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| | ==[[Brazil]]== | | ==[[Brazil]]== |
| | * '''Carnival''' - sometimes takes place on early March, see [[February]] for details. | | * '''Carnival''' - sometimes takes place on early March, see [[February]] for details. |
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| | + | ==[[Ireland]]== |
| | + | *17th: '''St Patrick's Day''', patron saint of [[Ireland]] - celebrations everywhere, but especially in [[Dublin]], [[London]], [[New York City]], [[Boston]] and [[Sydney]] |
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| | ==[[Namibia]]== | | ==[[Namibia]]== |
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| | Holy Week is a religious festival that starts with the first full moon of Spring. It commemorates the the final days and sacrifices of Christ up to his resurrection day. Usually, imagery relating to this stage of the New Testament are paraded thoughout the cities and towns all over Spain and some Hispanic countries. | | Holy Week is a religious festival that starts with the first full moon of Spring. It commemorates the the final days and sacrifices of Christ up to his resurrection day. Usually, imagery relating to this stage of the New Testament are paraded thoughout the cities and towns all over Spain and some Hispanic countries. |
| | * '''Malaga Spanish Film Festival'''. The most important Spanish Film festival. It takes place every year around the second week of March. | | * '''Malaga Spanish Film Festival'''. The most important Spanish Film festival. It takes place every year around the second week of March. |
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| | + | * '''Las Fallas''', [[Valencia]] [http://wikitravel.org/en/Valencia#Fallas] |
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| | ==[[United States of America]]== | | ==[[United States of America]]== |
| | * Early March: '''Zilker Park Kite Festival''', [http://www.zilkerkitefestival.com] in [[Austin]], [[Texas]] | | * Early March: '''Zilker Park Kite Festival''', [http://www.zilkerkitefestival.com] in [[Austin]], [[Texas]] |
| | + | * Mid March: '''Festival of the West''', [http://www.festivalofthewest.com/] in [[Phoenix]], [[Arizona]] |
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| | ==[[United Kingdom]]== | | ==[[United Kingdom]]== |
| − | *1st: '''St David's Day''' (Welsh: ''Dydd Gwyl Dewi''), patron saint of [[Wales]] | + | *1st: '''St David's Day''' (Welsh: ''Dydd Gwyl Dewi''), [http://www.stdavidsday.org/]. Patron saint of [[Wales]]. Large parade in [[Cardiff]]. |
| − | *17th: '''St Patrick's Day''', patron saint of [[Ireland]] - celebrations everywhere, but especially in [[Dublin]], [[London]], [[New York City]], [[Boston]] and [[Sydney]]
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| | [[hu:Március]] | | [[hu:Március]] |
| | [[it:Marzo]] | | [[it:Marzo]] |
| | [[ja:祭やイベント/3月]] | | [[ja:祭やイベント/3月]] |
| | + | [[pt:Março]] |
Holy Week is a religious festival that starts with the first full moon of Spring. It commemorates the the final days and sacrifices of Christ up to his resurrection day. Usually, imagery relating to this stage of the New Testament are paraded thoughout the cities and towns all over Spain and some Hispanic countries.
