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  "textContent": "March equinox: The progression of seasons in March.\n\n← Back to Contents\n\nView Latest Issue\n\n21 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\nFile:March_Equinox_2021.jpg\n\nNOAA\n\npd\n\n300\n\nGallery\n\n## March equinox\n\nContribute —\n\nShare this\n\n  * PDF\ndownload\n  * E-mail\n  * Mastodon\n  * LinkedIn\n  * Facebook\n  * X (Twitter)\n  * Bluesky\n  * Reddit\n\n\n\nBy Pine\n\nThe world recently experienced the March equinox. Here are some photos from around the world during the months of March and April, with thanks to the many people who contributed the content that appears here.\n\n### Northern hemisphere\n\n  * This sunrise photo from User:N509FZ was taken at the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in the Yunnan province of China in March 2021.\n\n  * \"Spring Equinox celebrations in Vilnius, Lithuania\", seen in a photo from User:Anaiptol, March 2008\n\n  * Baseball games commonly start happening in the spring. The baseball \"season\" continues into summer and fall. This photo is from User:Olsin.se.\n\n  * At Chichen Itza in Yucatán state, Mexico, a \"descent of the snake\" effect may be observed around the time of spring and fall equinoxes. This photo is from User:ATSZ56.\n\n  * \"April showers bring May flowers\", part 1. In this photo by User:Smalljim, we see a \"snow shower approaching on Dartmoor, Devon, England\" in March 2010.\n\n  * \"April showers bring May flowers\", part 2. This variety of hybrid tea rose is known as \"Ingrid Bergman\". The photo was taken in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, by User:Salicyna, in May 2019.\n\n  * For some people, pollen in spring air triggers their allergies. This photo which shows a lab for allergy tests was uploaded by User:GeeJo from United States Air Force archives.\n\n  * Some countries have important tax dates in the spring. This image of a tax stamp was uploaded by User:Mikhail Ryazanov.\n\n  * \"View of 3 Maja\nStreet with bus lanes, a bikeway and the new section of the historic (monument) Sielecki Park [pl] near Sielecki Castle in Sosnowiec, Poland\" taken by User:KrzysztofPoplawski in April 2020\n\n  * Passover Seder plates seen in Budapest, Hungary, photographed by User:TZivyA. Passover is a Jewish religious holiday which occurs in March or April in the Gregorian calendar.\n\n  * March 2016 celebration of _Basanta Utsab_ at Jorasanko Thakur Bari, West Bengal, India, in a photo by User:Partho72. _Basanta Utsab_ is the local name for the Hindu religious festival of Holi.\n\n\n\n\n### Near the equator\n\n  * Rain and mist seen in a March 2023 photo by User:Alobo shalom in Kampala, Uganda\n\n  * \"Farming in Uganda 2\", a March 2025 photo taken in Kampala, Uganda by User:Kateregga1\n\n  * \"Forest elephants (_Loxodonta cyclotis_) in the swamp Mbeli Bai, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Republic of the Congo.\" This photo is from March 2007, by Thomas Breuer.\n\n  * A papaya tree near the the Congo River, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, photographed on March 2020 by User:Rahtilak123\n\n  * A March 2020 sunset by the Congo River, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, photographed by User:Rahtilak123\n\n  * A photo by César Muñoz/ANDES from April 2015 in Manta, Ecuador, of a South American Beach Football Championship game between Brasil and Peru\n\n  * A photo taken near to the March 2021 equinox by the GOES 16 satellite. This photo was uploaded to Commons by User:TheWxResearcher. GOES is operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.\n\n  * This photo from User:Pisethinfo was taken in March 2023 by User:Pisethinfo at Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Angkor Wat is a Buddhist religious site.\n\n  * An Eid al-Fitr celebration in Ghana, seen in an April 2024 photo by User:Pambelle12. Eid al-Fitr is a Muslim religious holiday.\n\n  * An Easter candle in Ibaan, Batangas, the Philippines. The photo was taken by by User:LMP 2001 in March 2024. Easter is a Christian religious holiday, although in some areas it is heavily secularized, similar to Christmas.\n\n  * Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, by William\nWarby (external link), seen in April 2008.\n\n  * User:Charlesjsharp photo of a _Colotis euippe_ butterfly in Bobiri Forest, Ghana, in April 2017.\n\n\n\n\n### Southern hemisphere\n\n  * Sunset glow in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 2020. Photo by Flickr user Bernard\nSpragg. NZ (external link).\n\n  * \"Rainy clouds over Wild Mans Brother Range, Canterbury, New Zealand\". This photo from March 2020 is by User:Podzemnik.\n\n  * A Little corella (_Cacatua sanguinea_) on a tree in Perth, Western Australia, seen in a March 2026 photo by User:Ronnievonjohnson.\n\n  * Australian Eastern Water Dragon (_Physignathus lesueurii_) with head poking through a pond in Brisbane Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, Australia. This photo from March 2012 is by User:Bald white guy.\n\n  * Skyscrapers in the central business district of Lima, Peru, photographed by User:Joshuary on April 2023\n\n  * Rock paintings in Tsodilo Hills, Botswana, seen in April 2007 in a photo by Joachim\nHuber (External link). The location is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\n\n  * A group of lions in Etosha National Park, Nambia, photographed in March 2018 by User:Charlesjsharp.\n\n  * In Valparaíso, Chile, on certain dates near the equinoxes, the sun rises aligned with Aconcagua. On April 22, 2025, a solar pillar enhanced this phenomenon, creating a luminous image resembling a volcano eruption. This photo is by User:Kinosmosis.\n\n\n\n\n← Previous \"Gallery\"\n\nIn this issue\n\n21 April 2026 (all comments)\n\n\n  * News and notes\n  * In the media\n  * Gallery\n  * Traffic report\n  * Comix\n\n\n\n\n+ Add a comment\n\n## Discuss this story\n\nTo follow comments, \nadd the page to your watchlist. If your comment has not appeared here, you can try \npurging the\ncache.\n\nNo comments yet. Yours could be the first!\n\n\n+ Add a comment\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat do you think of _The Signpost_? Share your feedback.\n\nHome\n\nAbout\n\nArchives\n\nNewsroom\n\nSubscribe\n\n\nSuggestions",
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