Dates in Spring
This year, what date marked the start of spring?
March 20th, 2019
What is the name of the holiday celebrated on April 1st?
April Fools Day.
To celebrate Easter, children traditionally participate in what creative activity?
Coloring/Dying Easter Eggs.
What holiday is celebrated on February 2nd in North America.
Groundhog day.
April showers bring ______ _________?
May Flowers.
What date does Easter Sunday fall on this year?
April 21, 2019
This holiday is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June.
Father's day.
Children in America anxiously await the visit of this imaginary spring time gift bringer.
The Easter Bunny.
In Japan the blooming of this flower signals the beginning of spring.
Cherry Blossoms
Why are birds more vocal during the spring?
Because they are trying to attract a mate.
Spring ends and summer begins on which date this year?
June 21, 2019
On this holiday Christian's traditionally do not eat meat.
Good Friday.
This Canadian treat is traditionally harvested in the spring time.
Maple syrup.
Canada produces about 80% of the worlds supply of pure maple syrup!
This Colourful Indian holiday is celebrated during the spring.
Holli (The Festival of Colours).
This Hindu festival signifies the arrival of spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships.
During the spring many birds migrate back to Canada. They often form the shape of what letter?
V
A V formation is the symmetric V-shaped flight pattern of groups of geese, ducks, and other migratory birds.
When is Mother's Day celebrated this year?
May 12, 2019
Name 4 holidays that occur during spring.
Holidays that occur in spring include (Easter, Passover, April Fool’s Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Holi (festival of colors in India)
According to tradition, if a groundhog sees his shadow on groundhog day this foretells that Spring will.....
(Come early) or (Winter will last 6 more weeks)?
Winter will last for 6 more weeks.
According to tradition, if a groundhog does not see his shadow after emerging from his burrow on Groundhog day, spring will come early; if he sees his shadow, winter will last for 6 more weeks. The day has its roots in the Neolithic Celtic festival of Imbolc, which marks a seasonal turning point and also involved animal prognostication.
At the North Pole the first day of spring signals the beginning of what?
Six months of uninterrupted daylight.
On the Northern Hemisphere's first day of spring (vernal equinox day), a person at the North Pole would see the sun skimming across the horizon, beginning six months of uninterrupted daylight
Name a flower that is typically one of the first flowers of spring.
The first spring flowers are typically cherry blossoms, lilacs, irises, lilies, tulips, daffodils, and dandelions
April 22, 2019 is celebrated all over the world as which holiday?
Earth Day!
It’s hard to imagine it now, but the first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. It was a revelation to many, a way not only of raising consciousness about environmental issues but also of bringing together separate groups that had been fighting separately against issues including oil spills, pollution from factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, the loss of wilderness, air pollution and more.
Students look forward to this celebration each year.
Spring Break.
On Arborist Day people typically participate in which activity?
Planting Trees!
This Mexican holiday is celebrated during the spring.
Cinco de Mayo!
The holiday is widely seen as a celebration of Mexican cultural heritage for America's growing Hispanic population. In large part, those early holidays in the US were a forum to celebrate the fact that a group of ragtag indigenous people were able to successfully hold back French forces. The holiday has really taken off in the US since then and people today celebrate with parades, parties, mariachi music, and traditional Mexican foods.
The spring and fall equinoxes are the only times during the year when the sun does what?
Rises due east and sets due west
The fall and spring equinoxes are the only two times during the year when the sun rises due east and sets due west.