Probably one of the most famous and familiar phrases about March is "March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb."
The two animals mentioned in this saying are not random, nor are their mannerisms unlike this transitional month. Folklore suggests that these animals have a heavenly connection.
The constellation, Leo, is rising in the east at the beginning of March. Leo also happens to be a lion, while Aries, the ram, sets in the west at the end of March.
The month also possesses strong literary and historical association in terms of the Ides of March, or March 15. Julius Caesar, who in William Shakespeare's play ignores the soothsayer's warning, "Beware of the Ides of March," was murdered on March 15 in a conspiracy led by Brutus and Cassius.
There is also the proverbial phrase, "Mad as a March hare." A March hare is a brown hare in the breeding season, known for its leaping, boxing and chasing in its mating ritual.
