The first day of the spring season is called the vernal equinox, which is Latin for “equal night.”- The idea that the first day of spring (the vernal equinox) is 12 hours of night and day rarely works, usually it happens before the vernal equinox.
- Benjamin Franklin proposed daylight savings back in 1784.
- The United States begins saving daylight on the second Sunday in March. The practice started in 2005.
- Spring fever is not just a saying, experts believe the body’s diet and hormone production change.
- If you stood on the equator you would see the sun pass directly overhead which happens only twice a year (during spring and again in autumn).
- Can you really stand an egg on its end today? Yes, but you can also do that any other day of the year if you have the patience.
- The first spring flowers are typically dandelions, lilies, tulips, lilacs, iris, and daffodils. (There are many more than that of course).
- The earth’s axis tilts toward the sun during the spring causing more daylight.
- The first day of spring in the southern hemisphere is the date of the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, usually in September.
Happy Spring from The Cool Dude!