MONDAY
Feb.17-Apr.3: Lent {Western Christianity}
Mar.1-31: Month Dedicated to St. Joseph {Roman Catholic}
Mar.8: Feast Day of Saint John of God {Roman Catholic}
Mar.8: Feast Day of Our Lady of Virtues {Roman Catholic} (Portugal)
Mar.8: Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Confessor, Doctor, Principal Patron {Tridentine Roman Catholic – Parochial Schools}
Mar.8-14: Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.8-14: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures} (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
Mar.8: Cheesefare Monday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.8: Birthday of Imam Ali {Islam} (Iran)
Mar.2-20: Nineteen Day Fast {Baha’i}
Mar.8: International Women’s Day
Mar.8-14: World Salt Awareness Week 2021
Mar.7-13: World Glaucoma Week 2021
Mar.8 Mother’s Day [Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia + Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Laos, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, & Vietnam]
Mar.8 USA: National Proofreading Day
Mar.8 USA: National Check Your Batteries Day
Mar.8 USA: National Retro Video Game Day
Mar.4-15 USA: The Miami Film Festival 2021 @ Miami, FL
Mar.1-31 USA: National Women’s History Month
Mar.1-31 USA: National Irish-American Heritage Month
Mar.1-31 USA: Asset Management Awareness Month; National Brain Injury Awareness Month; National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; National Cheerleading Safety Month; National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; National Craft Month; National Credit Education Month; Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month; Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; Endometriosis Awareness Month; National Kidney Month; Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month; National Music in Our Schools Month; National Nutrition Month; National Save Your Vision Month; National Social Work Month
Mar.8 Canada: Commonwealth Day 2021
Mar.8 Afghanistan: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Armenia: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Australia: Labour Day in Victoria
Mar.8 Australia: Eight Hours Day in Tasmania
Mar.8 Australia: Adelaide Cup in South Australia
Mar.8 Australia: Canberra Day in the Australian Capital Territory
Mar.8 Azerbaijan: Mother’s Day
Mar.8-14 Belarus: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.8 Belarus: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Belize: National Heroes + Benefactors Day
Mar.8 Bosnia + Herzegovina: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Bosnia + Herzegovina: Brcko Districit Establishment Day in Brcko
Mar.8 British Virgin Islands: Commonwealth Day 2021
Mar.8 Burundi: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Burkina Faso: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Gibraltar: Commonwealth Day 2021
Mar.8 India: Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
Mar.8 Kazakhstan: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Kosovo: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Laos: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Moldova: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 New Zealand: Taranaki Anniversary Day
Mar.8 North Macedonia: Mothers’ Day / International Women’s Day
Feb.26-May 9 South Korea: The Gwangju Biennale 2021
Mar.8 Tajikistan: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Turks + Caicos: Commonwealth Day 2021
Mar.8 Tuvalu: Commonwealth Day 2021
Mar.8-14 Ukraine: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.8 Uzbekistan: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Vietnam: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Albania: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Bulgaria: Women’s Day
Mar.8 Bulgaria: Mother’s Day
Mar.1-9 France: Paris Women’s Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2021 @ Paris
Mar.8 Georgia: Women’s Day
Mar.8 Iran: Birthday of Imam Ali {Islam}
Mar.8 Montenegro: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Nepal: Nari Dibas
Mar.8 Portugal: Feast Day of Our Lady of Virtues {Roman Catholic}
Mar.8 Romania: Women’s Day
Mar.8 Romania: Mother’s Day
Mar.8-14 Russia: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.8 Russia: Women’s Day
Mar.8 Russia: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Serbia: Mother’s Day
Mar.8 Tonga: 65th Birthday of Queen Heuifanga Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho of Tonga {1954}
Mar.8 Cambodia: Women’s Day
Mar.8 Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in a teleconference meeting with a group of leading Jordanian women on the occasion of International Women’s Day
Mar.8 Jordan/Saudi Arabia: K.Abdullah II of Jordan & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah of Jordan visit Saudi Arabia [depart for Saudi Arabia, from Amman; & meet with CP Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia @ Riyadh]
Mar.8 Jordan: Q.Rania participates, via live via video, in the virtual John F. Kennedy (JFK) Jr. Forum hosted by the Harvard Institute of Politics
Mar.8 Jordan: Pr.Faisal bin Al Hussein is sworn in as Regent @ Amman
Mar.8 Qatar/Saudi Arabia: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar attends a meeting with Pr.Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud of Saudi Arabia @ the Amiri Diwan office, Qatar
Mar.8 UAE-Dubai: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum chairs a meeting of The Executive Council @ the Dubai Police Academy [with the attendance from: Shkh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]
Mar.5-8 Vatican City: Pope Francis visits the Republic of Iraq
Mar.8 Monaco: Camille Gottlieb christens the Monaco One shuttle boat @ the Port of Monaco [with attendance from: Pr.Albert II, Pss Caroline, Pss Stephanie, Louis Ducruet, Marie Ducruet & Pauline Ducruet]
Mar.8 Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a digital working visit to Elance Academy in The Hague
Mar.8 Netherlands: Q.Maxima gives a virtual opening speech on International Women’s Day during the event ‘Call to Action for Reaching Financial Equality’ in The Hague
Mar.8 Belgium: K.Philippe holds a virtual interview with Mr. Jean-Michel Van Den Eeyden (artistic director of the Theatre de l’Ancre, in Charleroi)
Mar.8 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)
Feb.26-Mar.12 UK: The Big Ferry Fortnight 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Walk All Over Cancer 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Mar.1-31 UK: Mustache March 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: British Science Week 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Programming for Primaries 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Healthcare Science Week 2021
Mar.8 UK: National Butchers Week 2021
Mar.8 UK: Commonwealth Day 2021
Mar.8 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds a Meeting with the Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Commonwealth Secretary-General) via telephone
