The spring equinox marks the end of winter and beginning of spring. In Mexico it is celebrated with spring festivals and parades, but the main events of the day take place in archaeological sites. In Chichen Itza, in the Yucatan, one of the New 7 World Wonders, crowds assemble to witness a display of ancient Mayan ingenuity that causes the silhouette of a snake to appear on the side of the site's main temple, the Temple of Kulkulkan. In Teotihuacan, near Mexico City, thousands of people dressed in white gather to perform rituals and receive a special energy that they feel is present on the site on the day of the spring equinox.

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