What is March?
{{monththisyear|3}} '''March''' (Mar.) is the third [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], coming between [[February]] and [[April]]. It has 31 days. March is named after [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]], the [[Roman mythology|Roman god]] of war. March always begins on the same day of the week as [[November]], and additionally, [[February]] in [[common year]]s. March always ends on the same day of the week as [[June]]. == The month == [[File:Narcissus pseudonarcissus 030405.jpg|thumb|180px|right|The [[daffodil]] is a symbol of the month of March, when [[Spring (season)|spring]] begins in the [[Northern Hemisphere]].]] In [[Roman Empire|ancient Rome]], March was called Martius. It was named after the war god ([[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]) and the Romans thought that it was a lucky time to begin a war. Before [[Julius Caesar]]'s [[calendar]] reform, March was the first month of the year in the Roman calendar, as the [[winter]] was considered to be a monthless period. It is one of seven months to have 31 days. March begins on the same day of the week as [[February]] in [[common year]]s and [[November]] every year, as each other's first days are exactly 4 weeks (28 days) and 35 weeks (245 days) apart respectively. March ends on the same day of the week as [[June]] every year, as each other's last days are exactly 13 weeks (91 days) apart. In [[common year]]s, March starts on the same day of the week as [[June]] of the previous year, and in [[leap year]]s, [[September]] and [[December]] of the previous year. In common years, March finishes on the same day of the week as September of the previous year, and in leap years, [[April]] and December of the previous year. In years immediately before common years, March starts on the same day of the week as [[August]] of the following year, and in years immediately before leap years, [[May]] of the following year. In years immediately before common years, March finishes on the same day of the week as August and November of the following year, and in years immedia