Photos: Spring in Bloom (20 photos)
Tuesday marked the first day of spring, and the Northern Hemisphere has begun to warm, with flowers and trees in bloom. Gathered below is a small collection of images from recent weeks in North America, Asia, and Europe, of people enjoying flowering fields and trees--signs of warmer days to come.
The Washington Monument is seen on March 18, 2024, from the Tidal Basin amid cherry blossoms, which enter their pe...
Valencia's Fallas Festival: Welcoming Spring with Fire (18 photos)
For hundreds of years, residents of Valencia, Spain, have celebrated the arrival of spring and paid tribute to San Jose, the patron saint of the carpenters' guild, by building and then ceremonially burning huge monuments made of wood, cardboard, and paper. The monuments, or fallas, consist of ninots, or figures, many of which are caricatures that portray current events and celebrities. The two-week-long festival features parades, fireworks, and fiestas, and ends with the burning of hundreds of fa...