March Religious Festivals and Dates

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By Vexen Crabtree 2023

#hinduism #islam #judaism #march #paganism

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Note that some traditions have festivals and dates that start at sundown or in the evening of the night before, such as (Jewish, Muslim and some Pagan events). There are no Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are no south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
Mar 1st Wednesday
Mar 2nd Thursday (19 days) (this year)	Month of Fasting	Bahá'í Faith.
Mar 3rd Friday (fixed)	Hinamatsuri / Girl's Day	Shinto. Prayers for the Emperor and Empress to carry away illnesses affecting girls.
Mar 4th Saturday
Mar 5th Sunday
Mar 6th Monday
Mar 7th Tuesday (this year)	Lailat Ul Barah'ah (Night of Forgiveness)	Islam. On 15th day of month of Shaban The seeking of forgiveness and fixing of destiny for the next year. Prayers and maybe fasting, and visiting the graves of relatives. Maybe fireworks.
Mar 8th Wednesday
Mar 9th Thursday
Mar 10th Friday	Fravardigan	Zoroastrianism. Occurs ten days before No Ruz. Festival and prayer day for guardian spirits of ancestors.
Mar 11st Saturday
Mar 12nd Sunday
Mar 13rd Monday
Mar 14th Tuesday (this year)	Har Rai becomes the 7th guru	Sikhism.
Mar 14th Tuesday (3 days) (this year)	Hola Mahalla (New Year)	Sikhism. Martial skills and poetry.
Mar 15th Wednesday
Mar 16th Thursday
Mar 17th Friday (fixed)	St Patrick's Day	Christianity in the UK. Almost completely secular, but celebrated by Christians as the mythologized day a saint went from Britain to Ireland to convert them to Christianity.
Mar 18th Saturday (7 days)	Higan (Autumn) and Shuubun No Hi / Haru-No-Higan	Shinto in Japan. On both the spring and autumn equinoxes. For the autumn equinox; given to harmony and balance. Shuubun No Hi is a 7-day period centered on the equinox, based on an older Buddhist week of celebration called Haru-No-Higan. Historically developed from: Q3 Equinox (Autumnal)
Mar 19th Sunday (this year)	Guru Hargobind's Jyoti Jot (death)	Sikhism. The sixth guru.
Mar 20th Monday (this year)	Jamshedi Noruz	Zoroastrianism. On New Years' day, on the spring equinox. Celebrates victory of life and light over darkness. Clothes, gifts, prayers and dancing.
Mar 20th Monday	Q1 Equinox (Vernal)	Paganism. On March 20st or 21st, marking spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Dedicated to eostre, ancient anglo-saxon goddess of fertility.
Mar 21st Tuesday (fixed)	St Joseph's Day	Christianity. Honouring Joseph, Jesus' father.
Mar 21st Tuesday (this year)	Naw Ruz	Bahá'í Faith. On New Years' day at the end of a 19-day fast.
Mar 22nd Wednesday (this year)	Adar Mah Parab	Zoroastrianism. To give thanks for warmth and light of the year, and the house fire is given a rest.
Mar 23rd Thursday (this year)	Ava Mah Parab / Aban Jashan	Zoroastrianism. Celebration of Ava, guardian of fertility and water.
Mar 23rd Thursday (29 days) (this year)	Ramadan	Islam. The 9th month of the Islamic calendar. The month in the Islamic Calendar when Mohammad received the first verses from the Qur'an.
Mar 24th Friday
Mar 25th Saturday
Mar 26th Sunday (this year)	Khordad Sal (Zarathustra's Birthday)	Zoroastrianism. The birthday of Prophet Zarathustra.