March may be named after the Roman god of war but it\u2019s one of the happier months for me. We\u2019re finally rid of February and psychologically I just feel better when the first of March rolls around. So here we are into the third month of the year, or if we did it (maybe right) like the Romans once did, the first. Their year was only ten months long and began in March. As I\u2019ve mentioned before, to the Romans, January and February were just two nameless months they called \u201cwinter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides making us \u201cthink\u201d that spring is almost here, some interesting activities fall in March.\u00a0
I mentioned that March was named for the Roman god of war \u2014 it could be just a coincidence, but with the exception of the recent war in Afghanistan, almost all major U.S.or NATO led military operations since the invasion of Vietnam have begun in the month of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And we have the Ides of March to look forward to, or beware of\u2026. as you probably remember, on the Roman calendar, the midpoint of every month was known as the Ides. That whole story about the Ides of March made popular by Shakespeare\u2019s Julius Caesar probably got a lot more press than it deserved. If someone tells you \u201cbeware the Ides of March,\u201d they\u2019re just being a jerk, or trying to impress you that they\u2019ve read Shakespeare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another thing you always hear about March is that if it comes in like a lion, it\u2019ll go out like a lamb. I suppose this just begs for some extensive research to see if there\u2019s any truth to it or not, but maybe I\u2019ll leave that exercise for next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of my favorite days in March is Pi Day, on 3\/14 \u2014 a day filled with math jokes, pi-reciting competitions and, of course, eating real pie. But the big day in March is St. Patrick\u2019s Day, a day of just one giant party that doesn\u2019t require any gifts.\u00a0
And March is also the month of the Vernal Equinox, when the sun shines on the equator giving us a near 50-50 split of light and darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While we\u2019re talking about the significance of March, I think I\u2019ve got to mention that, sadly, it contains a special holiday that I\u2019m afraid will have to come to an end soon. March 10th is International Find a Phone Booth Day. Phone Booths, especially in the US are becoming harder and harder to find and I fear they will go the way of the fax machine, blueprints and slide rule. I suppose all good things have to end, but it\u2019s still March, a good month that maybe does<\/em> deserve to be the first month of the year\u2026. March may be named after the Roman god of war but it\u2019s one of the happier months for me. We\u2019re finally rid of February and psychologically I just feel better when the first of March rolls around. So here we … Continue reading
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