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The next Friday March 20 will arrive on Spring Equinox, at 9:24 p.m. sharp. This astronomical phenomenon usually marks the end of winter and brings with it 92 days full of sunshine with longer afternoons, until June 21 when the sun would come in. summer 2023.
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Known as the vernal equinox, it is a very particular astronomical event, since the length of day and night is practically the same all over the world, i.e. 12 hours, hence its name, which derives from the Latin equinox, which means “equal night”. During the equinox, the sun reaches its highest point in the skyis placed on the plane of the earth’s equator so that it lets through a large amount of light.
Popular belief says that the balance between hours of sunshine and darkness It can be an ideal time for the human being to balance his passions and his weaknesses, and thus achieve a strengthening of his mind and his body. On this date, it is common for people to perform rituals or gather in the main archaeological areas of the country to “recharge their energy”. They usually dress in plain white clothes or light neutral colors.
The most visited sites at the moment are Chichen ItzaYucatan, here is the Pyramid of Kukulcan, which becomes a mystical sight because when the sun rises, a Play of light and shadows which simulates the feathered serpent descending the stairs, it is the Mayan deity equivalent to Quetzalcoatl.
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However, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), emphasizes that “the serpentine solar projection that runs along the northern alfarda of El Castillo, in Chichén Itzá, during the spring and autumn equinoxes, and which attracts thousands of visitors to the archaeological zone of Yucatan, is actually a myth archaeoastronomical recent, since the oldest references to this optical phenomenon do not go beyond the 30s of the 20th century”.
Another of the busiest areas during the vernal equinox is Teotihuacanwhich also receives countless visitors eager to refuel during the “New Fire”as well as becoming “clean” with shamans who offer their services.
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On the other hand, weeks after the beginning of spring is commemorated in Mexico Holy Week, an annual celebration in the Catholic religion through which the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are remembered.
The event begins with “Palm Sunday”, an event that evokes the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, which was greeted with songs and palms. For this reason, in some churches or temples, bouquets are used as an interpretation of this event. It culminates in “Resurrection Sunday”, which, as its name suggests, is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, three days after being crucified. Then we will remember the beginning of Easter this year.
According to the liturgical calendar, Holy Week will begin Sunday, April 2 and will end on Sunday 9 of the same month. Holy Thursday and Good Friday (April 6 and 7) are considered special days of respect, which is why in some companies they are granted to employees.
Summer 2023 will begin on Wednesday, June 21 at 4:58 p.m. and end on Saturday September 23 to make way for fall at 8:50. And finally winter, the last season will start on Friday, December 22 at 4:27 p.m.