Hey bookworm friends! Since it’s Easter weekend, it’s the perfect time to attempt a brand new springy tag I was tagged on. The Spring Equinox Celebrations Book Tag highlights various spring equinox-related traditions throughout the world! Thanks so much Laura, for the tag & for the use of the cute graphics. I enjoyed seeing some of the different ways people honor spring or the new year.
THE RULES:
- Link back to the original creator (The Corner of Laura) and link back to her post (otherwise, the original creator won’t get a notification).
- Thank whoever tagged you and link back to their post
- (Optional) Use the graphics and don’t forget to credit the original creator (Text prompts are at the end of the creator’s post if you’d prefer to use those)
- (Optional) Tag 5 or more other people.
Holi – India and Nepal
A festival of colour celebrating the end of the winter and the colourful season ahead – The most colourful book on your shelves.
The brightest & most multi-colour book in my shelves is the Bloomsbury edition of This Poison Heart!
Nowruz – Various (Persian)
The Persian New Year involving several days of celebrations and family gatherings – A book including or about a big family gathering.
This prompt was a bit hard for me because I don’t read many books about big families. But then I remembered Salt Houses is a multi-generational family saga and there are family reunions throughout. It follows a Palestinian family as they are displaced and we witness the progression of their lives as they move to Kuwait, Amman, Paris, Boston, and Beirut.
Teotihuacan – Mexico
A popular modern tradition to stand atop the pyramid on the Spring Equinox and soak up the sun’s first rays of the morning – A book that you consider a modern classic.
Based on its stunning quality of the prose, immense popularity, and sizeable impact on the trend of myth re-tellings, I’d consider The Song of Achilles to be a modern classic.
Songkran Water Festival – Thailand
A ceremony of cleansing and renewal. The biggest draw for tourists is the giant water fight – A book set on or around water.
Book 2 of the Pendragon Series, The Lost City of Faar, takes place in a vast world that is entirely covered by water and its inhabitants live in floating cities.
Hanami Season – Japan
A yearly tradition around enjoying the transient beauty of cherry blossoms – A book with flowers on the cover.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January is a great book with a flowery cover. If you’re still craving flowery covers, I have a whole list here.
Stonehenge – UK
Druids and pagans gather in their hundreds to celebrate the Spring Equinox. Though most historians are fairly confident that it was likely a religious site, no one is quite certain of what Stonehenge actually is – A book with a good mystery
Cello’s Gate is a sci-fantasy but there are plenty of mysterious elements that keep the characters on their toes and the reader turning the pages. Review.
Since Spring Equinox Celebrations is a brand new tag I’ll tag a few blogger friends but no pressure. If you see this and you want to do it, you’re more than welcome to join in on the fun! 🖤
–Charlotte @ Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads
Becky @ Becky’s Book Blog
Lin @ Lin’s Perspective
Dini @ Dinipandareads
Emma @ Words And Peace
Susy @ Susy’s Cozy World
Rebecca @ The Farm Wife Reads
Let’s chat in the comments!
Feel free to answer any of the prompts in the comments! 🥰Or, what’s a fantasy trope you love that was not included in the tag?
Ahh this looks so much fun! Thank you for the tag I will absolutely do it! I will certainly check some of the books you selected too! Happy equinox and Easter today over here in the East. Maybe you dont celebrate but still wishing you health and happy readings ♡♡