How countries around the world celebrate the spring equinox
Anna Tobin
16 March 2018
Welcoming spring around the world
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Druids, Pagans and Wiccans gather at England's Stonehenge
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Surfs up in Gloucestershire, England
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The spring equinox marks the start of the new year in Iran
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Wheat is the star of the show in Uzbekistan
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Bonfires are lit in Turkey
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In for a treat in Afganistan
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Games are played with a goat carcass in Kyrgyzstan
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Torches are lit in Iraqi Kurdistan
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Persian new year makes it to Pakistan
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Eggstreme games played in China too
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The cows in China are in for a spring treat
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In Japan they celebrate Shunbun No Hi
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Seeds take root in Sicily
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It's time for the drowning of Marzanna in Poland
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America celebrates Persian new year with a parade
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A feathered serpent makes an appearance in Mexico
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Prepare to climb the Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico
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Watch the stones align with the sun in Scotland
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Witness a spiritual solar alignment in Cambodia
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Czechs celebrate Slavic traditions
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Visitors will flock to Malta's ancient monument
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Belarusians welcome the birds
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Siberians make a lot of noise for spring
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Get scrambled in Bosnia
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Portugal's secret equinox treasure
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Days of street parties precede the equinox in Valencia, Spain
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Things get colourful in India
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Nepal brightens up too
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Preparations begin for passover in Israel
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