- Number of holidays
- 17
- Day of the year
- 88
- Days left in the year
- 277
Easter Monday is the day following Easter Sunday, observed as a public holiday in more than 100 countries and marking the continuation of the Easter celebration of Christ’s resurrection. National Vietnam War Veterans Day was signed into law in 2017 to honor March 29, 1973, when the last U.S. combat troops withdrew from Vietnam under the Paris Peace Accords. Mermaid Day celebrates the mythological half-human, half-fish figure from maritime folklore dating back to ancient Assyria. World Piano Day is observed on the 88th day of the year because a standard piano has 88 keys. A holiday and a homecoming, a myth and a keyboard.
All holidays on March 29
National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
Commemoration Of Boganda
Dyngus Day
Easter Monday
Knights of Columbus Founders Day
Martyrs’ Day Madagascar
Mermaid Day
National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day
Payday It Forward
Seward’s Day
Vietnam Veterans Day
White House Easter Egg Roll
World Piano Day
About March 29
March 29 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on March 29?
On March 29, Easter Monday is the most widely observed holiday globally, a public holiday in more than 100 countries following Easter Sunday. National Vietnam War Veterans Day is the most significant U.S. federal observance, honoring the 1973 troop withdrawal, and World Piano Day is the most globally recognized arts observance.
What countries celebrate holidays on March 29?
March 29 observances span Madagascar (Martyrs’ Day Madagascar), the Central African Republic (Commemoration Of Boganda), Alaska (Seward’s Day), and the U.S., which hosts National Vietnam War Veterans Day and World Piano Day. Easter Monday is a public holiday in more than 100 countries.
What are some fun or unusual holidays on March 29?
March 29 includes Mermaid Day, National Smoke and Mirrors Day, Dyngus Day (the Polish-American Easter Monday water-splashing tradition), and Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day, commemorating the 1848 ice jam that stopped the falls for 30 hours.
