If you said, "A Chevy SUV model," you get 10 bonus points. If you said, "The Vernal (spring) Equinox occurred this morning in North America (4:37am in our time zone)," you get 20 bonus points. If you said, "What's the Equinox?" you need to get out more.
The graphic above shows the relation of where the sun is during the Winter Solstice, Equinox, and Summer Solstice. Today is the day that (depending on where you are in latitude) there is an equal amount of daylight and darkness. In the Northern Hemisphere, days will now gain time of daylight; in the southern hemisphere, the daylight will get shorter. That is because the Earth is tilted on its axis in relation to the sun. If you live on the Equator, you'll still have about 12 and 12.
The beginning of Spring... a time of birth and renewal. Read what you want into that in this time of Covid. The term equinox comes from the Latin word "equinoxium," meaning "equality between day and night." And vernal also comes from Latin and means spring. Cultures around the globe celebrate in different ways... I think I'll pet a cat. ;-)
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