March 1

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2025 Daily Holidays that fall on March 1, include:

• Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day
• Baba Marta 
• Baby Sleep Day 
• Beer Day (in Iceland) 
• Disability Day of Mourning 
• Endometriosis Awareness Day
  
• International Open Data Day - March 1, 2025 (First Saturday in March)
• International Women of Color Day 
  
• National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day 
• National Dadgum That's Good Day 
• National Frozen Food Day - March 1, 2025 (First Saturday in March)
• National Fruit Compote Day 
• National Horse Protection Day
  
• National Hotel Slipper Day
• National March First Day
• National Minnesota Day
• National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
  
• National Pig Day 
• National Play Outside Day - March 1, 2025 (First Saturday of Every Month)
• National Sage Day (People Named Sage) 
• National Texas Stress Day 
• National Wedding Planning Day 
  
• National Welsh Corgi Day 
• Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day (Bikini Day)
• Plan a Solo Vacation Day
• Public Risk Management Day 
• Refired, Not Retired Day 
• Self Injury Awareness Day 
• Share a Smile Day 
• St. David's Day 
  
• World Civil Defence Day 
• World Compliment Day
• World Seagrass Day 
• Zero Discrimination Day 

2025 Weekly Holidays that include March 1, are:

• 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)
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 20, 2025)
  
• 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 Write a Letter of Appreciation Week - March 1-7
• Ramadan - Evening of February 28, 2025 - Evening of March 30, 2025
• Universal Human Beings Week - March 1-7
• Will Eisner Week - March 1-7

2025 Monthly Holidays that include March 1, 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)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for March 1 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

• 1904 – Glenn Miller, American bandleader (d. 1944)
• 1910 – David Niven, English actor (d. 1983)
• 1935 – Robert Conrad, American actor (Wild Wild West, Baa Baa Black Sheep)
• 1945 – Dirk Benedict, American actor (A-Team, Battlestar Galactica)
• 1947 – Alan Thicke, Canadian actor and songwriter
• 1954 – Catherine Bach, American actress (Dukes of Hazzard)
• 1954 – Ron Howard, American actor and director (Happy Days)
• 1956 – Tim Daly, American actor (Wings, Private Practice)
• 1967 – George Eads, American actor (CSI Crime Scene)
• 1969 – Javier Bardem, Spanish actor (Skyfall)

Famous Deaths

• 1984 - Jackie Coogan, actor (Uncle Fester on the Addams Family)
• 1988 - Joe Besser, comedian (3's Stooges, Abbott & Costello)
• 2006 – Johnny Jackson, American musician (The Jackson 5) (b. 1951)
• 2013 - Bonnie Franklin, American Actress (One Day at a Time) (b. 1944)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1968 : Johnny Cash marries June Carter of the gospel stars The Carter Family
• 1989 - Julianne Philips & Bruce Springsteen divorce

Quote of the Day

To this day, I still remember the "I Dare You to Knock It Off" line from the Eveready Battery Commercial that Robert Conrad, who was born on this day in 1935, did. Loved all of his shows!

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

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for March 1 is a Simple Ham and Cabbage Pasta Recipe from Kerry, of Healthy Diet Habits.

Season

March 1st 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

• 1565 – The city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is founded.
• 1692 - Salem Witch Trials Start in Salem Village, Massachusetts
• 1781 – The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation
• 1790 – The first United States census is authorized
• 1803 – Ohio is admitted as the 17th U.S. State
• 1845 – U.S. President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas
• 1867 – Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. State
• 1867 - Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the State Capital
• 1872 – Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first National park
• 1901 – The Australian Army was formed.
• 1932 – The son of Charles Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, is kidnapped.
• 1936 – The Hoover Dam is completed on the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada
• 1953 – Joseph Stalin (leader of the Soviet Union) suffers a stroke and collapses and dies four days later
• 1961 – President of the United States John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps
• 1974 – Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice
• 1978 - Charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery
• 1995 – Yahoo is incorporated
• 1998 – The Movie Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.

This Day in Music

• 1958 - Johnny Mathis, Album Johnny's Greatest Hits is released
  
• 1965 - Petula Clark's Downtown is certified gold
• 1975 - The Eagles' Best Of My Love hits #1
• 1975 - Olivia Newton-John won Record Of The Year for 'I Honestly Love You' at the Grammy Awards
  
• 1975 - Bob Dylan's Album  Blood On The Tracks hits #1
• 1977 - Manfred Mann's Earth Band's Blinded By The Light is certified gold
• 1986 - The Rolling Stones, Album Dirty Work is released
• 1994 - Nirvana played their last concert in Munich, Germany
  

This Day in Sports

• 1973 - Robyn Smith becomes 1st female jockey to win a major race
• 1983 - Tamara McKinney becomes 1st US woman skier to win the World Cup
• 1988 - Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist
• 1993 - New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!