March -- Mars' month

DATE	HOLIDAY	DESCRIPTION
March 1	St Eichatadt	communion (drinking of human blood for power/strength and homage to demons; use males or females, any age)
March 1	Feast of Saint David	Patron saint of Wales and poets. His feast day is on the anniversary of his death around 588 A.D. Life was especially strict for the monks in his monasteries, and he was criticized by St Gildas for being more ascetic than Christian. Butler's Lives of the Saints describes the environment in his many abbeys: The community lived a life of extreme austerity. Hard manual labour was obligatory for all, and they were allowed no cattle to relieve them in tilling the ground. They might never speak without necessity, and they never ceased praying mentally, even when at work. Their food was bread, with vegetables and salt, and they drank only water, sometimes mingled with a little milk. For this reason St David was surnamed 'The Waterman'. "Dewi Sant" in Welsh, is the patron saint of Wales. He is credited with converting Wales to Christianity. This holiday also commemorates King Caswallon's victory on this day in 640 AD. Western Australia
March 1	Whuppity Scoorie	A Scottish noise festival, Everyone grabs bells, brooms, whistles and throws open all the doors and windows of the town to drive out evil spirits. One of the orgins of Spring cleaning.
March 2	Yom Ashura	Muharram 10 (Mar 2, 2004). Celebrates Noah leaving the ark on Mount Ararat. It was originally suggested as a fast day by Mohammed, but later became associated with the death of his grandson, Husayn ibn Ali, who was killed on this day in the Battle of Karbala (October 10, 680).
March 8	Fast of Esther,	Jewish: Adar 14 (Mar 8, 2004). If Adar 13 is a Saturday, then the Fast of Esther will be observed on the preceding Thursday. It celebrates Queen Esther's fast to save the Jews of Persia in 6th century BC after It is celebrated by reading the Book of Esther in the synagogue, and eating hamantaschen.
March 7	Purim	Adar 14 (Mar 8, 2004). A Jewish festival for the patron saint of pastry cooks and confectioners commemorating the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman. It is celebrated by reading the Book of Esther in the synagogue, and eating hamantaschen. It will be observed in Veadar in embolismic years. Also known as Feast of Lots. Charity to the poor, sharing food with friends, and vigorous merrymaking mark the observance. more
March 6	Holi	Phalguna 15 (Mar 6, 2004). It commemorates the burning of the witch Holika. Also is a celebration of the arrival of spring. People throw brightly colored powders at each other. It is popular in India, Malaysia, and Surinam. Also known as Basaat. In Culture Shock! India Gitanjali Kolandad offers a word of warning to visitors who will be in India for Holi. Normal rules of behavior are suspended: women pretend to battle with men, bhang (hashish) is added to milk and drunk, and anyone is fair target for the coloured powders and water that are traditionally thrown. This is one festival that can get a little out of hand, and it is best to go to a Holi party, rather than join the street celebration, especially in the cities. The men can get quite intoxicated and rowdy. If you do go out on the streets, wear old clothes and be prepared to become every colour of the rainbow, and soaking wet into the bargain. If you are invited to a Holi party, wear spotless white, the perfect canvas for the brilliant pink, red and yellow powders with which you will be painted.
March 6	Magha Puja Day	Buddhist celebration of the presentation of teachings by Lord Buddha to and assembly of holy men.
March 7	Hola Mohalla	A Sikh day when mock battles are fought and martial arts are displayed.
March 8	International Women's Day	Begins Women's Week, and in the Unites States, the whole month of March is National Women's History Month. In China, women employees get a whole or half paid day off, while the men must still work. Occurs on the anniversary of a demonstration in New York in 1857 when American women protested conditions in the textile and garment industries.
March 8	Commonwealth Day Labour Day	(Canada) (Victoria, AU)
March 9	Festival of Ishtar	(Astarte, Aphrodite, Venus) - love, fertility
(March 15, 2004)	Canberra Day	(Canberra, AU)
March 15	Ides of March	It was on the Ides of March that Julius Caesar was assasinated.
March 15 - 27	Rites of Cybele & Attis	(12 day death & resurrection ritual)
March 17	St Patrick's Day	Patron saint of Ireland. He was born in Britain and was captured by Celts and taken to Ireland as a slave. When fifteen, he escaped and made his way back to Britain. Later he became trained as a monk, and returned to Ireland. Mainly thanks to Patrick's influence, Ireland had an age of literacy while the rest of Europe plummeted into the Dark Ages. Saint Patrick's Day, March 17. Honors the patron saint of Ireland by commemorating his death. It is the national holiday of the Republic of Ireland (Eire). The custom is that one must wear green on this day or get pinched. New York has celebrated it with a parade since 1762. It is observed in Rome with religious services. Satanist snake ritual.
March 18	Sheelah's Day	Sheelah may have been the wife or mother of Saint Patrick. This day is observed with clovers left over from Saint Patrick's Day celebrations.
