How did March get its name?

"March" is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. However it?s considered to be the start of spring, as March brings the vernal equinox, the full moon and the return of summer time. Also, the Roman calendar originally started with March, and January and February were added after the calendar reform.

What is so special about March?

March is the time of year when animals and plants begin to wake up from their winter sleep. It is equivalent to September in the southern hemisphere.

People born in March

These people are creative and imaginative, but also reserved and somewhat introverted. They live and do things their own way and often express emotions through art.

Best quotes and sayings about March

• The stormy March has come at last, with winds and clouds and changing skies. I hear the rushing of the blast that through the snowy valley flies.
• Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour.
• In March winter is holding back and spring is pulling forward.
• March bustles in on windy feet and sweeps my doorstep and my street. ? Susan Reiner.
• If March roars in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.
• Winds of March, we welcome you, there is work for you to do. Work and play and blow all day, blow the winter wind away.
• It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. - Charles Dickens
• Spring is nature's way of saying: Let's party!