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Anniversary of the Arengo and the Feast of the Militants (San Marino)
Christian feast days:
Feast of the Annunciation
March 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian Saints' days
Ælfwold II of Sherborne
Barontius and Desiderius
Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
Omelyan Kovch (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
Dismas, the "Good Thief"
Humbert of Maroilles
Quirinus of Tegernsee
Commemoration Day for the Victims of Communist Genocide (Latvia)
Cultural Workers Day (Russia)
Empress Menen's Birthday (Rastafari)
EU Talent Day (European Union)
Freedom Day (Belarus)
Independence Day, celebrates the start of Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire, in 1821. (Greece)
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (international)
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members (United Nations General Assembly)
International Day of the Unborn Child (international)
Maryland Day (Maryland, United States)
Medal of Honor Day (United States)
Mother's Day (Slovenia)
New Year's Day (Lady Day) in England, Wales, Ireland, and some of the future United States and Canada from 1155 through 1751, until the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 moved it to 1 January (and adopted the Gregorian calendar. (The year 1751 began on 25 March; the year 1752 began on 1 January.)
NZ Army Day
Quarter day (first of four) in Ireland and England.
Struggle for Human Rights Day (Slovakia)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Bed-in for Peace Day
Dante Day
Dolyatra
Holi - 1
Holi Guyana - 2
Holy Monday
March Full Moon
National Guadalupe Day
National Lobster Newburg Day
National Michelle Shafer Half-Moon Cookie Day
National OmazingYou Day
Seward’s Day
Suriname Phagwah
World Retrospective Day
Pecan Day
Sha'Carri Richardson’s Birthday
Sarah Jessica Parker’s Birthday
Elton John’s Birthday
Big Sean’s Birthday
Aretha Franklin’s Birthday
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Mon Mar 25th, 2024 - Sun Mar 31st, 2024
National Physicians Week
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Waffle Day
Waffles have, as far as we know, three holidays in the year dedicated to them – On March 11, March 25, and August 24.
This Waffle Day originated in Sweden.
Swedish Mistake
Known as Våffeldagen, legend has it that the holiday was mistakenly created due to a mispronunciation of Vårfrudagen. Vårfrudagen or Our Lady’s Day is a Christian holiday also known as Annunciation.
Today, many countries around the world celebrate March 25 as Waffle Day.
Originated in Europe
Waffles are dough or batter cooked between two hot plates, usually made of iron. The dish is thought to have originated in Europe and is now enjoyed all around the world for breakfast, as a snack, or as dessert.
Waffle Iron Patent Awarded
In the United States, Waffle Day is celebrated on August 24. The unofficial holiday commemorates the day in 1869 when the first waffle iron was patented.
The healthier version, Oatmeal Nut Waffle Day, is celebrated on March 11.
How to Celebrate?
With waffles! Make them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Experiment with toppings – make savory waffles instead of sweet waffles. Try the American soul food version of fried chicken and waffles.
Have a waffle party and have your family and friends bring their most innovative waffle dish.
Did You Know...
...that Belgian Waffles were created and introduced to the world for the first time in the United States? Maurice Vermersch introduced them at the 1964 New York World's Fair as the Bel-Gem Waffle.
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Tolkien Reading Day
March 25 is Tolkien Reading Day. Celebrate the unofficial holiday by reading some of your favorite Tolkien books.
Created in 2003 by the Tolkien Society, the unofficial holiday encourages people to read all of English author, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s (J.R.R Tolkien) works.
Lord of the Rings
Thought to be one of the world’s most read fantasy writers, J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for his Lord of the Rings (LOTR) trilogy. A sequel to Tolkien's other popular novel, The Hobbit, the LOTR trilogy is set in a fantasy land called the Middle-earth. Middle-earth is a continent on the fictional world called Arda.
The One Ring
The trilogy gets its name from the One Ring that the main villain in the books, Dark Lord Sauron, created to rule over the other Rings of Power. These rings - 3 for the Elves, 7 for Dwarves and 9 for Men - were created by Sauron or the elves under Sauron's guidance.
Downfall of the Villain
March 25 was chosen as the date for Tolkien Reading Day because it coincides with the date of the downfall of Sauron and Barad-dûr in the Lord of the Rings. Barad-dûr is the fictional tower from which Sauron rules Mordor. In the books, this happens on March 25, 3019 when the Ring falls into the Cracks of Doom.
How to Celebrate?
Read any of J.R.R. Tolkien's work.
Attend public readings of his works organized by your local Tolkien fan organizations.
Host a marathon viewing of the movies based on the books.
Did You Know...
...that Tolkien was known to speak around 20 languages?
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Fact: We salesmen believe we can sell anything. But my confidence was put to the test recently in a hotel lobby. When the doors to the elevator opened, it was packed with women. I walked in, flashed a broad grin, and said, "Looks like tonight is my lucky night."
"Don't count on it," said a voice in the back. "We're nuns."
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A guy suffering from a miserable cold begs his doctor for relief. The doctor prescribes pills. But after a week, the guy's still sick. So the doctor gives him a shot. But that doesn't help his condition either.
"Okay, this is what I want you to do," says the doctor on the third visit. "Go home and take a hot bath. Then throw open all the windows and stand in the draft."
"I'll get pneumonia!" protests the patient.
"I know. That I can cure."
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A pirate walks into a bar with a paper towel on his head. The bartender says, "What's with the paper towel?"
The pirate says, "Arrr! I've got a Bounty on me head!"
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Soon after being transferred to a new duty station, my Marine husband called home one evening to tell me he would be late. "Dirty magazines were discovered in the platoon quarters," he said, "and the whole squad is being disciplined."
I launched into a tirade, arguing that Marines should not be penalized for something so trivial.
My husband interrupted. "Honey, when I said ‘dirty magazines,’ I meant the clips from their rifles hadn’t been cleaned."
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Having fought the battle of the bulge most of my life, I found the battle getting even harder as I approached middle age. One evening, after trying on slacks that were too tight, I said to my husband, "I'll be so glad when we become grandparents. After all, who cares if grandmothers are fat?"
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Christian feast day:
Catherine of Vadstena
Hildelith of Barking
Mac Cairthinn of Clogher
Óscar Romero (Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism)
Paul Couturier (Church of England)
Walter Hilton (Church of England)
March 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice (Argentina)
International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
National Tree Planting Day (Uganda)
World Tuberculosis Day (International)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Commonwealth Covenant Day
Flatmates Day
Holika Dahana
Independent Accommodation Day
International Day For Achievers
National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day
National Cheesesteak Day
National Cocktail Day
National Each Person is A Person of Worth Day
National Stephanie Day
Palm Sunday
Purim
Semana Santa Spain
The Undertaker’s Birthday
Peyton Manning’s Birthday
Jim Parsons
Steve McQueen
Jessica Chastain
Harry Houdini
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Sun Mar 24th, 2024 - Sat Mar 30th, 2024
Holy Week
International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week
National Tsunami Awareness Week
Passion Week
Tick Bite Prevention Week
National Cleaning Week
Sun Mar 24th, 2024 - Mon Apr 1st, 2024
Orthodox Holy Week
Fun Observances
Chocolate Covered Raisins Day
Celebrate the almost healthy, chewy, and chocolatey snack on March 24 or Chocolate Covered Raisin Day.
Made by coating raisins with milk, dark, or white chocolate, chocolate covered raisins are a popular movie theater snack in the United States.
Dried Grapes
Raisins are dried grapes and are used in many parts of the world for cooking, baking, and as a snack. Usually sun dried, raisins have a high amount of sugar - almost 75% of their weight is sugar. They contain antioxidants, are high in fiber, and have a low glycemic index. They are also known to have blood pressure reducing properties.
Can Be Healthy
Chocolate is considered to be a health food, especially when it is not consumed with high amounts of sugar. Eaten in its purest form or with little sugar, chocolate can help reduce risks of stroke, heart disease, and blood pressure. It can also help boost mood and improve eyesight.
Chocolate covered raisins are sometimes called Raisinets, after a popular brand of chocolate covered raisins.
Chocolate Covered Holidays
Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day and Chocolate Covered Anything Day are other holidays that celebrate chocolate covered snacks and food during the year.
How to Celebrate?
Make your own chocolate covered raisins. Share the snack with family and friends.
Did You Know…
…that the scientific name for the cacao tree, theobroma cacao, means the food of deities?
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My high-school basketball team was scheduled to play in the district tournament, and when we got there we were all excited to find our pictures and our stats published in the glossy program. My friend Brian Bird, a senior who was having a great season, eagerly searched for his name. But then he threw the program down in disgust, and I figured that there must be some error in his entry.
Sure enough, his name appeared as "Bird, Brain."
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Desperate for a child, a couple asked their priest to pray for them. "I'm going on sabbatical to Rome," he replied. "I'll light a candle in St. Peter's for you."
When the priest returned three years later, he found the wife pregnant, tending two sets of twins. Elated, the priest asked to speak to her husband and congratulate him.
"He's gone to Rome," came the harried reply, "to blow out that candle."
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Today in the markets, helium was up; feathers were down. Paper was stationary. Elevators rose, while escalators continued their slow decline. Mining equipment hit rock bottom. The market for raisins dried up. Coca-Cola fizzled. Balloon prices were inflated. And Scott Tissue reached a new bottom.
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Two convicts are working on a chain gang. "I heard the warden's daughter up and married a guy down on cellblock D," the first con says to the other. "The warden's mighty upset about it too."
"Why?" asks the second prisoner. "Because she married a con?"
"No. Because they eloped."
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The family was viewing old slides and one flashed on the screen that caught everyone's attention. My father, wearing his favorite golf shirt, was holding me at the tender age of three weeks. The look on his face told all.
"There's my prize possession," my father said.
Touched, I smiled at him as he continued, "I wonder whatever happened to that golf shirt?"
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The Wasps That Built This Nest Knew What They Were Doing
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Christian feast day:
Gregory the Illuminator (Episcopal Church)
Gwinear
Joseph Oriol
Ottone Frangipane
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès (Maronite Church)
Turibius of Mogrovejo
Victorian, Frumentius and Companions
March 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship (Hungary and Poland)
Day of the Sea (Bolivia)
Family Day (South Africa)
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Day (Azerbaijan)
Pakistan Day (Pakistan)
Promised Messiah Day (Ahmadiyya)
World Meteorological Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Atheist Day
Chips and Dip Day - 1
National Chip and Dip Day - 2
Cuddly Kitten Day
Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa
Erev Purim
Esther Fast
Melba Toast Day
National Alice Day
National Chia Day
National Jacob Day
National Tamale Day
OK Day
Otago Anniversary Day
Ravenclaw Pride Day
Walk in the Sand Day
World Math Day
National Corn Dog Day
World Bear Day
Kyrie Irving’s Birthday
KarinaOMG’s Birthday
Joan Crawford’s Birthday
Renjun’s Birthday
Quando Rondo’s Birthday
Keri Russell
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Puppy Day
March 23 is Puppy Day, a day reserved for recognizing the joy and love that puppies bring to our lives.
First celebrated in 2006, the unofficial holiday, which is also known as National Puppy Day in the United States, was created by Coleen Paige, an animal behaviorist. The day calls for people to adopt puppies and to work towards putting an end to puppy farms and mills.
Inhumane Treatment
Puppy mills are places where dogs are kept and bred for the sole purpose of selling them. Many mills operate under inhumane conditions and treat dogs only as breeding machines. Old or sick dogs, and those that are unable to give birth to puppies are often left loose on the streets to fend themselves or euthanized. Puppy Day shines a light on these conditions and encourages people to adopt their canine family members. By doing so, it reduces the financial incentives that keep puppy mills running.
Celebrated Many Times a Year
The deep bond between humans and their furry best friends is celebrated several times in a year. Unofficial annual holidays that are dedicated to the canines in our families include Dog Appreciation Day, Take Your Dog to Work Day, Work Like a Dog Day, and Hug Your Hound Day.
How to Celebrate?
If you already have puppies, give them an extra hug on this day and show them how much you love them.
If you are thinking of adding one to your family, don’t dilly dally. Go to your nearest adoption center and adopt a puppy today.
Don’t have a puppy or prefer to have kittens around? Don’t despair, you can spoil and pamper your furry feline on Hug Your Cat Day.
Did You Know…
...that a dog’s nose print is as unique as a human’s fingerprint?
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Near Miss Day
March 23 is Near Miss Day, an annual reminder of the day in 1989 when an asteroid nearly collided with the Earth.
The 300-meter wide asteroid called 4581 Asclepius flew past the Earth by a distance of about 450,000 miles (684,000 kms) and almost missed striking it by 6 hours. Experts estimate that if the asteroid had hit the Earth, the resulting collision would have released energy equal to about 1000 atom bombs!
Discovered Days Later
It is a good thing then that the asteroid wasn't discovered until March 31, 9 days after it had flown by the Earth. Named after the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius, was discovered by American astronomers Henry E. Holt and Norman G. Thomas.
Nothing to Worry About
Since 1989, several meteoroids and asteroids have buzzed past the Earth from a safe distance. Scientists and astronomers measure the probability of a celestial object colliding with the Earth on two different scales - the Torino Scale and the Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale. According to NASA, there are very few near-Earth objects that have the capacity to hit the Earth and create havoc in the near future.
Space Rocks
Asteroids are space rocks that are a by-product of the formation of the Solar System. Found mostly in the asteroid belt – the region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, these celestial objects contain minerals highly coveted by humans.
How to Celebrate?
This one's easy. Celebrate the day by celebrating life and all the second chances you have ever been given.
Learn more about asteroids and other near-Earth objects.
Did You Know...
...that asteroids may have killed the dinosaurs?
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Just after my father, who was a career Air Force NCO, passed away, all my brothers and sisters returned home to be with Mom. As we reminisced about my dad, we found ourselves floating from sorrow to laughter as we brought up fond memories of our nomadic military lifestyle. One morning we were discussing what music should be played at the funeral and several hymns were suggested. "But, Mom," my older sister said, "since Daddy was in the Air Force, shouldn't we request the Air Force song?"
"No, dear," my mother said with a smile. "We are not playing a song with the words 'Off we go into the wild blue yonder' at your father's funeral!"
