Both Uses of
equinox
in
Funny in Farsi
- It always begins on the first day of spring at the exact moment of the equinox.†
p. 105.9
- For twelve days after the equinox, people visit relatives and friends, always starting with the eldest.†
p. 106.4 *
Definition:
informally: either of the two days a year when the length of day and night are most equal
or:
formally: the exact moments when the earth's axis is parallel to the Sun
or:
formally: the exact moments when the earth's axis is parallel to the Sun