March Trivia

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The name of March comes from Latin Martius, the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named for Mars, the Roman god of war who was also regarded as a guardian of agriculture

Month-long observances

• Epilepsy Awareness Month (Canada)
• Colorectal Cancer awareness month
• Fire Prevention Month (Philippines)
• International Francophone Month
• National Association for Music Education Music in our Schools Month (United States)
• American Dietetic Association National Nutrition Month (United States)
• American Red Cross Month
• National Association of Social Workers National Professional Social Work Month (United States)
• Women's History Month (United States, United Kingdom, Australia)
• Season for Nonviolence: January 30-April 4
• Youth Art Month (United States)

Movable observances

• Maslenitsa (Eastern Slavic, may be in February) 2015 date: February 16–22
• Shrove Monday: (Christian, may be in March) 2015 date: February 16
• Maha Shivaratri: (Hinduism, may be in February) 2015 date: February 17
• Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday: (May be in February) 2015 date: February 17
• Ash Wednesday (may be in February) 2015 date: February 18
• Losar: (Buddhism) in Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan, may be January or February) 2015 date: February 18–19
• Amalaka Ekadashi (Hinduism, may be in February) 2015 date: March 1
• Ayyám-i-Há: Late February to early March (Baha'i). 2015 date: February 26-March 1^[7]
• Casimir Pulaski Day (United States, first Monday in March) 2015 date: March 2
• The Nineteen Day Fast (Bahá'í) 2015 date: March 2 through March 20
• World Maths Day, the first Wednesday in March, 2015 date: March 4
• Purim: (Judaism, may be in February) 2015 date: March 4–5
• Holi: (Hinduism, may be in in February) 2015 date: March 6
• National Tree Planting Day (Iran), 15th of Esfand, 2015 date: March 6
• Canberra Day (Australia), Second Monday in March, March 9
• Commonwealth Day, Second Monday in March, 2015 date: March 9
• Aztec New Year 2015 date: March 12
• World Kidney Day, Second Thursday in March, 2015 date: March 12
• Laetare Sunday, Fourth Sunday of the season of Lent, 2015 date: March 15
• National Festival of Trees (Belgium, third Wednesday in March) 2015 date: March 18
• The equinox, named the vernal or spring equinox in the northern hemisphere and the autumnal equinox in the southern hemisphere, occurs on dates varying from March 19 to March 21 (in UTC). 2015 date: March 20
• Bahá'í Naw-Rúz (Baha'i) 2015 date: March 20 (sundown)-March 21
• Equinox Earth Day (UNO), in the northern hemisphere, occurs on dates varying from March 19 to March 21. 2015 date: March 20
• Nowruz: New Year's Day in Iran and several other countries; also a holiday in Turkey and Central Asian countries as well, celebrated on the day of the equinox. 2015 date: March 20
• Cheti Chand (Sindhi people, May occur in April), 2015 date: March 22
• Good Friday: (May occur in April) 2015 dates: April 3 (Western) or April 10 (Eastern)

Fixed observances

• Baba Marta (Bulgaria), March 1
• Beer Day (Iceland), March 1
• Mărțișor (Romania and Moldavia), March 1
• The anniversary of the Independence Movement of March 1 (Korea)
• Saint David's Day, (Welsh Holiday) March 1]
• Self-injury Awareness Day, March 1
• National Reading Day (United States), March 2
• Texas Independence Day, March 2: State holiday in Texas, United States
• St Piran's Day (Cornwall), March 5
• International Women's Day, March 8
• Junonalia (Ancient Rome), March 9
• Arbor Day (China), March 12
• Arbor Day (Taiwan), March 12
• Tree Day (Republic of Macedonia), March 12
• Pluto Planet Day (New Mexico), March 13 (discussed here)
• White Day (Asia), March 14
• Pi Day, March 14, celebrating the mathematical constant
• Save a Spider Day, March 14
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society 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, Cassius, Casca and others (March 15)
• Anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, March 15
• World Consumer Rights Day: March 15
• Argei (Ancient Rome): March 16–17
• Agonalia (Ancient Rome): March 17
• Liberalia (Ancient Rome): March 17
• Saint Patrick's Day, March 17
• Sun-Earth Day, March 18
• World Social Work Day 2013, The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) March 19
• Saint Joseph's Day, March 19
• UN French Language Day, March 20
• International Day of Happiness, March 20
• World Sparrow Day, March 20
• International Day of Treeplanting (Belgium, Portugal, Lesotho), March 21
• Human Rights Day (South Africa), March 21
• World Down Syndrome Day, celebrated in the UK, it is a day to spread awareness of Trisomy 21, otherwise in the UK known as Down Syndrome or DS, March 21
• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21
• Mother's Day in the Middle Eastern countries, March 21
• World Poetry Day, March 21
• Easter, the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21, usually, but not always, occurring in April.
• International Francophone Day, March 22
• World Water Day, March 22
• World Meteorological Organization
• Pakistan Day, March 23
• Day of Polish-Hungarian Friendship, March 23
• National Tree Planting Day (Uganda, March 24
• Feast of the Annunciation/Lady Day (Christianity), March 25
• Celebration of the Greek War of Independence, March 25, 1821
• Independence Day (Bangladesh), March 26
• Purple Day, March 26
• 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.
• Purple Day, March 26: The Global Day of Epilepsy Awareness founded by Cassidy Megan, an inspirational epileptic girl from Nova Scotia, Canada who is dedicated to increasing epilepsy awareness worldwide. March 26 is officially recognized by law as Purple Day for epilepsy awareness in Canada.^[8]
• Prince Kūhiō Day, March 26: state holiday in the State of Hawaii, United States
• Bangladeshi Independence Day, March 26, 1971.
• Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament
• Spring Training for Major League Baseball
• Part of the Year of the Solar System:
  • March 2011: Ancient Astronomers/Modern Tools: Celebrating Sun-Earth Day
  • March 2012: Shadows of the Sun
• Summer Day in Albania, on March 14.
• Cesar Chavez Day (United States), March 31
• Hexagonal Awareness Month
• The Australian Grand Prix to open the Formula One season is held in March.
• 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

The Daffodil, the floral emblem of March

• March's birthstones are aquamarine and bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage.
• Its birth flower is the daffodil.^[9]
• The zodiac signs for the month of March are Pisces (until March 20) and Aries (March 21 onwards).