March 18	Jacques De Molay Day	(Knights Templar)
March 19	Canberra Day	(Australia)
March 21	Vernal (Spring) Equinox	Satanist new year sexual orgies and sacrifices (use male or female, human or animal) Sabbat Festival - Major fertility Sabbath Feast Day Pelusia, Invocation of Isis (Hindu Holi) Tubulustrum Roman purificationShab-i-barat Night of Forgiveness Islam ?
(March 21, 2004)	Mothering Sunday	An old English custom. Observance includes attending the mother church in which one was baptized, and offering gifts at the altar to the Church, and also to one's mother, as tokens of love and gratitude.
March 21	Naw-Rúz	Celebrates the Baha'i New Year and the end of a month of fasting.
March 21	No Ruz IOstara	Iran's new year (The New Day) - Zoroastrian Baha'i observance of the vernal equinox symbolizing spiritual growth and renewal. Wicca (welcoming of spring and the goddess-as-maiden)
March 21	Navaratri	Asvina 1-9. "Nine nights". Commemorates Durga killing the buffalo-headed demon. The tenth day is Vijaya Dasami, or "victory of the tenth". Navaratri is again held in Vaisakha.
March 21	Feast of Saint Gabriel	Archangel of the Annunciation, and patron saint of postmen and communications workers.
March 21	Feast of Saint Benedict	Patron saint of speleologists and founder of the Benedictine order.
March 24	Feast of the Beast Feast of Priapus Festival of Isis	Sexual and sacrificial rituals. Celebration of male fertility. Ritual abortion and cannibalism reported mock wedding, "Bride of Satan" Read more here
March 24 - 31	Holy Week	Christians observe the week before Easter with solemn ceremonies based on events in Jesus' life, especially on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Satanist rituals vary with sect.
March 25	The Annunciation	The announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of the incarnation of Christ. It was placed in this day in order to be nine months before Chirstmas day. Also known as Lady Day, or Quarter Day in England and Ireland where it is a traditional day to come up with the rent.
March 26	Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra )	Zoroastrian
March 28	Ramnavami	Hindu celebration of the birth of Lord Rama, hero of the religious epic poem, The Ramayana. The day involves telling of stories and going to the temple. In 24,000 verses the Ramayana tells the story of the life of Rama and Sita. Rama was exiled from his kingdom, and he went to live in the forest with his wife Sita and his brother Lakhshmana. Ravana, a demon king, kidnapped Sita and took her away to his kingdom in Lanka. With the help of the monkey god Hanuman, Rama defeated Ravana's army. Rama and Sita were incarnations of Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi. As a Sanskrit epic, the Ramayana is second only to the Mahabharata. Both epics are about the struggle between one's dharma (destiny) and adharma.
March 31	Cesar Chavez Day	The birthday of labor leader Cesar Chavez (1927-1993). He formed the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. (CA)
March 31	Festival of Luna	Polytheist This day was known as the Festival of Luna, or the ancient Virgin Goddess of the Moon who came to be called Diana. She was identical to the Greek goddess Artemis. Daughter of Jupiter and Latona. Sister of Apollo, she was also the Goddess of Hunting. Diana had three forms: Luna in Heaven, Diana on Earth, and Hecate in the Underworld. Diana was often called Diana Lucifera, Diana the Bringer of Light. The Greeks knew her as Artemis, the twin sister of Apollo, and daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was born under Mount Cynthus in Delos and hence was also called Cynthia and Delia. She carried a bow and quiver like her brother, and was especially fond of music and dance. Diana was never conquered by love, and submitted to no man, hence she was the goddess of a chaste moon and, except for her family, tolerated only female companions. Her priestesses were all chaste and this festival was celebrated with daily music and dance until the kalends of June. The hunter Actaeon happened across her bathing one day and had the fortune (or misfortune) to become the only man to ever have seen Diana in all her naked beauty. He paid with his life.
MARCH (date varies)	Purim	Jewish festival celebrating the deliverance of the Jews from Persia by Esther The Scroll of Esther is read
Late MARCH to Early April	Kuan Yin's Birthday	Kuan Yin is the Chinese goddess of mercy
MARCH 20 or 21	Spring Equinox	Sun crosses celestial equator: days and nights of equal length (Sabbat Festival) (Major fertility Sabbath) Orgies Oral, Anal, Vaginal Any age Male Female human or animal
Full Moon preceding Spring Equinox	Passover	Jewish festival in rememberance of the escape from Egypt
Sunday Preceding Full Moon following Spring Equinnox	Palm Sunday	Sunday before Easter celebrating the entry of Jesus to Jerusalem
Thrusday before Easter	Holy Thursday	The Last Supper
Friday before Easter	Good Friday	The Crucifixion
Sunday after Full Moon after Vernal Equinox	Easter	The resurrection of Christ The name Easter comes from the fretival of a Teutonic dawn goddess: Bede Eostre

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