Festivals in March | March Holidays in India

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(Govt. Holidays marked in Red Colour)

FESTIVALS IN MARCH 2021 - CALENDAR WITH HOLIDAYS IN INDIA

DATE.	DAY	FESTIVAL	STATE
2-March	Tuesday	Chapchar Kut	Mizoram
4 - March	Thursday	Paripally Gajamela	Kollam - Kerala
9-31 March	Tue - Wed	Velas Turtle Festival	Maharashtra
12  Dec- 10 April	Sat -Sat	Kochi-Muzhiris Biennale	Fort Kochi -Kerala
Date not c	-	Arattu Festival	Ambalappuzha-Kerala
16 March-4 April	Tue - Thu	Myoko Festival	Ziro-Arunachal Pradesh
8-March	Monday	International Women's Day	World Wide
11-March	Thursday	Masik Shivaratri / Maha Shivaratri	All the States in India.
20-March	Saturday	Parsi New Year	Gujarat
22-March	Monday	Masik Durgashtami	North Indian States
23-March	Tuesday	Shaheed Divas	Jammu & Kashmir
24 March	Wednesday	Lathmar Holi	Nandgaon -Mathura
24 - 25 March	Wed - Thurs	Brij Festival	Bharatpur - Rajasthan
27 - 28 March	Sat	Panikkuni Festival	Padmanabha Swamy Temple - Kerala
27 - 29 March	Sat- Mon	Mewar Festival	Udaipur - Rajasthan
28 - 29 March	Sun - Mon	Holi	Many States In India
28 - March	Sunday	Jaipur Elephant Festival	Jaipur - Rajasthan
28 - March	Sunday	Doljatra	Sikkim
28 March	Sunday	Mewar Holika Dahan	Udaipur - Rajasthan
28-March	Sunday	Holika Dahan	Many States In India
29 - March	Monday	Holi	Many States in India
29 - March	Monday	Basanta Utsav	West Bengal
29 March - 15 April	Mon - Thu	Gangaur Festival	Rajasthan
29 - 31 March	Mon -Wed	Hola Mohalla	Punjab
Date Not C	---	Virupaksha	Hampi - Karnataka
Date Not C	-----	Hoysala Mahotsava	Karnataka
Date Not C	-	Godwar Festival	Udaipur- Rajasthan
31-March	Wednesday	Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti	Maharashtra
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NB:- Due to Pandemic disease Covid-19, all the festivals and other events have been suspended for the time being. 

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International Women's Day- Internation Women's Day is celebrated across the world on March 8 every year to honor the achievements of women. It is a global celebration day of the social, economical, cultural, and political achievements of women. The idea of celebrating International Women's day is derived from the woman named Clara Zetkin. In 1910 at an International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, 100 women from 17 countries were gathered and there Clara Zetkin suggested celebrating International Women's Day.

The theme of Women's Day 2020 was I am Generation Equality: Realizing women's rights".2021 Women's day falls on March 8 (Monday). 2020 Women's day theme color was purple. 

On Internation Women's day, 8 ways we can celebrate to support women. 

• Enter any type of Competition.
• Host and Event of Party.
• Attend an Event.
• Participate in an Edit-a-Thon.
• Support Women Publishers and Books.
• Celebrate Women in Film.
• Shop Women-Owned Brands.
• Donate to Women's Nonprofits

Maha Shivaratri- Maha Shivratri is celebrated to honor Lord Shiva, all over the Indian Hindus in the month of February _ March (Phalgun) every year. This year 2021 Shivratri falls on March 11.

 According to Hindu beliefs, Shivratri is celebrated on the day when Lord Shiva drank poison, which was excreted from the ocean while Samudra Manthan, to save the world.

 Have you noticed the blue color on the neck of Lord Shiva images? This has happened while Lord Shiva drinking the poison, his wife caught his neck from him to stop drink, which stuck on his throat and left the blue mark. Due to this Lord Shiva is known as Neelkanth (Blue Throat).

What people do on Maha Shivratri?

On the day of Shivratri people do not sleep throughout the night. Spend overnight listening to Lord Shiva stories, devotional songs, singing songs, doing chant mantras, and do meditate. Early morning take bath and visit Shiva Temple. You can do all these at home also. From the Sunset start doing puja and continue it till sunrise. People offer Bilva leaves, white color flowers, water from the Ganges, sandalwood paste, sacred ash, and milk. People perform these pujas with full dedication to Lord Shiva and considers it as auspicious. 

After finishing all pujas start to donate prasad, food, clothes, and many more useful things to the poor and needy people. 

Holi - Holi is an Indian Festival of Colours, celebrated at the beginning of the Spring, the end of winter. It is also a festival of entering the spring harvest season. 2021 Holi festival falls on March 28-29. Holi was a Hindu festival in ancient times. Gradually it became popular among non-Hindu as well. Holi is spread worldwide among Indians.

In addition to India and Nepal, subcontinent countries like Suriname, Guyana Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, Malaysia, Jamaica, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Also spread to North America, parts of Europe also in the Netherlands.

Literally, it is a festival of victory of good over evil, and happiness and love are spread. People consider Holi as a festival of happiness to take advantage to repair the broken relations to spread love, meeting people distributes sweets and other gifts, laugh and play with colours in their way of celebrations.

Holi is one day and one-night festival. The Festival commences on the evening of the Purnima, which means Full Moon Day. Holi festival falls in the Hindu month Phalguna, which comes almost in the middle of the month of March in the Gregorian Calendar.

 In the evening the time which Holi functions begin is known as 'HOLIKA DAHAN', which means the burning of demon Holika also can call Chhoti Holi, the main Holi will be started of the following day. In various states, Holi festivals knew various names such as Rangwali Holi, Dhuleti, Dhulandi, or Phagwah.