Day Guide for Monday March 25th 2024 What are the holidays on March 25th 2024?

This is our day guide for Monday March 25th 2024 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 25th 2024

International: Phagwah

Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology

International: Greek Independence Day

Greece's Independence Day is actually a holiday that has blended over time with an older festival - the feast of the Annunciation

Colombia: St. Joseph's Day (in lieu)

If 19th March does not fall on a Monday, it is observed the following Monday.

Public sector only

Costa Rica: Holy Week Holiday

Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourism

Public sector only

Honduras: Holy Week Holiday

Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourism

Regional

India (regional): Doljatra

Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha

Kazakhstan: Nauryz Holiday

Nauryz means 'new day', it is celebrated over several days from March 21st and marks Persian New Year which begins on the Vernal Equinox.

Lebanon: Feast of the Annunciation

This day celebrates the visit of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce to her that she would become the mother of Jesus

Regional

New Zealand (regional): Otago Anniversary Day

Otago Anniversary Day is March 23rd, but is a public holiday on the nearest Monday

San Marino: Anniversary of the 'Arengo'

Commemorates the events of March 25th 1906 which led to a Parliament elected directly by the people.

Public sector only

USA (regional): Seward's Day

A legal state holiday observed in Alaska, USA. It is celebrated on the last Monday in March and commemorates the signing of the the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30th 1867.

Public sector only

Uruguay: Bank Holiday

Tourism week is the name for the five days of Easter week holidays in Uruguay

Public sector only

Venezuela: Holy Week Holiday

Public sector holiday in the run up to Easter

Observances on March 25th 2024

United Nations: Slavery Remembrance Day

For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history.

United Nations: Detained Staff Day

A day to mobilize action, demand justice and strengthen our resolve to protect UN staff and peacekeepers, as well as staff in the non-governmental community and the press.

USA: National Lobster Newburg Day

Lobster Newburg is very similar to Lobster Thermidor. The difference is in the sauce. And, there is no Lobster Thermidor Day.

USA: National Medal of Honor Day

This date was chosen because the first Medal of Honor was presented on March 25, 1863, during the Civil War.

USA: National Tolkien Reading Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Toliken Reading Day

Sweden: National Waffle Day

This food holiday is based on the pronunciation of much older Christian festival.

Belarus: Belarus Freedom Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Freedom Day in Belarus.

Italy: Dante Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Dante Day in Italy

International: National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day.

International: Holi

Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology

USA: Maryland Day

Discover the rich history and vibrant celebrations of Maryland Day, commemorating the founding of Maryland and its legacy of cultural diversity.

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General Information for March 25th 2024
There are 13 public holidays today.
Day 85 of 2024
281 days left in 2024
Week 13 of the year
On this Day in History
1977 - the last episode of Porridge, 'Final Stretch', is screened.
1947 - Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known as Elton John, is born in Pinner, Middlesex.
1858 - St Bernadette sees her 16th vision of Our Lady at Lourdes.
1807 - The Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.