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Cesar Chavez Day - March 31, the United Farm Workers, and a US federal commemorative observance

Cesar Chavez Day is observed on March 31 in the United States, honoring the labor organizer and co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW), who died in 1993. Federally recognized as a commemorative day but not a public holiday; observed as an optional holiday or state holiday in California, Texas, Colorado, and a dozen other states.

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Korea Independence Movement Day - March 1, the 1919 Samil Movement

Korea's March 1st Movement Day (Samil-il) on March 1 marks the 1919 nationwide declaration of independence from Japanese colonial rule. National public holiday in South Korea.

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