March ‐ Events and Holidays in March

March – What Events Are Observed in March?

What is the March Month Meaning?

The name of the third month of the year comes from the Roman name for the month, Martius which was named after Mars, the Roman god of war. March was the first month of the Roman calendar because it was the first month of spring.

Weekly Events Observed in March

First Week

National Ghostwriter’s Week
National Procrastinators Week

Second Week

Save Your Vision Week
Teen Tech Week
Read an E-book Week
National Poison Prevention Week
National Toad Hollow Week

Third Week

Wellderly Week
Act Happy Week
American Chocolate Week

Fourth Week

National Passion Week
National Cleaning Week
National Root Canal Awareness Week
Holy Week

National Daily Observances for March

Each day of the month also has its own special observances:

1st – Saint David’s Day

Saint David’s is the official patron saint of Wales and is celebrated by Welsh people throughout the United States. March 1st was chosen in remembrance of the death of St. David on that day in the year 589.

2nd – National Reading Day

National Reading Day takes place across America each year and commemorates the birthday of children’s author Dr, Seuss. The celebration is hosted by the National Education Association which organizes a number of related events throughout the country on that day. Schools and libraries, community groups and parents are encouraged to get children together to choose and read from their favorite books and promote mastering basic literacy skills.

17th – Saint Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick is the official patron saint of Ireland and his commemorative day is celebrated by Irish people throughout the world. In the United States the feast day is celebrated by Irish and non-Irish alike and usually involves wearing green items of clothing. There are a number of St. Patrick’s Day parades throughout the US on this day in major cities such as Boston and New York.

29th – Passover

Passover is a Jewish holy festival day which commemorates the Jew’s escape from enslavement in Egypt. Passover is one of the three pilgrim celebrations in which the whole Jewish population made a historic pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.