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Friday, March 8, 2024 Featured Article

Friday, March 08, 2024 11:34 AM

Hello Bowmore!

Days of Significance: 

International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement. IWD gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. 

Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the deity Shiva, between February and March. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the lunar month of Phalguna or Magha.

Ramadan is until April 8th, 2024, and is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. 
Over the March break, Saka New Year - Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Saka new year according to the Balinese calendar (in 2024, it falls on March 11). It is a Balinese celebration mainly celebrated in Bali, Indonesia.

St. Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. 
Chet - Sikh New Year is a first month of the Punjabi calendar as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which is used within Sikhism.

Office: Wishing everyone a safe and fun March break. We will return to school on Monday, March 18th 2024.

Line Drawing Competition - M. Clottey: Today’s Line Drawing Competition matchups are Baddie Fatty Gorillaz vs CPOPs, followed by Live Sports Love Sports vs The Boba Bears.

Have a wonderful day of learning!