This Event is being held at La' Stella's Bakery in Norwich CT. Located at 137 Norwich Ave. Norwich CT. Phone 860-383-2026.
I will be giving away a 2025 March Equinox Geo-coin for this event along with some other giveaway's. If possible stop by, say hi! and get a smile!
The first day of spring 2026 is on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 10:46 a.m.EDT. For all of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this is marked by the arrival of the spring equinox (otherwise known as the "First Point of Aries")
Traditionally, we celebrate the first day of spring on March 21, but astronomers and calendar manufacturers alike now say that the spring season starts on March 20 in all time zones in North America. Yet spring equinox marks the official start of the spring season. Fun Fact: In 2024, spring equinox fell on March 19-the earliest first day of spring in 128 years!
So what does that mean? Essentially, our hours of daylight-the period of time each day between sunrise and sunset- have been growing slightly longer each day since the winter solstice in December, which is the shortest day of the year (at least in terms of light).
Even though we know that after December 21st, the days start getting steadily longer, we still see more darkness than light over the course of a day in those three monthes leading up to spring. The vernal equinox marks the turning point when daylight begins to win out over darkness.
At this moment, the direct rays of the Sun are shining down on the equator producing the effect of equal day and night (give or take a few minutes) After the vernal equinox, the direct rays of the Sun migrate north of the equator (with hours of daylight steadily growing longer) until they finally arrive at the Tropic of Cancer (latitude 23.5 degrees north)