People celebrate this time of year in many different ways. Many cultures have traditional ceremonies to mark the occasion, from festivals to sporting events. Others are just happy to think that winter is over, and spring is on its way.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the best images of the equinox from around the world.<\/p>\n
Iztapalapa, Mexico<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> People raise their arms to \u2018charge themselves with positive energy\u2019 during their visit to the Cerro de la Estrella archaeological site in the Iztapalapa,\u00a0Mexico City, Mexico, to mark the spring equinox in Mexico. Photo taken on 20 March 2023. Photo by Gerardo Vieyra\/NurPhoto\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nLondon, United Kingdom<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Members of the Druid Order take part in a celebration of the spring equinox during a ceremony at Tower Hill on 20 March 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Every year the Druid Order marks the first day of spring, or vernal equinox, with the celebration known as\u00a0Alban Eilir \u2013 the time of balance. Photo by Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nMadrid, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The sun sets behind the skyscrapers of the \u2018Four Towers Business Area\u2019,\u00a0Madrid, Spain, on 20 March 2023. Photo by Marcos del Mazo\/LightRocket\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nLa Libertad, El Salvador<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> An indigenous Nahua Pipil couple blows snail shells during the celebration of the spring equinox, at the archaeological site of San Andr\u00e9s, Zapotitan Valley on 19 March 2023 in La Libertad, El Salvador. Photo by Aphotographia\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nWashington DC, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Framed by blooming cherry blossoms, Mayowa Amosu (centre) dances with friends to celebrate the first day of Spring, 20 March 2023, Washington DC, USA. Photo by Matt McClain\/The Washington Post\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nBishkek, Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A Kyrgyz hunter launches his falcon during the traditional Salburun hunting festival in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 20 March 2023. The festival takes place in Bishkek on the eve of the Nooruz holiday. Nooruz, also called Novruz, marks the first day of spring, and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox.\u00a0Photo by Igor Kovalenko\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nTeotihuacan, Mexico<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A man takes pictures of hot air balloons flying over the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, during the spring equinox celebration on 20 March 2023. Photo by Claudio Cruz\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nMore images from BBC Science Focus<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n- Top 10 biggest spiders in the world<\/a><\/li>\n
- NASA unveils the spacesuit that will be worn on the next lunar landing<\/a><\/li>\n
- Venus-Jupiter planetary conjunction in pictures<\/a><\/li>\n
- The loudest creatures in the animal kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Zaragoza, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A view of the sunset through a fountain in Zaragoza city, Spain, on 20 March 2023, marking the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. Photo by Javier Belver\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nNew York, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The Sun rises over the skyscraper One Vanderbilt, as seen from the observation deck at Hudson Yards, on the first day of spring on 20 March 2023, New York City, USA. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nHandan, China<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Children balance chicken eggs that they have painted to mark Chunfen (the spring equinox) on March 20, 2023 in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Photo by Li Ke\/VCG\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>London, United Kingdom<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Members of the Druid Order take part in a celebration of the spring equinox during a ceremony at Tower Hill on 20 March 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Every year the Druid Order marks the first day of spring, or vernal equinox, with the celebration known as\u00a0Alban Eilir \u2013 the time of balance. Photo by Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nMadrid, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The sun sets behind the skyscrapers of the \u2018Four Towers Business Area\u2019,\u00a0Madrid, Spain, on 20 March 2023. Photo by Marcos del Mazo\/LightRocket\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nLa Libertad, El Salvador<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> An indigenous Nahua Pipil couple blows snail shells during the celebration of the spring equinox, at the archaeological site of San Andr\u00e9s, Zapotitan Valley on 19 March 2023 in La Libertad, El Salvador. Photo by Aphotographia\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nWashington DC, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Framed by blooming cherry blossoms, Mayowa Amosu (centre) dances with friends to celebrate the first day of Spring, 20 March 2023, Washington DC, USA. Photo by Matt McClain\/The Washington Post\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nBishkek, Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A Kyrgyz hunter launches his falcon during the traditional Salburun hunting festival in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 20 March 2023. The festival takes place in Bishkek on the eve of the Nooruz holiday. Nooruz, also called Novruz, marks the first day of spring, and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox.\u00a0Photo by Igor Kovalenko\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nTeotihuacan, Mexico<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A man takes pictures of hot air balloons flying over the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, during the spring equinox celebration on 20 March 2023. Photo by Claudio Cruz\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nMore images from BBC Science Focus<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n- Top 10 biggest spiders in the world<\/a><\/li>\n
