#Alban Eiler

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Early Spring Flowers: Daisy

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Alban Eiler (Spring Equinox)

This year on March 19, the Spring Equinox, known as Alban Eiler, or Ostara, is the transition between late winter and early spring periods. It also marks the day, along with the autumnal equinox, when daylight and nighttime are equal lengths. Now, the days will continue to get longer until the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. I went to a park near my house (on Puyallup ancestral…

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Vieni, primavera, vieni a svelare la bellezza del fiore celata nel bocciolo tenero e delicato (Rabindranath Tagore)

Oggi é il primo giorno di primavera, arrivata con un giorno di anticipo rispetto al canonico 21 marzo, quando inizia il Grado Zero dello zodiaco, ovvero il principio di un nuovo ciclo con il segno dell’Ariete. Diversamente da quanto molti pensano, l’equinozio primaverile non dura l’intero giorno, bensì un singolo istante e precisamente nell’emisfero boreale alle 4:06 (ora italiana), ovvero quando…

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March 2024 witch guide

Full moon: March 25th

New moon: March 10th

Sabbats: Ostara-March 19th

March Worm Moon

Known as: Crow Moon, Eagle Moon, Goose Moon, Hrethmonath, Lenting moon, Lentzinmanoth, Moon of Snowblind, Moon of Winds, Plow Moon, Sap Moon, Seed Moon, Sore Eyes Moon, Storm Moon, Sugar Moon & Wind Strong Moon

Element: Water

Zodiac: Pisces & Aries

Nature spirits: Air & water spirits & Mer-people

Deities: Artemis, Astarte, Athena, Cybele, Isis, Luna & Minerva

Animals: Boar, cougar & hedgehog

Birds: Sea crow & sea eagle

Trees: Alder, dogwood & honeysuckle

Herbs: Apple blossom, broom, high John root, Irish moss, pennyroyal, wood betony & yellow dock

Flowers: Daffodil, jonquil & violet

Scents: Apple blossom & honeysuckle

Stones: Aquamarine, bloodstone, jasper, opal &topaz

Colors: Pale-green, red, violet, yellow & white

Energy:  Balance, beginnings, dream work, energy breaking into the open, exploring, fertility, inner development, karma, prosperity, spirituality, success & truth seeking

For many years, it was thought that the name "Worm Moon" referred to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring. This invites robins and other birds to feed—a true sign of spring.

However, more research revealed another explanation. In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver visited the Naudowessie (Dakota) and other Native American tribes and wrote that the name Worm Moon refers to a different sort of “worm”—beetle larvae—which begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time.

March’s full Moon often plays a role in religion, specifically in Christianity, this Moon is known as the Lenten Moon if it is the last full Moon of the winter season (i.e., if it occurs before the spring equinox) or as the Paschal Full Moon if it is the first full Moon of spring (i.e., if it occurs after the spring equinox).

Ostara

Known as: Alban Eiler, Lady Day & Spring/Vernal equinox

Season: Spring

Symbols: 8-spoked wheel, butterflies, chicks, decorated baskets, eggs, feathers, jellybeans, lambs, rabbits, seeds, shamrocks, spring flowers & sunwheels

Colors: Green, indigo, light blue, pastels, pink, red & yellow

Oils/Incense: African violet, florals, ginger, jasmine, lotus, magnolia, rose, sage & strawberry

Animals: Cormorant, hare, hawk, rabbit, sheep, sparrow & swallow

Mythical: Dragon & Unicorn

Stones: Amethyst, aquamarine, bloodstone, moonstone, red jasper & rose quartz

Food: Dairy foods, eggs(hard boiled), fruits, honey, honey cakes, leafy greens, vegetables, pine nuts, pumpkin, sunflower seeds, sprouts & waffles

Herbs/Plants: Acorn, cinquefoil, dogwood, ginger, Irish moss, olive, strawberry & woodruff

Flowers: Celandine, crocus, daffodil, dandelion, Easter lily,  jasmine gorse, honeysuckle, hyssop, iris, jonquil, linden, narcissus, peony, snowdrop, tansy & violet

Goddesses: Aphrodite, Ariadne, Artemis, Athena, Coatlicue, Cybele,Demeter, Diana, Eos, Eostre, Flora, Gaia, Hera, Idunn, Iris, Ishtar, Juno, Minerva, Persephone, Venus & Vesta

Gods: Adonis, Attis, Celi, Cernunnos, Coel, Dagda, Dalon ap Landu, Dumuzi, Green Man, Lord of the Greenwood, Mithras, Odin, Osiris, Ovis & Pan

Issues, Intentions & Powers: Agriculture, balance, beauty, fertility, growth, life, love & rebirth/renewal

Spellwork: Air magick, fertility, new beginnings & water magick

Activities:

• Go on a hike/walk & look for signs of spring

• Add Ostara symbols to decorate your altar space

• Plant vegetable &/or flower seedlings

• Decorate eggs with bright colors

• Set your intentions for the weeks/months ahead

• Start a new class or hobby

• Create eggshell candles

• Make plans & new routines for the future

• Participate in rituals & ceremonies that connect you with energy & the life force of nature

• Have a feast with your friends &/family with sprouts & leafy greens

• Bake hot cross buns or lavender/lemon flavored treats

• Clean & de-clutter your home

• Try a re-birthing/ renewing ritual

• Bring fresh flowers or plants into into the home

• Host a spring & floral themed tea party

• Make egg based food dishes & desserts

This holiday marks the Spring Equinox, which happens before March 19-22. It is the second of three spring celebrations (the midpoint between Imbolc and Beltane)  during which light & darkness are again in balance, with light on the rise. It is a time of new beginnings & of life emerging further from the grips of winter.

There is much debate regarding the origins of Ostara due to the lack of primary sources about this sabbat. One theory is the name of Ostara came from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. Another theory is that Eostre is more of a localized goddess in Kent County, England. Despite the questions of her origins, Eostre is associated with modern-day Pagan traditions of Ostara.

There is no evidence that the ancient Greeks or Romans celebrated Ostara, although they did celebrate their own spring festivals, such as the Roman festival of Floralia & the Greek festival of Anthesteria. It was a time to honor the returning sun, fertility & rebirth.

