March 21 - Holidays

Holidays and observances

  • Birth of Benito Juárez, a Fiestas Patrias (Mexico)
  • Christian Feast Day:
    • Nicholas of Flüe
    • Serapion of Thmuis
  • Earliest day on which Holy Saturday can fall, while April 24 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday before Easter. (Christianity)
  • Harmony Day (Australia)
  • Human Rights Day (South Africa)
  • Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Namibia from South African mandate in 1990.
  • International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (International)
  • Mother's Day (most of the Arab World)
  • The first day of Bahá, the first month in Bahá'í calendar (Bahá'í Faith)
  • The third day of Quinquatria, in honor of Minerva. (Roman Empire)
  • Truant's Day (Poland)
  • Vernal Equinox (see March 20)
  • World Down Syndrome Day (International)
  • World Poetry Day (International)
  • Youth Day (Tunisia)

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