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Holi Date: March 01, 2010

Holi Festival is celebrated in India.

One of the more popular festivals emerging out of the mystical land of India is Holi. The festival that is believed to have had its origins millions of years ago where gods ruled the earth is a celebration of good over evil. The festival celebrates the burning of a Hindu demoness, Holika. The story goes that Prahlad, the son of the demon lord Hiranyakashipu was a staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu was a staunch devotee of Lord Brahma and by incessant penance to his god, had attained the power of invincibility.

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Heroes’ Day: March 1, 2010

Heroes’ Day is a public holiday in Paraguay

Every year, Paraguay (Officially, Republic of Paraguay), one of the landlocked countries in South America, celebrates Heroes’ Day on the 1st of March. It is also known as the Paraguay’s National Defense Day. The holiday commemorates the bravery of the country’s army and famous leader Marshal Francisco Solano López. Moment before his death as he sees his country is overtaken by insurmountable alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, he said, “I die with my country!”

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Memorial Day: March 1, 2010

Memorial Day is a public holiday in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands celebrates Memorial Day or Nuclear Victims’ Memorial Day every 1st of March every year. The holiday serves to commemorate those who perished in the nuclear done in Marshall Islands. The holiday was used to be called Decoration Day.

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Independence Day: March 1, 2010

Independence Day is a public holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Every first day of March, Bosnia and Herzegovina marks the yearly celebration of their independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992. It is locally known as ‘Dan nezavisnosti’.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is an almost landlocked European country located in the South-East region of the continent on the sharing the Balkan Peninsula with other countries such as Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, continental Greece, Serbia, Romania, among others.

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Hola Mahalla: March 1, 2010

Hola Mahalla is a religious observance for the Sikhism followers.

Sikhs celebrate the festival of Hola Mohalla on the first day of the month of Chet in the Nanakshahi calendar, it may correspond to one day of the month of March since the date varies from year to year. It lasts for a whole week and several activities are displayed throughout the week by Sikh communities that join together to celebrate Hola Mohalla.

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