Related festivals:

• Nowruz- March 19th

Nowruz marks the first day of spring & renewal of nature. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox. It is also celebrated as the beginning of the new year by people all around the world for over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East & other regions.

It promotes values of peace & solidarity between generations & within families as well as reconciliation & neighbourliness. Nowruz plays a significant role in strengthening the ties among peoples based on mutual respect & the ideals of peace and good neighbourliness. 

Traditional customs of Nowruz include fire & water, ritual dances, gift exchanges, reciting poetry, symbolic objects & more; these customs differ between the diverse peoples & countries that celebrate the festival.

• Holi- March 25th

Holi is a popular & significant Hindu festival celebrated as the The festival of colors, Love &Spring. It commemorates eternal and divine love of the deities Radha & Krishna. Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it celebratess the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu. Holi originated & is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, but has also spread to other regions of Asia & parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.

Holi also celebrates the arrival of Spring in India, the end of winter & the blossoming of love. It is also an invocation for a good spring harvest season. It lasts for a night & a day, starting on the evening of the Purnima (full moon day) falling on the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna, which falls around the middle of March in the Gregorian calendar.

• Easter- March 31st

also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday is a Christian festival & cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus Christ, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, & penance.

Easter traditions vary across the Christian world & include sunrise services or late-night vigils, exclamations & exchanges of Paschal greetings, flowering the cross & the decoration and the communal breaking of Easter eggs (a symbol of the empty tomb) among many others. The Easter lily is a symbol of the resurrection in Western Christianity traditionally decorates the chancel area of churches on this day & for the rest of Eastertide. Additional customs that have become associated with Easter & are observed by both Christians & some non-Christians include Easter parades, communal dancing, the Easter Bunny & egg hunting.

Other Celebrations:

• Festival of Luna- March 31st

Is a feast day honoring the Goddess Luna who is seen as the divine embodiment of the Moon.

The Temple of Luna was a temple on the Aventine Hill in Rome, dedicated to Luna, the moon goddess. Its dedication was celebrated on March 31st, thus the celebration.

According to Tacitus, it was built by king Servius Tullius. However, the first confirmed reference to a temple to Luna dates to 182 BC & refers to one of its doors being knocked off its posts by a miraculous blast of air & shot into the back of the Temple of Ceres. That account probably places the temple at the north end of the hill, just above porta Trigemina. The temple was struck by lightning around the time of the death of Cinna, as was the temple of Ceres. After the destruction of Corinth, Lucius Mummius Achaicus dedicated some of his spoils from the city to this temple. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD & not rebuilt.

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

Wikipedia

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Encyclopedia britannica

Llewellyn 2024 magical almanac Practical magic for everyday living

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the cyclical holidays

sometimes the days of these holidays can change depending on the year but these are the traditional dates

alban arthuan - winter solstice

date: december 21st

associations: the sun, nwyfre (life force), white and gold, crowns, the new moon, midnight, Dagda and Hu

imbolc

alban eiler - spring equinox

date: february 1st

associations: the earth, calas (principle of matter), brown and black, a circle of candles, the first crescent moon, first light, Brighid and Ana

belteinne

date: march 21st

associations: saturn, element of earth, indigo and red, a dragon, the first quarter moon, dawn, Aengus and Coel

alban heriun - summer solstice

date: may 1st

associations: jupiter, the element of water, sky blue and orange, a mead horn, the waxing gibbous moon, morning, Eriu and Elen

lughnasadh

date: june 21st

associations: mars, the element of fire, red and yellow, three rays of light, the full moon, noon, Lugh and Beli

alban elued - autumn equinox

date: august 1st

associations: venus, the element of air, gold and green, a fiery wheel, the waning gibbous moon, afternoon, Tailtiu and Sul

samhuinn

date: september 22nd

associations: mercury, the element of spirit, green and blue, a silver branch, the last quarter moon, dusk, Mannanan and Esus

date: november 1st

associations: the moon, gwyar (principle of flow), violet and silver, a cauldron, the last crescent moon, evening, the Morrigan and Cerridwen

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Holidays 3.19

Holidays

Adopt a Dinosaur Day

Ash Tree Day (French Republic)

Carpenter Day (Mexico)

Certified Nurses Day

Client’s Day

Commemoration of the Victory over Kadhafi (Libya)

C-SPANniversary

Day of Equality (Finland)

Day of Women Artisans

Deskfast Day

El Pujilay (Bolivia)

Father’s Day (Belgium, Bolivia, Honduras, Italy, Portugal, Spain)

First Day of Spring [Vernal Equinox, Northern Hemisphere] (a.k.a. …

Akitu Festival begins (Ancient Sumeria)

Alban Eiler (a.k.a. Ostara; Celtic, Pagan) [2 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]

Bed in For Peace Day

Chunfen (China)

Dísablót (Honoring the ancient Norse Goddess Dís)

Earth Equinox Day

Festival of Dumuzi (Return of god of life & death to be with goddess of life which brings the Spring; Sumerian)

Festival of Iduna (Goddess of Spring, Keeper of the Apples of Youth; Norse)

Fragrance and Flower Day

Free Cone Day (Dairy Queen)

Great American Meatout Day

Haru-no-Higan (Japanese Buddhist)

Harvest Festival and Coming Forth of the Great Ones from the House of Ra (Ancient Egypt)

Higan (Japan)

International Astrology Day

International Earth Day

Jare (Old Slavic)

Kōreisai (Japan)

Kuulcan Snake God in Chicken Itza (Yucatan)

Mabon (Old Anglo-Teutonic)

Maslenitsa (Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Méan Earraigh (Pagan)

New Year's Day (a.k.a. Equinox of the Gods; Thelema)

Ostara (Wiccan Fire Fertility Festival)

Pacha Pucuy (Earth Ripening; Ancient Inca)

Passaround (The Season of Fertility; Church of the SubGenius)

Plant a Seed Day

Proposal Day

Shunbun no Hi (Japan)

Snowman Burning Day

Summer-Finding (Asatru)

Sun-Earth Day

Taoist Festival of Shen (Water, East & Spring)

