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Spring is considered an awaking or rebirth.  Many fun things happen during the spring season.  Springtime flowers begin to bloom, days start to get longer, the temperatures start to rise. It’s the time of year when people get to come outside and do fun activities again especially after a long, and harsh winter. Check out these fun spring facts for kids.

Spring Facts for Kids

Spring is one of the four seasons. The four seasons are Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Spring is the season that is in between Winter and  Summer. Spring is a symbol of rebirth. 

When it is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere it is Autumn or Fall in the Southern Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere is North of the Equator.  The US is in the Northern Hemisphere. The Southern Hemisphere is South of the Equator.  Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere.

Spring begins on March 21st or 22nd.  The first day of Spring is called the Vernal Equinox. Vernal is Latin for Spring. Equinox is Latin for Equal Days.

On the first day of Spring, the sunrise and sunset are about 12 hours apart, everywhere on the Earth and the hours of daylight and night are almost equal. The daylight is a little longer.

The Vernal Equinox occurs when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is not facing towards or away from the sun.

On the Vernal Equinox, the sun is directly above the equator. This also happens on the Autumnal Equinox in Fall around September 22nd.

What Happens During Spring?

During Spring the Earth’s axis starts to tilt towards the sun. The days get longer and warmer. Many animals have babies such as cows, birds, and ducks. Animals such as bears who hibernate start to wake up and become active.

During April you will see more rain showers. During May the flowers will start to bloom. That is where the saying April showers bring May flowers comes from.

Easter, Passover, April Fools Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Cino De Mayo, Holi (festival of colors in India) are all holidays in Spring.

Spring in Other Parts of the World

Spring takes place at different times in different parts of the world. In Australia the spring season occurs during the months of September, October and November. Like in the the U.S the days become longer and the temperatures rise. Flowers and trees start to bloom. Animals come out of hibernation and many baby animals are born.

In Argentina spring also occurs in September, October, and November. A very important holiday is held in spring. Teacher’s Day is celebrated on September 11th.

It also marks the anniversary of the death of their former president and educator Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Teacher’s Day is a national holiday in Argentina.

Springtime is considered the best time to visit the Middle East. Spring arrives in the Middle East in March and lasts through May. The temperatures aren’t too hot for visitors and the wild flowers are blooming.

Fun Activities you can do in Spring

• After winter must come spring. What are some of the things you look forward to during spring? Do you like to play outside with your friends? Running around outside is a fun way to get out all your stored up winter energy. Other fun outside activities include roller skating, hiking, playing on the playground.
• Do you like gardening? If so, talk to your parents about growing a vegetable garden. Some vegetables that you can plant in the spring include broccoli, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, and beans.
• If you do not want to plant vegetables you can try a flower garden. Some flowers you can plant in spring include daffodils, hyacinths, crocus, primrose, tulips and pansies.
• Spring is the perfect time of year to get out in the dirt and take a look at nature. Go on a nature walk. Walking is a great exercise, bring binoculars. Take a look around what do you see? Listen to the sounds of the baby birds high up in the trees.
• Have you learned how to ride a bike? Springtime is a great time to learn something new, like riding a bike.
• If you already know how to ride a bike, take a nightly family bike ride. It is a great way to spend quality time with your family while having fun.

We hope you enjoyed these spring facts for kids. Check out our summer facts for kids.

Spring Facts for Kids

Colorful spring garden flowers

Spring, also known as springtime, is one of the four temperate seasons, succeeding winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of the term varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it is autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. At the spring (or vernal) equinox, days and nights are approximately twelve hours long, with daytime length increasing and nighttime length decreasing as the season progresses.

Spring and “springtime” refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. Subtropical and tropical areas have climates better described in terms of other seasons, e.g. dry or wet, monsoonal or cyclonic. Cultures may have local names for seasons which have little equivalence to the terms originating in Europe.

