March 2011
| Date | Event |
Feb 28 - March 13 |
This year's theme is "Show off your label" |
| 1 March | Martenitza (Bulgarian) Read an account of this important annual festival in Bulgaria |
| 1 March | St David's Day (Welsh) |
| 6 March | UNICEF International Day of Children's Broadcasting. The theme will be "Girls are ... Boys are ..." It is a day, celebrated globally, when broadcasters air programming by, for and about young people. |
| 3 March | Hinamatsuri (Japanese) Dolls' Festival or Girls' day. |
| 3 March | Maha Shivarati (Hindu) |
| 8 March | International Women's Day |
| 8 March | Commonwealth Day (UK) Visit the website. |
| March 19 | Holi (Hindu) |
| March 20 | Purim (Jewish) |
| 20 March | World Storytelling Day. On the World Storytelling Day, as many people as possible tell and listen to stories in as many languages and at as many places as possible, during the same day and night.The theme for 2009 is 'Neighbours'. Visit the website. |
| 21 March | World Poetry Day. An opportunity to celebrate poets from around the world, and write poems on global themes. |
| 21 March | International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Engage in activities for tolerance, equal rights and celebrate the diversity of Europe! Visit the website. |
| 21 March | Norooz (New Year) : Persian/ Iranian / Zoroastrian. Read an article written by a Bishops’ College pupil describing the ancient Persian festival Nowruz. |
| 21 March | Newroz (Kurdish) New Year |
| 22 March | World Day for Water. This year's theme is 'Transboundary Water'. Visit the website. |
| 25 March | Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. Find out more information here |
| 26 March | Bangladeshi Independence Day |
| Feb 1 - June 30th | NASUWT Arts and Minds Competition. This year, the competition has the theme of ‘community’ within the overall aim of promoting race equality and cultural diversity in schools. |
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