3/2: Mindfulness Day--Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that you are connected to each and every sentient being that has ever existed.3/4 to 3/5: Mahashivaratri--Hindu fast, night vigil, and feast for God-Goddess Shiva-Shakti (union of Will and Power), who dances to create, destroy, and re-create the Universe. Tantric Hindus believe Shiva is within all men and Shakti within all women.
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.3/6 (11:04 a.m. EST): New Moon.3/6 to 4/20 (OC 3/11 to 4/19): Ash Wednesday (Pure Monday) and Lent--Christian time of purification by self-reflection, peace-making, reparation for harm done, and helping those in need. Lenten Truce (through Easter).3/10 (2:00 a.m.): Daylight Savings Time begins - set clocks ahead 1 hour.3/12 eve to 3/13 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis - as protector of wild animals, vegetation, and places.3/14: Day Tibetan Buddhists meditate on and emulate Bodhisattva Goddess Green Tara’s loving-kindness to self and others.3/14: Sikh New Year (Nanakshahi Era 551 begins).3/15: Corporate Tax Day--Day to give back to the community for the benefits of community. Corporations should adopt a triple bottom line (people, planet, and profit) to support the consumers, environment, and countries that support them.3/15 to 3/21: Old Anglo-Teutonic festival of Goddess Ostara, celebrating the annual rebirth. Her Hare gave gifts of eggs - signifying rebirth.3/17: 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.[caption id="attachment_19193" align="alignright" width="300"]
Photo by Steven Gerner[/caption]3/17 to 3/21: 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).3/19: 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 eve to 3/21 eve: Jewish fast of Esther and fest of Purim--Recalls a planned massacre of Persian Jews and their deliverance by Queen Esther; time for helping those in need.3/19 to 3/23: Old Roman festival of Goddess Minerva - as font of artistic inspiration.3/20 (5:58 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 (9:43 p.m. EDT): Full Moon (Second Leaf/Seedling Moon).3/20: Old Slavic Jare--God Jarilo reunites with Goddess Morana. Their love and happiness bring the world light, warmth, and fertility.3/21: Nowruz--Persian New Year.
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.3/21: World Forest Day--Day to celebrate the complex living community of trees, plants, birds, and mammals that live in forests world-wide.3/22: World Water Day--Day to recognize the world’s dependence on clean fresh water.3/25: Chinese Buddhist festival of Bodhisattva Kuan Yin; celebrates Her “birth.” She declared women the spiritual equals of men.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.3/28: Death day of Scott Cunningham (1993), who taught a reverent, ethical, egalitarian, and ecological form of Wicca.3/31: 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.THE MYSTIC'S WHEEL OF THE YEAR 2019A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality© 2018 Marija Miovskiwww.WheeloftheYear.com
