Celebrations Around the World
This Christian holiday marks the resurrection of Jesus.
Easter
This Canadian city hosts the world-famous Tulip Festival each spring.
Ottawa
This famous golf tournament is held every April in Augusta, Georgia.
The Masters
This tree produces pink blossoms that attract many tourists in Japan.
Cherry Blossom Tree
This poet wrote, “April is the cruelest month.”
T.S. Eliot
In India, this colorful spring festival involves throwing powdered dye.
Holi
This botanical garden in Montreal is one of the largest in the world.
Montreal Botanical Garden
Major League Baseball teams begin the season with this pre-season training period.
Spring Training
The sap of this tree is used to make maple syrup.
Sugar Maple
This famous phrase by Chaucer begins, “Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote…”
The Canterbury Tales
This Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus sometimes occurs in spring.
Passover
This famous garden at Versailles was designed for King Louis XIV.
Gardens of Versailles
This cycling race through France is one of the major spring classics.
Paris-Roubaix
This tree is known for its white bark and grows widely in Canada.
Birch Tree
This expression means something is brand new: “fresh as a ______.”
Daisy
This Japanese tradition involves viewing cherry blossoms.
Hanami
This large botanical garden in New York is located in the Bronx.
New York Botanical Garden
This horse race held in May is the first leg of the Triple Crown.
Kentucky Derby
This type of plant completes its life cycle in one growing season.
Annual
Shakespeare wrote, “If music be the food of love…” in this play often associated with spring romance.
Twelfth Night
This Persian New Year celebrates the arrival of spring.
Nowruz
This English garden is famous for the Chelsea Flower Show.
Royal Hospital Chelsea Garden
This major tennis tournament played on clay courts takes place in late spring in France.
French Open
This flowering plant is Canada’s national floral emblem.
White Trillium
This nursery rhyme begins, “Mary, Mary…” and mentions a garden growing.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary