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March is the third month of the year in both the and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of in the Southern Hemisphere, where is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March.

History
The name of March comes from Martius, the first month of the earliest . It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month Martius was the beginning of the season for warfare,Mary Beard, John North, and Simon Price, Religions of Rome (Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 47–48 and 53. and the held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close.Michael Lipka, Roman Gods: A Conceptual Approach (Brill, 2009), p. 37. The views of on the festivals of Mars framing the military campaigning season are summarized by C. Bennett Pascal, "October Horse," Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 85 (1981), p. 264, with bibliography. Martius remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as late as 153 BC,H.H. Scullard, Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic (Cornell University Press, 1981), p. 84; Gary Forsythe, Time in Roman Religion: One Thousand Years of Religious History (Routledge, 2012), p. 14 (on the uncertainty of when the change occurred). and several religious observances in the first half of the month were originally 's celebrations.Scullard, Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic, p. 85ff. Even in , picturing the months sometimes still placed March first.Aïcha Ben Abed, Tunisian Mosaics: Treasures from Roman Africa (Getty Publications, 2006), p. 113.

March 1 began the numbered year in Russia until the end of the 15th century. Great Britain and its colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, when they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar (the fiscal year in the UK continues to begin on 6 April, initially identical to 25 March in the former Julian calendar). Many other cultures, for example in Iran, or Ethiopia, still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March.

March is the first month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (North America, Europe, Asia and part of Africa) and the first month of fall or autumn in the Southern Hemisphere (South America, part of Africa, and Oceania).

Ancient Roman observances celebrated in March include Agonium Martiale, celebrated on March 1, March 14, and March 17, , celebrated on March 1, , celebrated on March 7, , celebrated on March 14, , celebrated on either March 14 or March 15, on March 15 and then through March 22–28, , celebrated on March 16–17, and , celebrated March 17, , celebrated March 19–23, and , celebrated March 23. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.

Other names
In , the month is called maaliskuu, which is believed to originate from maallinen kuu. The latter means earthy month and may refer to the first appearance of "earth" from under the winter's snow. In Ukrainian, the month is called березень/ berezenʹ, meaning birch tree, and březen in Czech. Historical names for March include the Lentmonat, named after the and gradual lengthening of days, and the eventual namesake of . also called March Rhed-monat or Hreth-monath (deriving from their goddess Rhedam/ Hreth), and Angles called it Hyld-monath, which became the English Lide. In Croatia, the month is called Ožujak. In , the traditional name is sušec, meaning the month when the earth becomes dry enough so that it is possible to cultivate it. The name was first written in 1466 in the Škofja Loka manuscript. Other names were used too, for example brezen and breznik, "the month of birches". The word Mart is given after the name of Mars the god.

Symbols
March's birthstones are aquamarine and bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage. Its is the . The signs are Pisces until approximately March 20 and Aries from approximately March 21 onward.. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.

Observances
This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.

Month-long
  • In Catholic tradition, March is the Month of Saint Joseph.
  • Endometriosis Awareness Month (International observance)
  • National Nutrition Month (Canada)
  • Season for Nonviolence: January 30 – April 4 (International observance)
  • Women's History Month (Australia, United Kingdom, United States)
  • Women's Role in History Month ()

American
  • Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
  • Irish-American Heritage Month
  • Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
  • Music in our Schools Month
  • National Athletic Training Month
  • National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
  • National Celery Month
  • National Frozen Food Month
  • National Kidney Month
  • National Nutrition Month
  • National Professional Social Work Month
  • National Reading Awareness Month
  • Youth Art Month

Non-Gregorian
(All Baháʼí, , and observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)
  • List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar
  • List of observances set by the Chinese calendar
  • List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar
  • List of observances set by the Islamic calendar
  • List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar

Movable
  • List of movable Eastern Christian observances
  • List of movable Western Christian observances
  • National Corndog Day (): March 21
  • Equal Pay Day (): March 31

First Sunday

First week, March 1 to 7
  • Global Money Week

School day closest to March 2
  • Read Across America Day

First Monday

First Tuesday

First Thursday
  • World Book Day (UK and Ireland)
  • World Maths Day

First Friday

Second Sunday

Week of March 8: March 8–14
  • Women of Aviation Worldwide Week

Monday closest to March 9, unless March 9 falls on a Saturday
  • Baron Bliss Day (Belize)

Second Monday

Second Wednesday

Second Thursday
  • World Kidney Day

Friday of the second full week of March
  • World Sleep Day

Third week in March

Third Monday
  • Birthday of Benito Juarez ()

March 19th, unless the 19th is a Sunday, then March 20
  • (Western Christianity)
    • Father's Day (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Honduras, and Bolivia)
    • , celebrated on the week leading to March 19. ()
    • "Return of the Swallow", annual observance of the swallows' return to Mission San Juan Capistrano in .

