🇬🇧🇪🇸 equinox - equinoccio : English Lesson

Meaning of "equinox" ("equinoccio"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An equinox occurs twice a year—around 20 March and 22 September—when the sun shines directly on the equator, making day and night nearly equal in length across the globe. These dates mark the beginning of spring (vernal equinox) and autumn (autumnal equinox).

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My cat celebrated the equinox by napping exactly 12 hours in the sun and 12 in the dark.

I celebrated the equinox by wearing sunglasses and pajamas—just to be ready for both!

The equinox is like the solar version of “Let’s call it a tie.”

The equinox is the only day my bedtime and wake-up time agree to be friends.

The word “equinox” comes from Latin and means “equal night”!

At the equinox, he climbed the hill. The equinox split the sky: day gold over his left hand, night blue over his right. Every equinox he lifted his palms like scales. This equinox the light and dark fell even. He closed his eyes, felt the equinox, grinned, then walked home.

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