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| Have Your Say map: Have you spotted signs of spring? | Have Your Say map: Have you spotted signs of spring? |
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| HOW TO USE THIS MAP To read individual comments, click on the map markers See these comments as a message board | HOW TO USE THIS MAP To read individual comments, click on the map markers See these comments as a message board |
| Spring officially starts on the day of the vernal equinox, which is 20 March this year. Have you seen signs of spring where you live? | Spring officially starts on the day of the vernal equinox, which is 20 March this year. Have you seen signs of spring where you live? |
| This equinox marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It occurs when the sun passes the equator moving from the southern to the northern hemisphere. Vernal comes from the Latin word for bloom. | This equinox marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It occurs when the sun passes the equator moving from the southern to the northern hemisphere. Vernal comes from the Latin word for bloom. |
| The Today programme wants to know if there are already signs of spring in your gardens, parks and streets. class="bodl" href="/today/hi/today/newsid_7909000/7909845.stm">Read Science correspondent Tom Feilden's analysis of your spring stories | |
| Have you noticed signs of spring? What do you love about spring? Add your comments using the button below the map. | Have you noticed signs of spring? What do you love about spring? Add your comments using the button below the map. |
| Show us how spring is blooming where you are. Send you pictures and videos toyourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here. | Show us how spring is blooming where you are. Send you pictures and videos toyourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here. |
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