Mar.8 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with representatives from the Duchy of Lancaster via telephone
Mar.8 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with Secretary John Kerry (US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate) @ Clarence House, London
Mar.8 UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall participates in a virtual Reception with WOW – Women of the World Festival to mark International Women’s Day via video link
Mar.8 UK: 60th Engagement Anniversary of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent & (Katharine) The Duchess of Kent {1961}
Mar.8 Spain: K.Felipe VI attends a Meeting with HE the President of the Republic of Estonia (Mrs. Kersti Kaljulaid) @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid
Mar.8 Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with Mr. Jose Juan Ruiz (President of the Elcano Royal Institute of International + Strategic Studies) & Mr. Emilio Lamo de Espinosa (former President of the Institute) @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid
Mar.8 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with Minister Per Olsson Fridh @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Mar.8 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with Minister Marta Stenevi @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Mar.8 Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a digital meeting with Business Sweden
Jan.29-Mar.14 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave - extended until March 14, due to the ongoing rehabilitation following surgery on his leg/knee in January
Mar.8 Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Chief of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters
Mar.8 Norway: CP Haakon gives an interview to the Norwegian newspaper Vart Land, in connection with International Women’s Day, @ the Skaugum Estate, Asker
Mar.8 Denmark: CPss Mary shares a photo of herself with her daughter Pss Josephine and a personal story reflecting on International Women’s Day, on the Danish Royal Family’s Instagram account
Mar.8 Denmark: CPss Mary attends a virtual roundtable discussion on diversity + inclusion in leadership with UN Women & Boston Consulting Group, to mark International Women’s Day
Mar.8 Denmark: CPss Mary attends a virtual meeting of UNFPA’s High-Level Commission on Women’s Right to Decide on Their Own Body, to mark International Women’s Day
Mar.8 Denmark: CPss Mary sends a video greeting to KVINFO’s online event on the occasion of International Women’s Match Day 2021
TUESDAY
Feb.17-Apr.3: Lent {Western Christianity}
Mar.1-31: Month Dedicated to St. Joseph {Roman Catholic}
Mar.9: Feast Day of Saint Frances of Rome {Roman Catholic}
Mar.9: Feast Day of Saint Dominic Savio {Roman Catholic}
Mar.9: Feast Day of Saint Gregory of Nyssa {Medieval Roman Catholic}
Mar.8-14: Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.8-14: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures} (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
Mar.9: Cheesefare Tuesday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.9: Feast Day of The Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebastia/Sebaste {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.9: Feast Day of Saint Caesarius {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.2-20: Nineteen Day Fast {Baha’i}
Mar.8-14: World Salt Awareness Week 2021
Mar.7-13: World Glaucoma Week 2021
Mar.9 USA: National Napping Day
Mar.9 USA: National Barbie Day
Mar.9 USA: National Meatball Day
Mar.4-15 USA: The Miami Film Festival 2021 @ Miami, FL
Mar.1-31 USA: National Women’s History Month
Mar.1-31 USA: National Irish-American Heritage Month
Mar.1-31 USA: Asset Management Awareness Month; National Brain Injury Awareness Month; National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; National Cheerleading Safety Month; National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; National Craft Month; National Credit Education Month; Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month; Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; Endometriosis Awareness Month; National Kidney Month; Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month; National Music in Our Schools Month; National Nutrition Month; National Save Your Vision Month; National Social Work Month
Mar.9 Australia: Canberra Day
Mar.8-14 Belarus: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.9 Belize: National Heroes + Benefactors Day
Mar.9 Lebanon: Teachers’ Day
Feb.26-May 9 South Korea: The Gwangju Biennale 2021
Mar.8-14 Ukraine: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.1-9 France: Paris Women’s Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2021 @ Paris
Mar.8-14 Russia: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.9 Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah return to Jordan after their visit to Saudi Arabia
Mar.9 UAE-Dubai: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum chairs The Executive Council of Dubai
Mar.9 Belgium: Q.Mathilde holds a virtual meeting with remarkable women from the Province of Luxembourg on the occasion of yesterday’s International Women’s Day [with: Ms. Julie Bailly (Mezzo-soprano), Ms. Sandrine Brasseur (Chef of the restaurant “Le Chef est une femme”, Ms. Carol Huberty (General Practitioner), Ms. Stephanie Thiery (Director of the “Petite Plante” (Musson) (a residence for adults with multiple disabilities), & Ms. Bernadette Theny (Director of the Belgian Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce + Industry (CCILB)]
Mar.9 Luxembourg: GD Henri attends a film preview of “The Living Witnesses” @ Kineapolis Kirchberg
Feb.26-Mar.12 UK: The Big Ferry Fortnight 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Walk All Over Cancer 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Mar.1-31 UK: Mustache March 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: British Science Week 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Programming for Primaries 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Healthcare Science Week 2021
Mar.9 UK: National No Smoking Day 2021
Mar.9 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Jesus House, London
Mar.9 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with representatives from In Kind Direct
Mar.9 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit NHS England London @ Skipton House, London
Mar.9 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Mr. Robert Horton (Responder Manager from South Western Australia Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust) via telephone
Mar.9 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Dr. Daniel Menzies (Consultant from Respiratory Medicine at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Awyr Las Charity, Ysbyty Gwynedd + Wrexham Maelor Hospital) via telephone
