Spring is Here!! {St. Louis remodeler}

The first day of spring is also called the vernal equinox. “Vernal” and “equinox” are Latin terms meaning “spring” and “equal night” respectively.

 

Did you know what Sat was?  The first day of spring, that’s correct.  For those in the mid-west, you would have never known with snow fall.  But, there are some un-known facts that accompany the first day of spring.  First, the first day of spring, is also called the vernal equinox.  In Latin vernal means spring and equinox means equal nights.  The idea behind the name means that on the first day of spring, we would have 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness.  It doesn’t truly work out that way.

Here are a few more unknown trivial facts for you to use at your next trivia night.

1.  If you were standing at the equator on this day, this is only one of two days that the sun passes directly overhead at noon.

2.  This is only one of two days that the sun actually rises in true east and sets in true west.

3.  Some people say that this is also only one of two days that you can balance an egg on end. 

 

I’m not a huge believer of folk lore, but I do no that spring and summer are now closer than winter.  I am one of many that believe the winters are getting longer each year.  Yeah for spring and warm weather!!!  Happy first day of spring!! (Belated)