Spring Definition Season -
Spring is defined differently depending on whether you are looking at the sky, the calendar, or the natural world
- Cleaning – “Spring cleaning” derives from airing out homes after winter’s sealed windows.
- Festivals – Nowruz (Persian New Year), Easter, Passover, Holi (India), and Qingming (China) all align with spring.
- Agriculture – Planting season begins after last frost dates. Many cultures celebrate sowing and fertility rites.
- Literature – Poets from Chaucer to e.e. cummings have used spring as a metaphor for love, awakening, and innocence.