Day Guide for Monday March 3rd 2025

This is our day guide for Monday March 3rd 2025 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 62 of 2025.

Holidays on March 3rd 2025

International: First Day of Ramadhan (in lieu). Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. It is during this month that Muslims fast

International: Carnival Monday. The Carnival is an annual festival held in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the days before Ash Wednesday

International: Fasching. Carnivals are held in some German cities to celebrate and party before the start of Lent

International: Clean Monday. Also known as Ash Monday. Clean Monday begins the season of Great Lent in Eastern Orthodox Churches

Anguilla: James Ronald Webster Day (in lieu). James Ronald Webster, known in Anguilla as the Father of the Nation, was born on 2 March 1926

Argentina: Carnival Monday. The Carnival is an annual festival in Argentina held on the days before Ash Wednesday.

Regional

Australia (regional): Labour Day. Western Australia. A public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day

Brazil: Carnival. The streets of Rio de Janeiro erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period.

British Virgin Islands: Hamilton Lavity Stoutt's Birthday. Honours Hamilton Lavity Stoutt, the first and longest serving Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands

Bulgaria: Liberation Day. March 3rd is Bulgaria's National Day. It honours the Bulgarian volunteers who, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 with the assistance of Russian and Romania.

East Timor: Veterans' Day. A day to honour those who took part in the resistance against Indonesian occupation and fought for independence

Georgia: Mother's Day. Mother's Day in Georgia has been a public holiday since 1991.

Guam: History and Chamorro Heritage Day. Celebrates the heritage of Guam on a date that commemorates Ferdinand Magellan's landing on Guam in 1521

Not a Public Holiday

International: Orthodox Lent. Great Lent marks the start of the Easter cycle in the Orthodox Christian Church

Malawi: Martyrs Day. Honors the political heroes who gave their lives in the struggle against British colonialism

Mongolia: Tsagaan Sar Holiday. Tsagaan Sar, which translates to "white month," is a significant family holiday for Mongolians, celebrated according to the lunar calendar. Its date varies each year, as the celebration is linked to the first day of spring in the lunar calendar. In modern times, this holiday lasts for three days.

Puerto Rico: American Citizenship day (in lieu). On March 2nd 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting U.S. citizenship to residents of Puerto Rico

Not a Public Holiday

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

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Observances on March 3rd 2025

  • Germany: Fasching
  • USA: National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day)
  • USA: Casimir Pulaski Day
  • International: Mulled Wine Day
  • USA: National Anthem Day
  • USA: National Cold Cuts Day
  • USA: National I Want You to be Happy Day
  • United Nations: World Wildlife Day
  • USA: Simplify-Your-Life Day
  • International: World Hearing Day
  • United Kingdom: British Pie Week
  • International: Orthodox Lent

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