Vernal Equinox

World Storytelling Day

International Client’s Day

International Day of the Artisan

International Read To Me Day

Josefistag (Liechtenstein)

Kashubian Unity Day (Poland)

Let's Laugh Day

Lunar Eclipse Day

Minna Canth Day (Finland)

National Automatic Door Day

National Backyard Day

National Certified Nurse Day

National Day of Oil (Iran)

National Drillbrush Cleaning Day

National Stretch Mark Day

National 3D Day

Oil Nationalization Day (Iran)

Operation Iraqi Freedom Day (US)

Pet Passport Day (UK)

Plant a Seed Day

St. Joseph's Day (traditional beginning of Frühjahrsbierfest in Munich)

See If You Can Find Someone Who Remembers Honey West Day

Swallows Day (traditional return to Mission San Juan Capistrano)

Taxonomist Appreciation Day

319 Day

Unity Day (Kashubia)

What the Heck Was That Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Bockbier Season begins [lasts 2 weeks]

Chardonnay Day (Cakebread)

Chocolate Caramel Day

National Oatmeal Cookie Day

Poultry Day

3rd Tuesday in March

National Agriculture Day (a.k.a. National Ag Day) [3rd Tuesday]

Tea for Two Tuesday [3rd Tuesday]

World Social Work Day [3rd Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning March 19 (3rd Week)

National Bubble Week [thru 3.26]

Independence & Related Days

Alexostan (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Massachusetts Colony (Founded; 1634)

New Year’s Days

Akitu begins (Babylonian New Year Festival celebrating the marriage of Haven and Earth; Everyday Wicca) [thru 3.28]

Festivals Beginning March 19, 2024

Balloons Over Waikato (Hamilton, New Zealand) [thru 3.24]

International Pizza Expo (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 3.21]

Sulyog Festival (Bongabond, Philippines)

Feast Days

Albert Pinkham Ryder (Artology)

Alemund of England (Christian; Martyr)

Alkmund of Derby (Christian; Saint)

Beer Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of St. Joseph [Austria, Malta]

Festival of Anna Perenna (Goddess of the Circle of the Year; Ancient Rome)

Georges de la Tour (Artology)

Goddess of Fertility Day (Pagan)

Greater Dionysia (Ancient Greece)

John of Panaca (Christian; Saint)

Joseph (Christian; Saint) [traditional beginning of Munich’s Frühjahrsbierfest]

Joseph Albers (Artology)

Landoald and His Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Lesser Panathenaea (Ancient Greece)

Maxwell Smart Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Minervalia (Festival to Minerva; Ancient Rome)

Mojoday (Discordian)

Nemetona (Goddess of the Sacred Grove; Celtic Book of Days)

Only 287 Drinking Days ’till 2025 Day (Pastafarian)

Philip Roth (Writerism)

Ostara Frittata Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Quinquatria (a.k.a. The Mivervalia; Festival to Minerva; Ancient Rome)

Quinquatria, Day 1: Racing Day (Pagan)

Saint Joseph (Western Christianity; if this date falls on Sunday, the feast is moved to Monday March 20) [Austria, Canada, Belgium]

Sitala (Hinduism)

Tara Puja (Buddhism)

Urbn Dionysian (Ancient Greece)

Xenocrates (Positivist; Saint)

Zimber Quattro’s Revenge Week (Shamanism)

Zoot (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [35 of 71]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 13 of 60)

Premieres

Amos ’n’ Andy (Radio Series; 1928)

Blackboard Jungle (Film; 1955)

Bob Dylan, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1962)

Born on a Pirate Ship, by Barenaked Ladies (Album; 1996)

The Bounty Hunter (Film; 2010)

Bright Lights (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Disney Cartoon; 1928)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Film; 1921)

Cello Concerto in B Minor, by Antonin Dvořák (Cello Concerto; 1896)

City, by Clifford D. Simak (Novel; 1952)

Copy Cat (Animated Antics Cartoon; 1941)

Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

The Day the Universe Changed (UK Documentary Series; 1985)

DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High (WB Animated Film; 2016)

Deathtrap (Film; 1982)

Dressed to Kill, by KISS (Album; 1975)

Erased (Anime Film; 2016)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Film; 2004)

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV Series; 2021)

Faust, by Charles Gounod (Opera; 1859)

Flying South, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Film; 2010)

Goldimouse and the Three Cats (WB LT Cartoon; 1960)

Green Eyes, by Jimmy Dorsey (Song; 1941)

Kate & Allie (TV Series; 1984)

A Leak in the Dike (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1965)

Magic and Music (Animated Disney TV Special; 1958)

Mickey Down Under (Disney Cartoon; 1948)

My Artictical Temperature (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1937)

The Nutcracker Suite, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Concert Suite ; 1892)

The 100 (TV Series; 2014)

The Opening of Misty Beethoven (Adult Film; 1976)

Point of No Return (Film; 1993)

Porky’s (Film; 1982)

Porky’s Phoney Express (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

The Runaways (Film; 2010)

Samson Scraps (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1962)

The Shaggy Dog (Film; 1959)

Shipyard Symphony (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1943)

A Sight for Squaw Eyes (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1963)

Sliphorn King of Polar (Swing Symphony Cartoon; 1945)

South Pacific (Film; 1958)

Sugar Foot Stomp, recorded by Fletcher Henderson (Song; 1931)

Takin’ It To the Streets, by The Doobie Brothers (Album; 1976)

Think Before You Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1969)

Tommy (Film; 1975)

Too Weak to Work (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1943)

T.V. or No T.V. (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1962)

We’re in the Honey (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1948)

Who Killed Cock-Robin (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Today’s Name Days

Josef, Josefa, Josefine (Austria)

Ida, Josip, Josipa, Zlata (Croatia)

Josef (Czech Republic)

Joseph (Denmark)

Joosep, Joosu (Estonia)

Joose, Joosef, Jooseppi, Josefiina, Juuso (Finland)

Joseph (France)

Gero, Josef, Josefa, Josefine, Joseph (Germany)

Chrysanthos, Dareia, Hrysanthos (Greece)

Bánk, József (Hungary)

Giuseppe, Giuseppina, Pino, Quartilla, Quinto, Sibilla (Italy)