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When the Second Division set up shop in South Korea, it did so with its slogan proudly displayed at the front gate: "Second to None." A few months later, a South Korean base opened two miles down the road.
The sign greeting visitors read "You are now entering the famed sector of the South Korean ROK Division, better known as 'The None Division.' "
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Who says companies only care about the bottom line? Ours is socially conscious and offers employees fun outdoor activities throughout the complex.
Both of these admirable elements were driven home one day when a voice over the loudspeaker boomed "Everyone who signed up to donate blood, please report to the rifle range!"
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Spanish never came easily to my sister. Still, she did her best to communicate with the Spanish-speaking staff at the restaurant she managed. But when she made mistakes—and she made a lot—she'd apologize by saying, "Me estúpido."
Finally, a staffer took pity on her. "Susanna, you're not estúpido," she said, bucking up my sister's ego. "You are a woman," she continued. "So you are estúpida."
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Over the years, my husband and I have usually managed to decode the cute but confusing gender signs they sometimes put on restroom doors in restaurants (Buoys & Gulls, Laddies & Lassies, etc.), but every so often we get stumped. Recently my husband, Dave, wandered off in search of the men’s room and found himself confronted by two marked doors. One was labeled 'Bronco' and the other was designated 'Cactus.'
Completely baffled, he stopped a restaurant employee passing by. "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom," Dave said. Gesturing toward the doors, he asked, "Which one should I use?"
"Actually, we would prefer you to go there," the employee said, pointing to a door down the hall marked 'Men.' "Bronco and Cactus are private dining rooms."
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Primordial Pouch (Cat Belly Flap) in Cats - Cat-World
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How an "underwater waterfall" came to exist on Mauritius - Big Think
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Bihar Day (Bihar, India)
Christian feast day:
Basil of Ancyra
Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen
Darerca of Ireland
Epaphroditus
Jonathan Edwards (Lutheranism)
Lea of Rome
Nicholas Owen
Paul of Narbonne
March 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Earliest day on which Easter Sunday can fall (last in 1818, will not happen again until 2285), while April 25 is the latest. (Christianity)
Emancipation Day or Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Puerto Rico)
World Water Day (International)
Observances (click on the day, BD, week or month for details)
As Young As You Feel Day
Bavarian Crepes Day
Daffodil Day
Founding Anniversary of the Philippine Army
Gryffindor Pride Day
International Seal Day
National Donald Day
National Goof Off Day
Nauryz Day
Nevruz Day
Talk Like William Shakespeare Day
Talk Like William Shatner Day
World Day of Metta
Fri Mar 22nd, 2024 - Thu Mar 28th, 2024
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
Fun Observances
International Goof Off Day
March 22 is International Goof Off Day. The unofficial holiday encourages people to take the day to relax and do unproductive and useless things.
Goofing off or to goof off is an expression popularly used in the United States.
Neglecting Work
The expression refers to the act of doing something that is unproductive while neglecting actual, important work. A goof off is a person who engages in such acts and ignores his or her duties and tasks.
Careless Mistake
The word goof can be used to refers to a careless mistake as well as someone who makes them.
International Goof Off Day is also known as National Goof Off Day in the United States.
Other goofy holidays include Fun at Work Day, Work Naked Day, and Wear Pajamas to Work Day.
How to Celebrate?
Goof the whole day off. Don't do anything that is productive or important.
Spend the day online or even better switch off your computer and all your mobile devices and goof off in the outdoors.
Did You Know…
…that the world's most famous goofy comic character, Goofy was originally known as Dippy Dawg?
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'If I were to die first, would you remarry?" the wife asks.
"Well," says the husband, "I'm in good health, so why not?"
"Would she live in my house?"
"It's all paid up, so yes."
"Would she drive my car?"
"It's new, so yes."
"Would she use my golf clubs?"
"No. She's left-handed."
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Lying on his deathbed, the rich, miserly old man calls to his long-suffering wife. "I want to take all my money with me," he tells her. "So promise me you'll put it in the casket."
After the man dies, his widow attends the memorial service with her best friend. Just before the undertaker closes the coffin, she places a small metal box inside.
Her friend looks at her in horror. "Surely," she says, "you didn't put the money in there."
"I did promise him I would," the widow answers. "So I got it all together, deposited every penny in my account, and wrote him a check. If he can cash it, he can spend it."
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Interviewing a college applicant, the dean of admissions asks, "If you could have a conversation with someone, living or dead, who would it be?"
The student thinks it over, then answers, "The living one."
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For a late snack, my sisters and I stopped at a diner. Walking in, we smelled cooking gas. When the waitress came to seat us, we urged her to tell someone so they could find the leak. She thanked us, saying she'd look into it right away.
Then she asked us in her most pleasant waitress voice, "Will that be smoking or nonsmoking?"
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Arbor Day (Portugal)
Birth of Benito Juárez, a Fiestas Patrias (Mexico)
Christian feast day:
Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello
Passing of Saint Benedict (Order of Saint Benedict, pre-1970 Calendar)
Birillus
Enda of Aran
Nicholas of Flüe
Serapion of Thmuis
Thomas Cranmer (Anglicanism)
March 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Education Freedom Day
Harmony Day (Australia)
Human Rights Day (South Africa)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Namibia from South African mandate in 1990
International Colour Day (International)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (International)
International Day of Forests (International), by proclamation of the United Nations General Assembly
Mother's Day (most of the Arab world)
National Tree Planting Day (Lesotho)
Newroz (Iran, Kurdistan, Mesopotamia)
Oltenia Day (Romania)
Rosie the Riveter Day (United States)
Truant's Day (Poland, Faroe Islands)
Vernal equinox related observances (see March 20)
World Down Syndrome Day (International)
World Poetry Day (International)
World Puppetry Day (International)
Youth Day (Tunisia)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Afghanistan Day
Big Bang Day
Companies That Care Day
Credit Card Reduction Day
International Race Relations Day - 1
Race Relations Day - 2
Memory Day
National Aries Day
National Beverly Day
National California Strawberry Day
National Close the Gap Day
National Countdown Day
National Crunchy Taco Day
National Day Of Action On Syringe Exchange
National Farm Rescuer Day
National Flower Day
National Fragrance Day
National French Bread Day
National Healthy Fats Day
National Peter Day
National Renewable Energy Day
National Single Parent Day
National Teenager Day
Oranges And Lemons Day
Slytherin Pride Day
Spring Fairy Fun Day
The Big Walk and Wheel
Twitter Day
Vermouth Day
World Forestry Day
International Day of Nowruz - 1
Nowruz Bayram - 2
World Tattoo Day
Tiramisu Day
TINI’s Birthday
Shannade Clermont’s Birthday
Jace Norman’s Birthday
Matthew Broderick
Scott Eastwood
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Thu Mar 21st, 2024 - Wed Mar 27th, 2024
Shakespeare Week
International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination
UNESCO-ITI World Theater Week
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
Fun Observances (2)
Common Courtesy Day
March 21 is Common Courtesy Day, a day to practice common courtesy.
The day is a reminder that our treatment of others speaks volumes about our character and our moral fiber.
Culturally Dependent
Common courtesy refers to basic practices and behaviors that are considered to be acceptable and appropriate in a given social and cultural setting. Because of this, it is possible that what is considered common courtesy in one society, may be considered rude and unacceptable in another.
Thank You Is Universal
Some common courtesies are still considered to be universal. These include: saying please and thank you when asking for a favor, maintaining hygiene standards, not making rude or obscene gestures, and respecting elders.
In most societies, not only is a person judged by their behavior towards other people, he or she is also treated the same way as they treat others. In this way, the practice of common courtesy creates a tight-knit group, where every member follows the same practices and treats each other in the same way.
Evolutionary Behavior
Researchers have suggested that this need for group members to follow similar social and interpersonal etiquette serves an evolutionary purpose. People from other tribes and groups who follow different behavioral rules can be easily identified and denied in-group benefits.
What Goes Around...
People who are kind and polite tend to find themselves being treated in kind and with more friends and admirers. The bottom-line is: it pays to follow common courtesies. What goes around, comes around.
How to Celebrate?
While most people practice common courtesy every day, take this day to assess how you interact with others and perhaps change your behavior.
Start with simple things like saying please and thank you and sorry when appropriate.
Thank people who are courteous to you and appreciate them.
Did You Know...
...that the term curtsey, meaning to bow down in front of someone as an act of respect, originated in the late 1600s in England?
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Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
Honor all the incredible kids in your life on Absolutely Incredible Kids Day, a holiday celebrated every year on the third Thursday in March.
The day inspires and encourages kids to do amazing things by letting them know how incredible they are.
Let Them Know
Created by Camp Fire, a multicultural and non-sectarian youth development organization, the unofficial holiday encourages parents and guardians to acknowledge and reward their children's achievements.
Boosts Self-Esteem
Researchers agree that encouragement from parents and family members can raise a young person's self-esteem and can help them become more responsible. Psychologists also warn that parents should not praise traits that the child cannot change. Instead, parents should reserve praise for efforts in areas that are in the control of the child, such as decision-making skills, behavior towards other people and animals, responsibility, and attitude.
How to Celebrate?
Camp Fire encourages people to send letters of encouragement to kids to let them know how important they are.
Inspire the children in your life by telling them that they are awesome and that they can do incredible things.
Did You Know...
…that the trampoline and the earmuffs were invented by children?
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A motorist was driving in the country when he came upon a priest and a rabbi standing on the shoulder of the road, fishing. Next to them was a sign that read "Turn Around. The End Is Near."
The motorist didn't like to be preached to, so he rolled down the window and yelled, "Mind your own business, you religious nuts!"
A few seconds later the two fishermen heard tires screech, then a splash.
The rabbi turned to the priest and said, "I told you we should've just written, 'Bridge Out.' "
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If you arrest a mime, do you still have to tell him he has the right to remain silent?
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Three vampires walk into a bar. "What can I get ya?" asks the bartender.
"Blood," orders the first vampire.
"Make it two," says the second.
The bartender looks at the third. "What about you, buddy?"
"Plasma," says the vampire.
"Okay," replies the barman. "Let me make sure I've got this straight. Two bloods and a blood light."
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My husband was bending over to tie my three-year-old's shoes. That's when I noticed my son, Ben, staring at my husband's head.
He gently touched the slightly thinning spot of hair and said in a concerned voice, "Daddy, you have a hole in your head. Does it hurt?"
After a pause, I heard my husband's murmured reply: "Not physically."
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Christian feast day:
Alexandra
Blessed John of Parma
Clement of Ireland
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
Herbert of Derwentwater
John of Nepomuk
Józef Bilczewski
María Josefa Sancho de Guerra
Martin of Braga
Michele Carcano
Wulfram
March 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Great American Meatout (United States)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tunisia from France in 1956.
International Day of Happiness (United Nations)
International Francophonie Day (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie), and its related observances:
UN French Language Day (United Nations)
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
World Sparrow Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Alien Abduction Day
Astrology Day
Bibliomania Day
Bock Beer Day
Dogs in Yellow Day
Feast of Saint Joseph
Great British Spring Clean Day
Hufflepuff Pride Day
Kiss Your Fiance Day
March Equinox - 1
Spring Equinox - 2
National Jump Out Day
National Macaron Day
National Ravioli Day
National SBDC Day - 1
Small Business Development Centers Day - 2
National Vanessa Day
Naw-Ruz (Baha'i New Year)
Snowman Burning Day
Won't You Be My Neighbor Day
World Behavior Analysis Day
World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
World Flour Day
World Frog Day
World Maths Day
World Oral Health Day
International Data Center Day
Fred Rogers’s Birthday
Barron Trump’s Birthday
Michael Rapaport
Chester Bennington
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Wed Mar 20th, 2024 - Sun Apr 14th, 2024
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Fun Observances ( 2 )
World Storytelling Day
World Storytelling Day is celebrated globally every year on the March Equinox.
The unofficial holiday celebrates the tradition of oral storytelling and encourages participants to tell and listen to stories from different cultures and in different languages.
Started in Sweden
Story Telling Day wasn’t always celebrated globally. The first such day was observed in Sweden in the early 1990s and was called Alla Berättares Dag, or All Narrators Day. Soon storytellers around the world picked up the holiday and it has now become a global “celebration of oral storytelling.” Each celebration since 2004 has a theme associated with it, including strong women, dreams, neighbors, water, and monsters and dragons.
People can tap into historical and cultural stories and spread them globally or make up their own new stories.
Celebration of Spring
The March Equinox is known as the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the Autumn Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere. The day is considered by astronomers and people in many cultures in the Northern Hemisphere as the first day of spring.
How to Celebrate?
Participate in your local storytelling event.
If there is none near you, maybe organize your own event?
Have an older person tell you a story from their childhood.
Encourage the children in your life to tell stories.
Did You Know...
...that according to the Guinness Book of Records, A La Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust is the longest novel ever written? First published in 1913, this 7 volume novel has a total of 9,609,000 characters.
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Proposal Day
March 20 is Proposal Day, a day to pop the question and ask your significant other to marry you.
The unofficial holiday encourages people to propose marriage to their significant others.
Rings as a Symbol of Engagement
In many cultures, a proposal for marriage is accompanied by an engagement ring. The ring is usually worn by the female partner for the time between the acceptance of the proposal and the wedding ceremony.
Breaking Tradition
Traditionally, it is the male partner who makes the proposal, but there are some countries where the woman can propose marriage to her sweetheart on a Leap Day. These days, however, these traditions are no longer set in stone and women as well as men can propose marriage to their significant others.
A similar holiday, Propose Day, is sometimes celebrated on the day after Valentine’s Day.
How to Celebrate?
If you have a significant other who you would like to settle down with, take the plunge and ask them to marry you. If you don’t have a significant other yet, today is the day to start looking for one.
Did You Know...
...that the ancient Romans were the first people who wore engagement rings as a way to signify that a person was no longer available for marriage?
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I was a percussion major when I was in college, and during a rehearsal of the student orchestra, my section kept making mistakes.
"When you're too dumb to play anything," the professor conducting us sneered, "they give you a couple of sticks, put you in the back and call you a percussionist."
