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Highlighting events, holidays, and awareness days celebrating, created for or about our closest relationships.

The Family and Friends category includes events that focus on the beautiful mess you were born into (aka family), parenting, and the circle of people you choose to populate your life (aka friends, acquaintances, and co-workers)

Friendship Day, World: March 1*

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World Friendship Day is officially recognized on March 1 each year by the United States Senate and other governing bodies worldwide. It encourages people to get to know one another better because, as form...

January

Fun Facts About Names Day: March 3

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Celebrate names today by looking up exciting tidbits about names. CYNW gets you started with fun facts about names on this site. Or, maybe you already know the name of Santa’s brother? Surprise! Entertain...

January

Genealogy Day: March 8

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Genealogy Day occurs in March and is an opportunity to explore your family's history. This event began as part of Celebrate Your Name Week in 1997.

January

Ging Zat (CN): March 5-6

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Ging Zat, (sometimes spelled Ging Zit in English) or "Awaking of the insects" in Chinese, is a rather funny tradition in Hong Kong culture. It's the day each year when insects emerge from hibernation, and...

January

Infertility Awareness Shabbat (J): March 2...

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Passover is a holiday with a strong focus on children. In the Jewish faith, The Torah asks the faithful to " tell your children (Exodus 13:8) of the great miracles of the Exodus." The rituals of Seder nig...

January

Introverts Week, Nt.: March 18-24 

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National Introvert Week celebrates and highlights the unique strengths and qualities of introverts. The week, initiated in 2018 by author and introvert advocate Matthew Pollard, aims to foster a deeper un...

January

Middle Name Pride Day: March 7

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Middle Name Pride Day is celebrated by telling three people who don't know your middle name what it is and the story behind it. Through the first 4,500 years of biblical human history, surnames rarely ex...

January

Mother's Day, Middle East: March 21

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In the Middle East, North Africa (MENA), and most Muslim-majority countries, Mother's Day is celebrated on the first day of spring each year. The original declaration of this day occurred in Egypt through...

January

Mothering Sunday (UK): March 30

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Mothering Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent. Although it's often called Mother's Day, it has no connection with the American holiday of that name. Mothering Sunday or Refreshment Sunday (because the fa...

January

Namesake Day, Ntl.: March 2

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Part of Celebrate Your Name Week, Namesake Day is a time to learn where your name came from and about the person you were named for. Celebrated on Sunday of Celebrate Your Name Week.

January

Nametag Day, Ntl: March 7

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Today's celebration of names stipulates that wherever you are, whatever you're doing, you wear a " Hello, I'm [your name here]" nametag. (Note: this event isn't for unsupervised children.) In a playful mo...

January

No More Week, Intl.: March 2-8

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"No More Week" is an annual campaign organized by the No More Foundation, aimed at ending domestic abuse and sexual violence. Launched in March 2013 by a coalition of advocacy organizations, No More is a...

January

Nonbinary (Queer) Pride Day (1948): March...

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Nonbinary or Queer Pride Day honors the birthday of performance artist and gender theorist Katherine Vandam Bornstein, born March 15, 1948. Bornstein, a leader in the LGBTQ+ community, self-declared as ge...

January

Nowruz, Intl. Day of (M): March 20/21

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Always falling on the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, International Nowruz Day (also spelled Noruz) was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly. This is the Shi'a new year and is...

January

Pet Poison Prevention Month: March

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Concurrent with National Poison Prevention Month for people, March has also been declared National Pet Poison Prevention Month. Pets are highly susceptible to poison, many of which we don't consider harm...

January

Phace Syndrome Awareness Week: March 16-23...

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International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week raises awareness about Phace Syndrome and supports families affected by the condition. Phace Syndrome is a rare disease that affects multiple body systems and...

January

Pit Bull Celebration Month: March

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March is Providence Animal Center's Pit Bull Celebration Month, a month-long focus on adoptions and a subsidized spay-neuter drive. Affectionately referred to as "Pitty's" by their owners, a pit bull is...

January

Poison Prevention Awareness Month: March

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Poison Prevention Awareness Month is one of two poison-related events in March. The second is Poison Prevention Week during the second half of the Month. The U.S. Poison Control Center notes, "A child is...

January

Saint Pitty’s Week: March 3-9 (est)

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March is Providence Animal Center's Pit Bull Celebration Month, a month-long focus on adoptions and a subsidized spay-neuter drive. Affectionately referred to as "Pitty's" by their owners, a pit bull is...

January

Sing with Your Child Month: March

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Music, especially singing, is something every child can do. Sing with Your Child Month encourages parents to bring in the fun of music and sing with their children. The event champion has an application y...

January
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