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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Allan Jenkins

UNBELIEVABLE: The spring equinox marks a turning point | History Defined

Bright start: the welcome sight of primroses peaking out of the Danish snow.
Bright start: the welcome sight of primroses peaking out of the Danish snow. Photograph: Allan Jenkins

So here we are, the spring equinox – arriving mid- afternoon, depending on where you are reading this – the start of the prime days of rising sun and hope and gardening.

It begins a little later in Denmark. But here, too, signs of spring are read reverentially. The beach rugosa is in leaf bud. The honeysuckle’s shooting. Even further east and north, winter’s hold loosens.

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