Contents

• When spring begins and ends
• Natural events
• Cultural associations
  • Carnival
  • Easter
  • May Day

When spring begins and ends

Meteorologists generally define four seasons in many climatic areas: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter. These are demarcated by the values of their average temperatures on a monthly basis, with each season lasting three months. The three warmest months are by definition summer, the three coldest months are winter and the intervening gaps are spring and autumn. Meteorological Spring, can therefore, start on different dates in different regions.

In the US and UK, spring months are March, April and May.

In Australia and New Zealand, spring begins on 1 September and ends on 30 November.

In Ireland, following the Gaelic calendar, spring is often defined as February, March and April.

In Sweden, meteorologists define the beginning of spring as the first occasion on which the average 24 hours temperature exceeds zero degrees Celsius for seven consecutive days, thus the date varies with latitude and elevation.

In Brazil, spring months are September, October, November and December.

The spring season in India is culturally in the months of March and April, with an average temperature of approx 32 °C.

In some cultures in the Northern Hemisphere (e.g. Germany and the UK), the astronomical vernal equinox (varying between 19 and 21 March) is taken to mark the first day of spring, and the summer solstice (around 21 June) is taken as the first day of summer.

In Persian culture the first day of spring is the first day of the first month (called Farvardin) which begins on 20 or 21 March.

In the traditional Chinese calendar, the “spring” season consists of the days between Lichun (3–5 February), taking Chunfen (20–22 March) as its midpoint, then ending at Lixia (5–7 May).

According to the Celtic tradition, which is based solely on daylight and the strength of the noon sun, spring begins in early February (near Imbolc or Candlemas) and continues until early May (Beltane).

Natural events

Hundreds of sour cherry blooming in Extremadura, Spain, during spring

A blooming field of garland chrysanthemum, a typical spring flower in Israel

A willow in Stockholm in April 2016

Sowing at spring in Estonia

During early spring, the axis of the Earth is increasing its tilt relative to the Sun, and the length of daylight rapidly increases for the relevant hemisphere. The hemisphere begins to warm significantly, causing new plant growth to “spring forth,” giving the season its name.

Any snow begins to melt, swelling streams with runoff and any frosts become less severe. In climates that have no snow, and rare frosts, air and ground temperatures increase more rapidly.

Many flowering plants bloom at this time of year, in a long succession, sometimes beginning when snow is still on the ground and continuing into early summer. In normally snowless areas, “spring” may begin as early as February (Northern Hemisphere) or August (Southern Hemisphere), heralded by the blooming of deciduous magnolias, cherries, and quince. Many temperate areas have a dry spring, and wet autumn (fall), which brings about flowering in this season, more consistent with the need for water, as well as warmth. Subarctic areas may not experience “spring” at all until May.

While spring is a result of the warmth caused by the changing orientation of the Earth’s axis relative to the Sun, the weather in many parts of the world is affected by other, less predictable events. The rainfall in spring (or any season) follows trends more related to longer cycles—such as the solar cycle—or events created by ocean currents and ocean temperatures—for example, the El Niño effect and the Southern Oscillation Index.

Unstable spring weather may occur more often when warm air begins to invade from lower latitudes, while cold air is still pushing from the Polar regions. Flooding is also most common in and near mountainous areas during this time of year, because of snow-melt which is accelerated by warm rains. In North America, Tornado Alley is most active at this time of year, especially since the Rocky Mountains prevent the surging hot and cold air masses from spreading eastward, and instead force them into direct conflict. Besides tornadoes, supercell thunderstorms can also produce dangerously large hail and very high winds, for which a severe thunderstorm warning or tornado warning is usually issued. Even more so than in winter, the jet streams play an important role in unstable and severe Northern Hemisphere weather in springtime.

In recent decades, season creep has been observed, which means that many signs of spring are occurring earlier in many regions by around two days per decade.

