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--- name: March slug: march type: temporal unit / psychological gauntlet status: running version: 3.2024 released: "circa 45 BCE (Julian reform), current build: indefinite" maintainer: gregorian-calendar-consortium dependencies: - February - daylight-saving-time - seasonal-affective-disorder - vernal-equinox license: public domain (you did not choose this) tags: - month - transition - weather-instability - hope-adjacent - mud ---
The month where winter pretends to end several times before finally meaning it.
March is a 31-day buffer zone between winter and spring. It runs on a simple loop: mild day, brutal cold, mild day, rain, mild day, false hope, repeat. The process terminates sometime around day 20 when the vernal equinox fires and daylight formally overtakes darkness. Users rarely notice the exact moment. They are usually indoors, waiting.
The name derives from Mars, Roman god of war. This is accurate. March is adversarial by design.
# march.config.yml
length_days: 31
hemisphere: northern # behavior inverts in southern builds
mood_baseline: cautious_optimism
weather_variance: extreme
daylight_saving_time: enabled # applies to most US/EU locales. disrupts sleep. not optional.
lion_lamb_ratio: dynamic # see proverb documentation
equinox_date: ~March 20
Q: Is it spring yet? A: Astronomically, yes, after the 20th. Thermally, ask again in April.
Q: Why does everyone seem unwell in March? A: See seasonal affective disorder, vitamin D deficiency, and the accumulated cost of a winter that is not quite over.
Q: Should I go outside? A: Probably. Bring a layer you will regret carrying by noon.