Quad Bloggers Celebrate Equinox!

This is the Earth's position during the September equinox.

Hi all! In our class, we have been learning about equinoxes. An equinox is when the Earth is not tilted towards or away from the Sun, and the Sun's rays are hitting directly at the Equator. We decided this would be an interesting thing to write about because during an equinox, night and day are nearly the exact same length- 12 hours- all over the world. This is the reason it's called an "equinox," which in Latin means "equal night!"  Here in the northern hemisphere, this autumnal equinox marks the beginning of fall. Do you do anything to celebrate or acknowledge the equinoxes?