Day Guide for Monday March 21st 2022

This is our day guide for Monday March 21st 2022 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 80 of 2022.

Holidays on March 21st 2022

International: Nowrooz. Novruz celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring

Public sector only

Albania: Public Holiday. A public holiday for state administration workers to save power.
Azerbaijan: Novruz Holiday. Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring
Colombia: St. Joseph's Day. If 19th March does not fall on a Monday, it is observed the following Monday.
Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. In Japan the vernal equinox is a welcome holiday as it marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring
Kazakhstan: Nauryz. Nauryz means 'new day', it is celebrated over several days from March 21st and marks Persian New Year which begins on the Vernal Equinox.
Mexico: Benito Juarez's Birthday. A public holiday that celebrates the Birthday of Benito Juarez, a 19th century president and statesman who stood against the French intervention in Mexico
Namibia: Independence Day. The holiday celebrates Namibia's independence from South Africa on March 21st 1990.

Regional

New Zealand (regional): Otago Anniversary Day. Otago Anniversary Day is 23 March, but is celebrated on the closest Monday. In 1848 settlers first arrived at Koputai (Port Chalmers)

Regional

Pakistan (regional): Public Holiday. A public holiday in Islamabad has been declared.
South Africa: Human Rights Day. Marks the establishment of the Human Rights Commission and Sharpeville Day
Syria: Mother's Day. The story of how 21st March became Mother's Day in Egypt and other Arab countries.

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Observances on March 21st 2022

  • Australia: Harmony Day
  • United Nations: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
  • United Nations: International Day of Forests
  • United Nations: International Day of Nowruz 
  • USA: National California Strawberry Day
  • USA: National Common Courtesy Day
  • USA: National Fragrance Day
  • USA: National French Bread Day
  • USA: National Rosie the Riveter Day
  • USA: National Single Parents Day
  • International: World Down Syndrome Day
  • International: World Poetry Day
  • Armenia: International Day of Nowruz 
  • Egypt: Mother's Day in the Middle East
  • International: Trees Are The Key Awareness Week
  • United Arab Emirates: Mother's Day in the Middle East
  • Iraq: Mother's Day in the Middle East

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