Today is Spring Day (September 1).
To celebrate, here are some interesting facts:
- Before we called it spring, this season was known as Lent or Lenten.
- The first spring flowers are typically dandelions, daffodils, lilacs, lilies, iris and tulips, to name a few.
- The earliest known use of the term ‘spring-cleaning’ was in 1857.
- The word “season” in this context comes from the Old French “seison”, meaning “sowing / planting”. This, in turn, came from the Latin “sationem”, meaning “sowing”.
- The equinox (‘equal night’) is the day when the centre of the sun is visible for exactly 12 hours. This is coming up later in September.
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