George Monbiot

Few people younger than me know that it was once normal to see fields white with mushrooms, or rivers black with eels at the autumn equinox, or that every patch of nettles was once reamed by caterpillars.

British Writer

Equinox means 'equal night' in Latin, referring to the time when daylight and night are nearly the same duration.

Equal Day/Night

Occurs two times each year, so specify by saying 'vernal' for spring, or 'autumnal' for fall.

Happens Twice

Many cultures celebrate equinoxes, associating them with renewal or thanksgiving rituals.

Cultural Significance

 On top are two the north, where rituals honor the rain god in the summer, and the south one is where rituals honor the war god in the winter. On the equinox, the sun rises between the two sides. The ceremony begins with a mock battle between the midwives and the other physicians.

A day in the life of an...

 i'm davar ardalan and this is overheard a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at nachio and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week as earth reaches its vernal equinox we'll reflect on the astronomy

Nowruz and the Night Sky...

 And Mayan inscriptions proclaim that he was deeply in love with his wife. So, he built a temple in her honor, facing his. And every spring and autumn, exactly at the equinox, the sun rises behind his temple,