March 2

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2025 Daily Holidays that fall on March 2, include:

• American Citizenship Day (Puerto Rico) 
  
• Clean Up Australia Day - March 2, 2025 (First Sunday in March)
• Daughter's and Son's Day - March 2, 2025 (First Sunday in March)
• Dr. Seuss Day 
  
• Finisher's Medal Day - March 2, 2025 (First Sunday in March)
• International Rescue Cat Day 
  
• Namesake Day - March 2, 2025 (The Sunday of Celebrate Your Name Week)
• National Banana Cream Pie Day 
• National Egg McMuffin Day
• National Old Stuff Day 
  
• National Walter Day (People Named Walter) 
• Orthodox Forgiveness Sunday - March 2, 2025
• Texas Independence Day
  
• World Teen Mental Wellness Day 

2025 Weekly Holidays that include March 2, are:

• Celebrate Your Name Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in March)
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Week of March)
• Dental Assistant Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week of March)
• Hearing Awareness Week - March 1-7
• International Women's Week - March 1-8, 2025 (Week starting with the First Saturday of March to the International Women's Day on March 8th)
• Jewish Book Week - March 2-10, 2025 (Literary Festival in London)
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 20, 2025)
  
• National Consumer Protection Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week of March)
• National Dental Assistants Recognition Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in March)
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - February 24 - March 2, 2025 
  
• National Ghostwriters Week - March 1-7
• National Green Week - February 4 - April 30, 2025 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
  
• National Invest in Veterans Week - March 1-7
• National Pasty Week - February 27 - March 4, 2025 (Closest to St. Piran's Day on March 5th)
• National Pet Sitters Week - March 1-7
• National PTA Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week of March)
• National Schools Social Work Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week of March)
• National Words Matter Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week of March)
• National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week - March 1-7
• No More Week - March 2-8, 2025 (The Week of International Women's Day)
• Professional Pet Sitters Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in March)
• Ramadan - Evening of February 28, 2025 - Evening of March 30, 2025
• Read an E-Book Week - March 2-8, 2025
• Return The Borrowed Books Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Week of March)
• Save Your Vision Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week of March)
• Shrovetide - March 2-4, 2025 (Shove Tuesday plus two days before)
• Teen Tech Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in March)
• Telecommuter Appreciation Week - March 2-8, 2025 (Week that includes Alexander Graham Bell's Birthday of 3/2)
• Universal Human Beings Week - March 1-7
• Universal Women's Week - March 2-8, 2025
• Will Eisner Week - March 1-7
• Women in Construction Week - March 2-8, 2025
• World Orphan Week - March 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week of March)

2025 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)

• Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - Usually starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2025 dates are December 25, 2024 - Late February / Early March, 2025, depending on weather conditions.
• Carnival of Venice - February 22 - March 4, 2025 - An annual festival held in Venice, Italy where people wear masks and costumes
• Losar - February 28 - March 2, 2025 - The Tibetan New Year, a three day festival that mixes sacred and secular practices that include prayers, ceremonies, hanging prayer flags, as well as sacred and folk dancing and partying. The first day is the most important. (Buddhist)
• Carnival (Rio de Janeiro in Brazil) - February 28 - March 8, 2025 - Carnival is the biggest festival in the world with two million people a day on the streets. Floats, Parades, Balls, Music and Dancing are all part of the Event
• North Dakota Winter Show - March 1-7, 2025 (Valley City, ND)
• Iditarod Race - March 1-16, 2025 - A Dogsled Race on the Iditarod Trail  in Alaska (Starts on the First Saturday in March)
• Academy Awards Ceremony - March 2, 2025

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.

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!