A friend next to me whispered, "And if you're too dumb to hang on to both sticks, they put you in the front and call you a conductor."
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As he reviewed pilot crash reports, my Air Force military science professor stumbled upon this understated entry: "After catastrophic engine failure, I landed long. As I had no power, the landing gear failed to deploy and no braking was available. I bounced over the stone wall at the end of the runway, struck the trailer of a truck while crossing the perimeter road, crashed through the guardrail, grazed a large pine tree, ran over a tractor parked in the adjacent field, and hit another tree. Then I lost control."
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Officer candidate school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, was tough. During an inspection, a fellow soldier received 30 demerits for a single penny found within his area. Ten demerits were for "valuables insecure," ten because the penny wasn't shined, and ten because Abraham Lincoln needed a shave.
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My father’s secretary was visibly distraught one morning when she arrived at the office and explained that her children’s parrot had escaped from his cage and flown out an open window.
Of all the dangers the tame bird would face outdoors alone, she seemed most concerned about what would happen if the bird started talking.
Confused, my father asked what the parrot could say.
“Well,” she explained,
“he mostly says, ‘Here, kitty, kitty.’ ”
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Christian Observances:
Alkmund of Derby
Saint Joseph (Western Christianity; if this date falls on Sunday, the feast is moved to Monday March 20)
St Joseph's Day (Roman Catholicism and Anglican Communion) related observances:
Falles, celebrated on the week leading to March 19 (Valencia)
Father's Day (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Honduras, and Bolivia)
"Return of the Swallow", annual observance of the swallows' return to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California
March 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Earliest day on which Maundy Thursday can fall, while April 22 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday before Easter (Christianity)
Minna Canth's Birthday and the Day of Equality (Finland)
Kashubian Unity Day (Poland)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
International Client's Day
Certified Nurses Day
International Read To Me Day
National 3-D Day
National Ag Day
National Automatic Door Day
National Backyard Day
National Chocolate Caramel Day
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Poultry Day
National Stretch Mark Day
Operation Iraqi Freedom Day
Spring Begins
Tea for Two Tuesday
World Social Work Day
Bruce Willis’s Birthday
Yung Gravy’s Birthday
Yandy Smith’s Birthday
Gus Caleb Smyrnios’s Birthday
Harvey Weinstein
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Tue Mar 19th, 2024 - Tue Mar 26th, 2024
National Bubble Week
Tue Mar 19th, 2024 - Mon Apr 8th, 2024
March Madness
Fun Observances
Let's Laugh Day
Let’s Laugh Day is celebrated every year on March 19. It is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to laugh and enjoy the benefits of laughter.
Studies have suggested that laughter can help people relax and reduce stress. Laughing and being joyful can also have health and social benefits.
Many Health Benefits
Medical studies have shown a few minutes of laughter can reduce blood pressure, increase immunity response of the body, and boost heart rate. Watching or reading something humorous before sleep can also help people sleep better and longer.
Laughing can even burn calories. Research has shown that 10-15 minutes of laughing can burn up to 50 calories.
Friendly People
People who laugh often are seen by their peers as happy and friendly. As a result, they tend to have more friends and are easily accepted as a part of different social groups.
How to Celebrate?
Here are some ways you can celebrate this happy “howl”iday:
Laugh out loud for a few minutes.
Spend some time reading jokes and funny stories.
Watch a funny movie.
Attend a stand-up comedy show.
Did You Know…
…that children laugh more than adults? An average toddler laughs about 400 times a day, while an average adult tends to laugh about 15-20 times a day.
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Danny was hard to miss at our school. A Civil War buff who forever wore his Confederate overcoat, he was a friend to all. When he was passed over during the vote for senior superlatives, many of us were disappointed; surely there must have been some category suitable for him.
The whole school was pleased, therefore, when the yearbook adviser surprised us with an additional photo. There was Danny, decked out in his gray coat, with the caption: "Most Likely to Secede."
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A Harley rider eating in a restaurant is checking out a gorgeous redhead. Suddenly she sneezes and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket. The biker reaches up, snatches it out of the air, and hands it back to her. "I am so embarrassed," the woman says. "Please join me for dinner."
They enjoy a wonderful meal together and afterwards she invites him to the theater, followed by drinks. She pays for everything. Then she asks him to her place for a nightcap, and to stay for breakfast.
The next morning the guy is amazed. "Are you this nice to every biker you meet?" he asks.
"Not usually," she replies. "But you just happened to catch my eye."
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One of my friends is in charge of the part-time help hired by an old-age home run by an order of nuns. She confided to the mother superior, a feisty little nun of 70, that she always felt uncomfortable giving the young girls the obligatory lecture about the need to be careful around certain of the older male patients.
The mother superior volunteered to give it for her, and eventually reduced my friend's 30 minutes of embarrassed rambling to a one-liner that has now become famous around the place. "Girls," she announced. "Just remember—old ain't dead."
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My 35-year-old son and I had just finished our meal when I realized I’d left my wallet in my truck. As I headed out the door, I told the waitress what had happened.
“But don’t worry,” I said with a grin. “I’m leaving my son for collateral.”
She looked at him. He winked at her. She turned back to me.
“What else you got?”
Sorry, I almost missed posting this one....
I just happened to check my page and noticed that March 18th had disappeared!!!
March 18th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
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Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation (Mexico)
Christian feast day:
Alexander of Jerusalem
Anselm of Lucca
Cyril of Jerusalem
Edward the Martyr
Fridianus
Salvator
March 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Flag Day (Aruba)
Gallipoli Memorial Day (Turkey)
Men's and Soldiers' Day (Mongolia)
Ordnance Factories' Day (India)
Sheelah's Day (Ireland, Canada, Australia)
Teacher's Day (Syria)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Act Happy Day
Benito Juarez Day
Clean Monday
Forgive Mom and Dad Day
Global Recycling Day
Goddess Of Fertility Day
Green Monday Cyprus
National Biodiesel Day
National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day
National Sloppy Joe Day
National Supreme Sacrifice Day
Transit Driver Appreciation Day
Wellderly Day
National Black Pudding Day
Companies That Care Day
Adam Levine’s Birthday
Queen Latifah
Grover Cleveland
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Mon Mar 18th, 2024 - Sat Mar 23rd, 2024
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week
Wellderly Week
Mon Mar 18th, 2024 - Sun Mar 24th, 2024
International launch of Global Money Week
International Teach Music Week
National Fragrance Week
National Introverts Week
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Fun Observances
Awkward Moments Day
On March 18, or Awkward Moments Day, celebrate (or forget) those awkward and embarrassing moments in our lives that may have made us want to hide.
It may not be a coincidence that it falls the day after St. Patrick's Day, a day often associated in many parts of the world with alcohol and partying.
The Day After
While the purpose or origins of this unofficial holiday are unknown, it could be that the day was created to take stock of all the awkward moments after a few (or many) pints of Guinness drunk in celebration of the Irish cultural holiday.
Funny Stories
It could also be that the anonymous founders of the day wanted people to embrace all the awkward moments in their lives and laugh at them. After all, it is these moments that make the best stories and life lessons for the kids and the grandkids.
How to Celebrate?
We have all had awkward moments, but today is the day to laugh at them and to recognize that it is these moments that make for a memorable life.
Share an awkward moment in your life with your family and friends in person or on a social media website. You can all laugh, and you may find out that you are not the only one with such awkward experiences.
Did You Know…
…that the first known use of the word embarrassed in the English language can be traced back to the diary of British parliamentarian Samuel Pepys in 1664?
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Dad is from the old school, where you keep your money under the mattress—only he kept his in the underwear drawer. One day I bought my dad an unusual personal safe—a can of spray paint with a false bottom—so he could keep his money in the workshop. Later I asked Mom if he was using it.
"Oh, yes," she replied, "he put his money in it the same day."
"No burglar would think to look on the work shelf!" I gloated.
"They won't have to," my mom replied. "He keeps the paint can in his underwear drawer."
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Sixteen years is a long time. That's how far the photo of my husband—looking slim and fit in his Marine Reserve uniform—goes back. Today, he's about 100 pounds heavier, so it was understandable when my friend's son asked who it was.
"That's my father," my daughter told him.
Looking at my husband, then at the photo, he asked, "Your first father?"
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A man was having a bad day and happened to rear-end the vehicle in front of him. Out jumped a dwarf, with arms akimbo, who proclaimed, "I'm NOT happy!!"
To which the man replied, "Well, which one are you, then?"
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Whenever my family leaves the house, our Shetland sheepdog's animal instincts start to kick in.
He runs circles around us and nips at our heels to keep us all together.
Watching this display, my friend couldn't resist: "You always herd the ones you love."
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The only difference in my life when I’m on a diet is instead of saying, “I ate nachos,”
I say, “I accidentally ate nachos.”
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Children's Day (Bangladesh)
Christian feast day:
Alexius of Rome (Eastern Church)
Gertrude of Nivelles
John Sarkander
Joseph of Arimathea (Western Church)
Patrick of Ireland
March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Saint Patrick's Day, a public holiday in Ireland, Montserrat and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, widely celebrated in the English-speaking world and to a lesser degree in other parts of the world.
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Camp Fire Girls day
Doctor Patient Trust Day
Evacuation Day in Boston
Forgiveness Sunday Orthodox
National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Day
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birthday
Sean Price’s Birthday
Rob Lowe’s Birthday
Nicky Jam’s Birthday
Kurt Russell’s Birthday
Hozier’s Birthday
Hannah Dasher’s Birthday
Tamar Braxton’s Birthday
Grimes’s Birthday
Dwight Eubanks’s Birthday
Alev Aydin’s Birthday
Haley Cureton’s Birthday
John Wayne Gacy
Rob Kardashian
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Sun Mar 17th, 2024 - Sat Mar 23rd, 2024
American Chocolate Week
National Ag Week
National Animal Poison Prevention Week
National Anonymous Giving Week
National Poison Prevention Week
Schools Library Media Center Week
World Folktales & Fables Week
Fun Observances
Submarine Day
March 17 is Submarine Day. The unofficial holiday celebrates the technological advances that make the use of the watercraft possible.
It is thought that the unofficial holiday commemorates the date in 1898 when Irish engineer John Philip Holland showed his submarine design to the U.S. Navy.
Modern Submarine
Called the Holland Type VI submarine, his prototype was the first modern submarine design to work successfully underwater. His submarines became the first vessels to be bought by the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy.
A similar holiday is celebrated on April 17 in the US as a way to honor the anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Submarine Force in 1900.
Military Purposes
Submarines have primarily been used for offensive military purposes throughout the 20th century. During World War I and World War II, they were used to sink enemy ships. In the present day, while submarines are still used by the military, they are increasingly being put to use for civilian benefits. Their ability to go deep underwater have made it possible for scientists to research marine life and sea beds. They are also sometimes used for underwater tourism.
Most present-day military submarines run using nuclear power, though, in many parts of the world, diesel-electric submarines are also in common use.
Submarine the Sandwich
In many parts of the United States, a submarine is a type of sandwich. Usually made with a long roll of bread and filled with meats, vegetables, and spreads, this popular lunch dish is also called by other names like hero, hoagie, grinder, and sub. It is thought that the sandwich was named submarine because it resembles the shape of the underwater vessel.
How to Celebrate?
Learn more about the art and science of submarines.
Celebrate the day by consuming as many sub sandwiches as you can.
Watch movies that feature submarines.
Did You Know...
...that the first known submarine was created in 1620 by Cornelius Drebbel?
Cornelis Drebbel - Wikipedia
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While reviewing math symbols with my second-grade pupils, I drew a greater-than (>) and a less-than (<) sign on the chalkboard and asked, "Does anyone remember what these mean?"
A few moments passed, and then a boy confidently raised his hand. "One means fast-forward," he exclaimed, "and the other means rewind!"
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After booking my 90-year-old mother on a flight from Florida to Nevada, I called the airline to go over her needs. The woman representative listened patiently as I requested a wheelchair and an attendant for my mother because of her arthritis and impaired vision. I also asked for a special meal and assistance in changing planes.
My apprehension lightened a bit when the woman assured me everything would be taken care of. I thanked her profusely.
"Why, you're welcome," she replied. I was about to hang up when she cheerfully asked, "And will your mother be needing a rental car?"
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My husband and I had been trying to have a third child for a while. Unfortunately, the day I was to take a home pregnancy test, he was called out of town on business. I had told our young daughters about the test, and they were excited. We decided if it was positive, we would buy a baby outfit to surprise their father when he got home. The three of us stood in the bathroom eagerly waiting for the telltale line to appear.
When it did not, my thoughtful seven-year-old gave me a hug. "It's okay, Mom," she said. "The next time Daddy goes out of town, you can try and get pregnant again."
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A woman noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his stomach.
“Ha! That’s not going to help,” she said.
“Sure, it does,” he said.
“It’s the only way I can see the numbers.”
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Did You Know Houdini Taught US Troops How to Survive a Torpedoed Ship
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Christian feast day:
Abbán
Finian Lobhar (Finian the Leper)
Heribert of Cologne
Hilarius of Aquileia
Julian of Antioch
March 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of the Book Smugglers (Lithuania)
Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia)
Saint Urho's Day (Finnish Americans and Finnish Canadians)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Black Press Day
Freedom of Information Day
International Sports Car Racing Day
Lips Appreciation Day
Maple Syrup Saturday
National Archer Day
National Artichoke Day
National Corn Dog Day
National Curl Crush Day
National Panda Day
National Quilting Day
National Vaccination Day
No Selfies Day
Play the Recorder Day
Save the Florida Panther Day
Young Carers Action Day
Driving Instructor Day
Robert Goddard Day
Luca Lombardo’s Birthday
Lauren Graham’s Birthday
Danish Zehen’s Birthday
Boo the Pomeranian’s Birthday
James Madison
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Sat Mar 16th, 2024 - Sun Mar 24th, 2024
European-wide Action Week Against Racism
Fun Observances
Every Thing You Do is Right Day
Because every bad day is followed by a good day, March 16 is Everything You Do is Right Day.
Everything You Do is Right Day is the opposite of Everything You Think is Wrong day, which is possibly one of the most dispiriting made-up holidays out there.
