* 3/1 (3:00 a.m. EST): New Moon.
* 3/1: Mindfulness Day--Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that you are connected to each and every sentient being that has ever existed.
* 3/2 to 3/16: Losar/Tibetan Buddhist New Year (Year2141: the Wood Horse) & Monlam Chenmo/Great Prayer Festival--Commemorates miracles performed by the Buddha. Rituals, dances, and sculptures are offered to drive out evil spirits and to protect and benefit all sentient beings..
* 3/5: Old Romano-Egyptian festival honoring Goddess Isis as Lady of the Moon and Ruler of the Sea.
* 3/5: Day commemorating the birth of Taoist Lao-Tzu (570? BCE). Taoists live simply and tranquilly, respect life, and recognize the equality of all.
* 3/5 to 4/19 (OC 3/3 to 4/11): Ash Wednesday (fast day) and Lent--Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need.
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Artemis[/caption]
* 3/6 eve to 3/7 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis - as protector of wild animals, vegetation, and places.
* 3/9 (2:00 a.m.): Daylight Savings Time begins - set clocks ahead 1 hour.
* 3/12 to 3/17: Holi--Hindu festival celebrating the courting of God Shiva by Goddess Parvati, and the efforts on Her behalf by Kama (God of Love) and Rati (Goddess of Passion).
* 3/15 to 3/21: Old Anglo-Teutonic festival of Goddess Ostara, celebrating the annual rebirth. Her Hare gave gifts of eggs - signifying rebirth.
* 3/16 (1:09 p.m. EDT): Full Moon (Leaf/Seedling Moon).
* 3/17: St. Patrick’s Day--Old European festival marking rebirth of the Green Man (God as deciduous vegetation); merged with the Christian feast of St. Patrick.
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Kuan Yin by Richard Goettling[/caption]
* 3/19: Chinese Buddhist festival of Bodhisattva Kuan Yin; celebrates Her "birth." She declared women the spiritual equals of men.
* 3/19: Christian feast of St. Joseph, partner of Blessed Mary and foster-father of Blessed Jesus - honors him as nurturer, teacher, protector, and guide of all fathers.
* 3/19 to 3/23: Old Roman festival of Goddess Minerva - as font of artistic inspiration.
* 3/20 (12:57 p.m. EDT): Spring Equinox--Marks the beginning of Spring and point of equal daylight and darkness; celebrates first, annual, and perpetual Creation with egg hunts and exchanges.
* 3/20: Old Slavic Jare--God Jarilo reunites with Goddess Morana. Their love and happiness bring the world light, warmth, and fertility.
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Aries[/caption]
* 3/21: Beginning of Aries (the Ram/Ewe/Lamb).
* 3/21: Taoist festival honoring the Shen (Deities) of Water, East, and Spring; prayers are made for growth. Taoists seek enlightenment and live in harmony with Nature.
* 3/21: Haru-no-Higan--Day Japanese Buddhists mark the time of change by meditating on the impermanence of death.
* 3/22: World Water Day--Day to recognize the world’s dependence on clean fresh water.
* 3/25 (OC 4/7): Annunciation Day--Christian feast commemorating Blessed Mary’s fiat - choosing to conceive Child Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.
* 3/26: Birthday of Joseph Campbell (1904), who found Deity within all religions and myths. *
* 3/28: Death day of Scott Cunningham (1993), who taught a reverent, ethical, egalitarian, and ecological form of Wicca.
* 3/30 (2:45 p.m. EDT): New Moon.
* 3/30: Christian feast of Blessed Mary, partner of St. Joseph and mother of Blessed Jesus - honors her as nurturer, teacher, protector, and guide of all mothers.
* 3/30 to 4/2: Iroquois Thunder Ceremony--in thanksgiving for the rains. Iroquois believe Awenhai/Sky Woman descended from the Sky and created Earth.
* 3/31: Vigil to mourn China’s annexation of Tibet (1959) and the killings, torture, and religious persecution of Tibetan Buddhists.
* 3/31 to 4/8: Navaratri.
Excerpted fromTHE MYSTIC'S WHEEL OF THE YEAR 2014A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality© 2013 Marija Miovskiwww.WheeloftheYear.com
