5 Special days in March.1. March 3--Hina Matsuri matsuri Civil or religious festival in Japan, especially a Shinto shrine festival. It traditionally has two parts: a solemn ritual of worship and a joyous celebration. The participants first purify themselves (see harai) by periods of abstinence and by bathing. , Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and doll festival 2. March 6--Birthday of Michelangelo Michelangelo (di Lodovico Buonarroti) (born March 6, 1475, Caprese, Republic of Florence—died Feb. 18, 1564, Rome, Papal States) Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. , Italian artist 3. March 17--St. Patrick's Day, honors Ireland's patron saint patron saint Saint to whose protection and intercession a person, society, church, place, profession, or activity is dedicated. The choice is usually made on the basis of some real or presumed relationship (e.g., St. 4. March 20--Ibu Afo, New Year's festival in Nigeria 5. March 26--Birthday of Hawaii's Prince Kuhio Katsumi Suzuki's 1980 record for rope jumping without missing was 9 hours and 46 minutes. Ask someone to time you while you jump until you miss! Practice to extend your record by five minutes or more. |
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