MARCH EVENT CALENDAR 2023

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St David's Day

17 MAR

MONDAY

Daylight Saving Time starts

When local standard time turns to Sunday, March 12th, 2023, 02:00:00 clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 12th, 2023, 03:00:00 local daylight time instead. Sunrise and sunset will be 1 hour later on March 12th, 2023 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

Commonwealth Day

Commonwealth Day is annually held on the second Monday of March. it commemorates the Commonwealth of Nations, which is a union of some countries that used to be part of the British Empire. The date was chosen because it did not have any previous historical connotations.

St. Patrick's Day

St Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the nearest Monday to March 17 each year. It remembers St Patrick, a missionary who converted many of Ireland's inhabitants to Christianity in the 5th century. His feast day also celebrates Irish culture.

23 MAR

Ramadan Start (Tentative Date)

Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It is a period of prayer, fasting, charity-giving and self-accountability for Muslims in Canada. The first verses of the Qu'ran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad during the last third of Ramadan, making this an especially holy period.