Mar.9 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Emma Squires (Patient Experience Imrovement Manager & Patient Support Hub Manager from University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust) via telephone
Mar.9 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Mr. Nicholas Morris (Chairman of NHS Dumfries + Galloway) via telephone
Mar.9 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Sarah-Jane Marsh (Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Women + Children’s NHS Foundation Trust) via telephone
Mar.9 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Catherine Shields (Chief Executive of Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust) via telephone
Mar.9 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Caroline Walker (Chief Executive of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust) via telephone
Mar.9 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Simone Joselyn (Senior Nurse, Clinical Nurse Leader of Cardiff + Vale University Health Board) via telephone
Mar.9 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award via video link
Mar.9 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex speaks via video link to representatives from Emergency + Civic Services in West Yorkshire
Mar.9 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex speaks via video link to representatives from charitable organizations across West Yorkshire
Mar.9 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex opens the Leeds Children’s Hospital’s Children’s Assessment + Treatment Unit via video link
Mar.9 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex volunteers with Nourish Our Nurses by packing boxes with food & participating in distribution
Mar.9 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Nicholas Phillips (Chief Executive Officer of the Almshouse Association) via telephone
Mar.9 Spain: K.Felipe VI visits the Matacan School Group (GRUEMA) of the Air Force @ Matacan Air Base, Villagonzalo de Tormes, Salamanca
Mar.9 Spain: Q.Sofia attends the annual videoconference meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Reina Sofia School of Music @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid
Mar.9 Sweden: Pss Madeleine posts a new photo of her daughter, Pss Adrienne, to celebrate her 3rd Birthday, on her social media account
Mar.9 Sweden: 3rd Birthday of Princess Adrienne of Sweden, Duchess of Blekinge {2018}
Jan.29-Mar.14 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave - extended until March 14, due to the ongoing rehabilitation following surgery on his leg/knee in January
Mar.9 Norway: The Royal Norwegian Court announces the Death of Erling S. Lorentzen, on Mar. 9, 2021, at 1:30am, aged 98 years old, following a short illness. He was the windower of the late Princess Ragnild of Norway, eldest daughter of King Olav V of Norway, and K.Harald V’s brother-in-law.
Mar.9 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II makes her royal residence transfer to Fredensborg Palace
WEDNESDAY
Feb.17-Apr.3: Lent {Western Christianity}
Mar.10: Mid-Lent {Western Christianity}
Mar.1-31: Month Dedicated to St. Joseph {Roman Catholic}
Mar.10: Feast Day of Saint Dominic Savio {Roman Catholic}
Mar.10: Feast Day of Saint John Ogilvie {Roman Catholic}
Mar.10: Feast Day of Our Lady of the Vine {Roman Catholic} (Italy)
Mar.10: Feast Day of the 40 Holy Martyrs of Sebaste {Tridentine Roman Catholic}
Mar.8-14: Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.8-14: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures} (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
Mar.10: Cheesefare Wednesday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.10: Feast Day of Saint Anastasia the Patrician {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.10: Lailat al Miraj / Al Isra’ wal Miraj {Islam} (Jordan)
Mar.2-20: Nineteen Day Fast {Baha’i}
Mar.10: International Bagpipe Day
Mar.8-14: World Salt Awareness Week 2021
Mar.7-13: World Glaucoma Week 2021
Mar.10 USA: Salvation Army Day
Mar.10 USA: Harriet Tubman Day
Mar.10 USA: National Women + Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Mar.10 USA: 146th Anniversary of the World’s 1st Telephone Call {by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876}
Mar.10 USA: National Pack Your Lunch Day
Mar.10 USA: U.S. Paper Money Day
Mar.10 USA: Land Line Telephone Day
Mar.10 USA: Mario Day (Super Mario Brothers franchise)
Mar.4-15 USA: The Miami Film Festival 2021 @ Miami, FL
Mar.1-31 USA: National Women’s History Month
Mar.1-31 USA: National Irish-American Heritage Month
Mar.1-31 USA: Asset Management Awareness Month; National Brain Injury Awareness Month; National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; National Cheerleading Safety Month; National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; National Craft Month; National Credit Education Month; Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month; Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; Endometriosis Awareness Month; National Kidney Month; Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month; National Music in Our Schools Month; National Nutrition Month; National Save Your Vision Month; National Social Work Month
Mar.8-14 Belarus: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.10 Liberia: Decoration Day
Feb.26-May 9 South Korea: The Gwangju Biennale 2021
Mar.8-14 Ukraine: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.10 Bulgaria: Holocaust Remembrance Day & the Day of the Salvation of the Bulgarian Jews + of the Victims of the Holocaust & of the Crimes Against Humanity
Mar.10 Italy: Feast Day of Our Lady of the Vine {Roman Catholic}
Mar.8-14 Russia: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.10 Brunei: 3rd Birthday of Princess Fathiyyah Raafahul Bolkiah of Brunei {2018}
Mar.10 Bahrain: Shkh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa participates in the conclusion/final day of the virtual World Government Summit Dialogues
Mar.10 Jordan: Lailat al Miraj / Al Isra’ wal Miraj {Islam}
Mar.10 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participates in the virtual meeting of the 137th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) [with attendance from: Shkh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani]
Mar.10 Vatican City: Pope Francis holds a General Audience & gives a Catechesis on his recent Apostolic Journey to Iraq @ the Library of the Apostolic Palace
Mar.10 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander participates in a video conversation with the Government Commissioner of St. Eustatius (Marnix van Rij)
Mar.10 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander participates in a video conversation with the Island Governor of Saba (Jonathan Johnson)
Mar.10 Netherlands: 56th Engagement Anniversary of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands & Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven, Jr. {1965}