Daris, Inga, Ingrīda, Ingus, Jāzeps (Latvia)

Juozapas, Juozas, Vilė, Vilys (Lithuania)

Josef, Josefine (Norway)

Bogdan, Józef (Poland)

Daria, Hrisant (Romania)

Jozef (Slovakia)

José (Spain)

Josef, Josefina (Sweden)

Daria, Daryna, Darusia, Ilaria, Laria (Ukraine)

Donahue, Donavan, Donovan, Dorian, Joe, Joey, Jose, Josef, Joseph, Wyatt (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 79 of 2024; 287 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 12 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Ding-Mao), Day 10 (Ren-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 9 Adair II 5784

Islamic: 9 Ramadan 1445

J Cal: 19 Green; Fryday [19 of 30]

Julian: 6 March 2024

Moon: 75%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 23 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Philo of Alexandria]

Runic Half Month: Beore (Birch Tree) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 1 of 92)

Week: 3rd Week of March

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 30 of 30)

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Holidays 3.19

Holidays

Adopt a Dinosaur Day

Ash Tree Day (French Republic)

Carpenter Day (Mexico)

Certified Nurses Day

Client’s Day

Commemoration of the Victory over Kadhafi (Libya)

C-SPANniversary

Day of Equality (Finland)

Day of Women Artisans

Deskfast Day

El Pujilay (Bolivia)

Father’s Day (Belgium, Bolivia, Honduras, Italy, Portugal, Spain)

First Day of Spring [Vernal Equinox, Northern Hemisphere] (a.k.a. …

Akitu Festival begins (Ancient Sumeria)

Alban Eiler (a.k.a. Ostara; Celtic, Pagan) [2 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]

Bed in For Peace Day

Chunfen (China)

Dísablót (Honoring the ancient Norse Goddess Dís)

Earth Equinox Day

Festival of Dumuzi (Return of god of life & death to be with goddess of life which brings the Spring; Sumerian)

Festival of Iduna (Goddess of Spring, Keeper of the Apples of Youth; Norse)

Fragrance and Flower Day

Free Cone Day (Dairy Queen)

Great American Meatout Day

Haru-no-Higan (Japanese Buddhist)

Harvest Festival and Coming Forth of the Great Ones from the House of Ra (Ancient Egypt)

Higan (Japan)

International Astrology Day

International Earth Day

Jare (Old Slavic)

Kōreisai (Japan)

Kuulcan Snake God in Chicken Itza (Yucatan)

Mabon (Old Anglo-Teutonic)

Maslenitsa (Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Méan Earraigh (Pagan)

New Year's Day (a.k.a. Equinox of the Gods; Thelema)

Ostara (Wiccan Fire Fertility Festival)

Pacha Pucuy (Earth Ripening; Ancient Inca)

Passaround (The Season of Fertility; Church of the SubGenius)

Plant a Seed Day

Proposal Day

Shunbun no Hi (Japan)

Snowman Burning Day

Summer-Finding (Asatru)

Sun-Earth Day

Taoist Festival of Shen (Water, East & Spring)

Vernal Equinox

World Storytelling Day

International Client’s Day

International Day of the Artisan

International Read To Me Day

Josefistag (Liechtenstein)

Kashubian Unity Day (Poland)

Let's Laugh Day

Lunar Eclipse Day

Minna Canth Day (Finland)

National Automatic Door Day

National Backyard Day

National Certified Nurse Day

National Day of Oil (Iran)

National Drillbrush Cleaning Day

National Stretch Mark Day

National 3D Day

Oil Nationalization Day (Iran)

Operation Iraqi Freedom Day (US)

Pet Passport Day (UK)

Plant a Seed Day

St. Joseph's Day (traditional beginning of Frühjahrsbierfest in Munich)

See If You Can Find Someone Who Remembers Honey West Day

Swallows Day (traditional return to Mission San Juan Capistrano)

Taxonomist Appreciation Day

319 Day

Unity Day (Kashubia)

What the Heck Was That Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Bockbier Season begins [lasts 2 weeks]

Chardonnay Day (Cakebread)

Chocolate Caramel Day

National Oatmeal Cookie Day

Poultry Day

3rd Tuesday in March

National Agriculture Day (a.k.a. National Ag Day) [3rd Tuesday]

Tea for Two Tuesday [3rd Tuesday]

World Social Work Day [3rd Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning March 19 (3rd Week)

National Bubble Week [thru 3.26]

Independence & Related Days

Alexostan (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Massachusetts Colony (Founded; 1634)

New Year’s Days

Akitu begins (Babylonian New Year Festival celebrating the marriage of Haven and Earth; Everyday Wicca) [thru 3.28]

Festivals Beginning March 19, 2024

Balloons Over Waikato (Hamilton, New Zealand) [thru 3.24]

International Pizza Expo (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 3.21]

Sulyog Festival (Bongabond, Philippines)

Feast Days

Albert Pinkham Ryder (Artology)

Alemund of England (Christian; Martyr)

Alkmund of Derby (Christian; Saint)

Beer Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of St. Joseph [Austria, Malta]

Festival of Anna Perenna (Goddess of the Circle of the Year; Ancient Rome)

Georges de la Tour (Artology)

Goddess of Fertility Day (Pagan)

Greater Dionysia (Ancient Greece)

John of Panaca (Christian; Saint)

Joseph (Christian; Saint) [traditional beginning of Munich’s Frühjahrsbierfest]

Joseph Albers (Artology)

Landoald and His Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Lesser Panathenaea (Ancient Greece)

Maxwell Smart Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Minervalia (Festival to Minerva; Ancient Rome)

Mojoday (Discordian)

Nemetona (Goddess of the Sacred Grove; Celtic Book of Days)

Only 287 Drinking Days ’till 2025 Day (Pastafarian)

Philip Roth (Writerism)

Ostara Frittata Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Quinquatria (a.k.a. The Mivervalia; Festival to Minerva; Ancient Rome)

Quinquatria, Day 1: Racing Day (Pagan)

Saint Joseph (Western Christianity; if this date falls on Sunday, the feast is moved to Monday March 20) [Austria, Canada, Belgium]

Sitala (Hinduism)

