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The document discusses seasons and spring celebrations around the world. It explains how seasons are caused by the Earth's tilt and defines the astronomical seasons. It then discusses how spring is celebrated globally, noting Easter and other religious festivals. Specific spring festivals highlighted include the Holi festival in India, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil with bonfires and colors, and Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival.

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Spring

The document discusses seasons and spring celebrations around the world. It explains how seasons are caused by the Earth's tilt and defines the astronomical seasons. It then discusses how spring is celebrated globally, noting Easter and other religious festivals. Specific spring festivals highlighted include the Holi festival in India, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil with bonfires and colors, and Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival.

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Thank you for this opportunity to talk about a subject which will remind us that life still has

its beautiful
parts. I think that in times like these we need to be reminded that there are still good things out there.

Today I will be talking a little bit about spring. Firstly I will try to explain how seasons are formed and
then I will concentrate mostly on spring and how people celebrate it around the globe.

So first of all, I will try to briefly explain how seasons are formed. As you probably know the cycle of
seasons is caused by Earth's tilt toward the sun. The planet rotates around an (invisible) axis. At different
times during the year, the northern or southern axis gets closer to the sun. According to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the hemisphere tipped toward the star experiences
summer. And of course when the hemisphere is tilted away from the sun it experiences winter. At other
locations in Earth's annual journey, the axis is not tilted toward or away from the sun. During these
times of the year, the hemispheres experience spring and autumn.

The astronomical definition of the seasons is related to specific points in Earth's trip around the sun. The
summer and winter solstice, the longest and shortest day of the year, occur when Earth's axis is either
closest or farthest from the sun. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs around June
21, the same day as the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, according to NOAA. The south's
summer solstice occurs around December 21, the winter solstice for the north. In both hemispheres, the
summer solstice marks the first day of astronomical summer, while the winter solstice is considered the
first day of astronomical winter.

Now, how do we celebrate spring? And why do we do it? Communities around the world
celebrate spring in a myriad of ways. And there is a good reason for it - spring has always been a symbol
of life, of new growth, hope, and a shift from the dark of winter to the light of a new season. One of the
most popular holidays of the spring season is Easter, but there are many other events celebrated by
people of all faiths and cultures that are held to usher out the winter months and welcome springtime.
In fact, Christian Easter is just one among dozens of festivals and religious celebrations that embrace the
first months of spring.

While searching for information on this topic I found a few famous festivals that celebrate spring
around the world. I even printed a few images to show you. Therefore, here is a list of three spring
festivals around the world for you to take a spring break to any of these countries and experience the
local traditions.

- One of the most beautiful spring festivals is the Holi spring festival in India, originally a Hindu
tradition. The night before Holi, a bonfire is lit to celebrate the triumph of good over evil.
The scientific significance of lighting bonfires is that it kills all the germs in the air and
purifies the atmosphere so that we step into a healthy and joyous summer. This festival is a
fanfare of fun and frolic, it is celebrated by putting herbal colours on each other’s face and
splashing water on your friends. You can see in the photo how people are covered in
different herbal colours. This festival takes place on the 13th of April in Chiang Mai and lasts
for 3 days.
- Another very interesting festival you could visit is Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan. I am sure
you have heard of this festival before.

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