Gypsy Magic: March Rituals and Magicks

The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars or Ares, the Greek god of war. In Rome, where the climate is Mediterranean, March was the first month of spring, a logical point for the beginning of the year as well as the start of the military campaign season..Many other cultures and religions still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March as well.

This page serves as a jumping off point for March holy days, spells, magicks, lore, rituals, superstitions and more.

General information on the month of March:

Astrology and Birth Signs for January:

(note: some of the dates will overlap with February and April)

Sign of the Water Lily (Feb 20 to Mar 20)
Sun in Pisces (Feb 19 to Mar 20)
Sign of the Honeysuckle (Mar 21 to Apr 19)
Sun in Aries (Mar 21 to Apr 19)

Celtic and Nordic Tree astrology and signs for January:

(note: some of the dates will overlap with December and February)

Ash Tree (Feb 18 - Mar 17)
Weeping Willow (Mar 1 to Mar 10)
Lime Tree (Mar 11 to Mar 20)
Alder Tree (Mar 18 to Apr 14)
Oak Tree (Mar 21)
Hazelnut Tree (Mar 22 to Mar 31)

Holidays, Feast Days and Holy Days in March:
(note: dates shown are for the year 2013)

1: Matronalia, the Festival of Women
1: New Year's Day in the old Roman calendar.
1: Saint David's Day
1: Mother March
2: Holy Wells Day, the day of Ceadda, the Celtic goddess of healing springs and holy wells.
4: The Anestheria - Greek festival of flowers
4: Feast of Rhiannon (Welsh)
8: Pancake Day
8: Birthday of Mother Earth (Chinese)
10: Mothering Sunday - 4th Sunday in Lent
10: The Daedala
11: New Moon
11: Hercules' Day (Greek)
11: Russian Butter Festival (date varies year to year)
12: Marduk's Feast Day
13: Purification Feast (Balinese)
14: Feriae Marti - Festival of Mars
14: The Diasia to ward off poverty - Greece.
15 Ides of March (Roman)
16: Whale Festival
16 - 17 : Bacchanalia - The festival of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine
17: Liberalia, the festival of Liber and Libera, a Roman fertility god and goddess
17: St Patrick's Day
17: Damballah's Day
19: Ides of March
19: Festival of Anna Perenna, the Roman goddess of the circle of the year.
19: Day of Aganyu (Santeria)
19 - 23: The Mivervalia and Quinquatria, main festivals of Minerva, the Roman goddess of war, wisdom arts and trades.
20: Ostara - the Vernal Equinox
20: Festival of Isis
20: Mabon (Southern Hemisphere)
21: Tea and Tephi Day (Irish)
21: Festival of Salii
21: Sun enters Aries
22: Hilaria
23: Summer Finding (Norse)
23: The Tubilustrium (also celebrated May 23)
26: Plowing Day (Slavic)
27: Full moon Crow Moon
27: Ascent Of The Christ Of The Gypsies - Holy Wednesday
28: Birthday of Kwan Yin
29: The Delphinia, or Artemis Soteira, of Artemis in Greece
29: Good Friday
29: Expulsion of the Demons of Bad Luck
29: Festival of Ishtar
30: The Festival of Salus, the Roman goddess of public safety and welfare.
30: Day of Bau (Babylonian)
31: Easter Sunday
31: Festival of Luna, the Roman goddess of the moon.

Spells, Magicks, and Rituals for March:

The Gods, Stories and Lore of March:

Just for Ostara and Easter:
(Note: Easter often falls in April as well as March and many pagans celebrate Ostara instead of Easter)

Recipes for food, incense, potpourri, and more:

For anything newly posted on this subject and not on this list see: March Spells and Rituals

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