Day Guide for Saturday March 31st 2018 What are the holidays on March 31st 2018?

This is our day guide for Saturday March 31st 2018 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 31st 2018

International: Holy Saturday

Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb

Iran: Islamic Republic Day

Marks the anniversary of the 1979 establishment of the Islamic Republic

Iran: Imam Ali's Birthday

Ali ibn Abu Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad. He ruled the Rashidun Empire from 656 to 661.

Israel: Pesach I

Passover (Pesach), is an eight day Jewish holiday that remembers the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

Malta: Freedom Day

Commemorated on the anniversary of the withdrawal of British troops from Malta in 1979

Sri Lanka: Bak Full Moon Poya

Celebrates Buddha's second visit to Sri Lanka to make peace between two warring local chiefs, who were also uncle and nephew

Public sector only

USA (regional): Cesar Chavez Day

Honors Cesar Chavez, an American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962

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General Information for March 31st 2018
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 90 of 2018
275 days left in 2018
Week 13 of the year
On this Day in History
1997 - The pre-school children's series Teletubbies is transmitted for the first time.
1949 - The Dominion of Newfoundland becomes the 10th province of Canada.
1855 - Death of Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre.
1811 - Robert Bunsen, one of the world's greatest and best-known scientists due to the eponymous Bunsen burner, is born.