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Easter Sunday is one of the most celebrated events for Christians worldwide. It commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection from death, as written in the Christian Bible. One of the popular secular customs for Easter is to paint eggs in bright colors, and organize a hunt for hidden painted or chocolate eggs.

The Friday before Easter, when Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus.

World Autism Awareness Day aims to encourage member states of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder throughout the world.

For more information about World Autism Awareness Day, please visit https://www.un.org/en/events/autismday/. 

A symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap. The idea of an Equal Pay Day was inspired by the National Committee on Pay Equity, the United States in 1996. In Canada, in 2020 Equal Pay Day falls on 31 March.

The day honours and remembers those who suffered and died as a consequence of the transatlantic slave trade, which has been called the worst violation of human rights in history. In a span of over 400 years more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims.

For more information about this day, please visit https://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryremembranceday/. 

On 21 March 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws.”  The United Nations then declared 21 March as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a day to remind people of racial discrimination’s negative consequences, and encourage people to remember their obligation and determination to combat racial discrimination. 

Nowruz is a holiday that is celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox, which usually falls on March 20th on the Gregorian calendar. It is known either as the Iranian New Year or the Persian New Year. It is not only celebrated in Iran, and other parts of Asia, but is also in the Caucasus, the Balkans, and the Black Sea Basin. For most people who observe it, it is a secular holiday. However, for the Zoroastrians, it is considered a holy day.

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the date of the death of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Many people worldwide wear green to celebrate this day.

A Hindu festival that marks the start of spring. On this festive day, people play with colours, meet and greet one another and create new beginnings.

Initiated in the United States in 1909, this day was officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977.  It is now observed worldwide as a day to recognize women's achievements and acknowledge the challenges they continue to face in the quest for gender equality.

To know more about the history of International Women's Day, please follow the below link   https://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/history.shtml