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JAMES: THIS MONDAY, MARCH 20TH, SPRING OFFICIALLY 
BEGINS AT 6:49 A.M.

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EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

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DEAN: BUT DO YOU KNOW WHY WE CALL SPRING, 
SPRING?

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LET'S SHOW YOU!

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JAMES: WELL, SPRING IS SIMPLY SHORT FOR THE 
PHRASES, "SPRING OF THE LEAF" AND "SPRING

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OF THE YEAR."

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SPRING OF THE LEAF IS OBVIOUS BECAUSE LEAVES 
DO LITERALLY SPRING UP OUT OF BRANCHES AT

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THIS TIME.

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BUT WHAT DOES SPRING OF THE YEAR MEAN?

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DEAN: BEFORE 1752 IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, 
THE NEW YEAR BEGAN ON MARCH 25TH, THE FIRST

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DAY OF SPRING.

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IN OTHER WORDS THE NEW YEAR SPRANG UP AT THE 
SAME TIME THE LEAVES SPRANG UP.

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IN FACT, WHEN GEORGE WASHINGTON AND BEN FRANKLIN 
WERE YOUNG, THEY ALL WISHED EACH OTHER "HAPPY

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NEW YEAR" ON THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING UNTIL 
THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT REFORMED THE CALENDAR

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AND DECLARED THAT AFTER 1752 THE NEW YEAR 
WOULD BE CELEBRATED ON JANUARY 1ST.

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JAMES: SO HAPPY SPRING AND HAPPY 'OLD' NEW 
YEAR!

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BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!