The vernal equinox this year falls on Tuesday, March 20. In the Northern Hemisphere, the day marks the start of spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, the same day marks the start of the autumnal equinox, or the beginning of fall. The word vernal comes from the Latin word vernalis, meaning “of the spring.” And equinox comes from the Latin words aequus, meaning equal, and nox, meaning night. The day has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night time. On this day, people living in colder areas of the Northern Hemisphere hope they can put away their winter coats. They also may hope to begin planting flowers and vegetables in a garden. But for those of us in the northeastern United States, it may not exactly feel like the start of spring on March 20. Here, the first day of spring is expected to bring a snow storm.
Title: Vernal Equinox: The Arrival of Spring
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/Untitled.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title=' Vernal Equinox: The Arrival of Spring' data-article-id='2964'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6604'>The vernal equinox this year falls on Tuesday, March 20.</span> <span data-start-time='6604' data-end-time='12229'>In the Northern Hemisphere, the day marks the start of spring.</span> <span data-start-time='12229' data-end-time='22458'>In the Southern Hemisphere, the same day marks the start of the autumnal equinox, or the beginning of fall.</span> <span data-start-time='22458' data-end-time='29938'>The word vernal comes from the Latin word vernalis, meaning “of the spring.”</span> <span data-start-time='29938' data-end-time='39354'>And equinox comes from the Latin words aequus, meaning equal, and nox, meaning night.</span> <span data-start-time='39354' data-end-time='45979'>The day has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night time.</span> <span data-start-time='45979' data-end-time='55479'>On this day, people living in colder areas of the Northern Hemisphere hope they can put away their winter coats.</span> <span data-start-time='55479' data-end-time='61333'>They also may hope to begin planting flowers and vegetables in a garden.</span> <span data-start-time='61333' data-end-time='72000'>But for those of us in the northeastern United States, it may not exactly feel like the start of spring on March 20.</span> <span data-start-time='72000' data-end-time='77667'>Here, the first day of spring is expected to bring a snow storm.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/896F76D6-92E5-437D-AF2D-BD9D8D96E6A3_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10383 data-hint-location='55479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/what_does_garden_mean.m4a'>What does garden mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a piece of ground, often near a house, used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/a_pop_quiz.m4a'><span>a pop quiz</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/a_storage_space.m4a'><span>a storage space</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/a_large_house.m4a'><span>a large house</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/a_piece_of_ground_often_near_a_house_used_for_growing_flowers_fruit_or_vegetables.m4a'><span>a piece of ground, often near a house, used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=10384 data-hint-location='6604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/in_the_northern_hemisphere_the_day_marks_what.m4a'>In the Northern Hemisphere, the day marks what?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the start of spring'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/the_start_of_spring.m4a'><span>the start of spring</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/the_first_day_of_summer.m4a'><span>the first day of summer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/the_start_of_winter.m4a'><span>the start of winter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/the_first_day_of_fall.m4a'><span>the first day of fall</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10385 data-hint-location='72000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/in_the_northeastern_united_states_the_first_day_of_spring_is_expected_to_bring_a__blank_.m4a'>In the northeastern United States the first day of spring is expected to bring a <span class='blank'>snow storm</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='snow storm'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/hurricane.m4a'><span>hurricane</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/tornado.m4a'><span>tornado</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/snow_storm.m4a'><span>snow storm</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2421/heat_wave.m4a'><span>heat 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