- NASA unveils the spacesuit that will be worn on the next lunar landing<\/a><\/li>\n
- Venus-Jupiter planetary conjunction in pictures<\/a><\/li>\n
- The loudest creatures in the animal kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Zaragoza, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A view of the sunset through a fountain in Zaragoza city, Spain, on 20 March 2023, marking the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. Photo by Javier Belver\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nNew York, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The Sun rises over the skyscraper One Vanderbilt, as seen from the observation deck at Hudson Yards, on the first day of spring on 20 March 2023, New York City, USA. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nHandan, China<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Children balance chicken eggs that they have painted to mark Chunfen (the spring equinox) on March 20, 2023 in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Photo by Li Ke\/VCG\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Madrid, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The sun sets behind the skyscrapers of the \u2018Four Towers Business Area\u2019,\u00a0Madrid, Spain, on 20 March 2023. Photo by Marcos del Mazo\/LightRocket\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nLa Libertad, El Salvador<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> An indigenous Nahua Pipil couple blows snail shells during the celebration of the spring equinox, at the archaeological site of San Andr\u00e9s, Zapotitan Valley on 19 March 2023 in La Libertad, El Salvador. Photo by Aphotographia\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nWashington DC, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Framed by blooming cherry blossoms, Mayowa Amosu (centre) dances with friends to celebrate the first day of Spring, 20 March 2023, Washington DC, USA. Photo by Matt McClain\/The Washington Post\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nBishkek, Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A Kyrgyz hunter launches his falcon during the traditional Salburun hunting festival in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 20 March 2023. The festival takes place in Bishkek on the eve of the Nooruz holiday. Nooruz, also called Novruz, marks the first day of spring, and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox.\u00a0Photo by Igor Kovalenko\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nTeotihuacan, Mexico<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A man takes pictures of hot air balloons flying over the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, during the spring equinox celebration on 20 March 2023. Photo by Claudio Cruz\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nMore images from BBC Science Focus<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n- Top 10 biggest spiders in the world<\/a><\/li>\n
- NASA unveils the spacesuit that will be worn on the next lunar landing<\/a><\/li>\n
- Venus-Jupiter planetary conjunction in pictures<\/a><\/li>\n
- The loudest creatures in the animal kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Zaragoza, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A view of the sunset through a fountain in Zaragoza city, Spain, on 20 March 2023, marking the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. Photo by Javier Belver\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nNew York, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The Sun rises over the skyscraper One Vanderbilt, as seen from the observation deck at Hudson Yards, on the first day of spring on 20 March 2023, New York City, USA. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nHandan, China<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Children balance chicken eggs that they have painted to mark Chunfen (the spring equinox) on March 20, 2023 in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Photo by Li Ke\/VCG\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>La Libertad, El Salvador<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> An indigenous Nahua Pipil couple blows snail shells during the celebration of the spring equinox, at the archaeological site of San Andr\u00e9s, Zapotitan Valley on 19 March 2023 in La Libertad, El Salvador. Photo by Aphotographia\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nWashington DC, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Framed by blooming cherry blossoms, Mayowa Amosu (centre) dances with friends to celebrate the first day of Spring, 20 March 2023, Washington DC, USA. Photo by Matt McClain\/The Washington Post\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nBishkek, Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A Kyrgyz hunter launches his falcon during the traditional Salburun hunting festival in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 20 March 2023. The festival takes place in Bishkek on the eve of the Nooruz holiday. Nooruz, also called Novruz, marks the first day of spring, and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox.\u00a0Photo by Igor Kovalenko\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nTeotihuacan, Mexico<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A man takes pictures of hot air balloons flying over the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, during the spring equinox celebration on 20 March 2023. Photo by Claudio Cruz\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nMore images from BBC Science Focus<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n- Top 10 biggest spiders in the world<\/a><\/li>\n
- NASA unveils the spacesuit that will be worn on the next lunar landing<\/a><\/li>\n
- Venus-Jupiter planetary conjunction in pictures<\/a><\/li>\n
