March


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 Greek
civilization, March was called Anthesterion.

Events in March

   * March 25th, Mother's Day celebrated in the UK.
   * Easter occurs on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, inclusive.

Trivia

   * In March the Sun passes through zodiac constellations Aquarius and
     Pisces.
   * March begins on the same day of the week as November in all years and
     as February on regular years.
   * The signs of the zodiac within the month of March are Pisces and Aries.

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A march is also a genre of music, originally written for and performed by
marching bands.
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March (German) / Morava (Slovak, Czech) is the name of a Czech river forming
the major part of the border between Austria and Slovakia,and partly also
between Czechia and Slovakia. --- March is also the name of a municipality
in the rural district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Germany