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 few Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are few south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
Mar 1st Friday (19 days) (this year)	Month of Fasting	Bahá'í Faith.
Mar 2nd Saturday
Mar 3rd Sunday (fixed)	Hinamatsuri / Girl's Day	Shinto. Prayers for the Emperor and Empress to carry away illnesses affecting girls.
Mar 4th Monday
Mar 5th Tuesday
Mar 6th Wednesday
Mar 7th Thursday
Mar 8th Friday
Mar 9th Saturday
Mar 10th Sunday	Fravardigan	Zoroastrianism. Occurs ten days before No Ruz. Festival and prayer day for guardian spirits of ancestors.
Mar 11st Monday
Mar 12nd Tuesday (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 13rd Wednesday
Mar 14th Thursday (this year)	Har Rai becomes the 7th guru	Sikhism.
Mar 14th Thursday (3 days) (this year)	Hola Mahalla (New Year)	Sikhism. Martial skills and poetry.
Mar 15th Friday
Mar 16th Saturday
Mar 17th Sunday (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 17th Sunday (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 Monday
Mar 19th Tuesday (this year)	Guru Hargobind's Jyoti Jot (death)	Sikhism. The sixth guru.
Mar 20th Wednesday (this year)	Naw Ruz	Bahá'í Faith. On New Years' day at the end of a 19-day fast.
Mar 20th Wednesday (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 Wednesday	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 Thursday (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 21st Thursday (fixed)	St Joseph's Day	Christianity. Honouring Joseph, Jesus' father.
Mar 22nd Friday (this year)	Ava Mah Parab / Aban Jashan	Zoroastrianism. Celebration of Ava, guardian of fertility and water.
Mar 23rd Saturday
Mar 24th Sunday (7 days)	Holy Week	Christianity (Western Churches). Marking the week of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Mar 24th Sunday (always on a Sun)	Passion Sunday / Palm Sunday	Christianity (Western Churches). The first day of Christian Holy Week.
Mar 25th Monday
Mar 26th Tuesday (this year)	Khordad Sal (Zarathustra's Birthday)	Zoroastrianism. The birthday of Prophet Zarathustra.
Mar 27th Wednesday
Mar 28th Thursday
Mar 29th Friday
Mar 30th Saturday
Mar 31st Sunday	Easter Day	Christianity (Western churches). For the resurrection of Jesus.