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Here comes the Spring Equinox

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Alexandra Byrne Student Contributor, North Carolina State University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at NCSU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

We have been buried into the leaves of fall and cold winter. Let’s approach this spring softly and celebrate the new warmth once again.

Spring Equinox brings warmth and rebirth. It marks the time of growing new seeds, planting new life, and contributing to us and the earth. This is vital, and it is a perfect time to take a step back and connect with any new life that needs nourishing. The new equinox allows us to better cultivate this growth and bring on better means.

Spring Equinox starts March 20th, 2025, at 5:01 am EDT (2:01 am Pacific) and lands on a Thursday. Otherwise known as “First Point of Aries”, this solstice event derives to the meaning of a “New/Fresh Equal Night”. This means that our daylight hours have been growing longer each day since the winter solstice in December. Signals for the start of spring are happening soon. The daylight begins to outshine the darkness these days. How should we take advantage of this new benefit?

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5 Facts about the Spring Equinox

Firstly, A soft approach to the upcoming spring is to bring a fresh smell to your living space. Consider creating a spring simmer pot to bring seasonal comfort and a natural scent to your life. Start by boiling roughly ¾ of your pot with water, or more if need be. After the water is done boiling, add your ingredients of choice. One simmer pot can consist of bay leaves, fresh lavender, basil, pine, mint, orange, rose petals, and pine. Essential oils can be used as well. This will bring the pot to another boil and begin to simmer the pot to bring out the natural fragrances of the herbs and flowers. Simmer pots can be creative and completely customizable to your favorite scents. 

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Spring Flower Simmer Pot — My Moonstone Kitchen

Furthermore, Spring is about bringing new life. With this approach, spring cleaning and decluttering are where it is at. Begin with filtering through the clutter and rooms that have not been considered in a while, and get rid of things weighing you down. Deep clean your living space, and play music and dance to it. While cleaning out the old, make that simmer pot I mentioned earlier to rejuvenate your space… Be sure to open a window so the negativity has somewhere to go…

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Taking care of your space is a great way to begin the new season, but taking care of yourself is just as important. Let’s start with planting new seeds and start your garden days now. Align your seed planting with the wheel of the year and plan your garden to infuse optimism this spring. Freshness is always the way to go if you have the means to. Bring on the vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herb garden this year!!!

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Lastly, to conceal the celebration of the Spring Equinox, plan to create a gratitude jar. A jar to fulfill ourselves in this new and fresh time. Making a gratitude jar is one of those rituals that keeps on giving! Take a trip to your local thrift store and grab the cutest jar. Through the season, take moments to reflect on yourself, the life you want, or absolutely any positive you want to create for yourself. Write these thoughts down, and into the jar they go, creating positive energy for your aspirations.

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Alexandra Byrne

NCSU '27

Alexandra Byrne is a Editor-In-Chief of Her Campus at North Carolina State University. This is her third year with Her Campus as of 2025. As the Editor-in-Chief, I confidently lead all chapter writers and editors with a touch of flair. I craft our chapter’s campus-specific editorial strategy, supported by HCHQ, with the ultimate goal of driving traffic to the fabulous articles published by my team. I meticulously top edit and serve as the final eyes on all chapter editorial content, ensuring our editorial calendar is approved and that content expectations and guidelines are met with style and precision.
Other than contributing to Her Campus, Alexandra was an active member of her high school's student government. Establishing leadership, community service events, and understanding the importance of equity in governing roles. She so then became an active member of her school's Genders and Sexualities Alliance club, in which greater expanded her support for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as hosting school fundraiser events for her local community. Alexandra has a huge green thumb. While being a part of her school's Earth Club, her love mother nature grew. She has contributed to the funds and support of her high school's building of a greenhouse, and so then helped her local community understand the whole heartly importance of sustainability. Alexandra is a Junior at NC State University with the intended major of Business Administration. In the next years, she aims to travel as much as possible, and love the career planned for her in the near future.
Now here is a little more insight of who Alexandra really is about. Alexandra was born and raised in Concord, North Carolina. She is the oldest of three daughters, so it is safe to say she knows a thing or two about how to share with others. She absolutely loves to go on a spree at any local thrift store among her radius, sipping on iced coffee, reading romance books, and sharing laughs with her close friends. Alexandra is a heavy music listener. She enjoys relating to the entirely of Taylor Swifts and Phoebe Bridgers discography, attending any underground concert she can find, and making thoughtful playlists for her friends.