{"id":82,"date":"2010-03-20T10:31:58","date_gmt":"2010-03-20T10:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2010\/03\/how-to-celebrate-the-first-day-of-spring-and-spring-equinox.html"},"modified":"2010-03-20T10:31:58","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T10:31:58","slug":"how-to-celebrate-the-first-day-of-spring-and-spring-equinox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2010\/03\/how-to-celebrate-the-first-day-of-spring-and-spring-equinox.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate the Spring Equinox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is time to welcome spring inspiration!  Today, March 20, 2010, is Spring Equinox and the first day of spring.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1596058420?tag=joyofritual-20&#038;camp=14573&#038;creative=327641&#038;linkCode=as1&#038;creativeASIN=1596058420&#038;adid=0TQNF8SCWAH862G5AV4K&#038;\">Author<\/a> Barbara Biziou says our forefathers and foremothers celebrated the Spring Equinox as not just the start of spring, but the beginning of the year. She suggests Spring Equinox 2010 is a great opportunity to renew, refresh, and revision your life. In this video from her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JoyOfRitual\">Joy of Ritual You Tube Channel<\/a>, learn about some ancient traditions surrounding the Equinox and what you can do to bring in Spring! 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