Day Guide for Tuesday March 5th 2019

This is our day guide for Tuesday March 5th 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 64 of 2019.

Holidays on March 5th 2019

International: Carnival Tuesday. Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent
International: Shrove Tuesday. In Ireland and UK it is a popular custom to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Not a Public Holiday
Argentina: Carnival Tuesday. The Carnival is an annual festival in Argentina held on the days before Ash Wednesday.
Brazil: Carnival. Second day of Carnival. The streets of Rio de Janeiro erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period.
French Polynesia: Missionary Day. Marks the arrival of the London Missionary Society (LMS) missionaries on March 5th 1797

Regional

India (regional): Panchayati Raj Diwas. Honours Biju Patnaik, an Indian politician who was twice Chief Minister of Odisha

Not a Public Holiday

Trinidad and Tobago: Carnival Tuesday. Carnival takes place in Trinidad and Tobago on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday

Public sector only

USA (regional): Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras, the Tuesday before the start of Lent, came to North America as a French Catholic tradition

Public sector only

USA (regional): Town Meeting Day. Marks Vermont's admission to the US in 1791
Vanuatu: Chiefs Day. A day to commemorate and preserve the traditional customs observed on many islands

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Observances on March 5th 2019

  • USA: National Pancake Day – IHOP
  • USA: National Absinthe Day
  • Kyrgyzstan: National Hat Day
  • USA: National Multiple Personality Day
  • United Kingdom: St Piran’s Day
  • United Kingdom: Pancake Tuesday
  • International: Mardi Gras
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Mardi Gras
  • USA: National Poutine Day
  • Canada: National Poutine Day

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