March 12 Holidays

National Plant a Flower Day draws gardeners to seed packets and trowels each March, a horticultural prompt designed to encourage early planting before the last frost window closes. Alfred Hitchcock Day marks the August 13, 1899 birthday of the British director behind Psycho, Rear Window, and Vertigo, whose profile silhouette became one of cinema’s most recognized logos. International School Meals Day was launched in 2012 to spotlight the role of school feeding programs in keeping children in classrooms across more than 100 countries. National Baked Scallops Day honors the coastal bivalve most associated with New England’s butter-and-breadcrumb tradition. A date of trowels, thrillers, cafeteria trays, and coastal kitchens.