March is a month of fasting for those of the Bahá'í faith. The period leads up to their New Year, which is on the day of the vernal equinox, March 20: http://info.bahai.org/article-1-4-7-2.html
Just about every religion espouses fasting at one point or another, but almost always for the same basic reasons (chart): http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2001/02/Fasting-Chart.aspx
Actor Rainn Wilson shares the agony, gratitude, and clarity that come with "The Fast": http://bahaiteachings.org/the-bahai-fast-slowly
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