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Clear filtersLunar New Year - how the date moves, what it celebrates, and how it differs from country to country
Lunar New Year (Chunjie / Seollal / Tet) is the most widely observed non-fixed secular holiday in the world. The exact date moves each year on the Gregorian calendar; in 2026 it falls on February 17.
Hinamatsuri - the Japanese doll festival of March third, when tiered doll displays guard the girls of the household
Hinamatsuri is a Japanese festival on March 3 celebrating the health and happiness of young girls. Families display tiered Hinamatsuri dolls, and the day is also known as the Doll's Day or Girls' Day.
Losar - the Tibetan and Bhutanese New Year that follows the Chinese one by a month
Losar is the Tibetan New Year, celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar, usually in February or March. In Bhutan it is a national public holiday marked by Bara Lachi dancing and the raising of a new prayer flag.
Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the Carnival season before Lent
Mardi Gras (literally "Fat Tuesday" in French) is the pre-Lenten Carnival on the day before Ash Wednesday, observed worldwide with parades, masquerade balls, and rich traditional foods. The New Orleans tradition is the most famous in the US; Carnival is observed worldwide on the local Fat Tuesday.
Nowruz - March 20-21, the Persian New Year on the spring equinox
Nowruz is the Persian / Iranian New Year on the spring equinox (March 20-21). Celebrated across Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, parts of Iraq, Turkey, and the Kurdish regions. Rooted in Zoroastrian tradition. UN International Day of Nowruz.
Pi Day - March 14, the math celebration
Pi Day on March 14 (3/14) celebrates the mathematical constant pi (π ≈ 3.14159). Observed informally worldwide on the date that matches pi's first digits. Not a public holiday.
St Patrick's Day - March 17, the Irish national saint, the dyed-green river, and the diaspora parades
St Patrick's Day on March 17 commemorates Saint Patrick (5th century), the patron saint of Ireland who is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. The day was originally a religious feast day; the cultural expansion (parades, wearing green, drinking) developed in the 19th century, particularly among the Irish diaspora in the US.
World Backup Day - March 31, the data-protection reminder
World Backup Day on March 31 is an informal reminder to back up digital data before April 1. Founded in 2011 by digital strategist Maitham Al-Husaini. Not a public holiday.
Ostara - the Wiccan and Germanic celebration of the vernal equinox, the spring goddess, and the rebirth of the year
Ostara is the Wiccan and Neo-Pagan celebration of the vernal equinox, observed around March 20-21 in the Northern Hemisphere. The festival marks the point in the year when day and night are of equal length, and the beginning of the spring season.