Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on March 22
13 holidays and special days are celebrated on March 22 around the world.
- 13observances
- 66events
Holidays and observances
- Bihar Day (Bihar, India)Bihar Day is observed every year on 22 March, marking the formation of the state of Bihar. On 22 March 1912, the Bihar and Orissa divisions of the Bengal Province were separated to form the Province of Bihar and Orissa in British India. The day is a public hol
- Christian feast day: Basil of AncyraSaint Basil of Ancyra, was a Christian priest and saint in Ancyra, Galatia during the 4th century. Very little information about his life is preserved in a metaphrastic work: “Life and Deeds of the Martyred Priest Basil.” He fought against the teachings of the
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Blessed Clemens August Graf von GalenBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for- Christian feast day: Darerca of IrelandSaint Darerca of Ireland was a sister of Saint Patrick.
- Christian feast day: EpaphroditusEpaphroditus is a New Testament figure appearing as an envoy of the Philippian church to assist the Apostle Paul. He is regarded as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, first Bishop of Philippi, and of Andriaca, and first Bisho
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Jonathan Edwards (Lutheranism)Jonathan Edwards was an American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist theologian. Edwards is widely regarded as one of America's most important and original philosophical theologians. Edwards's theological work is broad in scope but rooted i
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Lea of RomeSaint Lea is a fourth-century saint in the Roman Catholic Church based on the authority of Jerome.
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Nicholas OwenNicholas Owen, S.J., was an English Jesuit lay brother who was the principal builder of priest holes during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and James I of England. Owen built many priest holes in the buildings of English Catholics from 1588 until his final arr- Christian feast day: Paul of NarbonnePaul of Narbonne was one of the "apostles to the Gauls". He was sent out during the consulate of Decius and Gratus. His mission was to Christianise Gaul after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian communities. Accordin
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March 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)March 21 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 23
Earliest day on which Easter Sunday can fall (last in 1818, will not happen again until 2285), while April 25 is the latest. (Christianity)Easter, also called Pasch or Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the Bible's New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following h- Emancipation Day or Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Puerto Rico)Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the West Indies and parts of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.
World Water Day (International)World Water Day is an annual United Nations (UN) observance day held on 22 March that highlights the importance of fresh water. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme of each year focuses on topics relevan
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on March 22?
13 observances are celebrated on March 22 around the world: Bihar Day (Bihar, India), Christian feast day: Basil of Ancyra, Christian feast day: Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen, Christian feast day: Darerca of Ireland, Christian feast day: Epaphroditus, Christian feast day: Jonathan Edwards (Lutheranism). 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 22?
66 documented historical events happened on March 22, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Bostran era, the official era of the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, began. On the same day, in another year: Anne Hutchinson was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her participation in the Antinomian Controversy. 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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