Spring in the Southern Hemisphere is different in several significant ways to that of the Northern Hemisphere for several reasons, including:

1. There is no land bridge between Southern Hemisphere countries and the Antarctic zone capable of bringing in cold air without the temperature-mitigating effects of extensive tracts of water;
2. The vastly greater amount of ocean in the Southern Hemisphere at most latitudes;
3. At this time in Earth’s geologic history the Earth has an orbit which brings it in closer to the sun in the Southern Hemisphere for its warmer seasons;
4. There is a circumpolar flow of air (the roaring 40s and 50s) uninterrupted by large land masses;
5. No equivalent jet streams; and
6. The peculiarities of the reversing ocean currents in the Pacific.

Cultural associations

Celebration stage of 1st day of Falgun, beginning of spring season in Bangladesh, 2014

Holi in Nepal 2016

Carnival

Main page: Carnival

For more details, see Mardi Gras

Carnival is practiced by many Christians around the world in the days before Lent (40 days, without Sundays, before Easter). It is the first spring festival of the new year for many.

Easter

Main page: Easter

Easter eggs, such as this Ukrainian one, signify the Resurrection of Jesus.

Easter is the most important religious feast in the Christian year. Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the “third day” (two days after his crucifixion), and celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day, two days after Good Friday. The date of Easter varies between 22 March and 25 April (which corresponds to between 4 April and 8 May in the Gregorian Calendar for the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches using the Julian Calendar). In the Southern Hemisphere Easter occurs during autumn. In this celebration, the children do an easter egg hunt.

May Day

Main page: May Day

The First of May is the date of many public holidays. In many countries, May Day is synonymous with International Workers’ Day, or Labour Day, which celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labour movement. As a day of celebration, the holiday has ancient origins, and it can relate to many customs that have survived into modern times. Many of these customs are due to May Day being a cross-quarter day, meaning that (in the Northern Hemisphere where it is almost exclusively celebrated) it falls approximately halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. In the Celtic tradition, this date marked the end of spring and the beginning of summer.

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Seasonal exacerbations of psychiatric diseases. Causes of autumn and spring exacerbations

In spring and autumn, many people have a period of exacerbation of chronic diseases – allergies, bronchitis. Mental illness is no exception. During this period, you should be especially attentive to yourself and prevent an aggravation of the condition. This is especially true for patients in psychiatric clinics – schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, neuroses tend to worsen with the change of seasons, and such patients will need qualified medical care.

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Every person knows firsthand that in spring and autumn the human body is subjected to various attacks: it becomes more susceptible to infections, changing weather conditions. Seasonal exacerbation of diseases occurs in almost 40% of the population: it affects not only the change in weather conditions, but also additional stressful situations that may be associated with work, study, and vacation. Mental illnesses are also exacerbated most often in spring and autumn, as well as ordinary allergies. This only applies to people whose peace of mind is disturbed and their psyche is shaken. Seasonal exacerbations of psychiatric diseases are quite common. To begin with, it is worth understanding why diseases of this kind enter the active phase in spring and autumn.

Causes of autumn and spring exacerbations

1. People who are more emotional than others react very strongly to weather changes. For example, in the summer, a person’s mood directly depends on sunlight: scientists have proven that it is at this time of the year that serotonin (the so-called pleasure hormone) is produced. The change of sunny weather to gray and rainy days certainly has a negative impact on the mood and general well-being of a person.
2. People who suffer from depression or various types of psychoses especially feel this time of the year as autumn. They can be dangerous not only for themselves, but also for others.
3. Men who drink alcohol frequently can provoke the development and exacerbation of schizophrenia. In autumn, alcohol can cause fits of rage and hallucinations in men.

At the same time, it is impossible to unambiguously name the unconditional causes of exacerbations in autumn and spring, since various factors can influence each organism. For people who are more emotional than others, seasonal exacerbations of psychiatric illness can manifest themselves with the following symptoms:

1. constant fatigue. Even if a person has not been doing anything throughout the day, he will be tormented by severe fatigue, as if he had been working continuously for a day;
2. apathy. Due to the factor described above, this part of the aggravation also joins;
3. irritability. Be that as it may, but irritability is a fairly clear sign of a spring-autumn exacerbation.