Tara Puja (Buddhism)

Urbn Dionysian (Ancient Greece)

Xenocrates (Positivist; Saint)

Zimber Quattro’s Revenge Week (Shamanism)

Zoot (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [35 of 71]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 13 of 60)

Premieres

Amos ’n’ Andy (Radio Series; 1928)

Blackboard Jungle (Film; 1955)

Bob Dylan, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1962)

Born on a Pirate Ship, by Barenaked Ladies (Album; 1996)

The Bounty Hunter (Film; 2010)

Bright Lights (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Disney Cartoon; 1928)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Film; 1921)

Cello Concerto in B Minor, by Antonin Dvořák (Cello Concerto; 1896)

City, by Clifford D. Simak (Novel; 1952)

Copy Cat (Animated Antics Cartoon; 1941)

Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

The Day the Universe Changed (UK Documentary Series; 1985)

DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High (WB Animated Film; 2016)

Deathtrap (Film; 1982)

Dressed to Kill, by KISS (Album; 1975)

Erased (Anime Film; 2016)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Film; 2004)

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV Series; 2021)

Faust, by Charles Gounod (Opera; 1859)

Flying South, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Film; 2010)

Goldimouse and the Three Cats (WB LT Cartoon; 1960)

Green Eyes, by Jimmy Dorsey (Song; 1941)

Kate & Allie (TV Series; 1984)

A Leak in the Dike (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1965)

Magic and Music (Animated Disney TV Special; 1958)

Mickey Down Under (Disney Cartoon; 1948)

My Artictical Temperature (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1937)

The Nutcracker Suite, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Concert Suite ; 1892)

The 100 (TV Series; 2014)

The Opening of Misty Beethoven (Adult Film; 1976)

Point of No Return (Film; 1993)

Porky’s (Film; 1982)

Porky’s Phoney Express (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

The Runaways (Film; 2010)

Samson Scraps (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1962)

The Shaggy Dog (Film; 1959)

Shipyard Symphony (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1943)

A Sight for Squaw Eyes (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1963)

Sliphorn King of Polar (Swing Symphony Cartoon; 1945)

South Pacific (Film; 1958)

Sugar Foot Stomp, recorded by Fletcher Henderson (Song; 1931)

Takin’ It To the Streets, by The Doobie Brothers (Album; 1976)

Think Before You Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1969)

Tommy (Film; 1975)

Too Weak to Work (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1943)

T.V. or No T.V. (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1962)

We’re in the Honey (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1948)

Who Killed Cock-Robin (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Today’s Name Days

Josef, Josefa, Josefine (Austria)

Ida, Josip, Josipa, Zlata (Croatia)

Josef (Czech Republic)

Joseph (Denmark)

Joosep, Joosu (Estonia)

Joose, Joosef, Jooseppi, Josefiina, Juuso (Finland)

Joseph (France)

Gero, Josef, Josefa, Josefine, Joseph (Germany)

Chrysanthos, Dareia, Hrysanthos (Greece)

Bánk, József (Hungary)

Giuseppe, Giuseppina, Pino, Quartilla, Quinto, Sibilla (Italy)

Daris, Inga, Ingrīda, Ingus, Jāzeps (Latvia)

Juozapas, Juozas, Vilė, Vilys (Lithuania)

Josef, Josefine (Norway)

Bogdan, Józef (Poland)

Daria, Hrisant (Romania)

Jozef (Slovakia)

José (Spain)

Josef, Josefina (Sweden)

Daria, Daryna, Darusia, Ilaria, Laria (Ukraine)

Donahue, Donavan, Donovan, Dorian, Joe, Joey, Jose, Josef, Joseph, Wyatt (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 79 of 2024; 287 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 12 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Ding-Mao), Day 10 (Ren-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 9 Adair II 5784

Islamic: 9 Ramadan 1445

J Cal: 19 Green; Fryday [19 of 30]

Julian: 6 March 2024

Moon: 75%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 23 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Philo of Alexandria]

Runic Half Month: Beore (Birch Tree) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 1 of 92)

Week: 3rd Week of March

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 30 of 30)

[gioianoramabi]

妳是美麗的春天女王

You’re the Queen of the Alban Eiler

[thepinebox]

Alban Eiler

wintertime passes and takes with it the bones of the winter king blankets them in hidden groves on steep hillsides the green man comes creates carpets of colour softly blows the trees to life and wakes the goddess from her sleep ensouled in the land the land wights arrive emptying sacks of seed onto the waiting earth the goddess and the green man grab hold of handfuls silently break their shells and spit them forth we are here with them on the precipice tangled in dreamscapes woven from old stories almost forgotten portals open to the summerland and we dance on the edge caught somewhere between this world and the next

[teatoast-n-tarot]

Alban Eiler Threshold time, noon # Gods #Cunomaglos #Cuda #Breej In #tarot The Wheel of Fortune is the #eleventh card of the major #arcana and is often numbered as 11. Within the original (Rider Waite Smith) system. The Wheel of Fortune card’s art shows a 6 or sometimes 8 spoked wheel topped with a sphinx. The #symbols on the wheel are broken down by their quarters. The vertical and horizontal spokes have the symbols R O T A which means #wheel in Latin. The Diagonal #spokes sometimes are not included but if they are there they are written in #Hebrew and #transliterated as Y H W H. This means #Yahweh #God in #Hebrew Altogether the spokes are spelling out God Wheel. In tarot is referring to one’s #destiny or #fate There are often 4 winged creatures (man, eagle, lion and ox) in the corners of this card. They represent the 4 #elements and also the 4 suits within tarot. The “Wheel of the Year” in #Celtic #tradition is divided into the #Dark Half and the #Light Half. These are the “sign posts” of the seasons. Dividing these quarters yet again are the Summer and Winter #Solstices and the Autumn and #Spring #Equinoxes known as the four “Albans.” Alban is “rock” in Gaelic, “white/light” in Latin; related to “Alba,” the Gaelic name for Scotland. Alban Eiler meaning “Light of the Earth.” the #druid #bird #fest of Spring. Go to the hills at dawn to watch the coming of migrating birds Paint eggs for decoration to signify new life Drink #mead in celebration of the Spring Equinox and warmer days Eat #fish and breads and cakes to celebrate a coming time of plenty Alban Eiler. (at Liverpool) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpupTJ6M08c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[triciamfoster]

