Day Guide for Monday March 1st 2021 What are the holidays on March 1st 2021?

This is our day guide for Monday March 1st 2021 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 1st 2021

International: Martisor

Martisor is a festival that marks traditional Romanian beginning of Spring

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Australia (regional): Labour Day

Western Australia. A public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day

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Bosnia and Herzegovina (regional): Independence Day

Marks independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.

British Virgin Islands: Hamilton Lavity Stoutt's Birthday

Honours Hamilton Lavity Stoutt, the first and longest serving Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands

Guam: History and Chamorro Heritage Day

Celebrates the heritage of Guam on a date that commemorates Ferdinand Magellan's landing on Guam in 1521

Papua New Guinea: Public Holiday

Two public holidays have been announced to mark the mourning period for Michael Somare.

Paraguay: Day of Heroes

This holiday marks the end of the Paraguayan War in 1870 and commemorates those who lost their lives in the war

South Korea: March 1st Movement

Independence Movement Day (Samil Jeol) commemorates a nation-wide independence movement in South Korea which took place on March 1st 1919 in protest against colon

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Spain (regional): Andalucía Day (in lieu)

As Andalucía Day falls on a Sunday in 2021, the following Monday will be a public holiday.

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Spain (regional): Balearic Day

Marks the Statute of Autonomy of March 1, 1983

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Switzerland (regional): Republic Day

Neuchâtel only. In 1848, Neuchâtel declared itself a republic and part of Switzerland

Taiwan: Peace Memorial Day (in lieu)

This public holiday in Taiwan on February 28th marks the date of an uprising in 1947, that was suppressed by the Republic of China.

Not a Public Holiday

United Kingdom (regional): St. David's Day

St David is the patron saint of Wales. This holiday is always observed on March 1st, as the tradition is that he died on that day in 589 AD

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General Information for March 1st 2021
There are 13 public holidays today.
Day 60 of 2021
305 days left in 2021
Week 09 of the year
On this Day in History
1973 - The Black September terrorist group kill three hostages at the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum. Another event mentioned in Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire'.
1969 - Dafydd Ieuan, drummer of the welsh band Super Furry Animals, is born in Bangor.
1904 - Big Band leader Glenn Miller is born.
1792 - Composer Gioacchino Rossini is born in the Papal States, Italy.