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Welcome to Web-Holidays
est.
March 1999
Now you can celebrate everyday!
Everyday is a holiday. Imagine somewhere someone is
celebrating
right now. Our world is filled with mystical celebrations and
powerful memories. Come and delve into the magical world of
Web-Holidays. There is a myriad of holidays to explore from
Candlemas to Christmas, Purim to Ramadan and Mothers' Day to Tet.
March
Fun Facts
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Traditional
birthstone: aquamarine, bloodstone |
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Mystical birthstone: jade |
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Ayurvedic birthstone:
bloodstone |
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Flower: yellow jonquil or
daffodil |
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Chinese
Floral Emblem: tree peony |
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Sun Signs: Pisces / Aries |
Dates Vary Year to Year
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2nd
Sunday: Holmenkellen Day, Norway |
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4th
Monday: Academy Awards |
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4th
Tuesday: National Organize Your Home Office Day |
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Vernal
Equinox: 1st Day of Spring, March 20, 2010
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Vernal
Equinox: Ostara |
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3rd
Sunday before Lent:: Septuagesima Sunday |
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2nd
Sunday before Lent:: Sexagesima Sunday |
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Sunday
before Lent: Fasching Sunday |
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Sunday
before Ash Wednesday: Shrovetide begins |
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Day
before Shrove Tuesday: Rose Monday |
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Day
before Ash Wednesday: Shrove
Tuesday, Pancake Day |
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Day
before Ash Wednesday: Carnival,
Mardi
Gras, Feb 16, 2010 |
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40
Days before Easter: Ash
Wednesday, Lent begins |
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1st
Sunday in Lent: Quadragesima Sunday |
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1st
Monday after Lent: Blue Monday |
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Sunday
before Easter: Palm
Sunday |
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Sunday
before Easter: Fig Pudding Day |
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Thursday
before Easter: Maundy
Thursday |
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Friday
before Easter: Good Friday |
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Saturday
before Easter: Easter Even |
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14th
day after the 1st spring full moon, nearest Sunday: Easter, April 4,
2010 |
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14th
Day of bright 1/2 of Phalguna, 2nd Hindu month: Holi,
March 4, 2010 |
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14th
Day of Adar, 2nd Jewish month: Purim,
Feb. 28,2010 |
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14th
Day of Nisan, 7th Jewish month: Passover begins March 30, 2010 |
Weekly Observances
| ~1st Week~ |
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National
Volunteers of America Week |
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National
Women's History Week |
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Return
the Borrowed Book Week |
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TV
Turn-Off Week |
| ~2nd Week~ |
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Bubble
Gum Week
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Chocolate
Week |
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Garden
Book Week |
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National
School Breakfast Week |
| ~3rd Week~ |
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American
Chocolate Week |
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National
Poison Prevention Week |
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National
Wildlife Week |
| ~4th Week~ |
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American
Chocolate Week |
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Art
Week |
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National
Agriculture Week |
Monthly Observances
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American Red Cross Month |
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Cataract Awareness Month |
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Frozen Food Month |
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National Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Awareness Month |
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National Craft Month |
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National Flour Month |
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National Noodle Month |
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National Nutrition Month |
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National Peanut Month |
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National Sauce Month |
