This is our day guide for Monday March 25th 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on March 25th 2024
International: Phagwah
Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
International: Greek Independence Day
Greece's Independence Day is actually a holiday that has blended over time with an older festival - the feast of the Annunciation
Colombia: St. Joseph's Day (in lieu)
If 19th March does not fall on a Monday, it is observed the following Monday.Public sector only
Costa Rica: Holy Week Holiday
Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourismPublic sector only
Honduras: Holy Week Holiday
Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourismRegional
India (regional): Doljatra
Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha
Kazakhstan: Nauryz Holiday
Nauryz means 'new day', it is celebrated over several days from March 21st and marks Persian New Year which begins on the Vernal Equinox.
Lebanon: Feast of the Annunciation
This day celebrates the visit of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce to her that she would become the mother of JesusRegional
New Zealand (regional): Otago Anniversary Day
Otago Anniversary Day is March 23rd, but is a public holiday on the nearest Monday
San Marino: Anniversary of the 'Arengo'
Commemorates the events of March 25th 1906 which led to a Parliament elected directly by the people.Public sector only
USA (regional): Seward's Day
A legal state holiday observed in Alaska, USA. It is celebrated on the last Monday in March and commemorates the signing of the the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30th 1867.Public sector only
Uruguay: Bank Holiday
Tourism week is the name for the five days of Easter week holidays in UruguayPublic sector only
Venezuela: Holy Week Holiday
Public sector holiday in the run up to EasterObservances on March 25th 2024
United Nations: Slavery Remembrance Day
For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history.
United Nations: Detained Staff Day
A day to mobilize action, demand justice and strengthen our resolve to protect UN staff and peacekeepers, as well as staff in the non-governmental community and the press.
USA: National Lobster Newburg Day
Lobster Newburg is very similar to Lobster Thermidor. The difference is in the sauce. And, there is no Lobster Thermidor Day.
USA: National Medal of Honor Day
This date was chosen because the first Medal of Honor was presented on March 25, 1863, during the Civil War.
USA: National Tolkien Reading Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Toliken Reading Day
Sweden: National Waffle Day
This food holiday is based on the pronunciation of much older Christian festival.
Belarus: Belarus Freedom Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Freedom Day in Belarus.
Italy: Dante Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Dante Day in Italy
International: National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day.
International: Holi
Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu MythologyMarch 24th 2024 | Go to Today | March 26th 2024
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| General Information for March 25th 2024 | |
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| There are 13 public holidays today. | |
| Day 85 of 2024 | |
| 281 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 13 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2006 - In the US, a gunman kills six people then takes his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. | |
| 1977 - the last episode of Porridge, 'Final Stretch', is screened. | |
| 1957 - The 'Treaty of Rome', establishing the European Economic Community, is signed in Rome by Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. | |
| 1947 - Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known as Elton John, is born in Pinner, Middlesex. |
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