[guide.chat] all about the start of spring

From: "harold kitching" <harold.kitching01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "guide chat" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:47:20 -0000
:FWD: All About The First Day Of Spring

  All About The First Day Of Spring
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  The first day of spring is March 20th (sometimes March 21st),   and it 
  is also known as the vernal equinox. The vernal equinox   occurs 
  usually around 1 AM EDT March 20th.

  This means it is the exact day separating winter from spring.   
  Actually, to be more precise, it is the first day of spring   north of 
  the equator - in the south it is the first day of   autumn.

  Equinox is a Latin word, which means, "equal night." This is   the time 
  of the year (and there are two days in each year)   during which the 
  day and night are of equal length.

  Spring is the time of year when winter is ending yet summer has   not 
  yet begun. It is time to put away the winter coats and get   out the 
  swimming trunks. Before long the flowers will bloom and   the air will 
  buzz with insects.

  Practically what spring means is that from this point until the   fall 
  equinox your days will be longer and your nights shorter.  
  Traditionally, spring has been associated with the start of   life. 
  This is the time when the earth wakes up from its sleep   (winter) and 
  the world appears to be reborn.

  This was a very important time in the past, as people stop   eating 
  their winter stores and begin planting their crops.   In addition, the 
  temperature was greater so people did not need   to spend much of their 
  energies figuring out how to stay warm.  
  Eggs play a very important part in ancient myths regarding the   vernal 
  equinox. Of course, birds begin to lay their eggs in   Spring, which 
  was very significant to ancient folks.

  According to folklore, this is the one time of each year when an   egg 
  could be stood on end. If an egg can be balanced on it end   during 
  this equinox, at exactly the say time when the day and   night are also 
  in balance, then earth and nature are said to be   in harmony.

  The Spring equinox was considered the start of the pagan new   year. 
  This was the day of resurrection of the sun god from the   underworld 
  of winter. He met his goddess, Eostre (which comes   down to us in the 
  words East and Easter), who was a deity of the   dawn. She was 
  associated with new life, and many of the
  traditions of Easter (Easter eggs and rabbits - symbols of   fertility) 
  are derived from these ancient pagan rituals and   beliefs.
[guide.chat] all about the start of spring

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