Weird March Holidays

What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word "March"? Many of us think about Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day & Easter. Now those are great holidays but when it comes to weird, wild & wacky; they just don't hold a candle to the offbeat holidays we celebrate in March. March has some great reasons to party!

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Starting Out the month:

Let me start out by saying "March is a month long enjoyment of upper lip hair." What am I talking about you ask? March is "Moustache March or Mustache March" in the United States. "In North America and the UK, many groups of men (co-workers, friends, and students) sometimes partake in moustache growing competitions. The ultimate goal is to grow the most full and well-groomed moustache in the least amount of time, or over a fixed period."

"In more serious competitions, the moustaches are seen as a symbol of male virility and the winner is usually seen as the most manly of the competitors. Some competitions are run as charity fund-raising events, with participants being sponsored for their moustache-growing and the money raised being donated to a selected cause. The rules for such competitions vary, but often include "forfeits" (eg donation-matching) for competitors who shave off their moustaches before the end of the competition."

The idea stems from an early Air Force tradition in which members of the Air Force would grow mustaches against facial hair regulations during the month of March. It is common in Santa Barbara, California.

• Related Holiday: Movember - a charity event held each year in November. It aims to promote and raise awareness of Men's Health issues, notably prostate cancer.

More Weird Holidays for March? Yep we have them!

March 1st get's the ball rolling with Middle Name Pride Day" which occurs in March on the Friday of Celebrate Your Name Week which takes place the first full week of March. On this very same day we celebrate "Plan a Solo Vacation Day" and "Refired, Not Retired Day". Now that's not the end of weird celebrations for the first day of March. Nope, not by a long shot. In fact we also celebrate two of the biggest party themes there is for the month and that's "Beer Day" and National Pig Day.

Whuppity Scoorie: is a traditional festival dating from the early 19th century observed by people in Lanark, Scotland on March 1 to celebrate the approach of spring. The Community Council also hosts a "Whuppity Scoorie Storytelling Festival" and art workshops after the event until March 7.

Buzzard Day: The Hinckley township became known across Ohio and the United States as the home of the buzzards. On March 15 of every year, buzzards arrive in large flocks at the town, as if on a very exact biological clock. The town began celebrating the arrival of the birds in 1957, and today as many as 50,000 visitors visit the Hinckley Reservation in the town annually on "Buzzard Day" to witness the return of the avian residents. The event is used to mark the beginning of spring for Hinckley and the surrounding towns.

Movable March Holidays (this means the date can change each year)

• National Corn Dog Day - "the happiest day of basketball and meats on sticks" - National Corndog Day coincides with the Saturday of the final 32 teams in NCAA basketball tournament - website

• Napping Day - Monday after daylights savings time - website

• Mardi Gras (February 3 to March 9 in regular years, February 4 to March 9 in leap years)

• Namesake Day - Annually, the Sunday of Celebrate Your Name Week. (see www.namesuniverse.com)

Weird Daily Observances in March

• Old Stuff Day - March 2

• What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day - March 3

• I want you to be happy day - March 3

• Courageous Follower Day - March 4

• Toy Soldier Day - March 4

• Fun Facts About Names Day - March 6

• Learn What Your name Means Day - March 8 or 10?

• Get over it day - March 9 - website

• Panic Day - March 9

• Mario Day - March 10

• EarMuffs Day - March 13

• National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day - March 13

• International Fanny Pack Day - Second Saturday

• Check your batteries Day - March 14

• White Day - March 14

• Pi Day - March 14

• Save A Spider Day - March 14

• International Ask A Question Day - March 14

• Brutus Day - March 15

• True Confessions Day - March 15

• Buzzard's Day - March 15

• Lips Appreciation Day - March 16

• Everything You Do Is Right Day - March 16

• Campfire Girls Day - March 17

• Awkward Moments Day - March 18

• Lets Laugh day- March 19

• Snowman Burning Day - March 20

• Great American Meat Out Day - March 20

• Proposal Day - March 20

• Memory Day - March 21

• National Common Courtesy Day - March 21

• As Young As You Feel Day - March 22

• International Goof-Off Day - March 22

• Kick Butt Day - March 23 - website

• Letting Go Of Stuff Day - March 25

• Make Up Your Own Holiday Day - March 26

• Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day - March 27

• National "Joe" Day - March 27 Everyone who hates their name is called "Joe" today.

• Viagra Day - March 27

• Hot Tub Day - March 28

• Weed Appreciation Day - March 28

• Gone-ta-pott Day - March 28

• Texas Loves the Children Day - March 29

• Grass Is Always Browner On The Other Side Of The Fence Day - March 30

• Pencil Day - March 30

• Bunsen Burner Day - March 31

• National She's Funny That Way Day - March 31

Not So Weird but just as fun!

We wanted to make sure you understood the list of weird holidays listed above are not the only observances in the month. Not by a long shot! You see there's still a long list of odd holidays that did'nt make our weird wild & wacky list. Keep searching our site for more ways to party.

• March Holidays / March Food Holidays / Movable March Holidays

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