Eleanor Parker writes in her book, Winters in the World, that “in Anglo-Saxon poetry winter is often imagined as a season when the earth and human beings are imprisoned, kept captive by the ‘fetters ...

Thomas Nashe, the 16th-century British poet and dramatist, certainly looked forward to spring in his own colorful, singsong way: Sweet spring indeed — a time to observe the growing light, listen to ...

Easter brings together an unlikely cadre of traditions: church, bunnies and eggs. What may seem like an odd trio, however, is actually tied together by the universal themes of spring and life renewed.

The vernal equinox in 2025 will occur on today, marking the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere with equal hours of daylight and darkness. As winter’s grip loosens, the arrival ...

Sweet spring indeed — a time to observe the growing light, listen to the birds, smell the flowers and feel the growing warmth from the sun. They’re all signs that spring equinox 2023 is arriving. This ...

Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In March, we’re heading to the great outdoors. Some folks like things ...