Early Spring Flowers: Carnation

[emabeesart]

TatS - Vernal Equinox

This is Alban Eiler, also known as the Vernal (Spring) Equinox, or Ostara, the half-way point between Winter Solstice and the Summer Solstice, and usually occurs around March 20th or 21st. It is associated with the following: Element: Air Suit: Swords Major Arcana: The High Priest Preceded by: The Lord Succeeded by: The Lovers Leading Court: Princess of Swords Leading Pip: Ace of…

[candles-crystals-cauldrons]

Ostara page redo

[nocturnegloam]

Here in the midwest United States, the chilly morning mists are currently giving way to the sunrise set behind overcast, on the passing of this spring equinox, Alban Eiler, and Ostara, among its many other names. There is a distinct and special liminality which the vernal equinox possesses. The day and night come in perfect balance, as light and warmth prepare to inherit the Earth. 

As life cultivates in all its forms and motions, so do we. Even in the current global climate, we find ways to adapt and revive with tenacity. Now may be a time more befitting than ever to celebrate and appreciate the fire within our hearts, and circulate our feelings of love, inspiration, motivation, and gratitude through the collective. 

Of course, it is essential that in celebrating the passing of the seasons, we remain considerate of all life in our observance. This remains especially true during the current pandemic. Try not turn to fret in haste, though—even in the face of life’s uncertainty, we can find inspiration, clarification, comfort, growth, direction, balance, protection, personal action, and more.

Even for the best of us, the world will always procure unexpected circumstance, such as the current pandemic. When the life we share urgently calls, planning for things that may be deeply sacred to us may slip through our fingers. We should not let this “ebb” of the natural ebb and flow discourage us on our sabbatical or spiritual journey, lest our practices become “chores”, rather than extraordinary connections with ourselves and the beyond. The “ebb” is there to teach us something, to urge us to look deeply within ourselves. Even when the state of the world becomes seemingly inextricable, our sabbatical and spiritual practices can remain as mechanisms of divine retreat and reinvigoration.

Last night, when reading tarot, I pulled The World. Through quite a bit of reflection with this absolutely evocative card, I came to the conclusion that I wanted to help my small locale reconnect with the Earth and its seasons. To help them reconnect with their deepest selves as authentically as possible. To be a small catalyst, and a gentle guide on a path they walk all their own. 

Originally, this post was only going to be a simple list of ideas on how to celebrate this equinox during the pandemic, with social distancing and conservation of supplies (mainly food) in mind. I.e, you’ll need no more supplies than yourself and what you’ve already got at hand. In truth, that is still all it's going to be, following these paragraphs. But after meditating this morning, I felt I should share deeper insight in the simple hopes it might inspire someone else. Or, just simply cheer them up.

To whoever reads this, this is for you—and I hope you have a splendid spring equinox. I hope you can make it something all your own. I hope you find healing, revitalization, balance and more.

Best regards, Sierra

Ideas for the observation and celebration of the spring equinox/Alban Eiler/Ostara, with the pandemic, social distancing, and food conservation in mind:

General correspondences:

Colors: Pastels, green, yellow, and pink.

Plants: Comprehensive list here.

Trees: Birch, ash, and alder.

Animals: Hares, snakes, birds, baby animals, caterpillars, ladybugs, and bees.

Crystals: Ultimately up to your own discretion, color correspondences work just fine. Specific crystals can include quartz (clear and rose), aquamarine, moonstone, jade, amethyst, and more.

Incense: Anything floral, light, fresh, or sweet-smelling.

Element: Air

Symbols: Eggs, hare/snake/bird guarding an egg, spring flowers, feathers, sprouts, shamrocks, and trefoils/trinities/triplicities.

Themes: Light, balance, cleansing and healing, feminimity, fertility, fruition and abundance, love and attraction, blessing the home.

Decorate your altar with the holiday correspondences! Ideas for items to include are potted plants, crystals, ribbons, budding branches, dried flowers or herbs, clovers, a small glass of milk and honey, baskets, seed packets, incense and feathers, and figurines of deities or baby animals. 

If you don’t have any of these items readily available, replace them with themed drawings, paintings, or your own creations for the equinox. Make your altar as simple as you need to. Right now, social distancing and food conservation are more important than picking up a few extra supplies.

When you get hungry, you can make meals including fresh fruits, spring greens and vegetables, sweets (especially cakes), nuts and seeds, floral teas, lemonade, eggs, fish, and more.

Leave offerings of non-crucial supplies to deities, the Fae, spirits, ancestors, familiars, the element of air, or any other relevant entity of your choice. Write them a short poem, prayer, letter, etc. Take a moment to center yourself. Read your prose and give the offering, and express gratitude for their guidance. If you wish, burn a candle or incense in their name, as well.

Perform a ritual to commune with your entities of choice, or to your deepest self. Or, the ritual can be performed to welcome spring into your life and into your home. It can be as simple or elaborate as you wish. When communing, focus on the theme correspondences I listed above if you would like a targeted ritual for the holiday.

Perform your favorite form of divination, and ask questions/seek guidance relating to the themes of the equinox. Here are some examples:

What seeds should I plant to grow into my fullest fruition?

Who or what aspect of my life brings me warmth and growth, like the sun itself?

What can I do to make my mind as clear as the snow melt streams?

What has this winter taught me?

What parts of myself should be reborn, and what parts of myself should melt away?

How can I nurture new opportunities? 

Make equinox water by leaving a bowl of water outside from sunrise until noon. Or, set it out at the exact time or the equinox and leave it outside overnight. You can use this as a spell component later.

Make a symmetrical crystal grid to symbolize balance, and to charge your crystals. Bonus points if you make it in the shape of an equinox-related symbol, such as a clover. Put a candle in the center of the grid to symbolize growing light. You can chant, sing, play an instrument, pray, or use a singing bowl or chimes for additional charging. If you have enough salt on hand, surround your crystal grid with it, and this will help with cleansing your crystals as well. If your crystals are safe with water (do your research!), you can also cleanse them with salt water, spell water, or moon water spray, for a mess-free cleanse. You could also waft incense smoke over them, if you wish.

