Autumnal Equinox Traditions

Today is the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, the point after which the nights become longer than the days, as the North Pole tilts away from the sun. We commonly know it as the first day of fall, although we’ve said goodbye to summer already in the rites of Labor Day and the beginning of the school year. We’ve told you about the traditions and celebrations surrounding the vernal equinox in the spring, and yes, there are traditions for its opposite- although not as many. While the beginning of spring is a joyous occasion, the waning of warm weather is a bit melancholy. Read about them in an article I posted at mental_floss.

Photograph by Flickr user Stonehenge Stone Circle.