Travel Mexico / Spring Equinox in MéxicoSpring Equinox in MéxicoIf you do not know what is Spring Equinox, or what to do. On the equinox the sun is positioned directly over the equator. The word “equinox” means “equal night” because on the equinox the night is equal in length to the day. There are two equinoxes during the year, the spring equinox, sometimes called “vernal equinox,” which falls around March 20th and the autumn equinox which falls around September 23rd. The day of the spring equinox marks the end of winter and beginning of spring.
The spring equinox is celebrated in many traditions as a time of fertility, regeneration and rebirth. Easter is calculated according to the date of the Spring Equinox - in the Western Church Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring equinox (the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Easter on a different date).
Spring Equinox Dates The Spring equinox usually falls on the 20th or 21st of March. The dates for the Spring Equinox may vary slightly from year to year, in some places occurring as early as March 19th. Read Why Has Date Changed for Start of Spring? (offsite link) to find out about how the date of the spring equinox can vary. Spring Festivals In many places in Mexico there are spring festivals, festivales de primavera, that take place to celebrate the beginning of spring. Children’s parades are also popular and if you’re in Mexico on or around the date of the spring equinox you may see children on parade dressed up as flowers and animals. Spring Equinox in Mexico’s Archaeological Sites Related Posts  These reading the entry Spring Equinox in México That was post that was posted Viernes, Abril 4th, 2008 to 8:02 Filed Under Events and Festivals in Mexico, You can follow any response to this entry for RSS 2.0 feed. CommentsLeave a Reply |
