March 22 Holidays

A fun observance on March 22 celebrating the joy of relaxing, having fun, and intentionally setting aside productive work or responsibilities for the day.

An environmental advocacy day on March 22 highlighting the importance of freshwater, raising awareness of the global water crisis, and advocating for sustainable water management and access to safe water.

An awareness observance on March 22 raising awareness about seal conservation and protection from threats like overhunting, pollution, and habitat loss.

A fan-kept day for the loudest house in the books, set on a date the franchise never scheduled: Pottermore's own house pride days fell in autumn and spring, never March.

An Essence reporter phoned Nisa Islam Muhammad to ask when Black Marriage Day fell, and she had not picked a date yet. She opened a calendar, ruled out January and February, and chose the fourth Sunday in March.

A fun observance on March 22 celebrating the idea that you are as young as you feel, promoting a youthful mindset and behavior regardless of chronological age.

A national observance on March 22 commemorating the founding of the Philippine Army on March 22, 1897, as the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule.

A food observance on March 22 celebrating Bavarian crepes, thin firm pancakes typically filled or topped with Bavarian cream, fruits, chocolate, or whipped cream.

Donald came out of Scotland meaning ruler of the world, carried by kings and made common by the clan that took it for its own. National Donald Day sits with that name and not the cartoon duck, who has a June day of his own.

Cancer societies in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand each hold a Daffodil Day of their own, months apart, selling the same yellow flower to pay for cancer research, counselling and lifts to treatment.

A heritage observance on March 22 commemorating the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico in 1873 and the freedom of approximately 29,000 enslaved people.

A cultural observance on March 22 celebrating the Persian New Year, the arrival of spring, renewal of nature, and unity among the peoples of Central Asia.

For the two hours after noon on March 22, people say a short list of wishes aloud and mean them for every living being, a practice drawn from Buddhist loving-kindness meditation.

A cultural observance on the spring equinox celebrating the arrival of spring, the renewal of nature, and the Persian New Year.

A fan observance on March 22 celebrating William Shatner's unique speaking style through imitation, characterized by dramatic pauses and emphatic delivery as Captain Kirk in Star Trek.