Why We Should Celebrate Spring? Things We Need to Learn
By Catalogs Editorial Staff
Spring Equinox Traditions and Holidays from Around the World
Spring celebrations date back thousands of years to ancient and pagan rituals that marked the Spring Equinox, the changing of seasons, the time when the sun began to tip the scales against darkness, a sign of renewal, rebirth, and fertility, and for agricultural communities, a time for planting. Cultures around the world continue to celebrate spring, and these festivals and traditions are replete with ancient symbols and superstitions.
Celebrate Spring: Equinox Traditions Around the World
Egypt:
In Egypt, the festival of Isis occurred during the spring equinox as the waters of the Nile began to rise. The tale of Isis and her love Osiris is a story of darkness, resurrection, and rebirth.
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Regardless of whether you celebrate spring by participating in any of these ancient cultural rituals or holidays, the season offers time for reflection, basking in the warmth of the suns returning rays, enjoying the lengthening days, sowing seeds, planting gardens, and cleaning, in order to prepare for a new season.