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I love knowing trivia like this!  Thanks!  Keep em coming.

posted by calia14 on March 26, 2009 at 9:33 PM | link to this | reply

Didn't know that about the Romans using this season to prepare for war.

Now I am wondering, is 'lencten' also the source of 'lent'?

Perhaps another interesting snippet connected here: JRR Tolkien, British author of The Lord of the Rings, set March 25th as the first day of the new Age of the world, at the culmination of the War of the Ring. 

It was also my Dad's birthday.

It is the official day that the buzzards make their annual return to Hinkley, Ohio.

posted by Ciel on March 25, 2009 at 9:06 AM | link to this | reply

Snow

Who knew? 

posted by Troosha on March 25, 2009 at 7:11 AM | link to this | reply

Another series of interesting informations to look forward to.

posted by vogue on March 25, 2009 at 12:15 AM | link to this | reply

Why did I not leave a comment!

posted by Soul_Builder101 on March 24, 2009 at 8:07 PM | link to this | reply

Hi Nita, good bits of information, interesting. We had a stormy, rainy and a cold day yesterday at Jaipur. The last 3-4 days have had its turbulences.

posted by Bhaskar.ing on March 24, 2009 at 7:39 PM | link to this | reply

 I used to love this stuff. It’s still fascinating. BCA, Bill*s Roost

posted by BC-A on March 24, 2009 at 2:51 PM | link to this | reply

Great snippet, Nita. Thank you.

posted by Rockingrector_retd on March 24, 2009 at 12:38 PM | link to this | reply

Our Tucson, Arizona month came in like an ice cube, heated and melted it

in a week of burning sunshine, and is now getting really cold and ice cube like again. Sigh.

posted by benzinha on March 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM | link to this | reply

In Kansas City, one never knows what March will do.  No two days are alike.  The temperatures are up and down, one day sunny, the next stormy.  Yesterday extremely windy, today still and wet from lasts night's downpoor.  March is a special month--much more than just a bridge from February to April. 

posted by TAPS. on March 24, 2009 at 9:14 AM | link to this | reply

march is a spring month, but it snowed today and there's a sharp wind blowing from the east. Thanks for such an informative post and thanks for visiting me.

posted by elinjo on March 24, 2009 at 9:10 AM | link to this | reply

Delightful post.

posted by hardilaziz on March 23, 2009 at 9:23 PM | link to this | reply

Nita, please do share them all...March is all confused here..one day is

warmish, then it cools right back down.....(the god, Mars, would never be this confused.:)

posted by Rumor on March 23, 2009 at 4:04 PM | link to this | reply

Hi Nita! These were very interesting! I look forward to more! Have a wonderful evening! Shelly

posted by sam444 on March 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM | link to this | reply

snowview

Cool info. Thanks

posted by TIMMYTALES on March 23, 2009 at 3:13 PM | link to this | reply

I love little snippets of interest =)

posted by mysteria on March 23, 2009 at 3:11 PM | link to this | reply

You're right about the UK - March came in like a lamb this year but today the weather changed and it's definitely going out like a lion!

posted by Rockingrector_retd on March 23, 2009 at 2:18 PM | link to this | reply

Excellent research Nits Always something to learn! Thanks

posted by merkie on March 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM | link to this | reply