The Ides of March

Nowadays, we all know about the Ides of March. This is because of Shakespeare’s famous line from his play, Julius Caesar. In fact, the Roman calendar included Ides for every month. In March, May, July and October, the Ides were on the 15th. In the other months, the Ides were on the 13th. And this year, some cities, like Minneapolis, have switched St. Patrick’s Day to the Ides. This is only temporary, though. Can’t have a parade tie up traffic on Monday!