Day Guide for Tuesday March 5th 2019 What are the holidays on March 5th 2019?

This is our day guide for Tuesday March 5th 2019 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 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

Observances on March 5th 2019

USA: National Pancake Day – IHOP

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pancake Day – IHOP

USA: National Absinthe Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Absinthe Day

Kyrgyzstan: National Hat Day

Honors the popular national symbol of Kyrgyzstan, the four-paneled hat, or kalpak.

USA: National Multiple Personality Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Multiple Personality Day

United Kingdom: St Piran’s Day

How to say ‘Happy St Piran’s Day’ in Cornish, what is the flag - and why is it celebrated?

United Kingdom: Pancake Tuesday

In Ireland and UK it is a popular custom to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.

International: Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras falls on the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.

USA: National Poutine Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Poutine Day.

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General Information for March 5th 2019
There are 10 public holidays today.
Day 64 of 2019
301 days left in 2019
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On this Day in History
2002 - The reality TV show known for the most swearwords per minute, The Osbournes, is first aired.
1953 - Composer Sergey Prokofiev dies, an event mentioned in Billy Joel's song 'We Didn't Start the Fire'.
1936 - The 8th Academy Awards, presented at the Biltmore Bowl Nightclub, Hollywood, LA, saw Mutiny on the Bounty win Best Picture.
1936 - The Supermarine Spitfire has its maiden flight.