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March abbreviation

March is abbreviated as Mar in English.

March is the third month of the solar year, and it is a big month with * * * 3 1 day. In the northern hemisphere, March is the first month of spring, and the solar terms of this month are: fright and vernal equinox. March in English comes from the myth of Mars, the ancient Roman god of war, so he is the god of spring. Mars myth, the god of land, war, agriculture and spring in Roman mythology, is one of the twelve main gods of Rome. The son of Jupiter and Juno, the husband of Verona and the lover of Venus, is the most important god worshipped by the Roman legion, second only to Jupiter and corresponding to Ares in Greek mythology.

At first, Mars myth was the god of reproduction and plants in Roman mythology, and also the patron saint of livestock, farmland and farmers. In the 2nd century BC, Cato said that you should feed your livestock well and give it to silvanus, a myth of Mars, every year.

Later, with the expansion of the Roman Empire, the myth of Mars became a symbol of war. He is one of the three original gods in Rome, the god of land and kingship. Mars is also considered as the father of romulus, the builder of Rome, so he is also the ancestor of the Romans.

Mars myth is the most revered god, just like Jupiter. He is the patron saint of soldiers and Rome. At that time, the Romans in Shang Yong believed in God most commonly. Worship at least twice a year, Jupiter is usually fixed for three times, but before all wars in Rome, kings or consuls have to pick up the sacred spear of Mars and read: Mars, wake up ... You have to worship Mars when you come back in triumph, so it is often more than Jupiter.