Mar.10 Belgium: K.Philippe visits the Brys – Van Zandweghe rowing team preparing for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, during a biomechanical analysis in open water (Sport Vlaanderen Willebroek)
Mar.10 Belgium: Q.Mathilde holds a virtual interview with representatives of different Psycho-Medico-Social Centers (CPMS)
Mar.10 Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa holds an audience with Mr. Michel Simonis (Director General of the Luxembourg Red Cross) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City
Mar.10 Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa visits the BENU Village eco-village UPCycling initiative @ Esch-sur-Alzette
Feb.26-Mar.12 UK: The Big Ferry Fortnight 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Walk All Over Cancer 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Mar.1-31 UK: Mustache March 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: British Science Week 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Programming for Primaries 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Healthcare Science Week 2021
Mar.10 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds a Council via video link @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
Mar.10 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with the Rt.Hon.Michael Gove MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) & pricks the List of High Sheriffs for the Counties of the Duchy of Lancaster, via video link @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
Mar.10 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with the Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister & First Lord of the Treasury) via telephone
Mar.10 UK: Q.Elizabeth II speaks via video link to Dr. Margaret Aderin-Pocock (Managing Director of Science Innovation Limited), Professor Caroline Smith (Head of Earth Science Collections of the Natural History Museum), Ms. Alexandra White & Ms. Fiona Evans (Explainers from the Science Museum), & 5 pupils from Thomas Jones Primary School in Notting Hill, London, to mark British Science Week @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
Mar.10 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales chairs a Meeting of the Trustees of the Royal Collection Trust, via video link
Mar.10 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Commodore James Perks (Commander of Faslane Flotilla) via video link
Mar.10 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge hold a Meeting with the Lord Hague of Richmond (Chairman of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge), Mr. Simon Patterson (Vice-Chairman) & Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive), via video link
Mar.10 UK: 57th Birthday of The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Viscount Severn, Earl of Forfar {1964}
Mar.10 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting of the Hall for Cornwall Trust, Classworks Theatre, ADC Theatre, & the Royal Theatrical Support Trust, via video link
Mar.10 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex volunteer with the York Road Project to provide food for homeless people by preparing lunch packs for distribution @ Woking
Mar.10 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the International Olympic Committee Session via video link
Mar.10 Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia attend the 19th Concert “In Memoriam” for Victims of Terrorism @ the National Music Auditorium, Madrid
Mar.10 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends a digital meeting with BP Fellows
Mar.10 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends a digital board meeting of the Care About the Children Foundation
Mar.10 Sweden: Pss Sofia attends a digital meeting with the Board of Skandia Ideas for Life
Jan.29-Mar.14 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave - extended until March 14, due to the ongoing rehabilitation following surgery on his leg/knee in January
Mar.10-12 Denmark: CP Frederik participates in the 137th IOC Session (General Assembly of the IOC)
THURSDAY
Feb.17-Apr.3: Lent {Western Christianity}
Mar.1-31: Month Dedicated to St. Joseph {Roman Catholic}
Mar.11: Mid Lent Thursday {Roman Catholic} (Guadeloupe)
Mar.11: Feast Day of Saint John Ogilvie {Roman Catholic}
Mar.11: Feast Day of Saint Sophronius {Roman Catholic}
Mar.8-14: Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.8-14: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures} (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
Mar.11: Cheesefare Thursday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.11: Feast Day of Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.11: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam} (Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, Comoros, Djibouti, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mayotte, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, Yemen)
Mar.11: Maha Shivaratree / Maha Shivaratru / Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri / Mahasivarathri Day {Hinduism} (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, UK, USA)
Mar.2-20: Nineteen Day Fast {Baha’i}
Mar.11: World Kidney Day 2021
Mar.11: World Plumbing Day
Mar.11: International School Meals Day 2021
Mar.8-14: World Salt Awareness Week 2021
Mar.7-13: World Glaucoma Week 2021
Mar.11 USA: Maha Shivaratree / Maha Shivaratru / Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri / Mahasivarathri Day {Hinduism}
Mar.11 USA: National Johnny Appleseed Day
Mar.11 USA: National Funeral Director + Mortician Recognition Day
Mar.11 USA: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
Mar.11 USA: National Promposal Day
Mar.4-15 USA: The Miami Film Festival 2021 @ Miami, FL
Mar.1-31 USA: National Women’s History Month
Mar.1-31 USA: National Irish-American Heritage Month
Mar.1-31 USA: Asset Management Awareness Month; National Brain Injury Awareness Month; National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; National Cheerleading Safety Month; National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; National Craft Month; National Credit Education Month; Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month; Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; Endometriosis Awareness Month; National Kidney Month; Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month; National Music in Our Schools Month; National Nutrition Month; National Save Your Vision Month; National Social Work Month
Mar.11 Canada: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Australia: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Bangladesh: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Bangladesh: Maha Shivaratree / Maha Shivaratru / Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri / Mahasivarathri Day {Hinduism}