Positivity
It is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to believe that no matter what happened before today, everything they do on this day will turn out great.
We all need positive reinforcements from time to time and what better way to bring positivity in our lives by celebrating this reaffirming holiday?
How to Celebrate?
Remember, everything you do today is the right thing to do. The bottom line is, do whatever makes you happy.
Start the day right - with a healthy breakfast. It has long been known that a good breakfast not only has health benefits but can help people concentrate better on their work during the day.
Spend time with happy, positive people. Psychologists and self-help pundits all agree that a person is as happy as the least happiest person around them. So, surrounding yourself with cheerful people means that some of their positivity will rub off on to you.
Need to de-stress? Take this day to give yourself a much-needed pampering. Go to the spa, spend some time at the yoga studio, or just park yourself on the couch with a huge tub of ice cream and marathon your favorite show.
If you know of someone who is having a bad day, brighten up their day and pay it forward.
Did You Know...
...that ethics is a branch of philosophy that distinguishes between right and wrong?
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Following months of marijuana drug busts, the DEA took the contraband into a remote region to burn. The fire was blazing brightly when an agent noticed that a flock of terns was flying around the area. Concerned about the effects of the smoke on the birds, they called the National Audubon Society.
Their worst fears were confirmed. There was not one tern left unstoned.
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The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference was preparing to move from its longtime home in New York City to Mahwah, N.J. The day before the big move, the following sign appeared on the door:
"Here today, gone to Mahwah."
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Stuck in rush-hour traffic, I couldn't help but stare when a burly biker wearing black leather jacket and chaps pulled up next to me on a shocking pink Harley Davidson. My first thoughts were, "Is that really a pink Harley? I wonder if he's…" Just then the traffic cleared and he pulled in front of me. On the back of his helmet were stenciled the words "Yes it is. No I'm not."
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In a lecture to a group of Korean officers, Lieut. Gen. Bruce C. Clarke, at that time deputy commander of the Eighth Army in Korea, took two or three minutes to tell his favorite joke. His interpreter then quickly translated the joke, using only seven or eight words. Everyone immediately burst into hearty laughter. After the lecture General Clarke asked the interpreter how he had been able to retell such a relatively long joke so quickly.
"Well, sir," the Korean interpreter replied, "I didn't think everyone would get the point, so I said, 'The general has just told a joke. Everyone will please laugh.'"
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Why did the cowboy buy a dachshund?
Someone told him to get a long little doggy.
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A young man asked for a job with the circus, any job at all. The manager decided to give him a chance to become an assistant lion tamer and took him to the practice cage.
The head lion tamer, a beautiful young woman, was just starting her rehearsal. Entering the cage, she removed her cape with a flourish and, standing in a gorgeous costume, motioned to a lion. Obediently the lion crept towards her and then rolled over twice.
"Well," said the manager to the young man, "do you think you can learn to do that?"
"I'm sure I could," he replied, "but first you'll have to get that lion out of there."
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Two babies are sitting in their cribs, when one baby asks the other, “Are you a little girl or a little boy?”
The other baby shrugs. “I don’t know how to tell the difference.”
“I do,” says the first baby. He carefully climbs out of his crib and into the other crib, then disappears beneath the blankets.
After a few seconds, he resurfaces. “You’re a little girl, and I’m a little boy,” he says.
“How can you tell?”
“Easy. You’ve got pink booties, and I’ve got blue ones.”
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Jack Klobnak writes in: "I took this pix in the 1970's. It is on Choteau Ave. in St. Louis, which was famous in the early 20th Century for Brain Sandwiches (use a lot of mustard). It was not uncommon for dolts to be told to take a quarter down to Choteau to get some brains. Sadly, the building is no longer standing."
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Ancient Roman religious observance:
Ides of March
Christian feast day:
Aristobulus of Britannia (Roman Catholic Church)
Clement Mary Hofbauer
Leocritia
Saint Longinus
Louise de Marillac
March 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Belarus)
International Day To Combat Islamophobia
Joseph Jenkins Roberts' Birthday (Liberia)
National Day, celebrating the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (Hungary)
World Consumer Rights Day (International)
Youth Day (Palau)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Brutus Day
Buzzards Day
Dumbstruck Day
Honen Matsuri
International Day Against Police Brutality
International Day of Action Against Canadian Seal Slaughter
International Eat an Animal for PETA Day
International Redefining Wealth Day
National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
National Peanut Lovers Day
National Preschool Teacher Appreciation Day - 1
National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day - 2
National Shoe The World Day
National VO Day
Pears Helene Day
Ramakrishna Jayanti
True Confessions Day
World Contact Day
World Essential Workers Day
World Sleep Day
World Speech Day
Red Nose Day
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Birthday
I Hate Everything’s Birthday
Eva Longoria’s Birthday
Alia Bhatt’s Birthday
will.i.am’s Birthday
Saint Nicholas’s Birthday
Frances Conroy
Andrew Jackson
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Fri Mar 15th, 2024 - Mon Mar 18th, 2024
AKC National Agility Championship
Fri Mar 15th, 2024 - Tue Mar 19th, 2024
Falles
Fri Mar 15th, 2024 - Thu Mar 21st, 2024
Down's Syndrome Awareness Week
Fri Mar 15th, 2024 - Sun Mar 24th, 2024
English Tourism Week
Fri Mar 15th, 2024 - Sun Jul 23rd, 2024
Artes Mundi
Fun Observances
Everything You Think is Wrong Day
March 15 is Everything You Think is Wrong Day.
The unofficial holiday is a gentle reminder that we are all imperfect. It prompts us to accept that there are a lot of things we are wrong about and encourages us to spend some time correcting them.
A Lot to Learn
The world around us is complex. There are things that we don't know and there are things that we think are right, but are in fact wrong. These things could range from something as simple as a piece of trivia or something more complicated like our attitude towards others or our moral outlook.
Everything You Think is Wrong Day is the perfect day to acknowledge that not everything you know or do is right and that you have a lot to learn about things around you.
Not a Sign of Weakness
However daunting and scary it may seem, accepting one's mistake should not be considered a sign of weakness. Studies have shown that people who accept their mistakes and treated with more respect than those who are hesitant to take responsibility for their actions. In fact, it is widely accepted that admitting mistakes and ignorance and making an attempt to fix things is the mark of a creative and successful person.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
While it is good practice to admit when one's wrong, it is also important to know that no one is perfect and that everyone makes mistakes. The bottom line is this: making mistakes is not the problem, not taking responsibility or making an effort to fix things is.
And don't worry, if feeling like all you know is wrong becomes too overwhelming, there is hope yet - March 16 is in the Everything You Do is Right Day.
How to Celebrate?
Think over things that you think are wrong and spend some time correcting them.
If you are ever told that something you have done or thought you know is wrong, be brave and let them know that you are willing to learn and fix your mistake. Not only will you gain the respect of your peers and loved ones, you will learn something new.
Did You Know…
…that wrong is also a legal concept? Legally, a wrong is an injury committed by one person on the person or property of another.
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Some of my co-workers and I decided to remove the small, wooden suggestion box from our office because it had received so few entries. We stuck the box on top of a seven-foot-high metal storage cabinet and then promptly forgot about it. Months later, when the box was moved during remodeling, we found a single slip of paper inside. The suggestion read, "Lower the box!"
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I was waiting to board a plane in Houston when a flight attendant stopped a woman in front of me to question her about the number of carry-on bags she had. The woman vehemently defended herself, claiming the extra bag was really her purse. It was the size of a large briefcase, but she insisted that it shouldn't count as a carry-on item. The flight attendant finally let the woman pass.
As the next man stepped up, the flight attendant's gaze settled on his bags. Immediately, he held up his briefcase and exclaimed, "This is my wallet."
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Nancy was Catholic, but her fiancé, Chris, was not. Since my friends were planning to be married in the Catholic Church, Chris made sure to listen carefully throughout their prenuptial sessions. At one meeting the priest turned to Chris and told him, "Since you are not Catholic, we shall have the ceremony without Eucharist."
Later that day, Chris was noticeably upset, so Nancy asked what was wrong. "I don't understand," he said. "How can we have the ceremony without me?"
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I was really embarrassed when my wife caught me playing with my son’s train set by myself. In a moment of panic, I threw a bedsheet over it.
I think I managed to cover my tracks.
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Christian feast day:
Leobinus
Matilda of Ringelheim
March 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Andorra)
Heroes' Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Mother Tongue Day (Estonia)
Nanakshahi New Year, first day of the month of Chet (Sikhism)
Summer Day (Albania)
White Day on which men give gifts to women; complementary to Valentine's Day (Japan and other Asian nations)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Bake a Pie in Solidarity Day
Celebrate Scientists Day
Constitution Day in Andorra
Crowdfunding Day
Dog Theft Awareness Day
Dribble to Work Day
Genius Day
International Ask a Question Day
International Day of Action For Rivers
International Day of Mathematics
International School Meals Day
Legal Assistance Day - 1
Legal Assistant Day - 2
National Children's Craft Day
National Learn About Butterflies Day
National Potato Chip Day
National Valerie Day
National Write Your Story Day
Popcorn Lover's Day
Save a Spider Day
Science Education Day
Professional Speakers Celebration Day
World Kidney Day
Moth-er Day
Dan Avidan’s Birthday
Stephen Curry’s Birthday
Sammi Giancola’s Birthday
Kash Doll’s Birthday
CookieSwirlC’s Birthday
Albert Einstein’s Birthday
Antoni Porowski
Quincy Jones
Fun Observances
Pi Day
March 14 is Pi Day. It is a day to celebrate the mathematical constant pi (π) and to eat lots of pie.
It is celebrated in countries that follow the month/day (m/dd) date format, because the digits in the date, March 14 or 3/14, are the first three digits of π (3.14). Pi Day was founded by Physicist Larry Shaw in 1988.
Pi Approximation Day
Because everyone should be able to enjoy a fun mathematical holiday, people in countries that follow the day/month (dd/m) date format honor pi on Pi Approximation Day. The date of Pi Approximation Day - July 22 - when written in the day/month format or 22/7 corresponds to the fraction (22/7) that pi is usually depicted as.
There are many other days during the year when one can honor pi. Some of these are:
March 4: The day marks the passing of 14% of the 3rd month of the year.
April 5: By this day, 3.14 months of the year have passed.
November 10: The 314th day of the year (November 9 in leap years).
An Irrational Number
One of the oldest and the most recognized mathematical constant in the world, Pi (π) is the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter. Its value is approximately equal to 3.14159265. It is an irrational number, which means it cannot be expressed as a ratio of whole numbers, and its decimal representation never ends or repeats.
In recent years, mathematicians have called for replacing pi by tau (τ) as a way to describe the relationship between a circle’s circumference and its radius. In order to spread the word about the advantages of tau over pi, mathematicians around the world celebrate Tau Day on June 28.
Other Mathematical Dates
The Gregorian Calendar is full of dates that when written in a special manner represent a mathematical or scientific concept. Some of these include: Yellow Pig Day, Mole Day, Fibonacci Day, Palindrome Day, and e-Day. Use our Date Pattern Calculator to find out other interesting calendar dates during the year.
How to Celebrate?
Pi is a homophone of pie - the 2 words are pronounced similarly but are spelled differently and mean different things. Celebrate Pi Day by having lots and lots of pie.
Have a pie baking contest. Ask participants to bake pi shaped pies. Combine it with a pie-eating competition.
Have a pi recitation contest. Anyone who can recite the most digits of the constant gets to take home a pie.
Embrace your geekness. Wear a t-shirt that has the numbers of pi on it or sport some pi shaped accessories. Earrings perhaps?
Eat foods that start with a pi, like pineapples and pizza, or foods that are circular in shape, like pancakes and cookies.
Watch the 1998 Darren Aronofsky movie, Pi.
Did You Know
...that pi is represented by the lower case Greek letter, π, because it is the first letter of the Greek word περίμετρος, meaning perimeter?
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One afternoon while I was visiting my library, I noticed a group of preschoolers gathered for story time. The book they were reading was "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." After the librarian finished the first page, she asked the children, "Do you think she'll die?"
"Nope," a little girl in the back said. "I saw this last night on 'Fear Factor.' "
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Driving with my two young boys to a funeral, I tried to prepare them by talking about burial and what we believe happens after death. The boys behaved well during the service. But at the grave site I discovered my explanations weren't as thorough as I'd thought.
In a loud voice, my four-year-old asked, "Mom, what's in the box?"
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PULL. If that doesn't work, PUSH. If that doesn't work, we're closed. Come again.
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A livestock truck overturned in my town, and the accident made the local news. The young reporter who covered the story declared on camera, "Two cows, Black and Gus, escaped into nearby woods."
At the studio there was muffled laughter as they cut to a commercial. After the break, the reporter sheepishly added, "About that overturned truck—make those Black Angus cattle."
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“Has your son decided what he wants to be when he grows up?” I asked my friend.
“He wants to be a garbageman,” he replied.
“That’s an unusual ambition to have at such a young age.”
“Not really. He thinks that garbagemen work only on Tuesdays.”
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Christian feast days:
Ansovinus
Gerald of Mayo
James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA))
Nicephorus
Roderick
March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Kasuga Matsuri (Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan)
National Elephant Day (Thailand)
Africa Scout Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
International Every Girl Wins Day
K-9 Veterans Day - 1
National K9 Veterans Day - 2
Ken Day
L. Ron Hubbard Day
National Coconut Torte Day
National Earmuff Day
National Good Samaritan Day
National No Smoking Day
National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
Smart and Sexy Day
Ozuna’s Birthday
Kevin Samuels’s Birthday
Kathy Hilton’s Birthday
Common’s Birthday
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Campfire USA Birthday Week
MS (multiple sclerosis) Awareness Week
Fun Observances
Jewel Day
Celebrate all things shiny, blingy, and sparkly on March 13, or Jewel Day.
Jewel is a term used to refer to gemstones - precious or semi-precious and natural or man-made - and for ornaments made from these gemstones. The word comes from the Medieval Latin word jocale meaning plaything or pastime.
