
Whether it’s a yellow sprinkling of daffodils lining your favourite park or opening up your window for some fresh air, it’s clear that the vernal equinox - the signalling of the start of spring - has firmly arrived.
The vernal equinox, also known as the spring equinox, occurs exactly at 11.06pm eastern time on Tuesday 18 March 2024. But why do we celebrate the spring equinox?