The Big Picture blog from The Boston Globe has a lovely roundup of blossoming flowers and (better yet) images of the way people all over the world celebrate the arrival of spring. Shown here is a party in Afghanistan, where the equinox is celebrated as the beginning of the new year.
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I'm sure the Romans had their reason; unfortunately that reason is way outdated by now. I should celebrate spring by taking off my snow tires.