The spring equinox marks a moment of balance, equal light and dark, and the subtle but undeniable return of the sun’s strength. Across cultures and centuries, this turning point has been honored with fire festivals, fertility rites, cleansing rituals, and the tending of early green medicines.

In this episode, we explore the folklore and traditions surrounding the spring equinox, from the Persian New Year to agricultural and ancestral rites that mark renewal, reciprocity, and awakening. We’ll look at how communities historically understood this seasonal threshold, and what it meant to prepare both land and body for the growing months ahead.

You’ll also learn herbal allies that support this transitional time, bitters for movement, nutritives for rebuilding, and gentle strategies for working with spring’s upward energy rather than pushing against it.

Finally, I’ll share simple, grounded traditions you can try yourself. Bring in the renewal energy with these rituals that are rooted in ecology, not aesthetics.

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