A Slow Day In Physics Land. Is There A Holiday?

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The discussion centers around the noticeable decrease in new high-energy physics (HEP) preprints on arXiv on March 22, 2021. Participants speculate that this slowdown is due to the Moriond conference, which encourages researchers to finalize and submit their results prior to the event. The conversation highlights the impact of academic conferences on publication activity, suggesting that holidays or events outside the U.S. may also contribute to fluctuations in preprint submissions.

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Today (Monday, March 22, 2021) is the slowest posting day at arXiv that I've seen for many months. Is there is holiday observed outside of the U.S. driving this?
I check the HEP preprints at arXiv almost every day. Today (Monday, March 22, 2021) is the slowest day for new preprints that I've seen for many months. Is there a holiday observed somewhere outside the U.S. that is producing this result?
 
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Moriond has started. People try to get their results out beforehand.
 
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