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 Saturday (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 1st Saturday (19 days) (this year)	Month of Fasting	Bahá'í Faith.
Mar 2nd Sunday
Mar 3rd Monday (fixed)	Hinamatsuri / Girl's Day	Shinto. Prayers for the Emperor and Empress to carry away illnesses affecting girls.
Mar 4th Tuesday (always on a Tue)	Shrove Tuesday	Christianity (Western Churches). Although it relates to absolution from sin, this day was pinned to an ancient day of feasting and consumption.
Mar 5th Wednesday (always on a Wed)	First day of Lent / Ash Wednesday	Christianity (Western churches). The first day of lent, enacted as Ash Wednesday in Catholic and some Anglican churches.
Mar 6th Thursday
Mar 7th Friday
Mar 8th Saturday
Mar 9th Sunday
Mar 10th Monday	Fravardigan	Zoroastrianism. Occurs ten days before No Ruz. Festival and prayer day for guardian spirits of ancestors.
Mar 11st Tuesday
Mar 12nd Wednesday
Mar 13rd Thursday
Mar 14th Friday (this year)	Har Rai becomes the 7th guru	Sikhism.
Mar 14th Friday (3 days) (this year)	Hola Mahalla (New Year)	Sikhism. Martial skills and poetry.
Mar 15th Saturday
Mar 16th Sunday
Mar 17th Monday (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 Tuesday (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 Wednesday (this year)	Guru Hargobind's Jyoti Jot (death)	Sikhism. The sixth guru.
Mar 20th Thursday (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 Thursday (this year)	Naw Ruz	Bahá'í Faith. On New Years' day at the end of a 19-day fast.
Mar 20th Thursday	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 Friday (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 Friday (fixed)	St Joseph's Day	Christianity. Honouring Joseph, Jesus' father.
Mar 22nd Saturday (this year)	Ava Mah Parab / Aban Jashan	Zoroastrianism. Celebration of Ava, guardian of fertility and water.
Mar 23rd Sunday
Mar 24th Monday
Mar 25th Tuesday
Mar 26th Wednesday (this year)	Khordad Sal (Zarathustra's Birthday)	Zoroastrianism. The birthday of Prophet Zarathustra.
Mar 27th Thursday
Mar 28th Friday
Mar 29th Saturday (this year)	Eid Ul Fitre (End of Fast Feast)	Islam. Ramadan ends on the sighting of the new moon. A feast.