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Ides of March

Ides of March is held on March 15. This event in the second decade of the month March is annual.

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In fact, the Ides of March once signified the new year, which meant celebrations and rejoicing.

The Ides Is Not Always On The 15th Of The Month. In the Roman calendar, there were three component parts of every month: the Kalendae or Kalends was the first of the month, the Nonae which came nine days before the Ides and the Idus. The Ides of March, May, July and October fall on the 15th, and on every other month they were on the 13th. Thus in April, the Ides will fall on the 13th. Romans counted inclusively, so the Nones could be on the 7th or the 5th -according to forbes.

In Latin, the phrase Ides of March is "Idus Martias."According to Dictionary.com, the phrase "ides of March" is usually the middle of the month, the timing of the first full moon.

Julius Caesar, dictator of Rome, is stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus on March 15. The day later became infamous as the Ides of March.

Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts

Nanakshahi New Year, first day of the month of Chet on March 14 (Sikhism);

International Napping Day on March 14;

International Ask a Question Day on March 14 (Today, on the 14th March, was Albert Einstein’s birthday in 1879);

Moth-er Day on March 14 (For those who love the insect world);

Learn about Butterflies Day on March 14;

Buzzards Day on March 15 (Buzzards are another word for turkey vultures, a species of vulture protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918);

Brutus Day on March 15;

Dumbstruck Day on March 15;

Everything You Think is Wrong Day on March 15;

True Confessions Day on March 15;

Quilting Day on March 16 (this is a popular craft and art - embroidery, applique, patchwork, quilted fabric - two pieces of fabric stitched through through, between which there is a layer of batting or other non-woven material);