Event page! e2e3e6b51022c7e6b2298edb100fe474 the-first-day-of-spring
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      "name": "The First Day of Spring",
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        "text": "The First Day of Spring, also known as the Vernal Equinox or Spring Equinox, takes place when the Sun crosses the celestial equator—an imaginary line in the sky directly above the Earth's equator—from south to the north. When the spring equinox occurs in the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox occurs in the Southern Hemisphere. During this time, the sun shines directly on the Equator, and the length of day and night is nearly equal. Days continue to lengthen in the Northern Hemisphere as the Earth's axis begins to tilt toward the Sun, and days shorten in the Southern Hemisphere as the opposite occurs there. With this, spring, which is the transition period from winter to summer, is started in the Northern Hemisphere.\nSpring is associated with rebirth, regrowth, and renewal. Plants spring from the ground—which gives the season its name—and blossom. Animals become more active and temperatures begin to warm. Depending on where in the hemisphere one is located, the characteristics associated with spring may begin earlier or later than the official first day of the season.",
        "html": "<p>The First Day of Spring, also known as the Vernal Equinox or Spring Equinox, takes place when the Sun crosses the celestial equator—an imaginary line in the sky directly above the Earth's equator—from south to the north. When the spring equinox occurs in the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox occurs in the Southern Hemisphere. During this time, the sun shines directly on the Equator, and the length of day and night is nearly equal. Days continue to lengthen in the Northern Hemisphere as the Earth's axis begins to tilt toward the Sun, and days shorten in the Southern Hemisphere as the opposite occurs there. With this, spring, which is the transition period from winter to summer, is started in the Northern Hemisphere.</p>\n<p>Spring is associated with rebirth, regrowth, and renewal. Plants spring from the ground—which gives the season its name—and blossom. Animals become more active and temperatures begin to warm. Depending on where in the hemisphere one is located, the characteristics associated with spring may begin earlier or later than the official first day of the season.</p>",
        "markdown": "The First Day of Spring, also known as the Vernal Equinox or Spring Equinox, takes place when the Sun crosses the celestial equator—an imaginary line in the sky directly above the Earth's equator—from south to the north. When the spring equinox occurs in the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox occurs in the Southern Hemisphere. During this time, the sun shines directly on the Equator, and the length of day and night is nearly equal. Days continue to lengthen in the Northern Hemisphere as the Earth's axis begins to tilt toward the Sun, and days shorten in the Southern Hemisphere as the opposite occurs there. With this, spring, which is the transition period from winter to summer, is started in the Northern Hemisphere.\r\n\r\nSpring is associated with rebirth, regrowth, and renewal. Plants spring from the ground—which gives the season its name—and blossom. Animals become more active and temperatures begin to warm. Depending on where in the hemisphere one is located, the characteristics associated with spring may begin earlier or later than the official first day of the season."
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        "text": "Celebrate the day doing something associated with spring!\n\nTake a walk outside.\nRide a bike.\nPlant some flowers.\nPlot out a garden.\nGo on a picnic.\nDo some spring cleaning.\nListen to the birds chirping.\nGet ready for Easter.\nBuy a raincoat.\nPlan a spring vacation.\nPlan a trip to a baseball game.\nRead some poems that celebrate spring.\nWatch a film that elicits a feeling of spring or takes place during it.\nListen to some songs about spring or to George Winston's Winter into Spring.\n",
        "html": "<p>Celebrate the day doing something associated with spring!</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a walk outside.</li>\n<li>Ride a bike.</li>\n<li>Plant some flowers.</li>\n<li>Plot out a garden.</li>\n<li>Go on a picnic.</li>\n<li>Do some spring cleaning.</li>\n<li>Listen to the birds chirping.</li>\n<li>Get ready for <a href=\"https://www.checkiday.com/06a39395f3024e22aa1b217419744691/easter\">Easter</a>.</li>\n<li>Buy a raincoat.</li>\n<li>Plan a spring vacation.</li>\n<li>Plan a trip to a baseball game.</li>\n<li>Read some <a href=\"https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/137291/spring-poems\">poems that celebrate spring</a>.</li>\n<li>Watch a film that <a href=\"https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/g25598520/spring-movies/\">elicits a feeling of spring or takes place during it</a>.</li>\n<li>Listen to some <a href=\"https://www.ranker.com/list/songs-about-spring/ranker-music\">songs about spring</a> or to George Winston's <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0832CN9PM?tag=checkiday08-20\"><em>Winter into Spring</em></a>.</li>\n</ul>",
        "markdown": "Celebrate the day doing something associated with spring!\r\n\r\n* Take a walk outside.\r\n* Ride a bike.\r\n* Plant some flowers.\r\n* Plot out a garden.\r\n* Go on a picnic.\r\n* Do some spring cleaning.\r\n* Listen to the birds chirping.\r\n* Get ready for [Easter](https://www.checkiday.com/06a39395f3024e22aa1b217419744691/easter).\r\n* Buy a raincoat.\r\n* Plan a spring vacation.\r\n* Plan a trip to a baseball game.\r\n* Read some [poems that celebrate spring](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/137291/spring-poems).\r\n* Watch a film that [elicits a feeling of spring or takes place during it](https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/g25598520/spring-movies/).\r\n* Listen to some [songs about spring](https://www.ranker.com/list/songs-about-spring/ranker-music) or to George Winston's [*Winter into Spring*](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0832CN9PM?tag=checkiday08-20)."
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