Special events and other funny days

Shrove Tuesday (not a public holiday, but always falling on a Sunday)

Shrove Tuesday will always fall on a Sunday 49 days (7 weeks) before the first day of Easter, ie in the period 1 February to 7 March, (or in leap years 2 February to 7 March).

The word fastelavn itself comes from the German word vastel-avent which means fasting evening, ie "the evening before fasting".
The name is pronounced "fastelaven", and is often misspelled as such.

Originally, Lent was on Tuesday night, Shrove Tuesday, before Lent.
But gradually, Lent was extended to t ...

3nder, the dating app for open minded singles and couples, declares 03.03 International Threesome Day.

Great things come in threes. And on the third day of the third month, we believe we should honor the number three and all it represents. From mythology, math and religion to great trios like Destiny's Child and the Three Musketeers, the number 3 has been honored and celebrated by mankind for all of history. Modern society is no different. Forty percent of all 3nder users are couples!