If you notice that with the advent of a certain season you have become emotionally unstable, you should contact the clinic or try to heal yourself.

Prevention of diseases

What diseases are most often exacerbated in certain seasons of the year? Absolutely any – from a minor nervous breakdown to severe stages of psychosis. The most important thing is that relatives of a sick person know about this problem. People with increased emotionality can cope with their condition on their own, but support during such periods from relatives is indispensable. In mild cases – with a slight change in affect – you can try to correct the situation with the help of sedatives and antidepressants. As for people with more complex diagnoses, the main thing here is to contact a qualified specialist in time. Many are afraid of going to the doctor and try to hide their condition for as long as possible, but this only worsens the condition. Knowing the problem of a person you know or close to you, try to provide him with proper assistance during the period of exacerbation.

Spring exacerbation of mental illness in women and men

As a rule, during the off-season, patients with certain mental disorders prefer to go to the clinic for inpatient treatment. Those patients who, being in an inadequate state, ignore medical treatment, are placed in a hospital on a forced basis. But not always patients end up in a hospital – for many mild disorders, such treatment is not required. In particular, with cyclothymia, it is recommended to visit sanatoriums, outpatient supervision of a psychiatrist. In no case is it recommended to self-treat or use drug therapy, the scheme of which the patient found on the Internet or recommended by a non-specialist. Especially those people who are already under the supervision of a psychiatrist. Patients with a certain psychotype (suspicious, anxious, emotionally labile) are recommended light sedatives that can be purchased at pharmacies without special prescriptions. Such drugs allow you to stabilize the emotional state.

What diseases are exacerbated during the off-season

In psychiatry, there are 2 categories of disorders that are especially often recorded in patients during the period of seasonal exacerbations.

1. Endogenous disorders. This type of disorder includes schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis. They are called endogenous because the cause of diseases is usually genetic or associated with a hereditary predisposition.
2. Exogenous diseases. This category includes depression, neurosis, stress disorder, phobias.

Statistics show that every year the number of patients with various mental disorders increases. We are talking about endogenous and exogenous diseases. More and more people turn to a psychiatrist with panic attacks, neurosis, various phobias, borderline states, schizophrenia, and affective disorders. People at risk are:

• suffering from chronic somatic diseases;
• taking psychoactive substances – alcohol, drugs;
• chronically stressed;
• physically and morally weakened.

Spring exacerbations of mental illness in women, men

In spring and autumn, the number of hospitalizations of patients with various endogenous diseases usually increases. So, the state of health worsens in patients with schizophrenia, epilepsy, neuroses, panic attacks, bipolar disorder. According to statistics, the largest number of suicide attempts occurs in spring and autumn. As for patients with psychosis, during this period they can be dangerous both for themselves and for others. If we take women, then they usually do not pose a social danger during exacerbations, unlike men. But there are a number of exceptions. For example, mentally unstable mothers who, during the period of maternity leave, are capable of seriously harming their child and themselves, up to tragedy. As for men, they more often during these periods experience a serious deterioration in well-being with diagnosed schizophrenia. Productive symptoms become much brighter – in particular, hallucinations, delirium. Also, we must not forget that men by nature are more prone to the abuse of alcohol and drugs, as a result of which the disease manifests itself even more strongly. Outbreaks of aggression are often recorded, which entails harming oneself and loved ones, committing illegal actions. Often such patients during the period of exacerbation complain to their specialists that they are being haunted by voices, often write delusional statements to law enforcement agencies about UFO attacks, surveillance and other complaints. It is important to note that men with bipolar disorder can, during periods of exacerbation in a manic state, commit rash acts, spend large amounts, not sleep, and express crazy ideas. It is very important to pay special attention to such people with a diagnosed psychiatric illness during these periods and make sure that they visit a psychiatrist in a timely manner and follow all the recommendations of specialists.