Coveted Throughout Human History
Jewels and ornaments have been used by humans for functional and decorative purposes throughout history. In many societies in the past and present, jewelry is worn as a way of reflecting one's status in society.
The origins of this unofficial holiday, which is also known as National Jewel Day in the United States, are unknown.
How to Celebrate?
Buy yourself that piece of jewelry that you have been eyeing forever.
Exchange handmade jewelry with your friends.
Use this day to take care of your jewels.
Learn more about jewels from different cultures and historical time periods.
Listen to the music of Jewel, the American singer-songwriter.
Did You Know…
…that the word diamond comes from the Greek word for invincible? Fitting, since diamond is one of the hardest substances known to man.
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Some years ago, my dad, an attorney, took me to a fancy restaurant in New York City. When the bill arrived, there was a $1.50 charge for bread and butter. Dad paid the bill, including the charge for bread and butter. However, the next day, he sent a letter to the restaurant stating that the charge was uncalled for. Enclosed in the same envelope was a bill for $500 in legal services.
Someone from the restaurant called immediately and asked, "What is this $500 bill for? We never ordered any legal services."
Dad replied, "I never ordered any bread and butter."
The $1.50 was returned without delay.
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While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about six years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, "Are you a cop?"
"Yes," I answered, and continued writing the report.
"My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?"
"Yes, that's right," I told her.
"Well, then," she said as she extended her foot toward me, "would you please tie my shoe?"
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Taking advantage of a balmy day in New York, my brother and three other priests swapped their clerical garb for polos and khakis and time on the golf course. After several horrible shots, their caddy asked, "Are you guys priests?"
"Actually, yes," one cleric replied. "Why?"
"Because," said the caddy, "I've never seen such bad golf and heard such clean language."
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My five-year-old, Matt, worked with a speech therapist on the ch sound, which came out k.
The therapist asked him to say chicken. He responded with kitchen. They tried again and again, but it always came out kitchen. Undeterred, she pushed him for one more try.
Matt sighed and said,
“Why don’t we just call it a duck?”
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Arbor Day (China)
Arbor Day (Taiwan)
Aztec New Year
Christian feast day:
Alphege
Bernard of Carinola (or of Capua)
Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus of Nicomedia
Mura (McFeredach)
Fina
Maximilian of Tebessa
Paul Aurelian
Pope Gregory I (Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Church, and Anglican Communion)
Theophanes the Confessor
March 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
National Day (Mauritius)
World Day Against Cyber Censorship
Youth Day (Zambia)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Equal Pay Day
IUGR Awareness Day
National Baked Scallops Day
National Christian Day
National Girl Scout Day
National Organize Your Home Office Day
National Plant a Flower Day
National Ruth Day
National Working Mom's day
World Glaucoma Day
Alloimmunization and HDFN Day
International Fanny Pack Day
Liza Minnelli’s Birthday
Ron Jeremy
Mitt Romney
Fun Observances
Alfred Hitchcock Day
March 12 is National Alfred Hitchcock Day, a day to celebrate the life, times, and work of master filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
It is not known why this date was chosen to commemorate Hitchcock, since it does not correspond to his birthday or the day he died.
A Long Career
Alfred Hitchcock's prolific film-making career spanned over half a century - he began making movies in 1921 and made his last film, Family Plot, in 1976. His unique cinematic style in the genre of psychological thrillers and suspense movies earned him the title of Master of Suspense.
In addition to making movies, Hitchcock created and hosted a television series called Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
How to Celebrate
Gather your friends and do a Hitchcock movie marathon. Some of his more famous movies include Psycho, Vertigo, and The Birds.
One of the unique things about Hitchcock's movies is that he played a cameo role in most of them. So, while watching doing a Hitchcock movie marathon, play the spot-Hitchcock’s-cameo game. Whoever spots the most cameos wins.
Host an Alfred Hitchcock-themed party. Decorate your venue with birds related props. Serve your guests pecan pie (from Marnie), Moroccan tagine (from The Man Who Knew Too Much), and Chicken (from Notorious). Screen Murder Party, an episode from Alfred Hitchcock Presents for your guests.
Did You Know…
…that Alfred Hitchcock never won an Oscar in the Best Director category?
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In Nevada, my husband and I attended the wedding of a man and woman of different faiths. A Protestant minister and a Catholic priest performed an ecumenical marriage ceremony. In unison they proclaimed the couple husband and wife.
Afterward, a man was overheard congratulating the father of the bride. “Fifty years ago this could not have happened.”
“No,” replied the father. “Religion has come a long way.”
“Religion! Who’s talking about religion? I mean a cattleman’s daughter marrying a sheepman’s son.”
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Serving as a Marine recruiter in western North Carolina, I found a young man who met all the requirements and was ready to enlist. I explained the importance of being truthful on the application, and he began filling out his paperwork. But when he got to the question "Do you own any foreign property or have any foreign financial interests?" he looked up at me with a worried expression.
"Well," he confessed, "I do own a Toyota."
We enlisted him the next day.
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After practicing law for several months, I was talking with my brother, John, a doctor. "My work is so exciting," I said. "People come into my office, tell me their problems and pay me for my advice."
As older brothers will, John took the upper hand. "You know," he said, "in my work, people come into my office, tell me their problems, take off all their clothes and then pay me for my advice."
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To resolve conflicts between management and staff, I brought both sides together and asked employees to jot down key words on a flip chart.
One participant complained about management’s tendency to interfere and wrote the word nitpicking.
A manager leaped to his feet to ask, “Shouldn’t there be a hyphen between nit and picking?”
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Christian feast day:
Alberta of Agen
Constantine
Óengus of Tallaght
Sophronius of Jerusalem
Vindicianus
Day of Restoration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 (Lithuania)
Moshoeshoe Day (Lesotho)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
311 Day
Adelaide Cup Day
Canberra Day
Commonwealth Day - 1
Commonwealth Day Canada - 2
Debunking Day
Earth God's Birthday
Eight Hours Day
Key Deer Awareness Day
National COVID-19 Day
National Dream Day
National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day
National Heroes and Benefactors Day
National Immune System Day
National Johnny Appleseed Day
National No-Code Day
National Payton Slaymaker Day
National Promposal Day
National Sofrito Day
Ramadan Begins
Taranaki Anniversary
Wash Your Nose Day
World Day of Muslim Culture Peace Dialogue and Film
World Plumbing Day
Worship of Tools Day
Zhonghe Festival
Fill Our Staplers Day
Dionte Gray’s Birthday
Rupert Murdoch
Anton Yelchin
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Brain Awareness Week
Maslenitsa Week
National Clean Out Your Closet Week
National Fix a Leak Week
Nutrition and Hydration Week
Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign
Mon Mar 11th, 2024 - Mon Mar 18th, 2024
National Button Week
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Oatmeal Nut Waffle Day
March 11 is Oatmeal Nut Waffle Day. It is a day to treat yourself to not just waffles, but the healthier version of the popular breakfast food.
Oatmeal nut waffles are made by adding quick cooking oats and different types of nuts to the regular waffle batter of flour, eggs, and butter. They can be eaten the same way as waffles - as is or with different toppings like fruit, yogurt, whipped cream, or jelly or jam.
Wholesome and Nutritious
Oatmeal nut waffles not only easy to make, but are also more wholesome and nutritious than regular waffles due to the addition of oats and nuts.
Oats are cereal grains that are high in proteins, minerals, and fiber. Studies have shown that regular consumption of oats can reduce bad cholesterol and lower the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and certain types of cancers.
Medieval Origins
Now enjoyed by people around the world as a dessert or breakfast dish, waffles are thought to have originated in Europe during the Middle Ages. The original waffles were made for religious purposes, usually from some form of grain and water, and frequently depicted religious symbols and patterns.
Waffle Day
Waffles are celebrated on two other days during the year - March 25 and August 24. The August 24 Waffle Day commemorates the day in 1869 when the first waffle iron was patented in the United States.
How to Celebrate?
With lots of oatmeal nut waffles! Add an assortment of nuts - pecans, cashews, almonds, and walnuts. What about adding some raisins or dates to the mix?
Experiment with toppings. Make savory oatmeal nut waffles instead of sweet waffles. Serve the waffles with cream cheese, sour cream, or vegetables.
Did You Know...
...that in North America, the word waffle can also mean to change one's mind frequently? In the United Kingdom, it is usually used to refer to conversations about trivial matters.
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Napping Day
Napping Day is an unofficial holiday that falls on the Monday after DST begins in the United States.
The day was created as a way to compensate for the hour people lose because of the time change. But this is one holiday that most people can get behind.
Short Period of Sleep
A nap is a short period of sleep usually taken during the day. Studies have shown that one or more short naps during the day can help increase productivity and alertness. It is believed that many successful people in history napped often. Some of these people were Einstein, Winston Churchill, and Napoleon.
Many Short Naps a Day
Many animals are polyphasic sleepers. This means that they take multiple naps during the day. Until the invention of electricity and affordable artificial lighting, humans slept in at least two long stretches during the night. They first slept for about 4 hours, called first sleep. They then woke up for a few hours during which they smoked, visited their friends, and ran other errands. They would then go back to sleep for what is now called the second sleep. This pattern of sleeping went out of fashion by the 17th century, as more and more people began to afford ways to artificially light up their homes after dark and in the early mornings.
How to Celebrate?
Take a short nap.
If your country does not observe DST, then follow the DST and Napping day schedule of another country. Why lose out on a holiday just because your country doesn’t have DST?
Did You Know…
…that a NASA study among pilots and astronauts found that short naps can increase performance by 34% and alertness by 54%
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A man left Chicago for a vacation in Key West. His wife was on a business trip and planned to fly down to meet him the next day. When the man arrived in Florida, he e-mailed his wife to let her know he had arrived, but mistyped her address.
Instead, his message went to the inbox of a woman whose husband had just passed away. When the grieving widow opened her e-mail, she read the message, screamed, and passed out cold.
The woman's daughter rushed into the room and found this note on the computer screen. "My darling wife: Just checked in. Everything is prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to being with you again. Your loving husband. P.S. Sure is hot down here!"
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Two priests died at the same time and met St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. "Our computer's down," said St. Peter. "You'll have to go back for a week, but you can't go back as priests. What'll it be?"
The first priest said, "I've always wanted to be an eagle, soaring above the Rocky Mountains."
"So be it," said St. Peter, and off flew the first priest.
The second priest thought for a moment and asked, "Will any of this week count?"
"No," said St. Peter.
"Well," the priest said, "I've always wanted to be a stud."
"So be it," said St. Peter. A week later, the computer was fixed, and the Lord told St. Peter to recall the two priests. "Will you have any trouble locating them?" he asked.
"The first one should be easy," said St. Peter. "He's somewhere over the Rockies, flying with the eagles. But the second one could prove more difficult."
"Why?" asked the Lord.
"He's on a snow tire somewhere in northern Ontario," said St. Peter.
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Jake, Johnny, and Billy died and went to heaven. "Welcome," St. Peter said. "You'll be very happy here if you just obey our rule: Never step on a duck. If you step on a duck, the duck quacks, they all start quacking and it makes a terrible racket."
That sounded simple enough until they passed through the Pearly Gates and found thousands of ducks everywhere. Jake stepped on one right away. The ducks quacked, making an unholy racket, and St. Peter came up to Jake bringing with him a ferocious-looking Amazon woman.
"I warned you if you broke the rule you'd be punished," St. Peter said. Then he chained the Amazon woman to Jake for eternity.
Several hours later, Johnny stepped on a duck. The duck quacked, they all quacked, and St. Peter stepped up to Johnny with an angry-looking, shrewish woman. "As your punishment," St. Peter told Johnny, "you'll be chained to this woman for eternity."
Billy was extremely careful not to step on a duck. Several months went by. Then St. Peter came up to him with a gorgeous blonde and chained her to Billy, uniting them for all time. "Wow!" exclaimed Billy. "I wonder what I did to deserve this?"
"I don't know about you," said the beautiful woman, "but I stepped on a duck."
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How do mathematicians scold their children?
“If I’ve told you n times, I’ve told you n+1 times…”
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Christian feast day
Attala
Harriet Tubman (Lutheran)
John Ogilvie
Macarius of Jerusalem
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
Pope Simplicius
Sojourner Truth (Lutheran)
March 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Harriet Tubman Day (United States of America)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Bulgaria)
Mario Day (Globally)
Men's Day (Poland)
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
Székely Freedom Day (Romania)
Tibetan Uprising Day (Tibetan independence movement)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Check Your Batteries Day
Daylight Savings
Festival Of Life In Cracks Day
Histotechnology Professionals Day
International Bagpipe Day
International Day of Awesomeness
International Day of Women Judges
International Wig Day
Mothering Sunday U.K.
National Blueberry Popover Day
National Drake Day
National Dry Shampoo Day
National Freelancers Day
National Landline Telephone Day
National Pack Your Lunch Day
National Peel Day
National Ranch Day
National Sending Day
National Skirt Day
New Moon March
Orthodox Meatfare Sunday
Paper Money Day
Pretzel Sunday
Salvation Army Day
Keke Wyatt’s Birthday
Def Noodles’s Birthday
Chuck Norris’s Birthday
Sharon Stone’s Birthday
Carrie Underwood’s Birthday
Bad Bunny’s Birthday
Chad Wild Clay’s Birthday
Olivia Wilde
Jon Hamm
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Girl Scout Week
National Bubble Gum Week
National Groundwater Awareness Week
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
National Older Workers Employment Week
Patient Safety Awareness Week
Pulmonary Rehab Week
Sleep Awareness Week
Sunshine Week
Termite Awareness Week
World Glaucoma Week
Universal Women’s Week
Sun Mar 10th, 2024 - Mon Apr 8th, 2024
Ramadan
Fun Observances
Mario Day
March 10 is Mario Day, a day to celebrate the main character of the popular Nintendo video game franchise, Super Mario.
March 10 was chosen by fans of the game as the date for this holiday because March 10 when abbreviated and written without a space between the month and date – Mar10 – looks like the word Mario.
Fictional Italian Plumber
The Super Mario video games follows the adventures of Italian plumber Mario and his brother Luigi while they try to rescue Princess Peach from the evil Bowser. Princess Peach is the princess of the fictional Mushroom Kingdom in which the game is set.
