March 20 marks the spring equinox, and for many Indigenous peoples, this is the start of the new year. It's a time when the death of winter gives way to the new life of spring. We watch as the ...

May Day is more than spring celebration. In the U.S., it also honors the Haymarket Affair. On May 1, 1886, factory workers in Chicago went on strike for better working conditions.

After many months of long nights and darkened days, spring hath sprung itself free from the jailhouse of winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring (vernal if you're nasty) equinox arrives on ...

In 2025, the spring equinox—AKA the first day of spring—occurs on Thursday, March 20, 2025. So, who decides that? It's not a groundhog, and it's not a weatherman.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – A local expert from Virginia Tech dives into the history behind the modern symbols of easter, especially with the bunny and colored eggs. Easter is known for its bunny ...

This story was updated to add new information. Spring has sprung, bringing warmer days and blooming flowers. Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer gets its official start in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the summer solstice. The sun will trace its ...

The spring equinox takes place at 5:01 a.m. March 20. The time marks the moment when the planet is halfway between the summer and winter solstices. When is the next full moon after the equinox?

This story was updated to add new information. Spring has sprung, bringing warmer days and blooming flowers. Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere.

Nowruz, which marks the vernal equinox and means “new day” in Farsi, is celebrated around the world by millions, including in Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, the U.S. and Canada.