We are 3 months into 2024. The first month of Spring is March which starts between the 19^th and 21^st. Flowers start to bloom, and many animals awaken from hibernation in March.

March is a busy month!

March 8 is International Women’s Day, which is a day that not only celebrates the achievements of women and the progress made toward women’s rights, but also brings attention to ongoing struggles for equality around the world.

March 10 is the start of Daylight Saving Time, which begins at 2:00 A.M. that day. If your area observes it, don’t forget to “spring forward” and set the clocks one hour ahead, or you may find yourself an hour late to everything! 

March 14 is Pi Day –  Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π

March 15 is the Ides of March! Legend surrounds this ill-fated day. Beware the Ides of March! 

March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. According to folklore, folks wear a shamrock on St. Patrick’s Day because the saint used its three leaves to explain the Trinity. For me, as a teenager, the wonderful St. Patrick’s Parade and green beer at the end when you reached 76^th Street. I marched with my high school Cathedral HS and we would all meet up with St. Agnes or Cardinal Hayes’ boys at 76^th, to drink green beer, our self-proclaimed reward for marching and freezing.

March 19 is Feast of St. Joseph. Celebrated in every Italian home with various Italian dishes, a huge Italian table of food and, of course, Zeppole and Sfingi. Catholic Churches will have altars decorated with bread and food.

March 19 brings about the March equinox—also called the vernal or spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere—marking the beginning of spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, this date marks the autumnal equinox and the beginning of fall. On this day, the Sun stands directly over Earth’s equator. In Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 11:06 pm EDT 
This corresponds to Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 03:06 UTC.  UTC stands for Coordinated Universal time which is commonly referred to as International Time.

March 29 – Good Friday is a solemn Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and His death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum which is the period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy or Holy Thursday, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday and closes with the final prayer on Easter Sunday.

March 29-31 are known as the Borrowing Days. According to lore, the last three days of March have a reputation for being stormy.

March 31 – Easter Sunday – the Christian celebration of Christ’s resurrection.

The name March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war.                                                                            Let’s hope this month goes out like a lamb as we make way for April.