Dilute your favorite floral, fresh, or sweet essential oils, herbs, and salt in plenty of water, to make a cleansing spray, or to add to mop water for spring cleaning. Make sure to enchant the mixture with visualization or other techniques. Say a prayer or chant over it, or repeat a strong and specific statement of intention over it three times. There are other methods you can use to activate it, as well. Be safe and do your research when using any essential oils and herbs. Essential oils DO NOT replace proper disinfecting supplies.

Spring cleaning: Sweep, dust, scrub, and mop, finish the laundry, change your home’s air filters, organize your pantry and refrigerator, rearrange your furniture, etc. all while practicing visualization. Chanting or singing, or incorporating spell components when cleaning helps, too. 

Take part in your favorite meditations and breathing exercises for basic grounding and clearing. Pro-tip, doing this outside (where you aren’t in contact with anyone else) is extremely helpful in connecting with the season. If you can’t go outside, turn on nature audio tracks or springtime fantasy music.

Write down your wishes and goals for the next six months, and record your reflection of today’s holiday. Hide or bury the list somewhere (you can bury it in a fake egg if you want to be festive). It is said to be good luck to wish upon the spring equinox in this way, and to plant your goals like seeds to grow over the next six months. Excavate it at the next equinox, and look back on your reflections and what you have accomplished.

Perform general item enchantments, or enchant pastel-colored clothing, accessories, or makeup items with glamour or attraction magic. Choose any attribute related to the spring equinox, that you would like others to see in you when you wear this specific item. Or, enchant the item to attract people with those attributes. There are a number of ways you can perform enchantments. My favorite process for enchantment is as follows:

Pick the item. Cleanse it with salt water, moon water, smoke, the light of the full moon, a clear quartz crystal, or clearing visualizations. Then, charge the item with sunlight, sound, or burying.

Place a ward on the item. First, cast a circle to block outside influence, if you wish. Then, place the object near protective “enhancers” (crystals, herbs, etc. if you have them, this is by no means required). Finally, say a prayer, chant, or repeat a strong and specific statement of protection over the item while visualizing a protective sheath around it. When finished, announce your conclusion. Break the circle, or, move on to the next step. Alternatively to all of this, you can create a protection sigil (don’t forget to charge and seal it after you create it), let the object sit on the sigil overnight, and destroy the sigil the next day. This will also place a protective ward on the item.

Enchant the item. This process is similar to warding, but rather than focusing on statements of protection, you are focusing on your statement of intention. Ask yourself questions like: What do you want others to see in you when you wear this enchanted object? What perspectives and energy do you want to dispel? What do you want to attract in others? Cast a circle with your corresponding intention “enhancers” (crystals, herbs, sigils, etc), if you wish, and answer those questions. Use your answers to come up with a strong and specific statement of intention, a prayer, chant, etc. While reciting your choice of prose over the object, visualize the energy from yourself and your “enhancers” entering the object. When the collective energy reaches a peak, drive the last of the energy into the object and announce your conclusion. Seal the item with a good squeeze, a splash of salt/moon water, or a dash of salt. Take a moment to center and ground yourself with the object, and break your circle. Your enchantment is complete.

Create or perform other types of spells (there is no way I could list all of them) with the equinox theme correspondences I listed above. Here are more general ideas for what I couldn’t encompass in this post:

Examples of types of spells: Blessing or consecreation spells for the self and home. Love and attraction spells. Cleansing and healing spells. Warding and protection spells. Spells for restoration of personal balance. Spells for fertility (for the surrounding land, or the self). Enchant items to make charms, amulets, or talismans with attributes relating to the spring equinox, etc.

Examples of types of magic: Air elemental magic, crystal magic, tea magic, bath spells and rituals, jar/satchet magic, glamour magic, sex magic, hearth magic, plant magic, knot magic, poppet magic, sigil magic, planetary magic, astrological magic, sorcery and summoning magic, deity/ancestor work, faerie magic, hedge magic, divination magic, and more.

Please feel free to use any of these ideas, to adapt them in your own ways, or to add on more ideas, information, or recommendations! Happy equinox to you all.

[certelatelie]

Mabinogi - The Alban Knights

[brookston]

Holidays 3.20

Holidays

Alien Abduction Day

American Diabetes Association Alert Day

Atheist Pride Day [also 6.20]

Bibliomania Day

Big Bird Day

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Day

Dietitians Day (Canada)

Dogs in Yellow Day

Extraterrestrial Abductions Day 

Festival of Extraterrestrial Abductions

First Day of Spring [Vernal Equinox, Northern Hemisphere] (a.k.a. …

Akitu Festival begins (Ancient Sumeria)

Alban Eiler (a.k.a. Ostara; Celtic, Pagan) [2 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]

Bed in For Peace Day

Chunfen (China)

Dísablót (Honoring the ancient Norse Goddess Dís)

Earth Equinox Day

Festival of Dumuzi (Return of god of life & death to be with goddess of life which brings the Spring; Sumerian)

Festival of Iduna (Goddess of Spring, Keeper of the Apples of Youth; Norse)

Fragrance and Flower Day

Free Cone Day (Dairy Queen)

Great American Meatout Day

Haru-no-Higan (Japanese Buddhist)

Harvest Festival and Coming Forth of the Great Ones from the House of Ra (Ancient Egypt)

Higan (Japan)

International Astrology Day

International Earth Day

Jare (Old Slavic)

Kōreisai (Japan)

Kuulcan Snake God in Chicken Itza (Yucatan)

Mabon (Old Anglo-Teutonic)

Maslenitsa (Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Méan Earraigh (Pagan)

New Year's Day (a.k.a. Equinox of the Gods; Thelema)

Ostara (Wiccan Fire Fertility Festival)

Pacha Pucuy (Earth Ripening; Ancient Inca)

Passaround (The Season of Fertility; Church of the SubGenius)

Plant a Seed Day

Proposal Day

Shunbun no Hi (Japan)

Snowman Burning Day

Summer-Finding (Asatru)

Sun-Earth Day

Taoist Festival of Shen (Water, East & Spring)

Vernal Equinox

World Storytelling Day

French Language Day (a.k.a. International Francophonie Day; UN)

Ghode Jatra (Horse Festival; Nepal)

Great British Spring Clean Day (UK)

Hufflepuff Pride Day

International Day of Happiness (UN)

International Francophonie Day

Kiss Your Fiancé Day

Lajos Kossuth Day (Hungary)

Legba Zaou (Haiti)

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Day

Macaron Day NYC

Mesopotamian/Sumerian Grain Festival (Honoring Ashnan)

Mister Rogers Day

National Arts Advocacy Day

National Backyard Bird Photography Day

National Cherry Blossom Festival begins (Washington DC)

National NativeHIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Jump Out! Day

National Marketing Day

National Vanessa Day

National Westie Day

Nowruz (New Year) [Day 1, Around Spring Equinox] (a.k.a. ... 

