2015
First observance
Día Nacional por la Vida, la Paz y la Justicia
The decree designates March 26 annually and includes a special provision for the 2015 occurrence; the guide does not infer participation beyond the legal designation.
Evergreen date guide
What is celebrated on March 26?
See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to March 26. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.
Verified history
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2015
Later action
Día Nacional por la Vida, la Paz y la Justicia
Provided paid leave for the specific 2015 observance; the clause is not encoded as a recurring annual paid-holiday rule.
2011
Later action
Fête de l’Évacuation
Included Fête de l’Évacuation in the public-sector holiday schedule.
2011
Later action
Women’s Day (Tunisia) / Fête de la Femme
Includes Fête de la Femme on 13 August among days of leave for state, local-authority and public administrative personnel.
1998
Institutional decision
Constitution Day of the Republic of Belarus
The official presidential portal gives this date for Decree No. 157.
1998
Later action
Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Day of the Republic)
Established the present holiday-register framework that lists Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Day of the Republic) on 3 July.
Reviewed depth
Other in-depth guides on March 26
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Air Max Day
Nike identifies March 26 as Air Max Day, an annual celebration of Nike Air, and states that the day has been observed since 2014. Current Nike material continues to steward the observance.
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Día Nacional por la Vida, la Paz y la Justicia
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly calendar records Legislative Decree No. 952 declaring March 26 of every year as the National Day for Life, Peace and Justice.
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Independence Day
Bangladesh’s Constitution expressly identifies 26 March 1971 as the independence-proclamation date, and current government information confirms recurring Independence and National Day obser…
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Major League Baseball Opening Day
MLB’s master schedule distinguishes a special Opening Night on March 25 from traditional Opening Day on March 26, 2026.
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Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Make Up Your Own Holiday Day on March 26 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of the collection; no launch year or formal legal sta…
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Martyrs’ Day
Current Malian official sources identify March 26 as Journée des Martyrs tied to victims of the March 1991 events; official diplomatic information lists it among public holidays.
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8 observances
All observances on this date
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Air Max Day
Nike identifies March 26 as Air Max Day, an annual celebration of Nike Air, and states that the day has been observed since 2014. Current Nike material continues to steward the observance.
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
Día Nacional por la Vida, la Paz y la Justicia
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly calendar records Legislative Decree No. 952 declaring March 26 of every year as the National Day for Life, Peace and Justice.
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
Independence Day
Bangladesh’s Constitution expressly identifies 26 March 1971 as the independence-proclamation date, and current government information confirms recurring Independence and National Day obser…
Source-backedEdition SpecificIn-depth guide
Major League Baseball Opening Day
MLB’s master schedule distinguishes a special Opening Night on March 25 from traditional Opening Day on March 26, 2026.
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Make Up Your Own Holiday Day on March 26 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of the collection; no launch year or formal legal sta…
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
Martyrs’ Day
Current Malian official sources identify March 26 as Journée des Martyrs tied to victims of the March 1991 events; official diplomatic information lists it among public holidays.
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day
Hawaiʻi law designates 26 March as Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day.
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Purple Day®
Purple Day’s official site says Cassidy Megan created the idea in 2008, the Epilepsy Association of the Maritimes helped develop it, and Cassidy, EAM and the Anita Kaufmann Foundation launc…
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