Spring Around the World
This Indian festival of colors celebrates the arrival of spring and love.
What is Holi?
This Christian holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and often involves eggs.
What is Easter?
This ancient godess of fertility shares its name with a planet.
Who is Venus?
The renewed supply in spring makes them a common item on feasts in the Northern Hemisphere.
What are eggs?
This baby farm animal is a common springtime symbol of innocence.
What is a lamb?
In Japan, cherry blossoms bloom in spring, celebrated by this custom.
What is Hanami?
This Jewish holiday commemorates the Exodus and includes a Seder meal.
What is Passover?
This ancient monument in England aligns with the sun on solstices and equinoxes.
What is Stonehenge?
These chewy marshmallow candies shaped like animals are popular in the U.S. around Easter.
What are Peeps?
These animals, known for waking up from hibernation, are often symbols of spring renewal.
What are bears?
Songkran is the traditional New Year and water festival in this Southeast Asian country.
What is Thailand?
The first day of Ramadan is determined by the sighting of this.
What is the new moon?
In Norse mythology, spring was connected to this goddess of love and beauty.
Who is Freyja?
Tsoureki is a sweet braided bread eaten during Easter in this country.
What is Greece?
This bright yellow flower, scientific name Narcissus, is among the first to bloom in spring.
What is a daffodil?
Many countries celebrate this on March 20 or 21, marking the start of longer days.
What is the Spring (Vernal) Equinox?
Vaisakhi, celebrated in April, is especially important in this religion.
What is Sikhism?
Pagans saw this mythologically egg-laying animal as a symbol of rebirth in spring.
What is the hare?
In China, the Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, features this green rice cake.
What is Qingtuan?
This Celtic tree, known for its vibrant spring blooms and protective symbolism, is tied to Beltane.
What is the hawthorn?
In Poland, children create and drown an effigy called Marzanna symbolising this event.
What is the death of winter?
The Bahá’i or Zoroastrian New Year, celebrated on the spring equinox, is called what?
What is Nowruz? (Naw-Rúz)
This Germanic goddess is believed to be a root of Easter traditions.
Who is Ostara? (Eostre)
During Holi, this sweet, fried dough ball soaked in syrup is often eaten.
What is Gulab Jamun?
In many cultures, this insect is seen as a bringer of luck in spring.
What is a ladybug?