Best-Selling Game
Considered to be the best-selling video game of all time and one of the most recognizable video game characters in the world, Mario was created by Shigeru Miyamoto. Since his first appearance in the 1981 Nintendo game, Donkey Kong as Jumpman, Mario has featured in over 200 video games, and several television shows and comics.
How to Celebrate?
Spend the day playing the iconic game.
Have a super Mario themed party. Serve star shaped cookies , mushroom shaped cupcakes, and chocolate coins.
And if you are brave enough, why not dress up like Mario for the day?
Did You Know…
…that when Mario made his first gaming appearance as Jumpman, he was not a plumber but a carpenter?
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As an attorney in a major New Mexico law firm, I have many colleagues who work long hours. However, the reputation of one of my partners' workaholic ways even extended beyond the office. He not only had to leave work early one day because of a medical problem, but was also told by his doctor to stay home until the end of the week. My colleague grudgingly agreed to comply.
In the middle of the week, our receptionist received a call for him. She announced that the partner was out of the office until Friday. "Good," the caller said. "That's all I wanted to know."
It was my partner's doctor.
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When I walked into a small café in rural Minnesota, I had no trouble distinguishing the nonsmoking area from the smoking area. There before me were two neatly printed signs: "Coffee Corner" and "Coughy Corner."
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One day at the office of the orthopedic specialist I work for, we had to make arrangements for an elderly patient with spinal arthritis to have a special injection. We said we would phone him with the information.
Two days later, the patient called us, concerned that he had missed our call because of his poor hearing. "I can barely hear, barely see and barely walk," he told me.
Then he added cheerfully, "Things could be worse, though. At least I can still drive."
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Our family took shelter in the basement after hearing a tornado warning. My husband told everyone to stay put while he got his cell phone out of the car, in case the lines went dead.
He didn't return for the longest time, so I went looking for him. I was upstairs calling his name, when I heard our phone machine click on.
"Hi," a voice said. "This is Dad. I'm locked out of the house."
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Christian feast day:
Catherine of Bologna
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
Frances of Rome
Pacian
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox Church)
Gregory of Nyssa (Episcopal Church (United States))
March 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Teachers' Day or Eid Al Moalim (Lebanon)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Amerigo Vespucci Day
Bang Clang Day
Genealogy Day
International Fanny Pack Day
Joe Franklin Day
National American Paddlefish Day
National Barbie Day
National Crab Meat Day
National Dishwasher Day
National False Teeth Day
National Get Over It Day
National Heroes and Benefactors Day
National Lina Day
National Marcia Day
National Meatball Day
National Shane Day
National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day
World Kidney Day
Made in UK Day
Panic Day
Somi’s Birthday
Matthew Gray Gubler’s Birthday
Suga’s Birthday
Bow Wow’s Birthday
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Oscar Isaac
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World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup
Sat Mar 9th, 2024 - Sun Mar 17th, 2024
Flower and Patio Show
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As a dentist, I recently tried out a new chocolate-flavored pumice paste on my patients. No one liked it except for a six-year-old boy. While I polished his teeth, he continued to smile and lick his lips. "You must really like this new flavor," I said.
"Yep," he replied, nodding with satisfaction. "It tastes just like the time I dropped my candy bar in the sandbox."
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I think my wife's going deaf," Joe told their doctor.
"Try to test her hearing at home and let me know how severe her problem is before you bring her in for treatment," the doctor said.
So that evening, when his wife was preparing dinner, Joe stood 15 feet behind her and said, "What's for dinner, honey?"
No response.
He moved to ten feet behind her and asked again.
No response.
Then he stood five feet in back of her and tried again but still got no answer. Finally, he stood directly behind her and asked, "Honey, what's for supper?"
She turned around. "For the fourth time—I said chicken!"
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Bob, age 92, and Mary, age 89, are all excited about their decision to get married. While out for a stroll to discuss the wedding they pass a drugstore. Bob suggests they go in.
Bob asks to speak to the pharmacist. He explains they're about to get married, and asks, "Do you sell heart medication?"
"Of course we do," the pharmacist replies.
"Medicine for rheumatism?"
"Definitely," he says.
"How about Viagra?"
"Of course."
"Medicine for memory problems, arthritis, jaundice?"
"Yes, the works."
"What about vitamins, sleeping pills, Geritol, antacids?"
"Absolutely."
"Do you sell wheelchairs and walkers?"
"All speeds and sizes."
"Good," Bob says to the pharmacist. "We'd like to register for our wedding gifts here, please."
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When my Dad got out of the Army, a friend gave him a job as a “diesel fitter” at his ladies’ undergarments factory.
On Dad’s first day, the friend took him to the production line where he would be working.
The friend explained that as a diesel fitter, my dad’s responsibility would be to pick up each garment as it came off the line, look it over, and then hold it up and announce, “Yep, deez’ll fit ’er!”
At least, that’s the story my dad told a thousand times.
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Christian feast day:
Edward King (Church of England)
Felix of Burgundy
John of God
Philemon the actor
March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Women's Day, and its related observances:
International Women's Collaboration Brew Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Be Nasty Day
Maha Shivaratri
Nari Dibas
National August Day
National Middle Name Pride Day
National Oregon Day
National Peanut Cluster Day
National Preschooler's Day
National Retro Video Game Day
United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace
National Freelancers Day
International Grant Professionals Day
Freddie Prinze Jr.
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Catholic Sisters Week
Fri Mar 8th, 2024 - Sun Mar 17th, 2024
British Science Week
National Science and Engineering Week
Fun Observances
Proofreading Day
March 8 is Proofreading Day. The day promotes error-free communication and encourages everyone to spend some time updating and expanding his or her proofreading skills.
Proofreading is a careful examination and reading of any written text to spot spelling, grammatical, stylistic, and punctuation errors before its publication.
Proofreading or Copy Editing
While often confused with copy editing, proofreading does not usually include editorial revision. Unlike copy editors, who may receive copies or versions of the text throughout the writing or editing process, proofreaders only get to the see the final proof right before publication.
The job of the proofreader is to go carefully through documents and spot formatting and typography errors in the text. In contrast to a copy editor, who can fine-tune the text themselves after spotting errors, a proofreader is expected to send the text back to the writer or the editor for making corrections.
Proofreading and Technology
In recent years, with the emergence of word processing and typesetting software, the proofreading profession has undergone a sea change. Today, proofreaders do not need to use old-fashioned symbols to indicate errors - they can highlight errors right within the electronic text. New proofreading software has also cut down the time a proofreader needs to spend on a text.
How to Celebrate?
Celebrate Proofreading Day by combing through all your writings carefully and spotting mistakes and correcting them. It is only human to make mistakes, but it is also human to correct them.
Find ways to enhance your communication – proofread your emails and even phone texts and SMSs.
Spend some time learning the tools of effective and efficient proofreading.
Did You Know…
…that a 1631 reprint of the King James Bible was called the Wicked Bible because of a proofreading error? The commandment “Thou shalt not commit adultery” was mistakenly printed as “Thou shalt commit adultery.”
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When my wife was about to have our first baby, we brought a tape recorder to the delivery ward to capture the sounds of the birth, the baby's first cry and our doctor's voice saying, "It's a boy!" or "It's a girl!" We intended to use the tape as a fun message on our answering machine to help announce the birth to friends and relatives.
My wife's labor went relatively smoothly and, when it seemed appropriate, I inserted the blank tape and began recording. Shortly thereafter, our baby was born and we all heard the first cry.
The doctor held up the baby and, with tape rolling, loudly proclaimed, "Wow, will you look at the scrotum on him!"
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My son is an avid listener to our city’s police frequency, and he leaves the scanner on all the time. One morning while making his bed, I heard the dispatcher say, “Car 34, there is a five-foot boa constrictor in a front yard. The resident wants a policeman to come and remove it.”
There was a long pause, then some static. Slowly, a voice said, “We can’t get the car started.”
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According to the Internet: The inscription on the metal bands used by the U. S. Department of the Interior to tag migratory birds has been changed. The bands used to bear the address of the Washington Biological Survey, abbreviated as “Wash. Biol. Surv.”—until the agency received the following letter from an unhappy camper: “Dear Sirs: While camping last week, I shot one of your birds. I think it was a crow. I followed the cooking instructions on the leg tag and want to tell you it tasted horrible.”
The bands are now marked “Fish & Wildlife Service.”
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Me: What’s the Wi-Fi password?
Bartender: You need to buy a drink first.
Me: OK, I’ll have a Coke.
Bartender: Three dollars.
Me: There you go. So what’s the Wi‑Fi password?
Bartender: “You need to buy a drink first.” No spaces, all lowercase.
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The photo is just a graphical recreation of what the passport would've looked like, created first by Heritage Daily, since access to the actual passport’s images haven't been made public.
Ramses II's Egyptian Mummy Was Issued A Passport 3000 Years After His Death
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Christian feast day:
Blessed Leonid Feodorov (Russian Greek Catholic Church)
María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa
Perpetua and Felicity
Siméon-François Berneux (part of The Korean Martyrs)
March 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Maritime Day in Slovenia
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Jose Abad Santos Day
Nametag Day
National Be Heard Day
National Ben Day
National Carol Day
National Cereal Day
National Cooper Day
National Crown Roast of Pork Day
National Flapjack Day
National Hospitalist Day
National Sharon Day
National Teresa Day
Plant Power Day
Sock Monkey Day
National Slam the Scam Day
Jenna Fischer
Rachel Weisz
Laura Prepon
Bryan Cranston
Fun Observances
Alexander Graham Bell Day
Alexander Graham Bell Day is celebrated every year on March 7.
The unofficial holiday recognizes the day in 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the technology that would later become the telephone and changed the world of communications.
Patent Date
On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for “transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically.” Three days later, on March 10, Bell uttered the famous words "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you" into a transmitter. His assistant, Thomas Watson, who was in the next room, heard the words clearly and thus, the first telephone was created.
In commemoration of the day he was granted the patent, Bell’s fans around the world celebrate March 7 as Alexander Graham Bell Day. It is a day recognized by an official act of the legislature in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Prolific Inventor
In addition to the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell is also credited with being the inventor of the metal detector and he is known for developing the Hydrodrome, a watercraft that set a world marine speed record in 1919.
How to Celebrate?
Learn more about the science and technology behind the telephone and the cell phone.
Visit your local telecommunications museum.
Every time you call a friend or text someone send a silent thank you to Bell. Without him, we would still be using pigeons to send messages.
Did You Know…
…that Bell was one of the founding members of the National Geographic Society?
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Carol was pregnant with her first child, and her husband was about to leave on a two-week business trip. When Carol went to her doctor appointment, she had some questions.
"My husband wants me to ask you something—" Carol began.
The doctor interrupted her. "I get asked that question all the time," he said in a reassuring tone. "Sex is fine until late in the pregnancy."
"No, that's not it!" an embarrassed Carol confessed. "My husband wants to know if I can still mow the lawn."
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Needing to shed a few pounds, my husband and I went on a diet that had specific recipes for each meal of the day. I followed the instructions closely, dividing the finished recipe in half for our individual plates. We felt terrific and thought the diet was wonderful—we never felt hungry!
But when we realized we were gaining weight, not losing it, I checked the recipes again. There, in fine print, was "Serves 6."
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I worked at a boarding kennel where people leave their dogs and cats while on vacation. One morning I had taken a cat out of his cage, and after playing with him and replenishing his food and water, I put him back in. A few minutes later, I was surprised to see the feline at my feet, since the cage doors lock automatically when they’re shut.
I couldn’t figure out how the cat escaped, until I bent down to pick him up and spied his nametag: “Houdini.”
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Thinking no one could hear me as I loaded a UPS tractor trailer, I began to whistle. I was really getting into it when a coworker in the next trailer poked his head in.
“You know, I always used to wish I could whistle,” he said.
“Now I just wish you could.”
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Christian feast day:
Chrodegang
Colette of Corbie
Fridolin of Säckingen
Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba
Marcian of Tortona
March 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
European Day of the Righteous, commemorates those who have stood up against crimes against humanity and totalitarianism with their own moral responsibility. (Europe)
Foundation Day (Norfolk Island), the founding of Norfolk Island in 1788.
Independence Day (Ghana), celebrates the independence of Ghana from the UK in 1957.
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Alamo Day
Day of Memorial And Respect For Veterans
Day of the Dude
Iraq Day Of Tolerance And Coexistence
Discover What Your Name Means Day
National Brian Day
National Damien Day
National Dress Day
National Ford Day
National Frozen Food Day
National Oreo Day
National Report General Service Administration (GSA) Fraud Day
National Shirley Day
National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day
No Homework Day
Stop Bad Service Day
Hospitality Workers in HealthCare Day
Tyler1’s Birthday
Tyler The Creator’s Birthday
Shaquille O'Neal’s Birthday
Jacob Bertrand’s Birthday
Harriet Tubman’s Birthday
Biannca Prince’s Birthday
Fun Observances
Dentist's Day
Celebrate dentists all over the world and honor their role in keeping us healthy and smiling on March 6 or Dentist’s Day.
Dentists tend to get a bad rap, but they are essential for keeping us and our communities healthy.
Old Job
Dentistry is one of the oldest medical specialization. Oral health has always been a source of trouble for people and a subject matter of great interest to physicians throughout human history. The first dentist in recorded history - Hesy Ra - is thought to have lived and practiced his dentistry in Egypt around 2600 BCE.
Barbers as Dentists
Before dentistry became an organized professional branch of medicine, barbers were part-time dentists, usually entrusted with the unsavory job of extracting teeth. Modern dentistry emerged during the late 17th century, though the lack of anesthesia and sophisticated equipment made going to the dentist a painful proposition.
Today, dentists are an important part of any country's medical and health system. In addition to caring for people with tooth problems, dentists also perform surgeries to correct misaligned teeth and other problems affecting the jaw and the oral cavity.
How to Celebrate?
If you haven’t been to see your dentist in a while, use this day to make an appointment with them.
Thank your dentist by sending them a thank you note or maybe some home baked goods – just make sure there isn’t too much sugar in them.
