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What is celebrated on March 1?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to March 1. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2023
First observance

World Seagrass Day

The UN Secretary-General’s noon briefing on 1 March 2023 explicitly identifies that date as the first World Seagrass Day.

2018
Later action

Remembrance Day

Amended section 3 of the Holidays Act to use the current wording that November 11 is a legal holiday observed throughout Canada under the name Remembrance Day.

2017
First observance

Baby Sleep Day

Organizer and contemporaneous launch material identify March 1, 2017 as the first annual Baby Sleep Day.

2015
First observance

National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day

Contemporaneous January 2015 promotion explicitly calls the February 27–March 1, 2015 program the inaugural National Black Women In Jazz & the Arts Day weekend, culminating on Mar…

1991
First observance

World Civil Defence Day

ICDO identifies 1991 as the initiation year and March 1 as the annual date.

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17 observances

Each observance is shown once in this view, with its own source and scope details available on the guide page.

0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

These dates are shown only for the year or edition that has been confirmed.

7 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

17 have in-depth guides

These pages include reviewed meaning, history, activities, facts and FAQs.

Reviewed depth

Other in-depth guides on March 1

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Baba Marta / Martenitsa tradition

1 March · Bulgaria / cultural tradition

Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism cultural material describes the Baba Marta/Martenitsa spring custom and the March 1 tradition of wearing or exchanging martenitsi.

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Baby Sleep Day

1 March annually · Global / Pediatric Sleep Council initiative

BabySleep.com, organized by the Pediatric Sleep Council, states that Baby Sleep Day is every March 1 and describes the council as an international team of pediatric sleep experts.

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Clean Up Australia Day

First Sunday in March · Australia-wide community environmental clean-up campaign

Clean Up Australia, official organizer

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Endometriosis Awareness Day

1 March · International / endometriosis awareness context supported by a specialist medical society

The Endometriosis Society of India states that Endometriosis Awareness Day is observed globally on March 1; WHO provides current disease-context information but does not establish the obser…

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International Women of Color Day

1 March · International / Women of Color recognition with U.S. institutional usage

U.S. Navy/DVIDS material identifies March 1 as International Women of Color Day and notes recognition by the National Institute for Women of Color since 1986; University of Pennsylvania mat…

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March First Independence Movement Day

1 March annually · Republic of Korea / national commemoration

Republic of Korea law and Ministry sources verify March 1 Samiljeol, the 1919 movement, the 1949 National Holidays Act framework and current national/public-holiday status.

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17 observances

All observances on this date

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Baba Marta / Martenitsa tradition

1 March · Bulgaria / cultural tradition

Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism cultural material describes the Baba Marta/Martenitsa spring custom and the March 1 tradition of wearing or exchanging martenitsi.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Baby Sleep Day

1 March annually · Global / Pediatric Sleep Council initiative

BabySleep.com, organized by the Pediatric Sleep Council, states that Baby Sleep Day is every March 1 and describes the council as an international team of pediatric sleep experts.

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

Clean Up Australia Day

First Sunday in March · Australia-wide community environmental clean-up campaign

Clean Up Australia, official organizer

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Endometriosis Awareness Day

1 March · International / endometriosis awareness context supported by a specialist medical society

The Endometriosis Society of India states that Endometriosis Awareness Day is observed globally on March 1; WHO provides current disease-context information but does not establish the obser…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

International Women of Color Day

1 March · International / Women of Color recognition with U.S. institutional usage

U.S. Navy/DVIDS material identifies March 1 as International Women of Color Day and notes recognition by the National Institute for Women of Color since 1986; University of Pennsylvania mat…

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March First Independence Movement Day

1 March annually · Republic of Korea / national commemoration

Republic of Korea law and Ministry sources verify March 1 Samiljeol, the 1919 movement, the 1949 National Holidays Act framework and current national/public-holiday status.

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Mărțișor

1 March · Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova and Romania / UNESCO-listed first-of-March cultural practices

UNESCO’s Representative List records the multinational element “Cultural practices associated to the 1st of March” for Bulgaria, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova and Romania, inscri…

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National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day

1 March · United States / arts-recognition observance associated with Black Women in Jazz

Multiple current observance references place the day on March 1 and attribute its establishment to the Black Women in Jazz organization/initiative.

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National Horse Protection Day

1 March · United States / horse-welfare observance founded by Colleen Paige in 2005

ASPCA and a New York State legislative resolution recognize March 1 as National Horse Protection Day; the resolution traces its establishment to Colleen Paige in 2005.

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National Minnesota Day

1 March · United States / National Day Calendar National State Days series — Minnesota

National Day Calendar lists National Minnesota Day on 1 March. The U.S. Senate records Minnesota’s admission/statehood date as 11 May 1858. The two dates are deliberately kept separate so t…

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Peace Corps Day

1 March each year; agency materials also describe celebration on or near this date · United States / Peace Corps agency observance

Peace Corps materials state that Peace Corps Day is held every year on March 1 and commemorate the March 1, 1961 executive order that established the agency.

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Public Risk Management Awareness Day

1 March · United States / public-sector risk-management professional awareness observance; originated through the Port of Corpus Christi Authority and promoted by Texas PRIMA; not a statutory public holiday

A Port of Corpus Christi Authority resolution adopted February 19, 2019 designated March 1 of each calendar year as Public Risk Management Awareness Day and described March 1, 2019 as the i…

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Self-Injury Awareness Day

1 March · International / March 1 self-injury awareness and anti-stigma context; public content is non-graphic, non-instructional, privacy-respecting and support-oriented

LifeSIGNS states that Self-Injury Awareness Day is March 1 every year, has been observed for well over twenty years, is recognized internationally and has been supported by LifeSIGNS since…

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World Civil Defence Day

1 March · international civil-protection awareness and service-recognition observance

ICDO records a General Assembly resolution adopted on 18 December 1990 designating March 1 as World Civil Defence Day, with initiation in 1991.

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World Compliment Day

1 March · International / Hans Poortvliet-led appreciation initiative

The official World Compliment Day and Dutch National Compliment Day sites identify Hans Poortvliet as the driving force/initiator, March 1 as the recurring date, and the Dutch predecessor a…

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World Seagrass Day

1 March · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/76/265

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Zero Discrimination Day

1 March · UNAIDS / United Nations / international observance

UNAIDS observance

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