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Spring is here, but what's it mean? Here are a few facts about the vernal equinox
Dayton Daily News; 3/20/2006; Leigh Allan lallan@DaytonDailyNews.com; 337 words
; A happy vernal equinox to all, and welcome to spring. Vernal equinox may sound like a rock band named by Dave Barry, but ... new-fangled science, as the sun orbits around the Earth). The vernal equinox (named from the Latin word for spring) in the Northern ...
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Daytime, nighttime hours equal during vernal equinox today.(Main News)
Manila Bulletin; 3/20/2008; 149 words
; ... today due to the occurrence of the vernal equinox. Based on the Astronomical Diary ... of the spring season. After the vernal equinox, days are also expected to become longer and nights shorter. The vernal equinox is the counterpart of the autumnal ...
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 "All Things Considered (NPR)")
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Commentary: Celebration of the Vernal Equinox as the start of the traditional Zoroastrian new year
All Things Considered (NPR); 3/20/2002; LIANE HANSEN; 585 words
; ... Commentary: Celebration of the Vernal Equinox as the start of the traditional ... 00 PM LIANE HANSEN, host: The Vernal Equinox was today at 11:16 AM Pacific ... spring. It's the new year. The Vernal Equinox can fall in the middle of the ...
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Happy vernal equinox, but keep your eggs in the refrigerator
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 3/20/1999; PAUL ZANDT; 228 words
; ... Today, at precisely 7:46 p.m., the vernal equinox occurs. At that time, the direct ... found that some people find this vernal equinox thing quite interesting, while ... usual, the immediate impact of the vernal equinox on our lives is nil. But it is ...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Ice cream and flowers? Must be spring arriving ; The vernal equinox comes a day early this year, and it will probably feel more like winter.
Portland Press Herald (Maine); 3/20/2007; TESS NACELEWICZ Staff Writer; 595 words
; ... Must be spring arriving ; The vernal equinox comes a day early this year, and ... spring, otherwise known as the vernal equinox, when the amount of daylight equals ... easy to balance an egg not on the equinox," he said. It will be spring on ...
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 "Capital (Annapolis)")
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Talk of The Town: Vernal equinox ends summerlike spring
Capital (Annapolis); 6/22/2004; Joe Gross; 614 words
; The heat is on! The vernal equinox occurred at 2:41 a.m. EDT on Sunday, ending what the National Oceanographic ... warmest spring in recorded history in the contiguous 48 states. The equinox, which means "equal night," gave us the longest period of daylight ...
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Vernal Equinox Near the 45th Parallel.(Poem)
Prairie Schooner; 12/22/2005; Sheehan, Marc J.; 93 words
; Vernal Equinox Near the 45th Parallel The weather has turned warm suddenly, melting the snow banks, driving sap in maples, herding deer along ...
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 "Herald Express (Torquay UK)")
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Welcoming the spring ; Spring is getting closer. The Vernal Equinox is on March 20, and that's the official first day of the new season. I'm certain to be celebrating it with a tot of Irish whiskey and a blond beer - or two.
Herald Express (Torquay UK); 3/3/2008; 463 words
; Spring is getting closer. The Vernal Equinox is on March 20, and that's the official first day of the new season. I'm certain to be celebrating it with a tot of Irish whiskey ...
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[ Forecast for today: Prior to the Gregorian calendar, the celebration at vernal equinox's end (April 1) started a new year. While the tradition of April Fools may be pre-16th century, there's nothing more timely than a comic moment delivered with deadpan humor. Planetary pranksters Mercury and Uranus eye each other wryly, making fun delightfully shocking.... ]
Daily Breeze; 4/1/2007; 624 words
; Forecast for today: Prior to the Gregorian calendar, the celebration at vernal equinox's end (April 1) started a new year. While the tradition of April Fools may be pre-16th century, there's nothing more timely than ...
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 "Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)")
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Shedding some light.: So, you think you know when the vernal equinox is.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); 3/17/2006; Avril, Tom; 409 words
; ... darkness. Astronomers know it as the vernal equinox, which happens this year on Monday ... the sun is awfully big. So on the equinox -- and on every other day, for that ... distorted are the two main reasons that equinoxes are not really equi. The size of ... equator). The exact moment of the ...
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