Table of exacerbations of diseases

In order to better understand when and what diseases can worsen – below is a table with a list of diseases that worsen in spring or autumn.

Disease	period of exacerbation
Depression	Spring, Autumn
Exogenous mental disorders	Spring
Shizophia	Spring, autumn
Psychosis	Spring
Neurosis	Spring
Paranoya
AGORAFOBISE ( it is in the spring that you should pay attention to this)
Anhedonia	Spring, autumn
Hallucinatory syndrome	The time of the year does not matter
Diphoria	Autumn
Nosophilia	The time of the year does not matter
NARCISSISISISISS

. both in young people and in people of middle and old age. This does not mean that other equally well-known diseases cannot worsen in the spring or autumn season. Psychiatric diseases, exacerbated in the autumn or spring season, require the urgent help of a psychiatrist. Some mood disorders, which the patient himself may not consider a serious illness, can develop into depression, anxiety disorder, insomnia, delusional disorder, which requires longer treatment and constant monitoring by a psychiatrist. At IsraClinic, doctors and psychotherapists are able to cope with the seasonal manifestations of any psychiatric illness and disorder. With the help of modern drugs and effective psychotherapeutic techniques, we can not only stop an acute attack of the disease, but also prevent its manifestation in the off-season.

English seasons

In the article we will analyze how the seasons are called in English, we will give examples of their use and expressions related to them. This topic is one of the basics in language learning, so we will also touch on the question of how to memorize the seasons with a child.

4 seasons in a year

The very concept of a season in English sounds like season [ˈsiːzn].

Seasons in English with translation:

spring [sprɪŋ]

autumn [‘ɔːtəm] – autumn

summer [‘sʌmə] – summer

winter [‘wɪntə] – winter

In the American version, “autumn” looks a little different: fall [fɔːl].

Special forms of adjectives can be formed from the seasons:

summery

autumnal – autumn

wintry / winterly – winter

From the word spring there is no special form of the adjective, the initial form spring (spring) can act as a definition, and in some phrases there is an archaic vernal (spring): vernal equinox – spring equinox.

When we want to indicate in English the time of the year in which an event occurred, we use the preposition in.

in spring / fall

in autumn

in summer

in winter – in winter

The article is not used in this construction with the preposition in.

Twelve months

Each season consists of 3 months. Let’s see how they are called in English, as well as what abbreviations exist for them.

Winter months:

December [dıʹsembə] (abbreviation: Dec.) – December

January [‘ʤænju(ə)rɪ] (Jan.) – January

February [‘febru(ə)rɪ] (Feb.)

March [mɑːʧ] (Mar.) – March

April [‘eiprɪl] (Apr.) – April

May [meɪ] – May

Summer months:

June [ʤuːn] (Jun.) – June

July [ʤu’laɪ] (Jul.) – July

August [‘ɔːgəst] (Aug.) – August

Autumn months:

September [sep’tembə] (Sept. / Sep.) – September

October [ɔk’təubə] (Oct.) – October

November [nəu’vembə] (Nov.) – November

In English, the names of the months are usually capitalized. When indicating when an event occurred without specifying the date, the preposition in is used, as with the seasons in English: in May (in May). If the sentence specifies the day of the event, then the preposition changes to on: on the fifteenth of September – the fifteenth of September.

Signs of each season

Each season has its own characteristics. Of course, the seasons in different countries can be very different, but still, each of the seasons evokes certain associations in us. To describe each season in English, you will need the appropriate vocabulary.

The onset of the season is conveyed using the verb come (to come):

Summer came at last – Summer came at last

The beginning and end of the season is spoken of using the words early (early) or late (late):

The ground must be plowed in early spring

There are characteristic features for each season. To help you describe the seasons in English, here are a few examples.

