Chapter XVII :: Wheel of the Year  

Months :: March

What's in a Name?

The word "March" comes from the Roman 'Martius'. This was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and was named after Mars, the god of war. Anglo-Saxons called the month Hlyd monath, meaning Stormy month, or Hraed month, meaning Rugged month.

March's Child

Who on this world of ours their eyes
In March first o’en shall be wise,
In the days of peril, firm and brave,
And wear a bloodstone to their grave.

Weather Lore

So many mists in March you see
So many frost in May will be.

When March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb.

A dry March and a wet May
Fill barns and bays with corn and hay.

As it rains in March so it rains in June.

March winds and April showers
Bring forth May flowers.

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  • » March
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  • ◊ July
  • ◊ August
  • ◊ September
  • ◊ October
  • ◊ November
  • ◊ December
• ◊ Precession of the Equinoxes
• ◊ Seasonal Science
• ◊ Solstice & Equinox Calendar
• ◊ Tides of the Year

Sabbats

• ◊ Winter Solstice
• ◊ February Eve
• ◊ Spring Equinox
• ◊ May Eve
• ◊ Summer Solstice
• ◊ August Eve
• ◊ Autumn Equinox
• ◊ November Eve

Alternate Calendars

• ◊ Aztec
• ◊ Celtic Tree
• ◊ Egyptian
• ◊ Goddess
• ◊ Hindu
• ◊ Islamic
• ◊ Jewish
• ◊ Maya
• ◊ Runic Half Month