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World Holidays March 2003

ALGERIA
March 5: Islamic New Year
March 14: Ashoora

ANDORRA
March 14: Constitution Day

ANGOLA
March 4: Carnival Day
March 8: International Women’s Day

ARMENIA
March 8: International Women’s Day

AZERBAIJAN
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 14: Ashoora
March 21: Novruz Bayrami

BAHRAIN
March 5: Islamic New Year
March 14: Ashoora

BANGLADESH
March 5: Islamic New Year
March 26: National Day

BELARUS
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 15: Constitution Day

BELIZE
March 9: Baron
Bliss Day

BRAZIL
March 4: Carnival

BRUNEI
March 4: First Day of Hijriah 1424

BULGARIA
March 3: Liberation Day

BURKINA FASO
March 8: International Women’s Day

BURMA/MYANMAR
March 27: Armed Forces Day
March 28: Full Moon Day (Taboung)

CAMBODIA
March 8: International Women’s Day

CANADA
March 10: Commonwealth Day

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
March 29: Anniversary Of the Death of President B. Boganda

CYPRUS
March 25: Greek National Day

DJIBOUTI
March 5: Islamic New Year

EGYPT
March 5: Islamic New Year

ERITREA
March 8: International Women’s Day

ESTONIA
March 14: Native Language Day

FIJI
March 7: National Youth Day

GABON
March 12: Renovation Day

GEORGIA
March 13: Mother’s Day

GHANA
March 6: Independence Day

GREECE
March 10: Clean Monday (Lent)
March 25: Independence Day

GUINEA-BISSAU
March 8: International Women’s Day

HAITI
March 4: Carnival

HUNGARY
March 15: National Holiday

INDIA
March 14: Muharram

INDONESIA
March 5: Islamic New Year

IRAN
March 5: Islamic New Year
March 14: Ashura
March 20: Day of Nationalization of the Oil Industry
March 21: Nowruz

IRELAND
March 17:
St. Patrick’s Day

JAMAICA
March 5: Ash Wednesday

JAPAN
March 2: Vernal Equinox (Shunbun No Hi)

JORDAN
March 5: Islamic New Year

KAZAKHSTAN
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 22: Nauryz

KOREA
March 1: Independence Movement Day

KUWAIT
March 5: Islamic New Year

KYRGYZSTAN
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 21: Nooruz

LEBANON
March 4: Islamic New Year
March 13: Ashoura

LESOTHO
March 11: Moshoeshoe’s Day

LIBERIA
March 12: Memorial Day
March 15: J.J. Robert’s Birthday

LIECHTENSTEIN
March 4: Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
March 19: St. Joseph’s Day

LUXEMBOURG
March 3: Carnival

MADAGASCAR
March 29: Memorial Day

MALAWI
March 5: Martyrs Day

MALAYSIA
March 5: Islamic New Year

MALTA
March 19: St. Joseph Holiday
March 31: Freedom Day

MARSHALL ISLANDS
March 1: Memorial Day and Nuclear Victims’ Remembrance Day

MAURITANIA
March 5: Islamic New Year

MAURITIUS
March 12: National Day

MEXICO
March 21: Birthday of President Benito Juárez

MOLDOVA
March 8: International Women’s Day

MOROCCO
March 5: Islamic New Year

NAMIBIA
March 21: Independence Day

OMAN
March 5: Islamic New Year

PAKISTAN
March 5: Islamic New Year
March 14: Ashoora
March 23: Pakistan Day

PALAU
March 15: Youth Day

PANAMA
March 3-4: Carnival

PARAGUAY
March 1: National Heroes Day

PORTUGAL
March 4: Shrove Tuesday (Carnival)

QATAR
March 5: Islamic New Year

RUSSIA
March 8: International Women’s Day

ST. VINCENT and THE GRENADINES
March 14: National Heroes’ Day

SENEGAL
March 5: Islamic New Year

SOUTH AFRICA
March 21: Human Rights Day

SPAIN
March 19: San José

SUDAN
March 5: Islamic New Year

SYRIA
March 5: Islamic New Year
March 8: Revolution Day
March 21: Mother’s Day

TAIWAN
March 29: Youth Day

TRINIDAD and TOBAGO
March 3: Carnival

TUNISIA
March 5: Islamic New Year
March 20: Independence Day
March 21: Youth Day

TURKMENISTAN
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 21: Novruz Bairam

UGANDA
March 8: International Women’s Day

UKRAINE
March 8: International Women’s Day

UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
March 5: Islamic
New Year

UNITED KINGDOM
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day

URUGUAY
March 3-4: Carnival

UZBEKISTAN
March 5: Islamic New Year
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 20-22: Noruz

VENEZUELA
March 3-4: Carnival
March 19: San José

YEMEN
March 5: Islamic New Year

ZAMBIA
March 12: Youth Day


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