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Month Calendar For United States Holidays March 2017

  • National Nutrition Month: The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the United States' largest organization of food and nutrition professionals and sponsors National Nutrition Month held on March every year as part as their commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives.
    • Women's History Month[fed-ob][pro]: Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women's Day on March 8. According to the Presidential Proclamation:
      For too long, women were formally excluded from full participation in our society and our democracy. Because of the courage of so many bold women who dared to transcend preconceived expectations and prove they were capable of doing all that a man could do and more, advances were made, discoveries were revealed, barriers were broken, and progress triumphed. [...] This month, as we reflect on the marks made by women throughout history, let us uphold the responsibility that falls on all of us -- regardless of gender -- and fight for equal opportunity for our daughters as well as our sons.
      • American Red Cross Month[fed-ob][pro]: March is Red Cross Month, a time to honor the millions of people like you who generously give of your time, talent, money and blood to help change lives for those in need. President Franklin D. Roosevelt first declared March Red Cross Month in 1943. Each president since continues the tradition of recognizing the lifesaving services provided by the Red Cross and the incredible volunteers who make it possible. According to the Presidential Proclamation:
        During this month, supporters, volunteers, and employees of the American Red Cross reflect the best of our Nation's spirit -- responding to tens of thousands of tragedies here at home each year and bringing relief and assistance to suffering individuals across the globe. In the last year, countless people from the American Red Cross and many other service organizations have served on the front lines of disaster and done the hard work of improving our country and our world, never asking for credit or glory, fame or fortune.
      • Irish-American Heritage Month[fed-ob][pro]: Irish-American Heritage Month is celebrated by proclamation of the President and Congress in the United States to honor the achievements and contributions of Irish immigrants and their descendants living in the United States. It was celebrated for the first time in 1991. The Presidential Proclamation states that:
        As we celebrate Irish-American Heritage Month, we recognize the Irish people's contributions to our country's dynamism, and we reaffirm the friendship and family ties between our two nations. [...] While remembering the great Irish Americans of the past, we celebrate what forms the foundation of the lasting Irish-American story -- a shared embrace of hard work and humility, fairness and dignity, and a mutual quest to secure a freer and more peaceful future.
        • Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month[oh-sp]: March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This health observance was created in 2000 to increase awareness of the importance of regular screening to save lives and decrease the national burden of colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum). Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, after lung/bronchus cancer.
          • Eye Donor Month in Ohio[oh-sp]: The month of March of every year is designated as "Eye Donor Month in Ohio."
            • Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month[oh-sp]: The month of March is designated as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month" to enhance understanding of the disease, including its causes and health effects, and to support and encourage education programs and research to develop effective therapies and find a cure.

              The following is a compilation of American federal holidays, federal observances, state holidays and other common patriotic and national observances and commemorations that apply to the United States during march 2017:

              March 2017
              wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
              Week 9
              27Monday
               
              28Tuesday
               
              3Friday
               
              4Saturday
               
              Week 10
              12Sunday
               
              Week 11
              13Monday
               
              15Wednesday
               
              16Thursday
               
              18Saturday
               
              Week 12
              Week 13
              28Tuesday
               
              29Wednesday
               
              1Saturday
               
              2Sunday
               
              3Monday
               
              4Tuesday
               
              5Wednesday
               
              6Thursday
               
              7Friday
               
              8Saturday
               
              9Sunday
               
              10Monday
               
              11Tuesday
               
              12Wednesday
               
              13Thursday
               
              14Friday
               
              15Saturday
               
              16Sunday
               

              Notes:

              [oh-sp] This is a special day, week or month by Statutory Designation in the State of Ohio.

              [tx] This is a State Holiday in the State of Texas.State offices are scheduled to be open on partial staffing holidays and optional holidays. Please call ahead to confirm hours. Offices will not be closed on another day when designated holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday. An employee is entitled to observe optional holidays in lieu of any partial staffing holiday on which state offices are required to be open to conduct public business.

              [par] Partial staffing holiday

              [fed-ob] United States federal observances are days, weeks, months, or other periods designated by the United States Congress for the commemoration or other observance of various events, activities, or topics. These observances differ from Federal holidays in that Federal employees only receive a day free from work on holidays, not observances. Federal observances that are designated by Congress appear in Title 36 of the United States Code (36 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.).

              [il-le] This is a Legal Holiday in the State of Illinois, upon which day a bank may, but is not required to, remain closed.

              [other] This is a religious, traditional, or informal observance celebrated in the United States.

              [nhas] Part of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Awareness Days.

              [non] This is a non-holiday notable day

              [suffolk] Legal Holiday in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

              [md] This is a State Holiday in the State of Maryland.

              [hi] This is a State Holiday in the State of Hawaii.

              [ak] This is a State Holiday in the State of Alaska.

              [ca] This is a State Holiday in the State of California.

              [ca-le] This is a Legal Holiday in the State of California.

              [pro] This is a special day designated by presidential proclamation.

              Content last updated on 2016-08-23T15:26:00Z