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Category: Environment, Space & the Outdoors


Highlighting events, holidays, and awareness days celebrating what happens and exists outside, including nature, outer space, and the environment.

The environment category is about what happens outside of our homes.

Seals, Intl. Day of Action for: March 15*

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Like its March 22 cousin, today is a celebration of seals. However, today is specifically dedicated to ending the commercial slaughter of seal pups and raise awareness about this practice.

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Curlew Day: March 16

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Panda Day, Intl: March 16

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The world population of giant pandas has fallen to less than 2000 in the wild and these unique bears continue to be an endangered species. Native to China, International Panda Day seeks to increase apprec...

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Saint Urho's Day: March 16

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Holika Dahan (H): March 17

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Holika Dahan is a Hindu ritual that occurs on the eve of Holi after the setting of the sun. A bonfire that is prepared days ahead is lit. This is to destroy everything bad and symbolizes the victory of go...

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Johnny Appleseed Day (1845): March 18*

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Johnny Appleseed Day, one of two in the calendar, celebrates businessman, conservationist and philanthropist John Chapman's efforts to spread apple seeds throughout America in the 18th century. He sold ap...

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Moon-Full: March 18

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March's full moon is known as the Lenten Moon or Worm Moon. The full moon occurs when the Moon is completely illuminated by the sun. It is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun, an ecliptic longi...

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Recycling Day, Global: March 18

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Panther, Save the Florida Panther Day: Mar...

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Taxonomist Appreciation Day: March 19

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Taxonomy is behind the name, definition and classification of various biological organisms. A Taxonomist is the biologist who does this. Taxonomist Appreciation Day is a day for scientists to thank their...

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AG Week, Ntl.: March 20-26

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National Ag Day and Ag Week are organized by the Agriculture Council of America (ACA), a nonprofit organization composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community dedicated to increasing th...

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Extraterrestrial Abductions Day: March 20

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Celebrating Extraterrestrial Abductions Day can take multiple forms. Whether your someone who watches the skies expecting or wishing to be abducted by alien life forms, or prefer watching movies about UFO...

January

Fall Begins, Southern Hemisphere: March 20

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Today is the first day of the season of the year sequestered between the long, hot days of summer and short, bitter cold days winter, otherwise known as Autumn, (or Fall). Fall begins at the Autumnal Equi...

January

Ostara (Alban Eilir): March 20

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Named after the Germanic goddess Ostara, this pagan holiday occurs on the eve of the Spring equinox each year and is the herald of spring.

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Snowman Burning Day, Ntl. (US-MI): March 2...

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2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19. National Snowman Burning Day encourages warm weather aficionados to participate in a traditional burning of a snowman. Officially, March 20 is the final full day of winter...

January

Sparrow Day, World: March 20

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World Sparrow Day celebrates the house sparrow, which was once the most common bird in the world. But in the past few years, this bird has been on the decline over much of its natural range, both in the u...

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Spring Begins (Northern Hemisphere): March...

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Vernal Equinox, Northern Hemisphere: March...

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National holiday in Japan. The Vernal Equinox occurs in March in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the exact point when the earth's access is tilt at 0 degrees, favoring neither the northern or southern hem...

January

Forests Day, Intl. Day of: March 21

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International Day of the Forests first ran in 2013. From the United Nations: "Forests cover one third of the Earth's land mass, performing vital functions around the world. Around 1.6 billion people -...

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Tree Planting Day (LS): March 21

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The Southern African mountain nation of Lesotho greets each spring with its National Tree Planting Day. The nation itself is high in the mountains and has few trees. A barren land of savanna and alpine sh...

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