Compiled by Anne O'Donnell, Library Technician
(Stones: bloodstone, aquamarine; Flowers: Jonquil, daffodil)
Zodiac Sign: Pisces (the fishes) Feburary 20- March 20)
(If March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb)
1st WEEK of March
Canadian Music Week
Pharmacy Awareness Week
National Social Work Week
National Engineering Week
March 01 St. David's Day (Wales)March 02 International Children's Book Day
March 02 Dr. Seuss's Birthday (Theodor Seuss Geisel)(Author) (1904)
March 03, 2000 World Prayer Day (1st Friday of March)
March 03 Girls' Day (3rd day of the 3rd month)(Japanese) (See also May 5th)
An old tradition that celebrates the beauty of nature. The custom in Japan was for each girl to display her collection of ceremonial dolls at her home.March 03 Hina Matsuri (Japan) (3rd day of the 3rd month)
This festival comes from the 12th century, when people made paper figures and cast them into water to rid themselves of illness or bad luck. Today's dolls are thought to come from these early paper dolls.March 06 National Day (Ghana)
March 06, 2000 NEW MOON
March 07 UN World Health Day
March 08 International Women's Day
March 8, 2000 Ash Wednesday (Christian)(Variable Date)
2nd WEEK of March
International Women's Week
Farm Safety Week
March 10 Kim Campbell (1947) - Prime Minister 1993March 10, 2000 World Book Day (usually April 23)
March 12 Sir John C. Abbott (1821) - Prime Minister 1891-1892
March 13 Commonwealth Day
March 13, 2000 Orthodox Lent Begins (Christian)
March 13, 2000 FIRST QUARTER MOON
March 15 Ides of March
March 16 Ramon Hnatyshyn (1934) - Governor General 1990-1995
March 17, 2000 Eid al Adha (Islam)
March 17 St. Patrick's Day (Ireland/Eire)
Celebrates the feast day of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. People of Irish descent celebrate the day with parades and festivities including traditional music, food, and dance.It is traditional to wear green on this day.March 18 Sheila's Broom
3rd WEEK of March
March 19, 2000 FULL MOONMarch 19, 2000 Spring
Springtime festivals share common themes of new life, energy, and growth. For many children these are happy, colorful festivals that involve flowers, music, and dancing.March 20 Brian Mulroney (1939) - Prime Minister 1984-1993
March 20 Bill Martin Jr.'s Birthday
March 20 Lois Lowry's Birthday (Author)(1937)
March 20 - 21, 2000 Purim (Judaism)
March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Descrimination
March 21, 2000 Naw-Ruz (Baha'i New Year)
March 21, 2000 Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
March 22 World Day for Water
March 23 World Meteorological Day (WMO)
March 23 National Day (Pakistan)
March 23 National Day (Greece)
March 24 World Tuberculosis Day (WHO)
4th WEEK
March 27, 2000 LAST QUARTER MOONMarch 29 Confederation 1867 of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
March 31 Newfoundland joins Confederation 1949
March Variable/Unknown Dates:
Alexander Graham Bell's Birthday
Knute Rockne's Birthday
Girl Scouts Founded
Noruz
Hola Mahalla (Sikh) March 21, 2000
Holi (Hindu)
Celebrated on the day of the full moon in the month of Phalguna (March), when the wheat harvest has been gathered in. Many Hindu legends surround this festival.
Purim (Jewish)
The Purim story is about Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish people from massacre by the evil Haman. The nam Purim means "lots" and refers to the lots that were drawn to decide the day on which the Jews would be killed.
Passover/Pesach (Jewish) March 20 - 21, 2000
This eight day festival of freedom arriving with the first full moon of spring is the most important time of year for the Jews. Passover commemorates the escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt over 3000 years ago. Families spend weeks studying the Torah, cooking, cleaning and performing charitable acts. The family sits down to a cermonial meal called a seder on the first night ot the festival.
Easter (Christian)
Both Christian and non-Christian Canadians celebrate Easter as a spring festival. For many the Easter Bunny brings eggs and candies on Easter morning. The Ukrainian tradition of painting designs on eggs has become a popular part of this holiday.Psalm Sunday (Christian) (Variable Date) April 16, 2000Good Friday (Christian)(Variable Date) April 21, 2000; April 13, 2001
Easter Sunday/Fassika (Sunday, late March or April) (Christian)(Variable Date)
April 23, 2000; April 15, 2001; March 31, 2002; April 20, 2003; April 11, 2004(1st Sun. after 1st full moon after 1st day of Spring, between March 21 and April 25)
Most important Christian holiday, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead three days after His crucifixion on Good Friday. Christians typically celebrate Easter with church services, family meals, Easter eggs, and baskets of candy for children.
EasterEaster Monday (Variable Date) April 24, 2000
Mother's Day (Christian)
Also called Mothering Sunday, this festival falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent. It dates back to the Middle Ages, when people in remote villages returned to the main church, or mother church, in their parish for a special service.
National Wildlife Week
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