- Number of holidays
- 15
- Day of the year
- 65
- Days left in the year
- 300
National Oreo Day marks March 6, 1912, when the National Biscuit Company launched the Oreo — the chocolate sandwich cookie with white crème filling that has become the world’s best-selling cookie, with more than 450 billion produced. Maha Shivaratri — the Great Night of Shiva — shifts to March 6 in 2027, the Hindu festival on the 14th night of the waning moon in Phalguna, when devotees fast, stay awake through the night, and visit temples to seek Shiva’s blessings. Ghana Independence Day marks March 6, 1957, when Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from European colonial rule — led by Kwame Nkrumah. Dentist Day celebrates dentists — whose prevention and treatment of oral conditions affect the approximately 3.5 billion people with untreated oral disease worldwide.
All Holidays On March 6
National Dentist Day
National Dress Day
National Frozen Food Day
National Oreo Day
Alamo Day
Day of the Dude
Dentist Day
Ghana Independence Day
Iraq Day Of Tolerance And Coexistence
Maha Shivaratri
National Report General Service Administration (GSA) Fraud Day
National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day
No Homework Day
About March 6
March 6 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on March 6?
On March 6, National Oreo Day is the most widely recognized food observance, marking March 6, 1912. Maha Shivaratri is the most globally observed religious festival, drawing hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees, and Ghana Independence Day marks March 6, 1957.
What countries celebrate holidays on March 6?
March 6 observances span Ghana (Independence Day), India and Hindu communities worldwide (Maha Shivaratri), Iraq (Day of Tolerance and Coexistence), and the U.S., which hosts National Oreo Day, Dentist Day, Alamo Day, and Day of the Dude.
What awareness days are on March 6?
March 6 includes Maha Shivaratri, the Hindu Great Night of Shiva whose vigil and fasting draw hundreds of millions to temples worldwide, and Dentist Day, celebrating dental professionals whose work addresses oral disease in 3.5 billion people.