spring equinox
Vernal day-night equality
The spring equinox is one of two moments each year when the sun crosses the celestial equator, making day and night approximately equal in length.
In the Northern Hemisphere, it falls around March 20 or 21, marking the astronomical start of spring.
The autumn equinox occurs six months later.
The spring equinox signals planting season for many farmers.
Iranian New Year festival
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- PassoverFestival of liberation
- HoliSpring festival of colors
- festivalOrganized public celebration
ritual · ceremony · pagan · Wiccan · bonfire · feast · Stonehenge · Angkor Wat
Relating to spring
- celestialOf the sky above
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- orbitCurved celestial path
- daylightSun's natural glow
sunrise · sunset · hemisphere · astronomical · zenith · declination · ecliptic · axial tilt
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- growthIncrease in size
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
revival · rejuvenation · budding · greenery · germination · new beginnings · fertility · planting
State of balance
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- midpointExact center between two
- transitionChange from one state
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
parity · evenness · counterpoise · equipoise · balance point · light and dark · halfway · threshold
Nowruz
Iranian New Year festival
festival · ritual · ceremony · pagan · Wiccan · bonfire · feast · Stonehenge · Angkor Wat · gathering
vernal
Relating to spring
daylight · sunrise · sunset · hemisphere · astronomical · zenith · declination · ecliptic · axial tilt · celestial equator
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
freshness · revival · rejuvenation · budding · greenery · germination · new beginnings · fertility · planting · seedlings
equilibrium
State of balance
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- midpointExact center between two
- transitionChange from one state
harmony · parity · evenness · counterpoise · equipoise · balance point · light and dark · halfway · threshold · tipping point
date
Specific day or outing
- Baltic paganismMara, thunder god, sun goddess, earth goddess, world tree
- festivalsfestival, festivals, carnival, carnivals, Carnival
- SpringApril, May, cherry blossoms, tulips, daffodils
- seasonsautumn, summer, winter, fall, summertime
- Calendar ThemesApril showers, June solstice, seasonal cycles, calendar art, winter solstice
- celestial cycleslunar cycle, solar cycle, lunar phase, orbit, eclipse
spring equinoxautumn equinox
Equal day and night
fall equinox · autumnal equinox · September equinox · winter · November
spring equinoxwinter solstice
Shortest day, longest night
December solstice · summer solstice · solstice · midwinter · longest night
spring equinoxautumn equinox
Equal day and night
fall equinox · winter solstice · Samhain · harvest time · dormancy
spring, springy, springs, springtime, sprung, springing, sprang, springboard, equinox