She took down the calendar and opened it to the first page. "Let me show you the two main ways people decide the spring months." "In many places, especially in North America and Europe, we follow the astronomical seasons. These are based on the position of the Earth as it travels around the sun," Grandma explained.
"No," her grandmother laughed. "In the Southern Hemisphere—countries like Australia, Brazil, and Argentina—the seasons are reversed. When we have spring, they have autumn." which months are in spring
Her grandmother nodded. "The real answer is that spring is the time when the world wakes up. But if someone asks you for the months, you can tell them: in most of the Northern Hemisphere, it’s . In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s September, October, and November ." "No," her grandmother laughed
Maya smiled, now ready to share the story of spring with anyone who asked.
Maya looked out the window at the budding trees. "So the real answer is… it depends?"
Her grandmother smiled and pointed to the old calendar hanging by the kitchen window. "That depends on where you are in the world, Maya. Spring is not the same set of months for everyone."