spring equinox

collocation in English

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spring
noun
uk
/sprɪŋ/us
/sprɪŋ/
the season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and ...
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equinox
noun[C]
uk
/ˈek.wɪ.nɒks/us
/ˈek.wə.nɑːks/
either of the two occasions in the year when the centre of the sun is directly above the Equator, and day and night are approximately equal ...
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(Definition ofspringandequinoxfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The semi-evergreen species initiated leaf flush (bud break of vegetative bud) earlier around thespringequinox.
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By the 16th century, the ritual was strongly associated with solar ceremonies, such as thespringequinox.
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Traditions state that at night during thespringequinox, they gather in the fells and dance until dawn holding hands and scattering roses.
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Visitors may climb to the top of the pyramid, which is reputed to have energizing qualities, especially during thespringequinox.
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It's celebrated on (occurring approximately 40 days after thespringequinox).
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The site contains three buildings which resemble kiosks, which are used for ceremonies such as thespringequinoxas well as assemblies.
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At thespringequinox, days are approximately 12 hours long with day length increasing as the season progresses.
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Feast is probably originally celebrated on the full moon, which was closest to the day which is exactly between thespringequinoxand summer solstice.
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The game turn then restarted with thespringequinox.
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Rituals are performed, in sacred places, on occasions linked to cyclic events such as the full moon, the summer solstice, thespringequinoxand the autumn equinox.
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Callippus made careful measurements of the lengths of the seasons, finding them (starting with thespringequinox) to be 94 days, 92 days, 89 days, and 90 days.
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