In March, daylight saving time. St. Patrick’s Day, spring equinox, March Madness, and women’s history month occur. With grass turning green, flowers blooming, and nice weather, I feel like this very busy month deserves a summary of what occurs throughout these 4 weeks, and I’m willing to do it myself, so here’s what I know of what’s occurring in March!
Starting with daylight saving time, which seems to be a simple event where you turn your clocks forward, but there are challenges and disruptions in balance that come with it. We have to physically adjust routines, habits, and more to new schedules in order to align with our newly forwarded clocks, and it affects both humans and wildlife, and also affects our health with Increased exhaustion. But taking things step by step is key to aligning with this new season from sunset to sunrise.
March Madness, a basketball tournament by the NCAA Division I, includes 68 teams and kicks off with Selection Sunday on March 15th. 2 days later, from March 17-18, the first 4 play, and it ends with the Final Four in a championship game in Indiana, from April 4th to the 6th. It streams on so many platforms and websites, such as the NCAA app, Paramount+, HBO Max, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, and cable, so you have lots of options on where to watch the games if you’re not sure where to look.
St Patrick’s Day, ironically, occurs on the day when the first 4 in the March Madness play, March 17th. There are several things to do on that day and the week of, such as watching the games or attending parades and celebrations from Midtown to Marietta and Suwanee, so if you think you have nothing to do and want to celebrate, just know there is a wide range of events with various locations.
Spring equinox isn’t necessarily something you can celebrate with public events, parades, and stuff, but it’s an invisible astronomical occurrence when the sun shines directly on the celestial equator, passing from south to north, leading to the length of day and night being almost the same. I personally find the idea of the seasons being considered changed by astronomical events fascinating, so I decided to mention it!
And now we have women’s history month lasting throughout all 4 weeks. There aren’t any events, but it’s an observance, honoring and appreciation of women and the setbacks faced by women as well as the fight for the respect and acknowledgement of what they do, their accomplishments, and their abilities.
