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rchCalendar }} March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. Named for Mars, the Roman god of war.

In ancient Rome, March was called Martius. It was named after the war god ( Mars) and was considered a lucky time to begin a war. In ancient Hellenic civilization, March was called Anthesterion.

March was originally the first month of the Roman calendar. Julius Caesar's calendar reform in 45 BCE began the year on January 1. The tradition of starting the year in March continued in some countries for a long time. January 1 was only instituted as New Year's Day in France in 1564Events March 8 Naples bans kissing in public in the penalty of death June 22 Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Spa. Great BritainGreat Britain (often abbreviated as Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. Great Britain is also used as a political term describing the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales, and her colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, the same year they finally adopted to Gregorian calendar.

Historical names for March include the SaxonThis article is about the Saxons, a Germanic people. For other uses of the term, see Saxon (disambiguation). The Saxons were a large and powerful Germanic people located in what is now northwestern Germany and the eastern Netherlands (but not in the area term Lenctmonat, named for the equinoxIn astronomy, an equinox is defined as the moment when the sun reaches one of two intersections between the ecliptic and the celestial equator. The word "equinox" comes from the Latin for equal night . The equinoxes in March and September are the two time and eventual lengthening of days and the eventual namesake of LentIn Western Christianity, Lent is the period preceding the Christian holy day of Easter. Eastern Christianity calls this period Great Lent, to distinguish it from the Winter Lent (or Advent) that precedes Christmas. The remainder of this article will discu. The Saxons also called March Rhed-monat (for their goddess Rhedam ); ancient Britons called it hyld-monath (meaning loud or stormy).

1 Events in March

• On the first SundaySunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. It gets its name from Sunne, the Saxon Sun god, or Sunna the Scandinavian Sun goddess. Sunday is sometimes held to be the last day of the week (especially in modern Europe and South America), and of March the VasaloppetVasaloppet is a long distance cross-country ski race ( ski marathon) held in Dalecarlia, Sweden, annually on the first Sunday of March. It is the oldest, the longest, and the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. In the 80th race held on March 7, 2 cross country ski race takes place in Sweden in honour of Gustav Vasa's run in 1520.
• March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, one of the public holidays in the Republic of Ireland. In the Irish Calendar the month is called Márta and is the middle month of Spring.
• March 19 is Saint Joseph's Day
• One of the year's two equinoxes (called the vernal or spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere) occurs on or around March 21.
• March 25 is one of the Irish Quarter days (no longer generally observed).
• March 25 is Mother's Day in the United Kingdom.
• March 25 - Lady Day or the Feast of the Annunciation.
• In Western Christianity, Easter occurs on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, inclusive.