Day Guide for Wednesday March 8th 2023

This is our day guide for Wednesday March 8th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 67 of 2023.

Holidays on March 8th 2023

International: International Women's Day. The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
International: Phagwah. Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
Bangladesh: Shab e-Barat. Muslims believe that on the night of Shab-E-Barat God writes the destinies of all men for the coming year by taking into account the deeds committed by them in the past

Regional

India (regional): Yaosang 2nd Day. Manipur. This festival that combines Hindu and folk traditions is celebrated for five days in spring on the full moon in the month of Lamda
Iran: Imam Mahdi's Birthday. Commemorates the anniversary of the birth of the 12th and Last Imam of Twelver Shia Islam.

Not a Public Holiday

Israel: Shushan Purim. Purim remembers the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them as recorded in the Book of Esther.
Liberia: Decoration Day. A day to celebrate the memory of those who have lived and died in the interest of the Liberian Nation

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Observances on March 8th 2023

  • United Nations: International Womens Day
  • USA: National Peanut Cluster Day
  • USA: National Proofreading Day
  • United Kingdom: No Smoking Day
  • USA: National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
  • International: Holi
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Holi
  • USA: National Retro Video Game Day
  • Bulgaria: Bulgarian Mother's Day
  • Colombia: International Womens Day

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