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In astronomy, the March equinox is the zero point of sidereal time and, consequently, the right ascension and ecliptic longitude. [12] It also serves as a reference for calendars and celebrations in many cultures and religions.
The Wheel of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere.Some Pagans in the Southern Hemisphere advance these dates six months to coincide with their own seasons.. The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals, observed by a range of modern pagans, marking the year's chief solar events (solstices and equinoxes) and the midpoints between them.
People ascending the Pyramid of the Sun during spring equinox 2010. Spring equinox in Teotihuacán is an annual event which takes place around the 20th and 21st of March at the pre-Hispanic site of Teotihuacán, Mexico. This event is mirrored by other similar events in other pre-Hispanic sites such as Chichén Itzá and Malinalco, Mexico State ...
As the calendar turns to Jan. 1, millions of families across the globe experience many different kinds of traditions to ring in the New Year. These customs vary from culture to culture and ...
New beginnings and the approach of spring feature in Imbolc, a traditional Gaelic festival. Marking the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox, the annual celebration falls ...
Nowruz, Persian/Iranian new year which begins on the spring equinox (March equinox) Vernal Equinox Day, a holiday in Japan (in March) Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull, a 1998 EP by Coil; Vernal Equinox, by Jon Hassell, 1977 "Vernal Equinox", a song by Can from the 1975 album Landed
Nowruz is a two-week celebration that marks the beginning of the New Year in Iran's official Solar Hijri calendar. [135] [136] The celebration includes four public holidays from the first to the fourth day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian calendar, usually beginning on 21 March. [137]
Maslenitsa in Slavic mythology, a celebration of the imminent end of the winter; Christian. Shrove Tuesday: one day before Ash Wednesday, 47 days before Easter; Easter: the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon/the first full moon after the vernal equinox—shortly after Passover; typically in April, but sometimes in March or May