The spring is one of the four seasons that divide the year. This season begins with the spring equinox that occurs between March 20 and 21 in the northern hemisphere, and between September 22 and 23 in the southern hemisphere. During this time, the trees begin to turn green, and the plants to bloom. It is important to note that the seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter, are not presented in the same way throughout the world, as each region may have a different climate.
What is spring
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The term comes from the Latin prima, which means first and true, whose meaning has to do with green. Together, they create the term spring, which refers to a season of the year in which the temperature is higher, its days are longer, there is dispersion of rains and, the most important of this time, is the greening and the flowering of deciduous plants, which are characterized by having leaves that fall in the following season (autumn). The spring calendar places the beginning of this season from March 20/21 (in the north) and September 22/23 (in the south).
It is quite common to meet people who associate spring with rebirth, youth, joy, reincarnation, and the clear antonym of death. It could be said that this season, along with summer, is the one that professes the most joy in people, promotes art in all its expressions and generates and changes radical energy in the people of the world (even more so for those who study astronomy and know the planetary effects combined with the seasons of the year).
Spring is considered the season of love, which is why courtships and marriages are more common on these dates.
It should be added that this term in English is Spring, although it can also be written as springtime.
Spring characteristics
Like any definition, this term has a series of characteristics that idealize it or, worth the redundancy, characterize, define and specify it. These characteristics or elements have to do with its climate, the equinox, the months that the season covers and, of course, all those important details that personalize it and differentiate it from the other 3.
Spring months
- May: The entire month of May is considered the month of flowers, this is because, being the first period of spring, flowers and plants in general have a fairly favorable growth, therefore, farmers consider this month as the best of the whole year. Bright colors abound in much of the Northern Hemisphere.
In May the flowers have reached the peak of beauty and growth, but welcoming the summer.
- April: it is considered as the month where the flowers and the earth open and the sunlight is more resplendent.
- September: in the southern hemisphere, this season begins in September and ends in December, months in which heat abounds, as are the colors of plants and the vigor of animals.
Spring equinox
This phenomenon occurs just when the sun is near the plane of the Earth's equator. This happens twice a year, on the spring and autumn equinox, in which night and day merge into one for a certain period of time, practically an instant. This season comes just after winter and is preceded by summer.
During the equinox, the days tend to be longer than usual, reaching 12 hours of sunlight, this means that both day and night have the same duration.
1. Northern Hemisphere: In the Northern Hemisphere, as mentioned above, spring arrives from March 20 and ends with the summer solstice in June (between the 20 and 21).
2. Southern Hemisphere: occurs in September and ends on the eve of December 22. During those months, the plants turn green and bloom quickly, putting aside the epic of cold and giving way to the warmth that characterizes the season. When it is spring in the northern hemisphere, in the south it is autumn and vice versa.
Weather
In any of the hemispheres of spring, the climate tends to be the same: High temperatures from the beginning and increasing until the summer solstice. The precipitations abound, generally they tend to form diverse types of storms and this generates changes of climate every few days. For example, during the day you can appreciate the heat and at night, a cold breeze similar to winter.
History of spring
In addition to being totally related to astrology, spring has a lot to do with mythology, mostly in Greek, alluding to the story of Persephone and her abduction plotted by the god Hades. According to the story, Persephone was the daughter of the goddess of the earth Demeter and this, seeing that the god of the underworld had kidnapped her daughter, sank into a great depression that caused the earth to dry up, the plants to die and, for Consequently, the harvests will not be produced. In principle, that promised to end the world.
Hades, seeing everything that was happening, decided to strike a deal with the Goddess. He promised to leave Persephone on earth for 6 months, which correspond to spring-summer, in this way, nature would remain firm and the world at peace. But, after the end of that period, the rest of the year would be taken to the underworld, thus corresponding to autumn and winter. At this time it was where all the gods celebrated the return of Persephone and, such was her mother's joy, that the trees flourished.
There is also the Celtic reference, ancient peoples that celebrated fertility and the arrival of heat with spring. The nature and beliefs of people have a lot of respect, therefore, during this time, the lasting joy in different regions, and best, is that the spring flowers become more beautiful, including lilies, hyacinths, begonias and the Chinese bluebells. The world tends to celebrate this time of year in different ways and some even have some places and foods in honor of it, for example, the spring forest, which is located in Jalisco, Mexico and the spring rolls.
One could also speak of the Arab Spring as part of history, in the case of demonstrations that began on the southern hemisphere's spring equinox in 2010 and ended in 2012.
Spring celebrations
Each territory in the world has different traditions to spend these dates, in some countries it tends to coincide with national dates and they are highly celebrated. In this section, we will talk about the most outstanding ones.
- Spring Equinox in Teotihuacán, Mexico: People dress in white, visit the Teotihuacán pyramid, and climb to the top to get energy from the sun.
- Rolling Cheese Festival, Gloucester, England: The celebration consists of throwing a wheel of cheese up a steep hill on Cooper's Hill, then participants must run behind it and the first to reach the previously drawn finish line wins.
- Nowruz, Central Asia: Symbolizes new life in Iran and is celebrated right on the spring equinox, that is, March 20/21.
Images and drawings of spring
Spring is considered one of the most beautiful times of the year and as proof different representative images of it will be shown:
Best outfits to wear in spring
It is time to prepare for spring, leave your coats behind and start wearing comfortable clothes, jeans, skirts, light dresses, spring outfits, loose sweatshirts, etc.
Among the accessories are caps, hats, sunglasses, hairpins with pearls, pirate scarves, among others. Any outfit that people want to wear this season can be viewed in the different spring catalogs of any fashion store.
