Crazy March in the Italian Language

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Marzo PazzerelloCrazy MarchIn English we say that March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. Italians add a twist: “Marzo pazzerello (crazy March) arriva da leone e se ne va come un agnello.”Marzo (named for Mars, the god of war) has always had a reputation for being “pazzo” (crazy). Someone who seems unpredictable and impulsive is said to be nato di marzo (born in March). Sole di marzo, onda di mare, pianto di donna: non ti fidare, Italians caution. (March sun, ocean wave, woman’s crying: don’t trust any of them.)Julius Caesar would have been wise to trust a fortune teller who warned that harm could come to him no later than March 15. On that day, as he made his way to the …


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