March Equinox: March 20th 2013 at 11:02 UTC:
On the equinox, night and day are nearly exactly the same length -12 hours- all over the world. Equinox is derived from Latin, meaning 'equal night'.
Equinoxes mark the celebration of new beginnings. One of the most famous ancient Spring equinox celebration was the Mayan sacrificial ritual by the main pyramid in Chichen Itza. The main pyramid, known as El Castillo, has four staircases running from the top to the bottom of the pyramid's faces. The staircases are built at a carefully calculated angle which makes it look like an enormous snake of sunlight slithering down the stairs at the exact moment of the equinox.
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