Did You Know…
…that the world's first dental school was opened by Dr. John M. Harris in Bainbridge, Ohio, on February 21, 1828?
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While I was serving as a juror, I chanced to share the elevator one morning with a visiting judge. He asked me where the jurors parked, and I informed him that we had our own lot several blocks away.
Then it occurred to me that he might be having a problem finding a place for his car, so I continued, "but, Your Honor, they have a special place reserved for judges down below."
"Yes," he said dryly, "I'm sure they do."
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Phil was driving down a country road late one night when he felt a big thud. He got out of the car and looked around, but the road was empty. Since there was nothing else to be done, Phil drove on home. In the morning the sheriff was standing at his doorstep.
"You're under arrest for hitting a pig and leaving the scene," the lawman told him with a frown. "Please come with me."
Phil couldn't believe his ears. "But how could you possibly know that's what happened?" he asked.
"It wasn't hard," the sheriff replied. "The pig squealed."
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One afternoon I was walking on a trail with my newborn daughter, chatting to her about the scenery. When a man and his dog approached, I leaned into the baby carriage and said, "See the doggy?"
Suddenly I felt a little silly talking to my baby as if she understood me.
But just as the man passed, I noticed he reached down, patted his dog and said, "See the baby?"
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My Dad's favorite joke is indelible:
Joe is a new man on a construction crew. The first day on the job, he opens his lunch box and mumbles, “Oh no, peanut butter!”
The next day, “Peanut butter again!”
This goes on for days, until another worker says, “Why don’t you ask your wife to make a different lunch?”
Joe replies, “I’m not married. I make my own lunch.”
Whether or not anyone else laughed, Dad certainly did.
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Which is why you should always keep your towel handy, I know I do.
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Christian feast day:
Ciarán of Saigir
John Joseph of the Cross
Piran
Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea
Thietmar of Minden
March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of Physical Culture and Sport (Azerbaijan)
Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)
St Piran's Day (Cornwall)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Arrival Of The First Missionaries
Custom Chief's Day
Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day
International Open Data Day
Kyrgyzstan National Hat Day
Multiple Personality Day
National Absinthe Day
National Cheese Doodle Day
National Potty Dance Day
National Scott Day
National Sportsmanship Day
National Town Meeting Day
Reel Film Day
Unique Names Day
World Information Architecture Day
mrfreshasian’s Birthday
Claire Drake’s Birthday
Madison Beer’s Birthday
Chloe Veitch’s Birthday
Eva Mendes
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Learn What Your Name Means Day
On March 5, or Learn What Your Name Means Day, do some research to find out the out the origin and history of your name - first and last. Maybe you'll find a great tale behind your name!
The holiday is part of Celebrate Your Name Week created by American Jerry Hill in 1997. The purpose of the week is to encourage people to celebrate and appreciate their unique names.
Types of Names
A name is a word used to identify people, places, and things. A person is identified by their name or full name, and this usually consists of at least two words - the given name, which is also known as the first name, and the surname, which is also known as the family name or last name.
The purpose of the surname or family name is to indicate that the person belongs to a specific family or clan. In many cultures, people are identified by a single name.
Tracing History
Because of different naming conventions around the world, a person's name, while not unique, can tell a lot of the person's heritage and family history. For example, many societies in the world use patronymic names - at least one part of a person's name comes from the father's family.
By following the chain of shared names back, one can find, if records exist, a lot about one's ancestors. Similarly, some cultures follow a matronymic tradition where part of a person's name comes from the mother's side of the family.
How to Celebrate?
Talk to your parents or family members about your name. Ask them why they gave you your name and what it means. With a little bit of research you may be able to find out about the lives of your ancestors.
How about learning your name in Morse code?
Did You Know…
…that the study of the history, origin, and meaning of proper names is called onomatology?
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Cinco de Marcho Day
A play on Cinco de Mayo, Cinco de Marcho is an unofficial holiday celebrated annually on March 5. The made-up holiday encourages people to get ready for St. Patrick’s Day on March 17.
According to the official Cinco de Marcho website, the day was created in 2007 in the United States. It marks the beginning of a 12-day period when "people train their livers for drinking huge amounts of alcohol on St. Patrick’s Day."
A Celebration of Irish Culture
Also colloquially known as St. Paddy's Day, St. Patrick’s Day is an annual celebration of Irish culture. It commemorates St. Patrick, one of Ireland’s patron saints, who was responsible for spreading Christianity in Ireland during the 5th century.
Associated with Irish Beer
In recent years, with the spread of Irish immigrants around the world, St. Patrick's Day has become a holiday celebrated worldwide. In many parts of the world, people celebrate the day by drinking lots of Irish beer and participating in St. Patrick Day parades. Cinco de Marcho is a way to extend these celebrations to the previous weeks and encourage people to start consuming Irish beers days before the actual event.
How to Celebrate?
Host a party for your friends and organize drinking games.
Visit your favorite bars with your friends and spend the evening drinking your favorite adult beverages.
Do not drink? What about just getting together with friends and having a good time? Someone wise once did say that you don’t need alcohol to have fun.
Did You Know...
...that Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday celebrated every year on May 5? The holiday celebrates the anniversary of the defeat of the French army during the Battle of Puebla in Mexico on May 5, 1862.
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My mother, a meticulous housekeeper, often lectured my father about tracking dirt into the house. One day he came in to find her furiously scrubbing away at a spot on the floor and launching into a lecture. "I don't know what you've brought in," she said, "but I can't seem to get this out."
He studied the situation for a moment and, without a word, moved a figurine on the window-sill where the sun was streaming in. The spot immediately disappeared.
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Over the years, my husband and I have usually managed to decode the cute but confusing gender signs they sometimes put on restroom doors in restaurants (Buoys & Gulls, Laddies & Lassies, etc.), but every so often we get stumped. Recently my husband, Dave, wandered off in search of the men’s room and found himself confronted by two marked doors. One was labeled 'Bronco' and the other was designated 'Cactus.'
Completely baffled, he stopped a restaurant employee passing by. "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom," Dave said. Gesturing toward the doors, he asked, "Which one should I use?"
"Actually, we would prefer you to go there," the employee said, pointing to a door down the hall marked 'Men.' "Bronco and Cactus are private dining rooms."
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For years I had been telling my friend Pete that he ate too much fast food, but he always denied it. One day he admitted I was right.
"What changed your mind?"
"My grandson. When my daughter told him I was coming to visit, he asked, 'Grandpa from Florida, or Grandpa from Pizza Hut?' "
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We Uber drivers never know whom we’re going to end up with as a passenger.
One day, I was driving over a new bridge, the design of which was very confusing. Completely confounded, I muttered, “I’d love to meet the genius who designed this mess.”
With that, my passenger extended his hand in my direction and said, “Well, today is your lucky day. My name is Mike, I work for the county engineer’s office, and I’m the genius who designed this!”
Surprisingly, he still gave me a tip.
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Christian feast day:
Adrian of Nicomedia
Casimir
Felix of Rhuys
Giovanni Antonio Farina (Catholic Church)
Blessed Humbert III, Count of Savoy (Roman Catholic Church)
Paul Cuffee (Episcopal Church)
Peter of Pappacarbone
Blessed Zoltán Meszlényi
March 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
St Casimir's Day (Poland and Lithuania)
World Obesity Day
Observances (click on the day, BD or week for details)
Anniversary of The Coronation of The Sultan of Terengganu
Benjamin Harrison Day
Brain Injury Awareness Day
Casimir Pulaski Day
Courageous Follower Day
Fun Facts About Names Day
Global Day of the Engineer
Guam Discovery Day
Guam History And Chamorro Heritage Day
Holy Experiment Day
HPV Awareness Day
Hug a G.I. Day
Ida Day
International GM Day
International Scrapbooking Industry Day
Lavity Stoutt's Birthday
March Forth
National Backcountry Ski Day
National Dance The Waltz Day
National Grammar Day
National Marching Band Day
National Pound Cake Day
National Quinton Day
National Ray Day
National Safety Day
National Snack Day
National Sons Day
Old Inauguration Day
Toy Soldier Day
World Tennis Day
World Day of Fight against Sexual Exploitation
Fun Facts About Names Day
Do Something Day
K Michelle’s Birthday
Dylan Gilmer’s Birthday
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Birthday
Moniece Slaughter’s Birthday
Catherine O’Hara
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Mon Mar 4th, 2024 - Fri Mar 8th, 2024
National School Breakfast Week
National Scoot to School Week
Newspaper in Education Week
Mon Mar 4th, 2024 - Sun Mar 10th, 2024
British Pie Week
Food Waste Action Week
National Aardvark Week
National Butchers Week
National Cheerleading Week
National Endometriosis Awareness Week
National Procrastination Week
Telecommuter Appreciation Week
Women in Aviation Week
Women in Construction Week
Mon Mar 4th, 2024 - Mon Mar 11th, 2024
National Salt Awareness Week
Mon Mar 4th, 2024 - Sun Mar 17th, 2024
Fairtrade Fortnight
Fun Observances
March Forth and Do Something Day
March Forth and Do Something Day is a made-up holiday celebrated each year on March 4.
The holiday encourages people to do something new that enriches their own lives or the lives of people in their community.
March Fourth
The name of this unofficial holiday plays on the words, march fourth, which when spoken out loud sounds like march forth - an expression used to convey action and moving forward.
Homonyms
March fourth and march forth are homophones - words or expressions that are pronounced alike, but have different meanings. Homographs, on the other hand, are words or expressions that are spelled the same way but have different meanings. Examples of such words include bass (a deep sound and a type of fish) and bow (to bend, the front of a ship and a type of knot). Homophones and homographs are both types of homonyms.
How to Celebrate?
March forth and do something.
Volunteer in your community.
Start something that you have always wanted to do, but have never had the chance to.
Did You Know…
…that the word March is a capitonym? Capitonyms are words or expressions whose meaning changes depending on where it's capitalized or not. March refers to the month, while march refers to a walking in a measured way.
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The family was viewing old slides and one flashed on the screen that caught everyone's attention. My father, wearing his favorite golf shirt, was holding me at the tender age of three weeks. The look on his face told all. "There's my prize possession," my father said.
Touched, I smiled at him as he continued, "I wonder whatever happened to that golf shirt?"
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Traditional Chinese drugstores are always filled with bizarre remedies for everyday ailments. So while traveling in the Far East, I couldn't resist going into a drugstore to look around. There were rows and rows of jars filled with dried herbs, powders, and exotic oils.
But one jar really caught my attention. The label said it was a guaranteed cure for stomachache.
The jar was filled with chocolate chip cookies.
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To mail a big package of cookies to my two Air Force sons, both of whom were serving in Saudi Arabia, I was required to attach a label describing the contents. I carefully marked the box "Cookies" and sent it off, but after a month my sons said they had yet to receive my package.
Suspicious, I baked another batch, only this time I labeled the contents "Health Food." Within a week my sons reported they had received the goodies.
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Spotted on T-shirts for sale in the Ponce de Leon Coast Guard Exchange:
"Support Your Local Coast Guard…Get Lost."
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“Yesterday was my 18th birthday!” a customer said after walking into our convenience store. He then asked for some e-cigarette products and handed me his ID to prove he was indeed of age.
I scanned the ID, but it came back expired.
Now thoroughly deflated, he asked, “Does that mean I’m not 18?”
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Christian feast day:
Anselm, Duke of Friuli
Arthelais
Cunigunde of Luxembourg
Katharine Drexel
John and Charles Wesley (Episcopal Church (USA))
Marinus and Asterius of Caesarea
Winwaloe
March 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Hinamatsuri or "Girl's Day" (Japan)
Liberation and Freedom Day (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA)
Liberation Day (Bulgaria)
Martyrs' Day (Malawi)
Mother's Day (Georgia)
Sportsmen's Day (Egypt)
World Hearing Day
World Wildlife Day
Observances (click on the day, BD or week for details)
33 Flavors Day
Canadian Bacon Day
Caregiver Appreciation Day
Clean Up Australia Day
Finisher’s Medal Day
Global Omega-3 Day™
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
International Ear Care Day
International Irish Whiskey Day
Missouri Compromise Day
National Anthem Day
National Cold Cuts Day
National Jackson Day
National Moscow Mule Day
National Mulled Wine Day
National Rita Day
National Robin Day
Navy Reserve Birthday
Peach Blossom Day
Simplify Your Life Day
National Soup It Forward Day - 1
Soup it Forward Day - 2
Venezuela Carnival
Talk in Third Person Day
National If Pets Had Thumbs Day - 1
What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day - 2
Camila Cabello’s Birthday
Buddy Valastro’s Birthday
Jessica Biel
Alexander Graham Bell
Birth anniversary of Samaon Sulaiman
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Sun Mar 3rd, 2024 - Sat Mar 9th, 2024
Celebrate Your Name Week
Chocolate Chip Cookie Week
Dental Assistant Week
National Consumer Protection Week
No More Week
Professional Pet Sitters Week
Read an eBook Week
Return Borrowed Books Week
Return The Borrowed Books Week
School Social Work Week
Teen Tech Week
Words Matter Week
World Glaucoma Week
World Orphan Week
Telecommuter Appreciation Week
Fun Observances
I Want You to be Happy Day
March 3 is I Want You to be Happy Day, a day to set aside selfish thoughts and to make someone feel special and happy.
The anonymous creators of the unofficial holiday wanted to encourage people to do things that cheer up people around them.
A Universal Emotion
Even though happiness is a universal emotion, it can mean different things to different people. In today's busy world, it is easy to forget this and take on a more self-centric view of happiness. I Want You to be Happy Day inspires people set aside their definition of happiness and to find out what makes their loved ones happy and do those things for them.
Happy Days
The day is also known as National I Want You to be Happy Day in the United States.
Other happy holidays are Let's Laugh Day, Random Act of Kindness Day, International Moment of Laughter Day, and Laugh and Get Rich Day.
How to Celebrate?
Make someone’s day special. Compliment them or just do something special to make them happy.
Tell your loved ones how much they mean to you and that you will do everything to ensure that they are happy.
Having troubles with a friend or a family member? Sit down with them and clear things up and tell them that you want them to be happy.
