March is here !

I'm always pleased when the 1st of March is here because it's nice to think that Spring is just around the corner. The daffodils are springing up well and many are showing their lovely colourful, cheerful heads - here are some for you, and by the way Happy St David's Day too.

daffodils, so cheerful

Stained glass depiction of Saint David, designed by William Burges, at Castell Coch, Cardiff

Did you know?
March was known as Hlyda, or Lide in Old English, which means ‘loud. This was referring to the March winds, which were considered very noisy.

The Anglo-Saxons called March “Hlyd monath” meaning “Stormy month” or “Hraed monath” meaning “Rugged month.”

The flower of March is the daffodil.

March babies are spoiled with two birthstones: aquamarine, and bloodstone which symbolize courage.

March was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and was named after the Roman god of war, Mars.

The phrase ‘mad as a March hare’ comes from the view that a hare will behave oddly during the breeding season, which is in March.

There are two zodiac signs in March. Pisces, which is until March 20th, and Aries which is from the 21st.

Every year, March and June finish on the same day of the week.

Special Days of March

March is the only month with three consecutive consonants in its English name, its fair to say that March is a pretty unique month. And its also a month full of pretty unique days. For instance ...

March 1st is World Compliment Day. This day is a day about being positive and sowing the seeds of happiness.

March 6th is White Chocolate Cheesecake Day. (Low Carb recipe here). Some find that a white chocolate cheesecake is the most heavenly desert that could possibly grace your taste-buds. Bake one or buy one, it doesn’t matter. So long as you eat one today - all is balanced in the universe! LOL!

March 11th is World Plumbing Day, Plumbing spans back in time to civilisations like Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece, and it’s often something we take for granted. However, without plumbing we’d have no running water and sewage in the streets. Eww!

March 12th is plant a flower day. Floral arrangements date back to as early as 2,500 BC in Egypt, where they were used as decoration and to honour both the dead and the living. After thousands of years people still pick flowers, so instead of picking one today plant one!

March 13th is all about challenging superstitions, Open An Umbrella Indoors Day! Invented in 2003 by Thomas Nibb, this is a day about breaking old superstitions and seeing how nothing bad comes of them. So open your umbrella indoors today – just make sure you don’t break anything!

March 20th is Snowman Burning Day! This was first celebrated in 1971 at Lake Superior State University, this is a holiday all about welcoming the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Lake Superior is one of the coldest places in the US, so there’s always enough snow for a snowman!

March 30th is Take A Walk In The Park Day - A great day to stretch your legs and get some fresh air. If the weather holds up why not even go out and have a picnic, Covid restrictions permitting.

The above taken from here and here and here

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All the best Jan