Mar.8-14 Belarus: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.11 Comoros: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Djibouti: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Guadeloupe: Mid Lent Thursday {Roman Catholic} (Guadeloupe)
Mar.11 India: Maha Shivaratree / Maha Shivaratru / Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri / Mahasivarathri Day {Hinduism}
Mar.11 Indonesia: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Indonesia: Maha Shivaratree / Maha Shivaratru / Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri / Mahasivarathri Day {Hinduism}
Mar.11 Liberia: Decoration Day
Mar.11 Lithuania: Day of Restoration of Independence from the Soviet Union / Independence Day / National Day {1990}
Mar.11 Mauritius: Maha Shivaratree / Maha Shivaratru / Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri / Mahasivarathri Day {Hinduism}
Mar.11 Mayotte: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Pakistan: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Pakistan: Maha Shivaratree / Maha Shivaratru / Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri / Mahasivarathri Day {Hinduism}
Mar.11 Philippines: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Somalia: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 South Africa: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Feb.26-May 9 South Korea: The Gwangju Biennale 2021
Mar.11 Sri Lanka: Maha Shivaratree / Maha Shivaratru / Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri / Mahasivarathri Day {Hinduism}
Mar.8-14 Ukraine: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.11 Yemen: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11-21 Bulgaria: The Sofia
International Film Festival 2021 @ Sofia
Mar.11 Iran: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.8-14 Russia: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.11 Russia: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Brunei: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Japan: E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako attend the national memorial service / commemoration ceremony for the victims of the Fukushima disaster (earthquake, tsunami + nuclear accident) on Mar. 11, 2011 @ the Tokyo National Theater, Tokyo
Mar.11 Malaysia: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Kuwait: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Oman: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (HE Sergey Lavrov) & his accompanying delegation @ Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Majlis, the Amiri Diwan
Mar.11 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey (HE Mevlut Cavusoglu) & his accompanying delegation @ Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Majlis, the Amiri Diwan
Mar.11 UAE: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 UAE-Abu Dhabi: 60th Birthday of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi {1961}
Mar.11 Lesotho: Moshoeshoe Day / Moshoeshoe’s Birthday
Mar.11 Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a digital working visit to Amsterdam UMC (University Medical Center)
Mar.11 Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a digital working visit to Rooms with Attention (a foundation helping young people aged 18-23 to learn to stand on their own feet without a social safety net)
Mar.11 Netherlands: 21st Engagement Anniversary of Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau & Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau {2000}
Mar.11 Belgium: K.Philippe attends a virtual meeting with young people guided by “Youth At Risk” & their coaches @ Vlaanderen
Mar.11 Luxembourg: GD Henri visits the Luxembourg National Library (BNL) @ Kirchberg
Mar.11 Luxembourg: GD Henri & GDss Maria Teresa receive & view a new special stamp celebrating the 40th Wedding Anniversary of the Grand Ducal couple, published by the Philatelic Service of POST Luxembourg (the Luxembourg Postal Service) & hold an audience with Mr. Claude Strasser (CEO of POST Group) & Mr. Emile Espen (Head of the POST-Philately Service) @ the Chateau de Berg
Mar.11 Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa visits the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa Center for the Development of Learning @ Strassen
Feb.26-Mar.12 UK: The Big Ferry Fortnight 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Walk All Over Cancer 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Mar.1-31 UK: Mustache March 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: British Science Week 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Programming for Primaries 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Healthcare Science Week 2021
Mar.11 UK: Lailat al Miraj / The Prophet’s Ascension / Isra & Mi’raj / Shab-e-Meraj / Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad / Mi’raj / Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj / Leilat al-Meiraj {Islam}
Mar.11 UK: Maha Shivaratree / Maha Shivaratru / Maha Shivaratri / Shivaratri / Mahasivarathri Day {Hinduism}
Mar.11-14 UK: Crufts 2021 (Official Awards Ceremony & Dog Show of the Kennel Club)
Mar.11 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with representatives from Business in the Community Scotland via telephone
Mar.11 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit School21 @ London
Mar.11 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Meeting of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Awards Foundation, via video link
Mar.11 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex participates in a Trustees’ Meeting of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, via video link
Mar.11 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the International Olympic Committee Session via video link
Mar.11 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Jonathon Bryant (Chief Executive of the British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association) via telephone
Mar.11 Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia attend the State Act of Recognition + Memory of all the Victims of Terrorism, within the framework of the commemoration of the European Day of the Victims of Terrorism @ the Gardens of the Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid
Mar.11 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, Pr.Carl Philip, Pss Sofia, Pss Christina & Tord Magnuson attend a Memorial Service to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the 1st death related to Covid-19 in Sweden @ Drottningholm Palace Church, Drottningholm Palace
Mar.11 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends a digital board meeting of the World Childhood Foundation
Mar.11 Sweden: CPss Victoria holds a digital audience with Martin Kragh (Foreign Policy Institute – UI)
Mar.11 Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel have tested positive for the Corona virus. They are isolating at their home with their children.
