Holidays
In Bosnia, they celebrate Cimburijada, a spring festival about this breakfast food.
Scrambled Eggs
This term describes a young tree that is still flexible and developing.
Sapling
This activity involves deep cleaning and organizing your home as the weather gets warmer.
Spring Cleaning
Many trees do this at the start of spring.
Breaking bud
A baby deer, frequently born in spring, is called this.
Fawn
For some, this spring holiday is purely about the hunt, while for others, it’s just plain 'egg-stravagant'!
Easter
Gardeners do this to their plants in the spring so they can eventually "bloom".
Nurture
Known for its distinctive green or purple stalks, this perennial vegetable is one of the first to be harvested in early spring.
Asparagus
In spring, this "architect" uses mud, grass, and feathers to build a safe home for its eggs.
Bird
According to folklore, this long-legged bird is responsible for delivering special packages in the spring.
Stork
While Veterans Day honors all who served, this May holiday is specifically reserved to honor military personnel who died in the performance of their duties.
Memorial Day
This is the "deep sleep" state plants enter during winter to conserve energy before they "wake up" and begin pushing through the soil in the spring.
Dormancy
Often paired with strawberries in pies, this tart, reddish stalk is technically a vegetable but is legally classified as a fruit for U.S. customs purposes.
Rhubarb
These cup-shaped spring flowers are most famously associated with the gardens and exports of the Netherlands. .
Tulips
These baby birds are known for following their mother in a straight line.
Ducklings
Frequently referred to as Emancipation Day or Jubilee Day, this holiday’s name is a portmanteau of the month and the date of its occurrence.
Juneteenth
In botany, this is the name for the tiny, precursor plant protected inside a seed, consisting of early leaf, stem, and root tissues.
Embryo
Traditionally served during the first weekend in May, this bourbon-based cocktail features fresh mint and crushed ice.
Mint Julep
This describes a young, curled-up fern before it "unfurls" and grows into a full leaf.
Fiddlehead
A baby rabbit, born in the spring, is called this.
Kit
To astronomers this is the start of spring in the northern hemisphere.
Vernal Equinox
This "instinctual" term describes why both birds and certain humans spend their spring obsessively cleaning, organizing, and preparing their "nests" for a new arrival.
Nesting
This "instinctual" term describes why both birds and certain humans spend their spring obsessively cleaning, organizing, and preparing their "nests" for a new arrival.
Nesting
Derived from the Greek word for 'rainbow,' this spring-blooming perennial is distinguished by its 'bearded' or 'crested' petals.
Iris
This is the name for a young swan, which are often born in spring.
Cygnet