... We have names for these four times; in order, they are the Summer Solstice, the Autumnal (or Fall) Equinox, the Winter Solstice, and the Spring (or Vernal) Equinox). ...
... Topics for national radio interviews . The Egg and the Equinox: . Bad Idioms: . Close to Home: . Bad Moon Rising: . ... Standing an Egg on End During the Vernal Equinox . The History of the Egg Standing Legend . ...
... If you can stand an egg on its end on the Spring Equinox, surely you can on the Autumnal Equinox as well! Yet this always seems to get overlooked. ...
... As loyal Bad Astronomy readers already know, in most countries, the equinoxes and solstices do not mark the beginning of seasons ; America is odd in that we say that Spring begins on the equinox. ...
... The spring equinox is called the vernal equinox by astronomers; the root of the word "vernal" means "green," which has obvious links to springtime. ...
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... Sometimes the news media help spread these ideas (like the one that you can spin or stand an egg on end during the Vernal Equinox ), sometimes it's TV and sometimes it's plain old word of mouth, but the misinformation does get around. ...
... Sometimes the news media help spread these ideas (like the one that you can spin or stand an egg on end during the Vernal Equinox ), sometimes it's TV and sometimes it's plain old word of mouth, but the misinformation does get around. ...
... He was watching the local news, and the anchor was at a school during the Vernal Equinox (the so-called "first day of spring") encouraging kids to stand eggs on end as part of an old legend. ...