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Today is the Ides of March

March 15 is the Ides of March. Beware!

Street Art - Juliis Caesar by Diego Anido

Street Art – Julius Caesar by Diego Anido
Part of Spain’s Urban Art 2023 series
Issued February 23, 2023
Artist: Diego Anido

Unless you are an ancient Roman dictator, you don’t have anything to fear. The Ides simply refer to the middle of March. 

The Ides of March (“Eidus Martiae” in Latin) is a day on the traditional Roman calendar that corresponds to the date of March 15th on our current calendar. Today the date is commonly associated with bad luck, a reputation that it earned at the end of the reign of the Roman emperor Julius Caesar (100–43 BCE). The Ides of March (thoughtco.com)

And this is how we separate Canadians from the rest of the world: 

 

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