Today marks the Spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere… so I thought we could take a moment to celebrate the arrival of spring.
From the budding of flowers to the chirping of birds, the first day of spring brings the promise of renewal.
It also marks a time of cultural significance for many around the world, from ancient festivals celebrating fertility and rebirth to modern-day traditions like spring cleaning. There are countless ways to honour and embrace the spring.
How do you welcome the arrival of spring in your corner of the world? Do you have any favourite rituals or traditions that you look forward to each year? Perhaps you have plans for gardening, or taking a walk in nature? For those of you in the Southern hemisphere, we’d love you to share how you’ll celebrate spring when it reaches you too.
Here in Sweden it is still a bit early for that. People and the media report “vårtecken”, signs of spring, like for example the arrival of the first cranes.
The official welcoming is on Valborg’s Eve, April 30th: choirs are singing the traditional songs, provincial governors and local celebrities will give welcoming speeches, bonfires will be lit. National tv will send these festivities live from somewhere in the country.
Valborg is especially celebrated in university towns like Uppsala and Lund. Starting with a champagne breakfast out on the green (yes I have done that). Later in the day for the daring there is forsränning, floating down the rapids of the icy cold river in floats, a bit like floats in parades, but these are really floating (or sinking…).
We are taking a 2 week break from petsitting and staying in cabins by the entrance at Yosemite National Park. Off season is great with no struggles to find parking and it feels like we get all of nature to ourselves. Weather is awesome too
I’m in Vancouver and we celebrated summer weather here on the weekend! A 93 year old record was broken for temperatures soaring up to 20.2 C throughout British Columbia. Back to spring like weather today. I’m heading on a house sit to Nova Scotia on Monday to see the other coast of Canada for the first time! It will most likely be a bit cooler but looking forward to Spring and experiencing Easter in a different city!
I’m sitting a couple of miles from Avebury so I was able to go by 8am and wander round by myself. It’s very atmospheric and unlike Stonehenge you can actully touch the stones. Unesco site which goes from Avebury to Stonehenge 20 miles away. 2 lovely cats Mia and Geoffrey
I can empathise @Canadagoose! Here in Scotland we had some beautiful sunny days, and then it started getting rainy, and then the temperature dropped and we’ve to expect snow just in time for my long weekend!
Autumn is just as lovely as Spring!
just in time for my long weekend!