March 15, 2026
Merriam Webster - Word of the day: Tranche refers to a division or portion of a whole.
World Contact Day is commemorated every year on March 15. It is a unique observance held globally to focus on communicating with extraterrestrial life and exploring the possibility that intelligent beings may exist beyond Earth.
World Contact Day inspires people to invoke their curiosity and spend time thinking about the universe and the mysteries surrounding it.
What is the βIdes of Marchβ? According to the Roman calendar, the Ides are a monthly occurrence. In March and other months with 31 days, the Ides always falls on the 15th; it falls on the 13th in months with 30 days. The Ides traditionally marked the arrival of the new Moon and was cause for celebration. The word βIdesβ is derived from Latin, meaning βto divide.β
Mothering Sunday in 2026 falls on Sunday, March 15. Mothering Sunday, celebrated in the United Kingdom and Ireland, occurs on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which is exactly three weeks before Easter. Unlike the fixed-date Mother's Day in countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia, Mothering Sundayβs date changes each year according to the Christian liturgical calendar.
On March 15, 2026, several notable observances and events are celebrated:
Dumbstruck Day: A day to express frustration.
Everything You Think is Wrong Day: A day to challenge and celebrate wrong beliefs.
International Day Against Police Brutality: A day to raise awareness and advocate against police violence.
My look at today, March 15, 2026 below:
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Wow!! This is awesome.
wrapped up mine. Honorable mentions and winner on the original post! https://survey-promotion.today/poets/korny%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
I keep wishing Vocal would do an unofficial challenge site Like that you for this
Great list so far, Mike
Thanks so much for doing this, Mike! A wonderful resource for all the challenge-hungry folks out there; grateful for you including mine on here! :)
love that you did this, Mike! very helpful! not exactly a challenge in the fullest sense but Stephen A. Roddewig posted a request for people to share details of their Kindle books. and Gabriel still has his Lost-ish challenge. oh and there is still time for people to submit underappreciated pieces to my planned poetry collection book... cant give the link right now but was a piece called Introducing the Vocal Deep Cuts Poetry Collection... just incase you wanted to add those! thank you! oh and Raymond is running a challenge related to wolves...
Thanks for gathering them in one place, Mike. I think Amanda Starks is doing one too but I'm not sure when it ends.
Thanks for the list, I'll try out some!π
I remember Liam Storm's Time Travel challenge. I think he posted it yesterday. Unfortunately, I can't recall anything else π π