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The Almanac is a resource of significant pagan events and the birthdays of important people connected to paganism/wicca.

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Almanac for March

15/03 - Julius Caesar

On the Ides of March (15th March) 44BC, the assasination of Julius Caesar by a group of senators in the Threatre of Pompey in the Campus Martius.

16/03 - Bacchanalia

The bacchanalia were wild and mystic festivals of the Roman god Bacchus, known as Dionysus to the Greeks. In classical mythology, Dionysus or Dionysos, is the god of wine, the inspirer of ritual madness and ecstasy.  The bacchanalia were held in secret and attended by women only, in the grove of Simila, near the Aventine Hill, on March 16 and 17.

18/03 - Edgar Cayce

On the 18th March 1877, the birth of Edgar Cayce also known as “The Sleeping Prophet” was born on a farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Who is often regarded as the most gifted Seer of our time and the father of modern holistic medicine.

Website: Edgar Cayce »

20/03 - Mary Bateman - The Yorkshire Witch

On Monday 20th March 1809, Mary Bateman, known as the Yorkshire Witch, was hanged at the gallows at York Castle for the murder of Rebecca Perigo.

20/03 - Ostara - Spring Equinox

Ostara Spring Equinox: 20th March 2009, 11.43. This marks the Spring Equinox. It is traditionally the day of equilibrium, neither harsh winter or the merciless summer, and is a time of childish wonder.

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29/03 - Summertime Begins

On March 29th 2009 at 01:00, British Summer Time begins and the clocks go forward by one hour.