How I've missed your green of new leaves, growing grass, and flowering trees and shrubs.
Vernal Equinox
Many cultures in the ancient world celebrated the vernal equinox.
People built monuments, like Stonehenge, to observe the rise of the sun on that day.
Indeed, ancient civilizations tracked the path of the sun across the sky from sunrise to sunet as well as monitoring how the length of the day changed. They used the sun and the moon as a clock and a calendar.
One of the most famous spring equinox celebrations was at Chichen Itza in Mexico where the Mayans built a massive pyramid around the year 1000 AD. The sun light shining on it was the signal for the beginning of the seasons.The Mayans called this day The Return of the Sun Serpent because the sunlight looked like a giant snake slithering down the steps.
Takeaway Truth
Spring is my favorite season of the year. It's a renewed burst of energy that makes anything seem possible. Happy Spring!
Spring is my favorite season of the year. It's a renewed burst of energy that makes anything seem possible. Happy Spring!
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