Did You Know…
…that many believe that the phrase "happy as a clam" originates from the fact that open clams give an impression of a smiling clam? Other sources, however, suggest that the fuller version of the phrase - happy as a clam at high water - explains why a clam may be happy. At high water, clams tend to have no predators including humans.
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Pointing to a pan of chicken wings and legs disguised in the classic mess-hall manner, a young airman asked the mess sergeant, "What's for chow?"
"Air Force chicken," replied the sergeant. "You want wings or landing gear?"
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A couple we know were in Lamaze class, where they had an activity requiring the husband to wear a bag of sand—to give him an idea of what it feels like to be pregnant. The husband stood up and shrugged, saying, "This doesn't feel so bad."
The teacher then dropped a pen and asked him to pick it up.
"You want me to pick up the pen as if I were pregnant?" he asked.
"Exactly," replied the instructor.
To the delight of the other husbands, he turned to his wife and said, "Honey, pick up that pen for me."
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After being at sea in the Persian Gulf for 90 straight days, I went to the squadron command master chief to complain. "Chief, I joined the Navy to see the world," I said, "but for the past three months all I've seen is water."
"Lieutenant," he replied, "three-quarters of the earth is covered with water, and the Navy has been showing you that. If you wanted to see the other quarter, you should have joined the Army."
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When I was in high school in the ’70s, Dad said he’d just heard my favorite group on the radio, Carrying Grain.
The band was Hall & Oates, and this gag perfectly sums up my father’s sense of humor.
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This one put me in a nostalgic mood, so here is a song I really liked and
one of my favorite groups from way back when.
The Irish Rovers - The Unicorn - YouTube
While on that page I found "Celtic Thunder" which I have followed for years,
featuring a duet of George Donaldson and a very young, Damien McGinty.
IRELAND - 'A BIRD WITHOUT WINGS' - YouTube
Sadly, George passed away March 12, 2014 (R.I.P.)
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Air Force Day (Sri Lanka)
Baloch Culture Day (Balochistan)
Christian feast day:
Agnes of Bohemia
Angela of the Cross
Blessed Charles the Good, Count of Flanders
Chad of Mercia (Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church)
John Maron
March 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Feast of 'Alá (Loftiness), First day of the 19th month of the Baháʼí calendar (Baháʼí Faith) and first day of the Baháʼí Nineteen Day Fast
Jamahiriya Day (Libya)
National Read Across America Day (United States)
Peasants' Day (Myanmar)
Texas Independence Day
Adwa Victory Day (Ethiopia)
Observances (click on the day, BD or week for details)
American Citizenship Day
International Rescue Cat Day
James Ronald Webster Day
National Banana Cream Pie Day
National Egg McMuffin Day
National Walter Day
Toddle Waddle
World Teen Mental Wellness Day
Open Data Day
Dr. Seuss Day
Luke Combs’s Birthday
Jon Bon Jovi’s Birthday
Janhvi Kapoor’s Birthday
Cindy Mello’s Birthday
Becky G’s Birthday
Savannah LaBrant’s Birthday
Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
Bryce Dallas Howard
Method Man
Rebel Wilson
Desi Arnaz
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Sat Mar 2nd, 2024 - Tue Mar 5th, 2024
International Women’s Week
Sat Mar 2nd, 2024 - Wed Mar 6th, 2024
Read Across America Week
Sat Mar 2nd, 2024 - Sun Mar 10th, 2024
Jewish Book Week
Sea Week
Sat Mar 2nd, 2024 - Sun Mar 17th, 2024
Iditarod Race
Fun Observances
Old Stuff Day
March 2 is Old Stuff Day. Take some time on this made-up holiday to appreciate the beauty of all things old and vintage.
Or you can reflect on the same old, and sometimes boring, things that you do every day and take the opportunity to change things up.
The holiday is also sometimes called National Old Stuff Day in the United States.
Increased Value
While people often see old things as something to be replaced by newer, shinier things, not all of them are useless. Wines, for example, are more valuable and tastier as they grow older.
Many old items like maps, books, jewelry, furniture, clothes, and artifacts also gain value as they age. This is because they represent workmanship and aesthetics of a previous historical era, as well as technology that may not exist in present times.
Much more valuable than old inanimate items is the wisdom and knowledge we can get from old people. From old family members, one can learn their family history, their genealogy, and their origins. Old people can provide us a richer and more colorful account of the past than any history book can.
Antique Versus Vintage
Not all old things are created equal. Those who study history divide historical items into two groups based on their age. Antiques are items that are at least 100 years old, while vintage items usually have to be at least 30 years or more old.
How to Celebrate?
Sort out that crammed attic or basement, and throw away any old things you have no use for anymore.
Or, start a vintage collection. Visit thrift stores and flea markets - who knows what treasures you may come across?
Get together with your grandparents or someone older than you and ask them to tell you stories about their childhood and youth. Learn about what was going on in the world when they were growing up.
Take a bit of time today to contemplate your life and to add a few new activities or hobbies to spice up your routine. Continuing on the theme of old things, perhaps you could pick up collecting old rocks?
Did You Know…
…that earliest known pieces of jewelry made by humans are thought to be about 100,000 years old? Found in a cave in Israel, the pieces were made from mollusk shells.
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I called a video shop to order the war movie Battle of the Bulge.
"Hold on," said the clerk. "I'll check our aerobics tapes."
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I was hospitalized with an awful sinus infection that caused the entire left side of my face to swell. On the third day, the nurse led me to believe that I was finally recovering when she announced excitedly,
"Look, your wrinkles are coming back!"
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My wife received a credit-card application in the mail that she had not requested. She didn't want it, but I did. So I crossed off my wife's name on the form, entered my own and returned the application. I soon got a phone call from a woman saying my application had been rejected.
I asked her why, and she told me the card could only be issued to the person originally solicited by the offer. However, she invited me to reapply, which I did during the same telephone call.
A few days later I got another call to tell me my second application had been rejected.
Why? The woman told me their files showed that I had previously applied for a card and had been denied.
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At his 103rd birthday party, my grandfather was asked if he thought that he'd be around for his 104th.
"I certainly do," he replied. "Statistics show that very few people die between the ages of 103 and 104."
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As my sister and I were counting the cows in a pasture, Dad glanced over at the herd and said, “There are 127.”
“How’d you know?” we asked.
He replied, “I counted their legs and divided by four.”
Decades later, my kids give me the same look I gave my dad every time I pull that same gag.
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Beer Day, marked the end of beer prohibition in 1989 (Iceland)
Christian feast day:
Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (one of the Martyr Saints of China)
Albin
Eudokia of Heliopolis
Pope Felix III
Leoluca
Luperculus
Monan
Rudesind
Saint David's Day or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi (Wales and Welsh communities)
Suitbert
March 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani's Death (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Disability Day of Mourning
Heroes' Day (Paraguay)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.
National "Cursed Soldiers" Remembrance Day (Poland)
National Pig Day (United States)
Remembrance Day (Marshall Islands)
Samiljeol (South Korea)
Self-injury Awareness Day (international)
Southeastern Europe celebration of the beginning of spring:
Baba Marta Day (Bulgaria)
Mărțișor (Romania and Moldova)
The final day (fourth or fifth) of Ayyám-i-Há (Baháʼí Faith)
World Seagrass Day
Yap Day (Yap State)
Zero Discrimination Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day
Baby Sleep Day
Denim Day for Dementia
Endometriosis Awareness Day
International Martisor
International Women of Color Day
National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day
National Dadgum That's Good Day
National Day of Unplugging
National Dress in Blue Day
National Employee Appreciation Day
National Fruit Compote Day
National Horse Protection Day
National Hotel Slipper Day
National Minnesota Day
National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
National Sage Day
National Speech and Debate Education Day
National Texas Stress Day
National Wedding Planning Day
National Welsh Corgi Day
Overseas N.H.S. Workers Day
Peace Corps Day
Public Risk Management Awareness Day
Refired Not Retired Day
Share a Smile Day
World Civil Defense Day
World Day of Prayer
International Wheelchair Day
National March First Day
National Barista Day
Mountain Hare Day
National Salesperson Day
Wonho’s Birthday
Justin Bieber’s Birthday
Ron Howard’s Birthday
Sawyer Sharbino’s Birthday
Philza’s Birthday
Kesha’s Birthday
Kenny Redneck Tv’s Birthday
Frederic Chopin’s Birthday
Lupita Nyong’o
Jensen Ackles
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
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Fri Mar 1st, 2024 - Sat Mar 2nd, 2024
Festival of Owls Week
Fri Mar 1st, 2024 - Wed Mar 6th, 2024
National Aplastic Anemia & MDS Awareness Week
Fri Mar 1st, 2024 - Thu Mar 7th, 2024
Hearing Awareness Week
National Ghostwriters Week
National Invest in Veterans Week
National Will Eisner Week
National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week
North Dakota Winter Show
Universal Human Beings Week
Observances (click on the month for details)
Academy Awards Month
Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month
Alport Syndrome Awareness Month
American Red Cross Month
Berries and Cherries Month
Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Colic Awareness Month
Color Therapy Month
Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month
Dolphin Awareness Month
Employee Spirit Month
Endometriosis Month
Essential Tremor Awareness Month
Exotic Winter Fruit & Leeks and Green Onions Month
Expanding Girls' Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
Eye Donor Awareness Month
Frozen Food Month
Gardening, Nature and Ecology Books Month
Gender Equality Month
Greek-American Heritage Month
Honor Society Awareness Month
Humorists are Artists Month
International Mirth Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
Listening Awareness Month
Mad for Plaid Month
Malignant Hyperthermia Awareness and Training Month
March Madness
Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal
Mental Retardation Awareness Month
Middle Level Education Month
MS Awareness Month
National Athletic Training Month
National Bed Month (U.K.)
National Breast Implant Awareness Month
National Caffeine Awareness Month
National Celery Month
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
National Cheerleading Safety Month
National Clean up Your IRS Act Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Craft Month
National Credit Education Month
National Crochet Month
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - 1
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - 2
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Ethics Awareness Month
National Flour Month
National Kidney Month
National March Into Literacy Month
National Music in Our Schools Month
National Noodle Month
National Nutrition Month
National Optimism Month
National Peanut Month
National Professional Social Worker's Month
National Reading Month
National Sauce Month
National Umbrella Month
National Women's History Month
NZ Book Month
Play the Recorder Month
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
Read an E-Book Month
Red Cross Month
Save Your Vision Month
Sing With Your Child Month
Small Press Month
Social Work Month
Spiritual Wellness Month
Supply Management Month
The Great Daffodil Appeal
Trisomy Awareness Month
Vascular Anomalies Awareness Month
Veggie Month
Women’s Month (Philippines)
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Youth Art Month
Fun Observances ( 2 )
World Compliment Day
March 1 is celebrated as World Compliment Day, a day that aims to address the “basic human need for recognition and appreciation.”
Started in the Netherlands by Hans Poortvliet in 2001, the day is now celebrated in many European countries including Norway and Belgium.
Spread Joy and Positivity
According to the official website of the unofficial holiday, Poortvliet created the day as a way to spread happiness and increase productivity. The website encourages people to use words instead of gifts as a way to praise and appreciate people. The idea is to create the “most positive day in the world.”
How to Celebrate?
Pay compliments to everyone you meet.
Appreciate family, coworkers, and friends for their hard work and for being there in your life.
Did You Know...
...there is a similar holiday, Compliment Day that is annually celebrated on January 24?
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Plan a Solo Vacation Day
Need a vacation and don’t have a traveling companion? Then March 1 or Plan a Solo Vacation Day is the unofficial holiday for you.
On this day treat yourself to that vacation you have always wanted, without having to wait for someone to join you on your adventures.
Advantages
Planning a solo vacation can be intimidating and overwhelming. But traveling alone can have many advantages. Informal studies have shown that those who travel by themselves tend to be more spontaneous and adventurous. Facing unknown situations in new and strange places can help people overcome their fears and anxieties.
Friendlier
Those who travel solo are forced to interact with locals and fellow travelers, instead of just hanging out with a small group of people. This translates into social benefits in real life - solo travelers can easily mold themselves to fit into any social group and situation.
Do Whatever You Want
Finally, taking a solo vacation means you can be your own master. You don't have to stick to a plan or follow someone else's lead - you can go wherever you want, whenever you want, and do whatever you want to do. No more boring museums or spending countless hours shopping.
How to Celebrate?
Go on, plan your dream holiday all for yourself! You don’t need a traveling partner to have fun!
Don't want to travel? What about a solo staycation? Stay at home, explore your city, catch up on your reading, meet with friends and enjoy your time off from work.
Did You Know…
…that the earliest guidebooks were called periplus? They were Roman and Greek documents that listed ports and landmarks that ships could encounter on their voyages.
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I had just had my 50th birthday and found the decade marker traumatic. When I went to get my driver's license renewed, a matter-of-fact woman typed out the information, tested my vision, snapped the camera and handed me a laminated card with my picture on it.
"You mean I have to look at this for the next four years?" I jokingly said to her.
"Don't worry about it," she replied. "In four years it'll look good to you."
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I am a first-grade teacher and a new empty nester. One night I was trying out an art project: making a person with simple materials. I took a coat hanger, attached a paper-plate face, put a shirt on the hanger and stuffed it. Then I sat it on the couch to see how it looked.
Later that evening my son walked in the door, home for a surprise visit. Taking one look at my coat-hanger friend sitting on the couch, he said, "Mom, it's not that bad, is it?"
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At 82 years old, my husband applied for his first passport. He was told he would need a birth certificate, but his birth had never been officially registered. When he explained his dilemma to the passport agent, the response was less than helpful.
"In lieu of a birth certificate," the agent said, "you can bring a notarized affidavit from the doctor who delivered you."
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My friend Garrick had the solution to forgetting his wife’s birthday and their wedding anniversary:
He opened an account with a local florist and provided it with both dates as well as instructions to send flowers and a card signed “Your loving husband, Garrick.”
For a few years, it worked.
Then one day, Garrick came home on their wedding anniversary. He saw the flowers on the dining room table and said,
“What nice flowers. Where did you get them?”
