italian-speaking parts of the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is celebrated on, and named for, the First of March and marks the end of winter.
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Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (one of the Martyr Saints of China)Agnes Tsao Kou Ying, or Cao Guiying, was a Qing dynasty Chinese layperson who was martyred for preaching the Gospel in Guangxi. She was canonized a martyr-saint by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000.
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AlbinSaint Albinus of Angers, also known as Saint Albin in English, was a French abbot and bishop. Born to a noble Gallo-Roman family at Vannes, Brittany, St. Albinus was a monk and from 504 A.D. Abbot of Tintillac His reputation spread during the 25 years in which
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Eudokia of HeliopolisEudokia of Heliopolis was a Samarian woman who lived in Heliopolis of Phoenicia.
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Pope Felix IIIPope Felix III was the bishop of Rome from 13 March 483 to his death on 1 March 492. His repudiation of the Henotikon is considered the beginning of the Acacian schism. He is commemorated on 1 March.
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LeolucaLeoluca, also known as Leone Luca, Leo Luke of Corleone, or Luke of Sicily was the abbot and wonderworker of the monastery of Mount Mula in Calabria, and a founder of Italo-Greek monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic a- Christian feast day: LuperculusLuperculus is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Christian tradition states that he was a bishop of Eauze and was martyred by the governor Dacian during the reign of Decius. He was traditionally the second in that episcopal see, the first bisho
- Christian feast day: Monan Saint Monan was a Christian missionary in Fife, probably a Gael. Little is known of him. Monan is believed to have lived at a monastery at Pittenweem before leaving to take up residence in a small cave near the site of the present St Monans Church.
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RudesindSaint Rudesind was a Galician bishop and abbot. He was also a regional administrator and military leader under his kinsmen, the Kings of León.
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Saint David's Day or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi (Wales and Welsh communities)Saint David's Day, or the Feast of Saint David, is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD.
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SuitbertSaint Suitbert, Suidbert, Suitbertus, Swithbert, or Swidbert was born in Northumbria, England, in the seventh century, and accompanied Willibrord on the Anglo-Saxon mission.
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March 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)March 1 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their- Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani's Death (Iraqi Kurdistan) This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
Day of the Balearic Islands (Spain)Day of the Balearic Islands is a celebration and public holiday in the Balearic Islands.
Disability Day of MourningThe Disability Day of Mourning is observed annually on 1 March to commemorate disabled people who were murdered by their caregivers, especially their parents. First observed in 2012 and propagated by disability rights organizations such as Not Dead Yet and the
Heroes' Day (Paraguay)Francisco Solano López Carrillo was a Paraguayan statesman, military officer and politician who served as President of Paraguay from 1862 to 1870, of which he served mostly during the Paraguayan War (1864–1870). He is the only Paraguayan president to have been
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.Independence Day is a public holiday observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 March to celebrate the independence of the then Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugosl- National "Cursed Soldiers" Remembrance Day (Poland) Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951. The Act, as amended in 2010, currently defines fourteen public holidays.
- National Pig Day (United States) National Pig Day is an event held annually on the first day of March in the United States to celebrate the pig. The holiday is most often celebrated in the Midwest of the US. It is not a federal holiday.
- New Year's Day in the more veneto, the calendric system of the Republic of Venice until 1797The more veneto (M.V.) was the dating style used in the Republic of Venice, with the new year starting on March 1, Capodanno, New Year's Day. It was used with both the Julian and the Gregorian calendars.
- Remembrance Day (Marshall Islands)Remembrance Day, formally known as Nuclear Victims' Day and Nuclear Survivors' Day, occurs on March 1 and is a national holiday in the Marshall Islands. The day honors the victims and survivors of nuclear testing done in the area in the 1950s.
Samiljeol (South Korea)The March First Movement was a series of protests against Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests were largely concentrated in March and April of that year, although 
Self-injury Awareness Day (international)Self-injury Awareness Day (SIAD) is a grassroots annual global awareness event / campaign on March 1, where on this day, and in the weeks leading up to it and after, some people choose to be more open about their own self-harm, and awareness organizations make
Southeastern Europe celebration of the beginning of spring:
Baba Marta Day (Bulgaria)Grandma Marta Day is a holiday celebrated in Bulgaria, on March 1. Martenitsas, usually in the form of a wrist band, small yarn dolls, or tassels, are created by combining red and white colored threads and are worn on that day and throughout March. They are wo
Southeastern Europe celebration of the beginning of spring:
Mărțișor (Romania and Moldova)Mărțișor is a tradition celebrated at the beginning of Spring in March, involving an object made from two intertwined red and white strings with hanging tassels. It is practiced in Romania and Moldova, and very similar to Martenitsa tradition in Bulgaria, Mart- The final day (fourth or fifth) of Ayyám-i-Há (Baháʼí Faith)Ayyám-i-Há is a period of intercalary days in the Baháʼí calendar, when Baháʼís celebrate the Festival of Ayyám-i-Há. The four or five days of this period are inserted between the last two months of the calendar. The length of Ayyám-i-Há varies according to th
World Seagrass DayWorld Seagrass Day is an annual event held on March 1 to raise awareness about seagrass and its important functions in the marine ecosystem.
Yap Day (Yap State)Yap Day is a legal holiday in Yap State, one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), held annually on March 1. It is a celebration of traditional Yapese culture. Common activities held during this time include competitions and tradition
Zero Discrimination DayZero Discrimination Day is an annual day celebrated on 1 March each year by the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations. The day aims to promote equality before the law and is practiced throughout all of the member countries of the UN. It was
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on March 1?
30 observances are celebrated on March 1 around the world: Beer Day, marked the end of beer prohibition in 1989 (Iceland), Chalandamarz, traditional Alpine spring festival (Switzerland), Christian feast day: Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (one of the Martyr Saints of China), Christian feast day: Albin, Christian feast day: Eudokia of Heliopolis, Christian feast day: Pope Felix III. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on March 1?
67 documented historical events happened on March 1, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An attempt by François, Duke of Guise, to disperse a church service by Huguenots in Wassy, France, turned into a massacre, resulting in 50 dead, and starting the French Wars of Religion. On the same day, in another year: Samuel Chase, the only Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to be impeached, was acquitted by the Senate. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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