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WIKIMAG n. 4 - Marzo 2013
March
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March (i/mɑrtʃ/)
is the third
month of the
year in
both the
Julian and
Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven
months
which are 31 days
long.
September in the
Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of March in the
Northern Hemisphere.
In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological
spring is 21st March. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of
the meteorological
autumn
is 21st 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
ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named
Martius after
Mars or
Ares, the
Greek god of war. In
Rome, where
the climate is
Mediterranean, March was the first month of
spring, a logical point for the
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.
713 BC)
or under the
Decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers differ). The numbered year
began on
March 1 in Russia until the end of the 15th century.
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, the month is called maaliskuu, which is believed to
originate from maallinen kuu, meaning earthy month,
because during maaliskuu, earth finally becomes visible under the
snow (other etymological theories have however been put forward). In
Ukrainian, the month is called березень, meaning birch
tree. Historical names for March include the
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, 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".[1]
The
Turkish word Mart is given after the name of
Mars
the god.
Events in March
March, from the Très riches heures du duc de Berry
-
American Dietetic Association National Nutrition Month (United
States)
-
American Red Cross Month
-
Colorectal Cancer awareness month
- Fire Prevention Month (The
Philippines)
-
Mărțișor in
Romania and
Moldavia, and
Martenitsa in
Bulgaria,
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
- The
Nineteen Day Fast, part of the
Bahá'í Faith,
March
2 through
March 20
-
Mardi Gras (February
3 to
March
9 in regular years,
February 4 to
March
9 in
leap years)
-
Ash Wednesday (February
4 to
March 10 in regular years,
February 5 to
March 10 in leap years)
-
World Maths Day, the first Wednesday in March
-
International Women's Day, March 8
- Pluto Planet Day (New
Mexico), March 13
(discussed here)
-
White Day (Asia),
March 14
- Pi
Day,
March 14
- 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
-
Saint Patrick's Day,
March 17
-
Sun-Earth Day,
March 18
-
Saint Joseph's Day,
March 19
- 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)
-
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 Asian 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 Organization
-
Pakistan Day,
March 23
- Day of
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 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:
-
Commonwealth Day, on the second Monday
-
World Kidney Day, on the second Thursday
-
Summer Day in
Albania, on March 14.
- Hexagonal Awareness Month
- 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
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