March 2023
►Women’s History Month - see our programme of events here
►Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
►Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
►Ramadan | Islam - 22 March - 20 April
St David's Day | Gŵyl Dewi Sant | Wales
| St David is the Patron Saint of Wales. On this day, Welsh people around the world wear one or both of Wales' national emblems - a daffodil and a leek |
United Nations Zero Discrimination Day
| University Mental Health Day brings together the student community each year in an effort to make mental health a university-wide priority across the country, and to create continued change to the future of student mental health |
Independence Day of Ghana
| Ghana's National Day commemorating independence from British colonial rule in 1957 |
Purim | Judaism
| 6 - 7 March |
International Women’s Day 
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International Women's Day 2023 campaign theme: #EmbraceEquity |
Hola Mohalla | Sikh
| 8 - 10 March |
Patrick’s Day | Christian | Ireland
| St Patrick's Day, or the Feast of St.Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration. It recognise the death of St. Patrick, Ireland's patron saint who brought Christianity to the country |
Mothering Sunday
Spring Equinox | Pagan
| Celebration of a renewal of life in spring |
Naw-Rúz | Baháʼí
| The first day of the Baháʼí calendar year and one of nine holy days for adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. It occurs on the vernal equinox, on or near March 21, which is the traditional Iranian New Year |
International Day of Happiness
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | End Racism Day 
World Down Syndrome Day
Ramadan | Islam
| 22 March - 20 April - The ninth month in the Islamic calendar. 30 days of strict fasting from sunrise to sundown in honour of the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) |
Pakistan Day | Pakistan Resolution Day | Republic Day
| Commemorates the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan in 1956 making Pakistan the world's first Islamic republic |
The Annunciation of the Mother of God | Orthodox
International Transgender Day of Visibility
| International Transgender Day of Visibility is honoured every year on 31 March and is a time to celebrate transgender people around the world and the courage it takes to live openly and authentically. It raises awareness of the discrimination trans people still face |
