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March 1

Kalends of March
Matronalia
St. David
Roman New Year

Roman Women's Festival.  Prayers were offered for prosperity in marriage, and women recieved presents from men.

A holy day in Wales, celebrating St. David.

March 2

Holi

To learn more about Holi, click here.

March 3

March 4

March 5

Navigium Isis

Ancient Egyptian Festival honoring the goddess's invention of hte sail.  It is observed as the beginning of the new sailing season.

March 6

March 7

Purim
Junonalia

Roman festival honoring Juno--a procession of 27 girls dressed in long robes, accompaned by the image of the goddess carved from cypress wood.

Purim is a Jewish festival of spring...click here to learn more.

March 8

March 9

March 10

March 11

March 12

March 13

March 14

Veturius Mamurius

Celebrates the art of armor making.

March 15

Ides of March
Rhea

Julias Ceasor was assisnated in 44 BCE

Holy day of Rhea, the Greek goddess of the earth, mother of Zues.  Traditionally, river sprites or nymphs are acknowledged on this day.

March 16

Dionysus

Greek beginning of the 2 day festival of Dionysus.  It promotes a fruitful grape harvest.

March 17

St. Patrick's Day

Trefuilnid Treochair, national day of Ireland.  Feast for the triple bearer of the triple key, the trident-bearing Celtic divinity assimiliated to St. Patrick, whose sacred plant is the shamrock.

March 18

March 19

Atheena

Greek festival honoring Atheena.  In Roman times, it was the festival of the goddess Minerva.

March 20
Iduna

Sacred day of Norse goddess Iduna, the bearer of magic apples of life.  She personifies the light half of the year, and brings joy to humans.

March 21

Vernal Equinox

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March 22

March 23

Summer Finding

Norse festival acknowledging the light of the sun becoming more powerful than darkness.

March 24

March 25

Lady Day

The festival of Lady Day is the celebration of the conception of the divinity that enters the world on Dec. 25.  It is also the Day of the Return of the Goddess, and is considered by some to be the date of the creation of the world.

March 26

March 27

March 28

Sacrifice at the Tombs

Roman festival, acknowledging the ancestors.

March 29

March 30

March 31

Luna Passover

Roman festival of Luna, goddess of the full moon.  Her temple on Aventine hill was the focus of worship.

To learn more about Passover, click here.

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