Jan.29-Mar.14 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave - extended until March 14, due to the ongoing rehabilitation following surgery on his leg/knee in January
Mar.11 Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mar.10-12 Denmark: CP Frederik participates in the 137th IOC Session (General Assembly of the IOC)
Mar.11 Denmark: CP Frederik participates in Crown Prince Frederik’s Center for Public Management & the Copenhagen University College’s digital management conference on resilience
FRIDAY
Feb.17-Apr.3: Lent {Western Christianity}
Mar.1-31: Month Dedicated to St. Joseph {Roman Catholic}
Mar.12: Feast Day of Saint Gregory the Great {Roman Catholic}
Mar.12: Feast Day of Our Lady of Miracles {Roman Catholic} (France)
Mar.8-14: Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.8-14: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures} (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
Mar.12: Cheesefare Friday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.12: Feast Day of Saint Theophanes the Confessor {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.12: Feast Day of Saint Gregory the Dialogist {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.12: Feast Day of the Righteous Phineas {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.12: Maha Shivaratri {Hinduism}
Mar.2-20: Nineteen Day Fast {Baha’i}
Mar.12: World Glaucoma Day
Mar.12: World Day Against Cyber Censorship
Mar.8-14: World Salt Awareness Week 2021
Mar.7-13: World Glaucoma Week 2021
Mar.12 USA: National Girl Scout Foundation Day {1912} / Girl Scouts Day / Girl Scout Birthday
Mar.12 USA: National Alfred Hitchcock Day
Mar.12 USA: National Plant a Flower Day
Mar.4-15 USA: The Miami Film Festival 2021 @ Miami, FL
Mar.1-31 USA: National Women’s History Month
Mar.1-31 USA: National Irish-American Heritage Month
Mar.1-31 USA: Asset Management Awareness Month; National Brain Injury Awareness Month; National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; National Cheerleading Safety Month; National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; National Craft Month; National Credit Education Month; Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month; Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; Endometriosis Awareness Month; National Kidney Month; Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month; National Music in Our Schools Month; National Nutrition Month; National Save Your Vision Month; National Social Work Month
Mar.8-14 Belarus: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.12 China: Arbor Day
Mar.12 Indonesia: Cuti Bersama
Mar.12 Mauritius: Independence Day / Republic Day {1968/1992}
Mar.12 South Africa: Death of King Goodwill Zwelithlini of the Zulus, aged 72 years old, on Mar. 12, 2021. He was born on July 14, 1948, as the eldest son of King Cyprian Bhekuzulu & Queen Thomo. He became King of the Zulu Kingdom in 1968 at the age of 20, upon the death of his father. Between 1968-1971 he lived in Saint Helena to escape an assassination attempt, and was then officially crowned in 1971 when he was able to return to the country. He is survived by, amongst others: his main wife, Queen Mantfombi (sister of K.Mswati III of Eswatini), and his son, Pr.Misuzulu.
Feb.26-May 9 South Korea: The Gwangju Biennale 2021
Mar.12 Taiwan: Arbor Day
Mar.8-14 Ukraine: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.12 Zambia: Youth Day
Mar.12 France: Feast Day of Our Lady of Miracles {Roman Catholic}
Mar.11-21 Bulgaria: The Sofia International Film Festival 2021 @ Sofia
Mar.12 Iran: 58th Birthday of Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi of Iran {1963}
Mar.8-14 Russia: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.12 Brunei: 41st Birthday of Princess Hajah Hafizah Suurul Bolkiah of Brunei {1980}
Mar.12 Vatican City: Pope Francis receives managers & players of the Water Polo Team of Genoa @ the Clementine Hall
Mar.12 Vatican City: Pope Francis gives a speech to the participants of the Course on the Internal Forum organized by the Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary @ the Paul VI Audience Hall
Mar.12 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes an online working visit to the organizers of the 2021 Parliamentary elections [the Electorial Council, the Ministry of the Interior + Kingdom Relations (BZK), the Association for Dutch Municipalities (VNG), the Dutch Association for Civil Affairs (NVVB), & the municipalities of Rotterdam & Vught]
Mar.12 Netherlands: 13th Birthday of Benjamin van Vollenhoven {2008}
Mar.12 Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the Department of Child Psychiatry (PAika) & Paediatrics, & the Villa Samson of UZ Brussels, in Jette
Mar.12 Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits the family business “La Provencale” (a food wholesaler founded in 1969) @ Leudelange
Mar.12 Luxembourg: 15th Birthday of Prince Gabriel of Nassau {2006}
Feb.26-Mar.12 UK: The Big Ferry Fortnight 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Walk All Over Cancer 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Mar.1-31 UK: Mustache March 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: British Science Week 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Programming for Primaries 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Healthcare Science Week 2021
Mar.11-14 UK: Crufts 2021 (Official Awards Ceremony & Dog Show of the Kennel Club)
Mar.12 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link
Mar.12 UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds an Early Years Meeting via video link
Mar.12 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex speaks to represenatives from emergency + civic services in South Yorkshire via video link
Mar.12 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex speaks to representatives from charitable organizations across South Yorkshire via video link
Mar.12 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the International Olympic Committee Session via video link
Mar.12 UK: 14th Birthday of Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden {2007}
Mar.12 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting with Mr. Mark Dowie (Chief Executive of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution)
Mar.12 Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a Meeting with HE the President of the Portuguese Republic (Portugal), Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa @ the Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid
