The first day of spring differs depending on whether you use the astronomical or meteorological definition
To complicate matters further, whether it’s the start of spring or the beginning of autumn depends on your location around the globe.The birth of lambs is synonymous with spring
“Since the seasons vary in length, the start date of a new season can fall on different days each year.”Equinoxes get their name from the Latin for “equal night”, and mark the only two points in the year when the equator is the closest part of earth to the sun, with both the northern and southern hemispheres sharing sunlight equally.
British Summer Time was established at the beginning of the 20th century in a bid to reduce fuel and enable people to be outside for longer.
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