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pp-move-indefAbout|the month|Month headerCalendarCustom|month=March|show_year=true|float=right March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian calender|Julian and Gregorian calendar s. It is one of the seven month s which are 31 day s long.
March in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of September in the Southern Hemisphere .
In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological Spring (season)|spring is 1 March. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is 1st March.
March starts on the same day of the week as November every year and February in common years only. March ends on the same day of the week as June every year. In leap years, March starts on the same day as September and December of the previous year. In common years, March starts on the same day as June of the previous year.
The name of March comes from Roman Empire|ancient Rome , when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars (mythology)|Mars or Ares , the Greek Mythology|Greek god of war. In Rome , where the climate is mediterranean climate|Mediterranean , March was the first month of Spring (season)|spring , a logical point for the New Year|beginning of the year as well as the start of the military campaign season. January became the first month of the calendar year either under King Numa Pompilius (c. 710s BC|713& nbsp;BC ) or under the Decemvirs about 450& nbsp;BC (Roman writers differ). The numbered year began on March 1 in Russia until the end of the 15th century. Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain and its colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, which was when they ultimately adopted the Gregorian calendar. Many other cultures and religions still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March.
In Finnish language|Finnish , the month is called maaliskuu , which originates from maallinen kuu , meaning earthy month , because during maaliskuu , earth finally becomes visible under the snow. In Ukrainian language|Ukrainian , the month is called ???????? , meaning birch tree . Historical names for March include the Saxon language|Saxon Lentmonat , named after the March equinox and gradual lengthening of days, and the eventual namesake of Lent . Saxons also called March Rhed-monat or Hreth-monath (deriving from their goddess Rhedam / Hreth ), and Angles called it Hyld-monath . In Slovene language|Slovene , the traditional name is sušec , meaning the month when the earth becomes dry enough so that it is possible to cultivate it. The name was first written in 1466 in the Škofja Loka manuscript . Other names were used too, for example brezen and breznik , "the month of birches".cite journal |url= http://www.dobrova-polhovgradec.si/doc/priponke/koledar%20prir%2007%20zadnji.pdf |title=Koledar prireditev v letu 2007 in druge informacije obcine Dobrova–Polhov Gradec |language=Slovene |trans_title=The Calendar of Events and Other Information of the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec |issn=C505-5857 |publisher=Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec |year=2006 The Turkish language|Turkish word Mart is given after the name of Mars the god.
Events in March
American Dietetic Association National Nutrition Month (United States)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/ms-equals/index.aspx Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week March 14 to March 20 (United States)
The Ides of March , the anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar by Brutus , Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius , Servilius Casca|Casca and others ( March 15 )
Anniversary of the 1848 Hungary|Hungarian Revolution, March 15
The equinox , named the vernal or spring (season)|spring equinox in the northern hemisphere and the autumn al equinox in the southern hemisphere, occurs on dates varying from March 19 to March 21 (in UTC )
Equinox Earth Day ( UNO ), in the northern hemisphere , occurs on dates varying from March 19 to March 21
Nowruz : New Year's Day in Iran and several other countries; also a holiday in Turkey and Central Asia n countries as well, celebrated on the day of the equinox
Good Friday , a Friday between March 20 and April 23 , being the last Friday before Easter
Human Rights' Day ( South Africa ), March 21
Easter , the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21 , usually, but not always, occurring in April.
World Water Day , March 22
World Meteorological Day|World Meteorological Organization
Republic Day (Pakistan)|Pakistan Day , March 23
Day of Pole, Hungarian, two good friends|Polish-Hungarian Friendship , March 23
Annunciation , March 25
Celebration of the Greek War of Independence , March 25, 1821
Last day of the Japanese fiscal year and school year , March 31 . Hanami , the Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, starts around this time.
Prince Kuhio Day , March 26 : state holiday in the State of Hawaii , United States
Summer_Festival,_Albania|Summer Day in Albania , on March 14.
March is the first month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (North America, Europe, Asia and part of Africa) and the first month of fall or autumn in the Southern Hemisphere (South America, part of Africa, and Oceania).
March symbols
March's birthstones are Beryl#Aquamarine and maxixe|aquamarine and Heliotrope (mineral)|bloodstone . These stones mean courage.
Its birth flower is the Daffodil . http://www.birthflowersguide.com/march-birth-flower.html
The zodiac signs for the month of March are Pisces (astrology) and Aries (astrology) .
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External links
wikiquoteWiktionary|MarchCommons category|March
http://www.astro.uu.nl/~strous/AA/en/antwoorden/seizoenen.html Astronomy Answers article on the seasons