- The loudest creatures in the animal kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Zaragoza, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A view of the sunset through a fountain in Zaragoza city, Spain, on 20 March 2023, marking the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. Photo by Javier Belver\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nNew York, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The Sun rises over the skyscraper One Vanderbilt, as seen from the observation deck at Hudson Yards, on the first day of spring on 20 March 2023, New York City, USA. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nHandan, China<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Children balance chicken eggs that they have painted to mark Chunfen (the spring equinox) on March 20, 2023 in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Photo by Li Ke\/VCG\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Washington DC, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Framed by blooming cherry blossoms, Mayowa Amosu (centre) dances with friends to celebrate the first day of Spring, 20 March 2023, Washington DC, USA. Photo by Matt McClain\/The Washington Post\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nBishkek, Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A Kyrgyz hunter launches his falcon during the traditional Salburun hunting festival in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 20 March 2023. The festival takes place in Bishkek on the eve of the Nooruz holiday. Nooruz, also called Novruz, marks the first day of spring, and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox.\u00a0Photo by Igor Kovalenko\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nTeotihuacan, Mexico<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A man takes pictures of hot air balloons flying over the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, during the spring equinox celebration on 20 March 2023. Photo by Claudio Cruz\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nMore images from BBC Science Focus<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n- Top 10 biggest spiders in the world<\/a><\/li>\n
- NASA unveils the spacesuit that will be worn on the next lunar landing<\/a><\/li>\n
- Venus-Jupiter planetary conjunction in pictures<\/a><\/li>\n
- The loudest creatures in the animal kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Zaragoza, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A view of the sunset through a fountain in Zaragoza city, Spain, on 20 March 2023, marking the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. Photo by Javier Belver\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nNew York, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The Sun rises over the skyscraper One Vanderbilt, as seen from the observation deck at Hudson Yards, on the first day of spring on 20 March 2023, New York City, USA. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nHandan, China<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Children balance chicken eggs that they have painted to mark Chunfen (the spring equinox) on March 20, 2023 in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Photo by Li Ke\/VCG\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A Kyrgyz hunter launches his falcon during the traditional Salburun hunting festival in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 20 March 2023. The festival takes place in Bishkek on the eve of the Nooruz holiday. Nooruz, also called Novruz, marks the first day of spring, and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox.\u00a0Photo by Igor Kovalenko\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nTeotihuacan, Mexico<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A man takes pictures of hot air balloons flying over the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, during the spring equinox celebration on 20 March 2023. Photo by Claudio Cruz\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nMore images from BBC Science Focus<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n- Top 10 biggest spiders in the world<\/a><\/li>\n
- NASA unveils the spacesuit that will be worn on the next lunar landing<\/a><\/li>\n
- Venus-Jupiter planetary conjunction in pictures<\/a><\/li>\n
- The loudest creatures in the animal kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Zaragoza, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A view of the sunset through a fountain in Zaragoza city, Spain, on 20 March 2023, marking the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. Photo by Javier Belver\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nNew York, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The Sun rises over the skyscraper One Vanderbilt, as seen from the observation deck at Hudson Yards, on the first day of spring on 20 March 2023, New York City, USA. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nHandan, China<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Children balance chicken eggs that they have painted to mark Chunfen (the spring equinox) on March 20, 2023 in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Photo by Li Ke\/VCG\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Teotihuacan, Mexico<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A man takes pictures of hot air balloons flying over the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, during the spring equinox celebration on 20 March 2023. Photo by Claudio Cruz\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nMore images from BBC Science Focus<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n- Top 10 biggest spiders in the world<\/a><\/li>\n
- NASA unveils the spacesuit that will be worn on the next lunar landing<\/a><\/li>\n
- Venus-Jupiter planetary conjunction in pictures<\/a><\/li>\n
- The loudest creatures in the animal kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Zaragoza, Spain<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> A view of the sunset through a fountain in Zaragoza city, Spain, on 20 March 2023, marking the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. Photo by Javier Belver\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nNew York, USA<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The Sun rises over the skyscraper One Vanderbilt, as seen from the observation deck at Hudson Yards, on the first day of spring on 20 March 2023, New York City, USA. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nHandan, China<\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Children balance chicken eggs that they have painted to mark Chunfen (the spring equinox) on March 20, 2023 in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Photo by Li Ke\/VCG\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n
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