As the ritual closed and the evening wound to an end, attendees enjoyed a community potluck and friendly conversation. With the scent of incense still hanging heavy in the air, ritual participants ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Spring celebrations marking the end of winter Get ready to celebrate the first day of spring on March 20! Cultures around the ...

Watching a groundhog emerge from a cozy burrow in early February feels quintessentially American, but the tradition of turning to animals to predict the spring comes from pre-Christian pagan ...

March 20 Spring Equinox-Ostara-Wiccan/Pagan Celebration of new life ... The day after Arafat, the most important day in Hajj ritual. A three-day festival recalling Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice ...

The ceremony late Thursday of Sufi faithful in the town of Gjakove celebrated Nowruz, the beginning of spring and the birth of Ali, one of the most revered figures in Shiite Islam. The ritual ...

According to EarthSky, the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere will take place at 4:01 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Thursday, March 20. On that date, there will be roughly equal amounts of ...

The spring equinox begins this year on Thursday March 20, 2025. But what exactly is the vernal equinox, and why does it begin this year at 10:01 a.m. precisely? We answer. But what exactly is the ...

Here’s what you need to know for the start of spring. According to the NOAA's three-month outlook, Southern Oklahoma and parts of the Panhandle will experience a 33-40% chance of increased ...

Here’s what you need to know for the start of spring. Technically, yes. In a meteorological sense, March 1 is the first official day of spring, and May 31 marks the end of the season. However, ...