The rites of spring

by Rebecca Miles

Tomorrow at dawn people across the country will celebrate the Spring Equinox – when day and night are of equal length and winter is officially over

Pagans, spiritual types and those just out for a jolly will gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the renewal of nature with rituals and processions.

Join us as we explore 10 weird and wonderful ways that people around the world celebrate the coming of spring, including witches celebrating Walpurgis in Germany, snowmen being burnt in Switzerland and hobby horses battling in Cornwall. Any excuse for a party, eh?