Mar.12 Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia host a Dinner for President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal @ Zarzuela Palace, Madrid
Mar.12/13 Sweden: 45th Engagement Anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden & Queen Silvia of Sweden {1976}
Mar.12 Sweden: Name Day of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden / Kronprinsessans Namnsdag
Jan.29-Mar.14 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave - extended until March 14, due to the ongoing rehabilitation following surgery on his leg/knee in January
Mar.12 Norway: Q.Sonja holds a digital audience with representatives of the Queen Sonja Honorary March
Mar.12 Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo
Mar.12 Norway: CPss Mette-Marit holds an online video conversation with American author Cheryl Strayed as part of her virtual Literature Train 2021
Mar.10-12 Denmark: CP Frederik participates in the 137th IOC Session (General Assembly of the IOC)
SATURDAY
Feb.17-Apr.3: Lent {Western Christianity}
Mar.1-31: Month Dedicated to St. Joseph {Roman Catholic}
Mar.13: Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis {Roman Catholic} (Vatican City)
Mar.13: Feast Day of Saint Josaphat {Roman Catholic}
Mar.8-14: Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.8-14: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures} (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
Mar.13: Cheesefare Saturday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.13: Saturday of Souls 2 {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.13: Feast Day of the Relics of Saint Nicephorus {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.13: Feast Day of Martyr Sabinus of Egypt {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.13: Feast Day of Martyr Christina of Persia {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.2-20: Nineteen Day Fast {Baha’i}
Mar.13: World Sleep Day
Mar.8-14: World Salt Awareness Week 2021
Mar.7-13: World Glaucoma Week 2021
Mar.13 USA: National K9 Veterans Day
Mar.13 USA: National Good Samaritan Involvement Day
Mar.13 USA: National Jewel Day
Mar.13 USA: Ken Day
Mar.4-15 USA: The Miami Film Festival 2021 @ Miami, FL
Mar.1-31 USA: National Women’s History Month
Mar.1-31 USA: National Irish-American Heritage Month
Mar.1-31 USA: Asset Management Awareness Month; National Brain Injury Awareness Month; National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; National Cheerleading Safety Month; National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; National Craft Month; National Credit Education Month; Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month; Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; Endometriosis Awareness Month; National Kidney Month; Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month; National Music in Our Schools Month; National Nutrition Month; National Save Your Vision Month; National Social Work Month
Mar.8-14 Belarus: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Feb.26-May 9 South Korea: The Gwangju Biennale 2021
Mar.8-14 Ukraine: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.11-21 Bulgaria: The Sofia International Film Festival 2021 @ Sofia
Mar.13 Italy: Italy vs. Wales rugby match – Guinness Six Nations 2021 @ Stadio Olimpico
Mar.8-14 Russia: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.13 Russia/Germany: 40th Birthday of Grand Duke George/Georgii Mikhailovich of Russia, Tsesarevich of Russia, Prince of Prussia {1981}
Mar.13 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the final of the 29th Qatar ExxonMobile Open 2021 for men’s tennis @ the Khalifa International Tennis + Squash Complex [with attendance from: Shkh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani]
Mar.13 UAE-Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai launches the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan @ Dubai [with attendance from: Shkh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makoum of Dubai, Shkh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Dubai & Shkh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai]
Mar.13 Vatican City: Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis {Roman Catholic}
Mar.13 Vatican City: 8th Election Anniversary of Pope Francis {2013}
Mar.13 Monaco: 56th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Princess Stephanie of Monaco {1965}
Mar.1-31 UK: Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Walk All Over Cancer 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Mar.1-31 UK: Mustache March 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: British Science Week 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Programming for Primaries 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Healthcare Science Week 2021
Mar.11-14 UK: Crufts 2021 (Official Awards Ceremony & Dog Show of the Kennel Club)
Mar.13 UK: England vs. France rugby match – Guinness Six Nations 2021 @ Twickenham, England
Mar.13 UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge lays flowers at a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard (a murder victim who had gone missing in South London on Mar. 3) @ Clapham Commons, London
Mar.13 Spain: Statute of the Autonomous City of Melilla Day, in Melilla
Mar.12/13 Sweden: 45th Engagement Anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden & Queen Silvia of Sweden {1976}
Jan.29-Mar.14 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave - extended until March 14, due to the ongoing rehabilitation following surgery on his leg/knee in January
Mar.13 Norway: K.Harald V’s sick leave has been extended again, until Apr.11, he has been on sick leave since Jan.29, requiring more rehabilitation since his knee operation. CP Haakon will continue as Regent.
SUNDAY
Feb.17-Apr.3: Lent {Western Christianity}
Mar.1-31: Month Dedicated to St. Joseph {Roman Catholic}
Mar.14: 4th Sunday of Lent / Laetare Sunday {Roman Catholic}
Mar.14: Feast Day of Saint Maximilian {Roman Catholic}
Mar.14: Feast Day of Saint Maud {Roman Catholic}
Mar.8-14: Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.8-14: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures} (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
Mar.14: Cheesefare Sunday / Forgiveness Sunday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Mar.14: Feast Day of the Venerable Saint Benedict of Nursia {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Mar.2-20: Nineteen Day Fast {Baha’i}
Mar.14: 2nd Equirria Festival / Mamuralia / Sacrum Mamurio {Ancient Rome}