Summer:

heat – heat

drought – drought

dry summer – dry summer

hot summer – hot summer

moist summer – rainy summer

high summer – high summer

Autumn:

rain – rain

slush / mud – slush

autumn leaves – autumn leaves

damp autumn – damp autumn

The leaves turned yellow – The leaves turned yellow

Winter:

snow – snow

The streets are covered with ice – The roads are covered with ice

snowstorm – snowstorm, snowstorm

Blizzard – Blizzard

green winter – winter without snow

hard / severe winter – severe winter

mild winter – warm winter

Spring:

spring bloom – spring bloom

vernal flowers – spring flowers

spring showers – spring showers

Seasons as part of phrases

In English, the seasons appear in various set phrases. For example, summer and winter – all year round.

When changing the clock, there is winter and summer time:

summer / winter time

Sports are divided into summer and winter:

winter / summer sports

Winter / Summer Olympic Games / Olympics

Many phrases include the word summer. Summer is the time of the year when residents leave the city and move to houses closer to nature.

summer cottage – dacha, country house

summer house – summer house

summer palace – summer residence

summer resort – cottage / summer resort

summer camp – summer camp

summerhouse – gazebo

The summer palace of the Emperor is an example of elegance

Summer is a period of holidays and vacations:

summer recess – a summer break in work (we can talk about an educational institution or parliament)

summer holidays / summer vacation – summer holidays

Although, of course, holidays can be not only in the summer. The resort can also be winter: winter resort (winter resort). With the words holidays / vacation, other English seasons can also appear: winter holidays (winter holidays) or spring vacation (spring holidays).

Seasonal types of employment are common in summer:

summer job – work for the summer

summer school – summer courses

summer session – summer training cycle

There are other phrases with the word summer:

Indian summer

summer lightning – lightning

summer solstice – summer solstice; summer solstice point

summer sausage – dry smoked sausage, raw smoked sausage

summer dress – summer dress

summer wardrobe – summer wardrobe

some summer’s day – someday

Many expressions refer to the concept of winter. Here are examples for this time of year with translation into English:

winter garden

winter crop

winter wheat

winter rye

blackberry winter / dogwood winter – spring frosts

winterproof / keeps well in winter

winterize – warm, adapt to winter conditions

wintering

pass the winter / spend the winter / stay for the winter

The word autumn appears in the following examples:

for spring and autumn wear – demi-season

first autumn frosts – autumn frosts

autumn tints — autumn colors

autumn of life – in his declining years, old age

The word spring occurs in expressions:

spring onion

day spring – dawn, dawn

spring is in the air – blows in the spring

breath of spring – breath of spring

There are autumn and spring academic semesters:

autumn / fall term

spring term – spring semester

When it comes to the equal duration of day and night twice a year, then, as we have already said, the archaic form vernal (spring) is tried on for spring: vernal equinox – spring equinox. And at the autumnal equinox, the adjective autumnal (autumn) is used: autumnal equinox – autumnal equinox.

Vocabulary for beginners

The names of the seasons are the basic vocabulary of English, which is studied at the initial stage of acquaintance with a foreign language. For children, it is better to represent the seasons in English with the help of pictures: this way the child will quickly learn new vocabulary. Use images when explaining all the expressions related to this topic, because the seasons are something that we observe and can easily be represented in the form of pictures.

Another piece of advice if you are explaining the seasons in English to children is to teach your child poems on this topic. Rhyming text is much easier to remember. Select poems based on the complexity of the vocabulary they contain to match the child’s level of knowledge. So children will quickly learn the names of the seasons and the expressions associated with them.

For the little ones, choose simple verses without a variety of vocabulary. For example, a well-known children’s poem in which the seasons are represented by color:

Spring is green,
Summer is bright,
Autumn is yellow,
Winter is white.

Spring green,
Summer is bright,
Autumn yellow,
Winter is white.

Gradually, you can connect poems in which adjacent vocabulary is added:

In winter we wear gloves and a hat,
In spring it is wellies, a coat and all that,
In summer we swim in the pool,
In autumn we go to school.

In winter we wear gloves and a hat,

In the spring – boots, coats and everything else,

In the summer we swim in the pool,

In autumn we go to school.