February is over, and so is Black History Month. We’ve also shot past Valentine’s Day, and Mardi Gras, and other February holidays. It’s March! Funny how time flies by so fast.
Not that the third month of the year is any less fun than the first two, because – just like January and February – March has its own special holidays to have fun with. It has its own dates to celebrate, and doses of silliness to commemorate.
Here are some holidays that you can mark this first week of March. Some of them carry great historical and social significance, some celebrate an important historical figure, and some still appear on the calendar just so we can celebrate the date and have fun!
March 1 is National Pig Day. It’s a date to recognize and give thanks to domesticated pigs, such clever and intelligent (if not visually flattering) animals. According to Upcoming, National Pig Day was named to honor the “ancient and venerable pig” – thus, in keeping with the tradition, National Pig Day is marked most blatantly at zoos, where activities such as Snort Offs, Pig Outs, and Pig Chats are held. But some people say that the best way to celebrate National Pig Day is to simply “go hog wild” – just look at this holiday e-card.
March 2 is Happy Texas Day. This March holiday marks the date in 1836 of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence. On that date, a small group of Anglo settlers and native Mexicans gathered in a small village on the Brazos River to declare independence from Mexico, which at the time was being ruled by a dictator named Generallissimo Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
March 2 is also Dr. Seuss’ Birth Anniversary. Remember How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Green Eggs and Ham, and The Cat in the Hat? These three timeless stories, along with over 60 other classic children’s books, were authored and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel, an American writer and cartoonist. Well, he’s really better known as Dr. Seuss. This March holiday – and its corresponding e-card – commemorates his birth date, as well as his talent for creating bizarre but unforgettable creatures and the dying art of poetic meters.
March 3 is National Anthem Day. On this date in the year 1931, the United States Senate designated “The Star-Spangled Banner” as America’s National Anthem. The song was written by Francis Scott Key, who was inspired after seeing the American flag flying over Fort McHenry, which at the time had just been bombed. Since then, his song has come to be known as the one sung by people from the land of the free and the home of the brave.
March 4 is Tavern Day. This March holiday marks the opening of America’s first tavern, without which I am left to wonder, where would we be? The tavern was opened in Boston in 1634, and since then, the tavern tradition has become a way of American life. Celebrate and raise a toast to this March holiday by spreading this Tavern Day e-card around. And don’t forget to say, “Cheers!”
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