Third Wednesday

March equinox: c. March 20

Fourth Monday

Fourth Tuesday

Last Saturday

Last Sunday
  • European Summer Time begins

Last Monday
  • Seward's Day (, United States)

Fixed
  • March 1
  • March 2
    • National Banana Creme Pie Day ()
    • National Reading Day ()
    • Omizu-okuri ("Water Carrying") Festival (Obama, Japan)
    • Peasant's Day (Burma)
    • Texas Independence Day (, United States)
    • Victory at Adwa Day (Ethiopia)
  • March 3
    • ()
    • Liberation Day (Bulgaria)
    • Martyr's Day (Malawi)
    • Mother's Day (Georgia)
    • National Canadian Bacon Day ()
    • Sportsmen's Day (Egypt)
    • World Wildlife Day
  • March 4
  • March 5
  • March 6
    • European Day of the Righteous ()
    • Foundation Day (Norfolk Island)
    • Independence Day (Ghana)
  • March 7
  • March 8
  • March 9
  • March 10
  • March 11
    • Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania
    • Johnny Appleseed Day ()
    • Moshoeshoe Day ()
    • Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day (United States)
  • March 12
    • Arbor Day (China)
    • Arbor Day (Taiwan)
    • Aztec New Year
    • Girl Scout Birthday ()
    • National Baked Scallops Day (United States)
    • National Day (Mauritius)
    • Tree Day ()
    • World Day Against Cyber Censorship
    • Youth Day (Zambia)
  • March 13
  • March 14
  • March 15
    • Hōnen Matsuri ()
    • International Day Against Police Brutality
    • J. J. Roberts' Birthday ()
    • National Day (Hungary)
    • World Consumer Rights Day
    • World Contact Day
    • World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film
    • World Speech Day
    • Youth Day (Palau)
  • March 16
    • Day of the Book Smugglers ()
    • Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires ()
    • Halabja Day ()
    • Saint Urho's Day (Finnish Americans and Finnish Canadians)
  • March 17
  • March 18
    • Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation ()
    • Flag Day (Aruba)
    • Gallipoli Memorial Day ()
    • Men's and Soldiers' Day ()
    • Teacher's Day ()
  • March 19
  • March 20
    • Feast of the Supreme Ritual ()
    • Great American Meatout (United States)
    • International Day of Happiness ()
    • Independence Day (Tunisia)
    • International Francophonie Day ( Organisation internationale de la Francophonie), and its related observance:
    • Liberation of Kirkuk City ()
    • National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
    • World Sparrow Day
  • March 21
    • Arbor Day (Portugal)
    • Birth of Benito Juárez, a Fiestas Patrias (Mexico)
    • (Australia)
    • Human Rights Day (South Africa)
    • Independence Day (Namibia)
    • International Colour Day (International observance)
    • International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (International observance)
    • International Day of Forests (International observance)
    • Mother's Day (most of the )
    • National Tree Planting Day (Lesotho)
    • (Poland, )
    • World Down Syndrome Day (International observance)
    • World Poetry Day (International observance)
    • World Puppetry Day (International observance)
    • (Tunisia)
  • March 22
  • March 23
  • March 24
    • Commonwealth Covenant Day (Northern Mariana Islands, United States)
    • Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice ()
    • Day of National Revolution ()
    • International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims ()
    • National Tree Planting Day (Uganda)
    • Student Day ()
    • World Tuberculosis Day
  • March 25
    • Anniversary of the Arengo and the Feast of the Militants (San Marino)
    • Cultural Workers Day (Russia)
    • Empress Menen's Birthday ()
    • EU Talent Day ()
    • Feast of the Annunciation (Christianity), and its related observances:
    • Freedom Day (Belarus)
    • International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
    • International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members (United Nations General Assembly)
    • (, United States)
    • Revolution Day (Greece)
    • Struggle for Human Rights Day (Slovakia)
    • Tolkien Reading Day ()
  • March 26
  • March 27
    • Armed Forces Day ()
    • International whisk(e)y day
    • World Theatre Day (International)
  • March 28
    • Commemoration of Sen no Rikyū (Schools of Japanese tea ceremony)
    • Serfs Emancipation Day (Tibet)
    • Teachers' Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
  • March 29
    • (Central African Republic)
    • Commemoration of the 1947 Rebellion ()
    • Day of the Young Combatant ()
    • Youth Day (Taiwan)
  • March 30
    • (Palestine)
    • National Doctors' Day ()
    • Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • World Idli Day
  • March 31
    • César Chávez Day (United States)
    • Culture Day (Public holidays in the Federated States of Micronesia)
    • Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan)
    • Freedom Day (Malta)
    • International Transgender Day of Visibility
    • King Nangklao Memorial Day (Thailand)
    • National Backup Day (United States)
    • National Clams on the Half Shell Day (United States)
    • Thomas Mundy Peterson Day (, United States)
    • (US Virgin Islands)

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