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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World

Eyewitness: Spring fever

Blossoming trees of the Royal Horticultural Society garden in Wisley, Surrey
Jo, 2, and Lol, 3, explore the blossoming trees of the Royal Horticultural Society garden in Wisley, Surrey. Traditionally, the first day of spring falls on the vernal equinox, which this year took place at 23.21 on Sunday. The equinoxes, in March and September, are the time when the tilt of the earth means the sun is directly above the earth’s equator, causing day and night to be of equal length
Illustration: Frantzesco Kangaris for the Guardian
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