Mar.14: Pi Day
Mar.14: International Day of Mathematics
Mar.14: International Day of Action for Rivers
Mar.8-14: World Salt Awareness Week 2021
Mar.14 USA: Daylight Savings Time starts
Mar.14 USA: Grammy Awards Ceremony 2021
Mar.14 USA: Screen Actors Guild Awards Ceremony 2021
Mar.14 USA: National Pi Day (USA)
Mar.14 USA: National Learn About Butterflies Day
Mar.14 USA: National Children’s Craft Day
Mar.14 USA: National Write Down Your Story Day
Mar.4-15 USA: The Miami Film Festival 2021 @ Miami, FL
Mar.1-31 USA: National Women’s History Month
Mar.1-31 USA: National Irish-American Heritage Month
Mar.1-31 USA: Asset Management Awareness Month; National Brain Injury Awareness Month; National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; National Cheerleading Safety Month; National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; National Craft Month; National Credit Education Month; Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month; Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; Endometriosis Awareness Month; National Kidney Month; Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month; National Music in Our Schools Month; National Nutrition Month; National Save Your Vision Month; National Social Work Month
Mar.14 Canada: Daylight Savings Time starts
Mar.14 Andorra: Constitution Day
Mar.14 Bahamas: Daylight Savings Time starts
Mar.8-14 Belarus: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.14 Bermuda: Daylight Savings Time starts
Mar.14 China: Zhonghe Festival
Mar.14 Cuba: Daylight Savings Time starts
Mar.14 French Guiana: Laetare Sunday {Roman Catholic}
Mar.14 Gibraltar: Mothers’ Day
Mar.14 Honduras: The 2021 Honduran Presidential & Parliamentary Elections
Mar.14 Indonesia: Bali’s Day of Silence & Hindu New Year
Mar.14 Nigeria: Mothering Sunday
Mar.14 Saint Pierre + Miquelon: Daylight Savings Time starts
Mar.14 Saint Vincent + the Grenadines: National Heroes Day
Feb.26-May 9 South Korea: The Gwangju Biennale 2021
Mar.14 Taiwan: Earth God’s Birthday
Mar.8-14 Ukraine: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.14 Albania: Summer Day {2004}
Mar.11-21 Bulgaria: The Sofia International Film Festival 2021 @ Sofia
Mar.14 Bulgaria: 14th Birthday of Simeon Munoz y de Bulgaria {2007}
Mar.14 Germany: 2nd Birthday of Prince Welf August of Hanover {2019}
Mar.14 Germany: Death of Prince Max-Emanuel of Thurn + Taxis on Mar. 14, 2021, of Covid-19, aged 55 years old. He was the founder of Thurn + Taxis Sparkling Wines. He was born on June 8, 1965 as Prince Max-Emanuel Karl Lamoral of Thurn + Taxis, @ Vienna, Austria, as the eldest of 3 sons of Prince Lamoral of Thurn + Taxis (1937-2010) & Dorothea Hornberg (1942-1999), who married in 1961 & divorced in 1978. He was a grandson of Prince Alexander of Thurn + Taxis (1906-1992) & his wife Countess Marie Valerie von Mazzuchelli (1913-2001). He had 2 younger brothers: Prince Stefan of Thurn + Taxis (1967-2005) & Pr.Andreas of Thurn + Taxis (b.1970). In 1986 he married Carine/Karine Lackner (b.1962), and they divorced the same year.
Mar.14 Montenegro: Death of Prince George Radov Petrovic-Njegos of Montenegro, on Mar. 14, 2021, aged 84 years old, of the coronavirus.
Mar.8-14 Russia: Maslenitsa 2021 / Butter Lady / Butter Week / Crepe Week / Cheesefare Week {Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Slavic cultures}
Mar.14 Japan: White Day
Mar.14 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Commander of the US Central Command in the Middle East (Gen. Kenneth McKenzie) & his accompanying delegation @ Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Majlis, the Amiri Diwan
Mar.14 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the presentation of credentials of 5 new Ambassadors to the country & hosts an official reception @ the Amiri Diwan [from: the Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (HE Mohamed Mafaz Mohideen); the Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (HE Malam Jora); the Ambassador of the Republic of Malta (HE Charles Sultana); the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba (HE Oscar Leon Gonzalez); & the Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (HE Tran Duc Hung)]
Mar.14 Vatican City: Pope Francis presides over a Holy Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Evangelization of the Philippines @ St. Peter’s Basilica
Mar.14 Vatican City: Pope Francis gives an Angelus prayer @ Saint Peter’s Square
Mar.14 Monaco: 63rd Birthday of Prince Albert II of Monaco {1958}
Mar.14 Luxembourg: The Grand Ducal House releases new photos of Pr.Charles enjoying his 1st Bretzel with his parents HGD Guillaume & HGDss Stephanie, a Luxembourgish tradition of the celebration of the Bretzelsonndeg in mid-Lent, @ Fischbach Castle
Mar.1-31 UK: Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Walk All Over Cancer 2021
Mar.1-31 UK: Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Mar.1-31 UK: Mustache March 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: British Science Week 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Programming for Primaries 2021
Mar.5-14 UK: Healthcare Science Week 2021
Mar.11-14 UK: Crufts 2021 (Official Awards Ceremony & Dog Show of the Kennel Club)
Mar.14 UK: Mothering Sunday
Mar.14 UK: Scotland vs. Ireland rugby match – Guinness Six Nations 2021 @ BT Murrayfield, Scotland
Mar.14 UK: The Royal Family releases a photo of Q.Elizabeth II with her late mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Monther, to mark Mothering Sunday
Mar.14 UK: Clarence House releases a photo of Pr.Charles Pr of Wales with Q.Elizabeth II, and a photo of Camilla Dss of Cornwall with Rosalind Shand, to mark Mothering Sunday
Mar.14 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge share homemade cards from their children Pr.George of Cambridge, Pss Charlotte of Cambridge & Pr.Louis of Cambridge, made in the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, on the occasion of Mothering Sunday, on their social media accounts [they also posted a photo of the Duchess as a child with her mother, Carole Middleton, & a photo of a cake made for her by George, Charlotte & Louis]
Mar.14 UK: Pss Eugenie of York shares a new photo of August Brooksbank on her Instagra account, to mark her 1st Mothering Sunday, along with a photo of herself as a newborn with her mother Sarah Dss of York
Jan.29-Apr.11 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave - extended until March 14, due to the ongoing rehabilitation following surgery on his leg/knee in January
