First Day of Black History Month

National Black History Month has its origins in 1915, when historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. This organization is now known as the Association for the Study of ...

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by ...

Daylight Saving Time Begins

On Sunday, March 9, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM, clocks are turned forward 1 hour to 3:00:00 AM local standard time. On March 9, sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the day before. There will be more ...

First Day of Passover

Passover is a Jewish holiday observed in the spring to celebrate freedom and to remember the Exodus from Egypt. Unlike a lot of other Jewish holidays, this one is primarily observed in the home with a special service called a ...

Palm Sunday

Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian communities celebrate Palm Sunday, marking the beginning of Holy Week, the most sacred time of year for Christians. (The Orthodox Christian community follows the Julian calendar and celebrates later than Catholic and Protestant communities.) Palm ...