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March 8, 2027

Dia de la Mujer leads today's complete edition for Botswana.

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Monday, March 8, 2027

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A woman paints a girl's face for Día de los Muertos in Mexico City.
World Calendar Day

Dia de la Mujer

National holiday since 2024. The marches through Santiago are among the largest in Latin America, filling the Alameda from La Moneda to Baquedano with green scarves and fierce conviction. Chilean feminism has its own voice and it does not ask permission.

Maitisong Festival Opening — World Calendar Day
Regional/Cultural Day

Maitisong Festival Opening

Gaborone's biggest arts festival, started in 1987, fills the city with theatre, music, dance, and storytelling for a week. Every Motswana who grew up in Gabs remembers school trips to Maitisong performances and the feeling that something important was happening on that stage. The festival is where Botswana's artists prove they do not need to cross any border to find an audience.

Animals of Antarctica Day — World Calendar Day
Regional/Cultural Day

Animals of Antarctica Day

You encounter Adelie penguins, leopard seals, and Weddell seals throughout the Antarctic continent. You find that research station inhabitants keep sled dogs, cats, and occasionally rabbits as companions.