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Hindus Celebrate The Birthday of Lord Rama

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Birthday of Rama of India: March 31

Birthday of Rama is a religious observance for Hindus worldwide.

In the Hindu Calendar, the Birthday of Rama falls on the ninth day of the month of Chaitra which usually falls between the regular month of March and April. The celebration is locally called as Ramnavami or Rama Navami.

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Posted on 30 Mar 2012 in : Hindu Calendar,India Holidays,March Holidays


Malta Celebrates Freedom Day

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Malta’s Freedom Day: March 31

Freedom Day is a public holiday in Malta.

Every year on the 31st of March, the people of Malta celebrate the anniversary withdrawal of British troops from the country on March 31, 1979. Freedom Day is locally known in Malta as Jum il-Ħelsien.

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Posted on 30 Mar 2012 in : Malta Holidays,March Holidays


Ram Navami is a religious observance for Hindus

Ram Navami is a religious observance for Hindus.

Ram Navami: March 31

Ram Navami is a religious observance for Hindus.

The Hindu festival of Ram Navani is the celebration of the birthday of Lord Rama, believed to be the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The festival falls on the ninth day of the bright phase of the moon, or shukla paksha, in the lunar month of Chaitra, that is April or May in the Gregorian calendar. and it ususally falls on the same day of the Indian New Year celebrations.

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Posted on 30 Mar 2012 in : Hindu Calendar,March Holidays


Central African Republic Remembers the Death of Barthelemy Boganda

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Death of Barthelemy Boganda: March 29

Death of Barthelemy Boganda is a public holiday in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic, a landlocked country in central Africa, celebrates the anniversary of the death of Barthelemy Boganda, a nationalist and a politician.

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Posted on 28 Mar 2012 in : Central African Republic Holidays,March Holidays


Taiwan Observes Youth Day

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Taiwan’s Youth Day: March 29

Youth Day is a public holiday in Taiwan.

Taiwan, or Republic of Taiwan (ROC), observes Youth Day every year on the 29th of March. Taiwan’s Youth Day commemorates the death of 72 youth in the class against the government forces in the Canton Uprising (Guangzhou Uprising) in 1911.

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Posted on 28 Mar 2012 in : March Holidays,Taiwan Holidays