Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on March 14
11 holidays and special days are celebrated on March 14 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
LeobinusSaint Leobinus was a hermit, abbot, and bishop. Born in a peasant family, he became a hermit and a monk of Micy Abbey before being ordained a priest. He was then elected abbot of Brou and in 544, became Bishop of Chartres, succeeding Etherius with the consent 
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Matilda of RingelheimMatilda of Ringelheim, also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman who became queen of Germany. Her husband, Henry the Fowler, was the first king from the Ottonian dynasty, and their eldest son, Otto the Great, restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962. Ma
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March 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)March 13 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 15- Constitution Day (Andorra)This is a list of holidays in Andorra.
- Heroes' Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries and territories. It is often held on the birthday, or the death of a national hero or heroine, or the anniversary of their great deeds that ma
Mother Tongue Day (Estonia)The national flag of Estonia is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue at the top, black in the middle, and white at the bottom. The flag is called sinimustvalge in Estonian.- Nanakshahi New Year, first day of the month of Chet (Sikhism)The Nanakshahi calendar, or Sikh calendar, is a tropical solar calendar used in Sikhism. It is based on the "Barah Maha", a composition composed by the Sikh gurus reflecting the changes in nature conveyed in the twelve-month cycle of the year. The year begins
Pi DayPi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant (pi) with events mostly in the United States. Pi Day is observed on March 14 since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant figures of and was founded in 1988 by Larry Shaw, an employee of the E- Steak and Blowjob Day, a satirical unofficial holiday created in the United States as a male response to Valentine's DaySteak and Blowjob Day is a satirical unofficial holiday created in the United States as a male response to Valentine's Day and celebrated a month later, on March 14. On the day, women are purportedly supposed to cook a filet steak for and perform fellatio on a
- Summer Day (Albania)Dita e Verës or Verëza is an Albanian spring festival and pagan holiday celebrated on March 14 of the Gregorian calendar, for the beginning of the spring-summer period.
White Day on which men give gifts to women; complementary to Valentine's Day (Japan and other Asian nations)White Day is celebrated annually on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day, when men give reciprocal gifts to women who gave them gifts on Valentine's Day. It began in Japan in 1978; its observance has spread to several other East Asian regions like China,
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on March 14?
11 observances are celebrated on March 14 around the world: Christian feast day: Leobinus, Christian feast day: Matilda of Ringelheim, Christian feast day: March 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Constitution Day (Andorra), Heroes' Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Mother Tongue Day (Estonia). 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 14?
42 documented historical events happened on March 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: On Eid al-Fitr, the citizens of Granada stormed palaces in the city, deposing Sultan Muhammad III and placing his half-brother Nasr on the throne. On the same day, in another year: Catherine Cornaro (pictured), Queen of Cyprus, was forced to abdicate and sell the administration of the island to the Republic of Venice. 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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