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Celebrate the first day of fall!

The first day of fall, or the autumnal equinox, is September 22 in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day, the sun hovers above the equator, and most of the world enjoys nearly equal amounts of light and darkness. In traditional agricultural societies, the harvest season was drawing to a close, and people were working overtime…

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Welcome spring!

Observe the equinox to help kids connect with nature, learn about other cultures, value tradition, and have fun doing it. In the stretch of years between childhood and childbearing, my husband and I got lazy about celebrating holidays. Why bother with all the decorating, cooking, baking, and buying when it was just us? We rolled…