March 2

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on March 2, include:

• American Citizenship Day (Puerto Rico)
• Casimir Pulaski Day - March 2, 2026 (First Monday in March)
• Dr. Seuss Day
• Eight Hour Day or Labor Day - March 2, 2026 (Observed in Western Australia "Eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest!"
• Fun Facts About Names Day - March 2, 2026 (Monday of First Full Week in March which is Celebrate Your Name Week)
• International Rescue Cat Day 
• National Banana Cream Pie Day 
• National Egg McMuffin Day
• National Old Stuff Day 
  
• National Walter Day (People Named Walter)
• Read Across America Day - March 2, 2026 (Falls during the week of Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2nd)
• Ta' Anit Ester - March 2, 2026
• Texas Independence Day 
• World Teen Mental Wellness Day

2026 Weekly Holidays that include March 2, are:

• Celebrate Your Name Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week in March)
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Week of March)
• Collegiate Safe Spring Break Programming - Late February - Early April
• Dental Assistant Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of March)
• Hearing Awareness Week - March 1-7
• Jewish Book Week - February 28 - March 8, 2026 (Literary Festival in London)
• Lent - February 18, 2026 - April 4, 2026 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 3, 2026)
• National Butchers Week - March 2-8, 2026
• National Cheerleading Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Week in March)
• National Consumer Protection Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of March)
• National Dental Assistants Recognition Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week in March)
• National Ghostwriters Week - March 1-7
• National Green Week - February 1 - April 30, 2026 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
• National Invest in Veterans Week - March 1-7
• National Pasty Week - March 1-7, 2026 (Closest to St. Piran's Day on March 5th)
• National Pet Sitters Week - March 1-7
• National PTA Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of March)
• National School Breakfast Week - March 2-6, 2026 (Mon-Fri of the First Full Week in March)
• National Schools Social Work Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of March)
• National Words Matter Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of March)
• National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week - March 1-7
• Newspaper in Education Week - March 2-6, 2026 (First Full School Week in March)
• Orthodox Lent - February 23, 2026 - April 4, 2026 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
• Peace Corps Week - March 1-5, 2026
• Professional Pet Sitters Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week in March)
• Purim - Evening of March 2, 2026, to the Evening of March 3, 2026
• Ramadan - Evening of February 17, 2026 - Evening of March 18, 2026
• Read Across America Week - March 2-6, 2026 (M-F week of Dr. Seuss Birthday on March 2)
• Read an E-Book Week - March 1-7, 2026
• Return The Borrowed Books Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Week of March)
• Save Your Vision Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of March)
• Teen Tech Week - March 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week in March)
• Telecommuter Appreciation Week - March 1-7, 2026 (Week that includes Alexander Graham Bell's Birthday of 3/2)
• Universal Human Beings Week - March 1-7
• Will Eisner Week - March 1-7
• Women in Construction Week - March 1-7, 2026
• Women in Construction Week - March 1-7, 2026
• Women in Construction Week - March 1-7, 2026

2026 Monthly Holidays that include March 2, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our March Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of March.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Chinese New Year Festival and Parade (San Francisco, CA) - February 7 - March 15, 2026;  Parade is on March 7, 2026
• North Dakota Winter Show - March 1-7, 2026 (Valley City, ND)
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo -  March 2-22, 2026 (Houston, TX)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for March 2 is Pisces.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for March are:

• The Jonquil, better known as Daffodil or Narcissus
• The meaning of the Daffodil is friendship and domestic happiness

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for March is the aquamarine and the bloodstone.

Famous Birthdays

• 1793 – Sam Houston, American politician who had a leading role in bringing Texas into the United States (d. 1863)
• 1904 – Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), American author (d. 1991)
• 1917 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor and bandleader (I Love Lucy Show) (d. 1986)
• 1931 – Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union and Nobel laureate
• 1950 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
• 1952 – Laraine Newman, American comedienne, actress, and writer who was part of the original Saturday Night Live Cast.
• 1955 – Jay Osmond, American drummer and singer (The Osmonds)
• 1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)
• 1968 – Daniel Craig, English actor (James Bond Movies)
• 1977 – Chris Martin, English musician (Coldplay)
• 2016 - Prince Oscar, Duke of Skane and Prince of Sweden

Famous Deaths

• 1791 – John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703)
• 1930 – D. H. Lawrence, English writer (b. 1885)
• 1987 – Randolph Scott, American actor and director (b. 1898)

Quote of the Day

As a child, the Dr. Seuss books were some of my favorites and had a big impact on my love for reading. When you like to read, you never know the meaning of the word, "BORED"!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for March 2 is a Potato Pancakes Recipe, from Kerry, of Healthy Diet Habits.

Season

March 2nd falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1797 – The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes
• 1807 – The U.S. Congress passes the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
• 1819 - US passed its 1st immigration law
• 1836 – Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico
• 1861 - US creates Dakota & Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska & Utah territory
• 1867 - US Congress created the Department of Education
• 1899 - Pres McKinley signs bill creating Mt Rainier National Park (5th in US)
• 1903 – The Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in New York City
• 1925 - Nationwide road numbering system & US shield marker adopted
• 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
• 1943 – Battle of the Bismarck Sea – United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships
• 1946 - Ho Chi Minh elected president of North Vietnam
• 1949 – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut
• 1958 - The 1st surface crossing of the Antarctic continent is completed in 99 days
• 1958 - Yemen announces it would join the United Arab Republic
• 1965 - The Sound Of Music opens
• 1968 - US Air Force displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, the biggest plane in the world
• 1970 - American Airlines' 1st flight of a Boeing 747
• 1974 - Grand jury concludes US President Richard Nixon is involved in the Watergate cover-up
• 1976 - Walt Disney World welcomes its 50 millionth guest
• 1977 - Bette Davis is 1st woman to receive Life Achievement Award
• 1977 - Future Tonight Show host Jay Leno debuts with host Johnny Carson
• 1990 – Nelson Mandela is elected deputy President of the African National Congress
• 2012 - Tornados that occur in the Southern United States and the Ohio Valley region result in 40 deaths

This Day in Music

• 1974 - Gladys Knight & the Pips, Neither One of Us wins a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group, or Chorus
• 1974 - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Midnight Train to Georgia wins a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group
  
• 1983 - The first CD players were released in America
• 1988 - U2's The Joshua Tree wins the Grammy for Album of the Year and Best Performance by Rock Duo or Group with Vocal
  
• 1991 - Chris Isaak's, Wicked Game hits #6 on the US chart. An instrumental version of the song was featured in the 1990 David Lynch film, Wild at Heart
• 1994 - Miami begins a Latin Walk of Fame, with the 1st star going to Gloria Estefan

I love the song Wicked Game (above) by Chris Isaak, it's in my top 10 list of all time favorite songs! I'm shocked it didn't make it all the way to #1.

This Day in Sports

• 1874 - Baseball batter's box is officially adopted
• 1927 - Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year)
• 1962 – Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks
• 1968 - Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming of the US

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!