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Happy March, everyone! Here are some of the 16 facts from an article from Reader's Digest about the month of March.
In the Roman calendar (From Wikipedia) March was the first month of the year and there were only 10 months at the time:
- It’s March—Happy New Year, ancient Romans!
- It’s the best month for basketball (but worst for productivity)
- It’s also the best month for vasectomies
- March was named for war—and lives up to its title
- Beware The Ides of March unless you’re a cat
| Calendar of Romulus |
|---|
| Martius (31 days) |
| Aprilis (30 days) |
| Maius (31 days) |
| Iunius (30 days) |
| Quintilis (31 days) |
| Sextilis (30 days) |
| September (30 days) |
| October (31 days) |
| November (30 days) |
| December (30 days) |
Starting with Quintilis, the name of the month is based on its position in the calendar...quint being the prefix for 5, sext 6, etc...all the way up to dec for 10. This calendar only had 304 days...the days between the end of December and the beginning of Martius (March) were unnamed and unnumbered, although January and February were eventually added at the end of the calendar. Sometime around 150 BC January was moved to the beginning of the calendar and January 1st became New Year's Day.
The Spring Equinox marked the beginning of the ancient year and the first month was named after Mars, the God of War, because that was the time the soldiers could go back to doing battle after being idle for the winter.
Read the article for more interesting facts about March. The article was published in 2016 so some of the dates don't line up with this year.
Interesting days
March - Multiple Sclerosis Month, Peanut Month, Kidney Month, Hemophilia Awareness Month, Social Work Month, Nutrition Month, International Ideas Month, Cheerleading Safety Month, Umbrella Month, Women's History Month, Caffeine Awareness Month, Credit Education Month and Craft Month
Today - World Book Day, Refired, Not Retired Day, Plan A Solo Vacation Day, World Compliment Day, Fruit Compote Day, Horse Protection Day and Pig Day
Tomorrow - Salesperson Day, Employee Appreciation Day, Old Stuff Day, Dr. Seuss Day, Banana Cream Pie Day, Dress in Blue Day and Read Across America Day
Next Thursday - World Kidney Day, Name Tag Day International Women's Day, Peanut Cluster Day, and Proofreading Day
April - Garden Month, Decorating Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, Straw Hat Month and Poetry Month
April 1 - Reading Is Funny Day, One Cent Day, Atheist Day, Fun Day, Sourdough Bread Day, and of course, April Fools' Day
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