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National "Talk With Your Teen
About Sex" Month |
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National Women's History Month |
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Spring Month |
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Youth Art Month |
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Daily Observances
| 1 |
National Fruit Compote
Day
Rice Festival, Thailand
St. David's Day |
| 2 |
Ceadda, Celtic God of
Healing Waters
Morocco Independence Day
National
Banana Cream Pie Day
World Day of Prayer |
| 3 |
Aegir, Celtic Sea
Festival
Hina Matsuri, Japan
National Mulled Wine Day
St. Winnal's Day |
| 4 |
National
Poundcake Day
St. Casmir's Day |
| 5 |
Anthesteria begins
Crispus Attucks Day
Feast of Excited Insects; China, Korea
Feast of Fools
Hemlock Day
National Cheese Doodle Day |
| 6 |
Binche Festival, Belgium
Bursting Day, Ireland
Narcissus
Day
National
Chocolate Cheesecake Day
National Frozen Food Day
Paczki Day |
| 7 |
Masaryk Day,
Czechoslovakia
St. Drausius' Day (patron of champions)
St. Perpetua's Day |
| 8 |
Festival of the Earth
Goddess, China
National Peanut Cluster Day
Tij Day, Nepal |
| 9 |
40 Saints Day
Jonquil Festival
National Crabmeat Day
Rockhound Days begin
St. Catherine of Bologna's Day |
| 10 |
Harriet Tubman Day
Maple Sugar Festival
National Blueberry Popover Day
St. Kessog's Day
Thai New Year
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| 11 |
Feast of Guari
Johnny Appleseed Day
National Anti-Drugs Day
Worship of Tools Day, India
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| 12 |
Alfred Hitchcock Day
St. Fina's Day
St. Gregory the Great's Day
National Baked Scallops Day |
| 13 |
Religious Freedom Day
St. Nikephoros' Day, Greece |
| 14 |
Fallas de San Jose, Spain
National Potato Chip Day
Pi Day
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| 15 |
Feast of Esther
Hilaria, Old Roman Spring Festiva
Ides of March
Marduck's Festival, Ancient Mesopotamia
Rhea, Greek Goddess of the Earth |
| 16 |
Black Press Day
Dionysus' Day
Feast of Bacchus
Italian Renaissance Festival begins
National Artichoke Hearts Day
Wild Spring Flower Festival, India |
| 17 |
Evacuation
Day, Massachusetts
Green Ribbon Day
Patrickmas
St. Patrick's
Day
Violet Day
World Maritime Day |
| 18 |
Casey Jones Day
National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day
Sheelah's Day, Ireland
St. Anselm of Lucca's Day
St. Edward's Day |
| 19 |
National Agriculture Day
National Chocolate Caramel Day
St.
Joseph's Day
Swallows
Day |
| 20 |
National Ravioli Day
Sakura
Matsuri, Japan
St. Cuthbert's Day |
| 21 |
Children's Poetry Day
Ching Ming Festival, China
Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day
Fragrance Day
International Astrology Day
National French Bread Day
Noruz, Iran
St. Enda's Day |
| 22 |
National Bavarian Crepes
Day
Saka, Indian New Year
St. Catherine of Sweden's Day
World Day for Water (UN) |
| 23 |
Fun & Sun
Festival
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Day
National Chip and Dip Day |
| 24 |
National Chocolate
Covered Raisins Day
Philippines Independence Day
St. Gabriel's Day |
| 25 |
Birthday of Kuan
Yin, China
Feast of the Annunciation
National Lobster Newburg Day
Pecan Day
St. Dismas' Day
Waffle Day, Sweden |
| 26 |
Make Up Your Holiday Day
National Nougat Day
Prince Kuhio Day, Hawaii |
| 27 |
Liberalia, Ancient Rome
National Spanish Paella Day
Osweiler, Luxembourg |
| 28 |
Confucius Memorial Day
National Black Forest Cake Day
Sun and Moon Creation Day
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| 29 |
Alchemy Day
Festival of Smoke and Mirrors
National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
St. Woolos' Day |
| 30 |
Benediction de Los
Animales
Birthday of Lao-Tzu, China
National Badminton Day
National Hot Dog Day
Take A Walk In the Park Day |
| 31 |
National Clams on the
Half Shell Day
Oranges and Lemons Day
Pennsylvania Maple Festival
St. Balbinus' Day
Tater Day
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National
Days refer to the USA unless stated otherwise.
Jewish
and Muslim holidays begin the previous day at sundown.
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What's
a holiday? Festival? Celebration?
hol-i-day (noun)
1.
A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of
some person, or in commemoration of some event.
2.
A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a
festival day.
3. (Law) A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday.
4.
A vacation (chiefly British).
Source:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
fes·ti·val (noun)
1. An occasion for feasting or celebration,
especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at
regular intervals.
2. An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances,
exhibitions, or competitions: a film festival.
3. Revelry; conviviality.
(adjective)
Of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival; festive
Source:
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
Fourth Edition
cel'e·bra'tion
(noun)
1. an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
2. any festival or other celebration
3. the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all
appropriate ritual
Source: WordNet
® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
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