Bahá'í Naw-Rúz (Bahá'í)

Naruz (Afghan New Year)

Navruz (Tajikistan, Ukbekistan)

Novruz Bairam (a.k.a. Persian New Year; Azerbaijan)

Nowrūz (Persian, Gilaki, Kurdish, Zoroastrians; California)

Oil Nationalization Day (Iran)

Pigeons Return to City-County Building (Ft. Wayne, Indiana)

Smile Rejuvenation Day

Very Hungary Caterpillar Day

Won't You Be My Neighbor? Day

World Behavior Analysis Day

World Day of Theater for Children and Young People

World Frog Day

World Head Injury Awareness Day

World NIDCAP Day

World Oral Health Day

World Rewinding Day

World Rights to Water Day

World Sparrow Day

Zipper Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Bock Beer Day (New York) [also 2nd Monday]

Crawfish Cravers Awareness Day

Macaron Day

National Ravioli Day

Oberon Day (Bell’s Brewing)

World Flour Day

3rd Monday in March

Act Happy Day [3rd Monday]

Benito Juarez Fiestas Patrias (Mexico) [3rd Monday]

Dangerous Dan's Annual Coffee Cup Washing Day [3rd Monday]

Dribble to Work Day [3rd Monday]

Wellderly Day [3rd Monday]

World Folk Tale and Fable Day [3rd Monday]

Independence Days

Blackland (a.k.a. Kingdom of Blackland; Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Conzorica (a.k.a. Federal Republics of Conzorica; Declared; 2014)

Otango Province Anniversary (New Zealand)

Qootärlænt (Declared; 2008) [unrecognized]

Rezaxia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Tunisia (from France, 1956)

Feast Days

Alexandra (Christian; Saint)

Big Bird (Muppetism)

Blessed John of Parma (Christian; Saint)

Clement of Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (Christian; Saint) [maltsters]

Extraterrestrial Abductions Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of the Supreme Ritual (Thelema)

Festival For Driving Out All Evils (Inca)

Festival of Isis (Ancient Egypt)

Herbert of Derwentwater (Christian; Saint)

John of Nepomuk (Christian; Saint)

Józef Bilczewski (Christian; Saint)

María Josefa Sancho de Guerra (Christian; Saint)

Martin of Braga (Christian; Saint)

Michele Carcano (Christian; Saint)

Philo of Alexandria (Positivist; Saint)

Quinquatria, Day 2: Wrestling Day (Pagan)

Vernal Equinox Festivals [see “First Day of Spring” above]

Wulfram (Christian; Saint)

Xena Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Zagmuk (Festival celebrating the Resurrection of Marduk)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 79 [22 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [17 of 60]

Premieres

After Hours, by The Weekend (Album; 2020)

Back Off Boogaloo, recorded by Ringo Starr (Song; 1972)

Basic Instinct (Film; 1992)

Both Sides Now, by Joni Mitchell (Album; 2000)

Duplicity (Film; 2009)

Hollywood Shuffle (Film; 1987)

I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, by Sinead O’Connor (Album; 1990)

I Love You, Man (Film; 2009)

Insurgent (Film; 2015)

Knowing (Film; 2009)

Lady Chatterly’s Lover, by D.H. Lawrence (Novel; 1928)

Man of La Mancha (Broadway Musical; 1965)

Meet the Temptations, by The Temptations (Album; 1964)

Newman Laugh-O-Grams (Disney Cartoon; 1921)

Noises Off (Film; 1992)

The Pink Panther (Film; 1964)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (Film; 1981)

The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Novel; 1850)

Straight, No Chaser, by Thelonious Monk (Album; 1967)

Symphony Hour (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Wild Things (Film; 1998)

Zombeavers (Film; 2015)

Today’s Name Days

Claudia, Wolfram (Austria)

Ivan, Nicet, Pavao (Croatia)

Světlana (Czech Republic)

Gordius (Denmark)

Malve, Malvi, Malviine (Estonia)

Aki, Jaakkima, Joakim, Jooa, Kim, Kimi (Finland)

Herbert, Printemps (France)

Claudia, Wolfram (Germany)

Claudia, Rodi, Rodianos (Greece)

Klaudia (Hungary)

Alessandra,, Claudia (Italy)

Irbe, Made, Magda, Magdalēna (Latvia)

Filomenas, Imgarda, Irma, Tautvilė, Žygimantas (Lithuania)

Joakim, Kim (Norway)

Aleksander, Aleksandra, Ambroży, Anatol, Bogusław, Cyriaka, Eufemia, Klaudia, Patrycjusz, Ruprecht, Wasyl, Wincenty (Poland)

Víťazoslav (Slovakia)

Alejandra, Daniel, Martín (Spain)

Joakim, Kim (Sweden)

Dillan, Dillion, Dillon, Drew, Dru, Dylan, Dylon (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 79 of 2023; 286 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 12 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 2 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Yi-Mao), Day 29 (Ding-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 27 Adar 5783

Islamic: 27 Sha’ban 1444

J Cal: 18 Ver; Foursday [18 of 30]

Julian: 7 March 2023

Moon: 1.5%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 23 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Philo of Alexandria]

Runic Half Month: Beore (Birch Tree) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 1 of 90)

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 29 of 29)

Calendar Changes

Spring [Season 2 of 4]