Spring Folklore

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  1. 5. Roman goddess associated with springtime and flowers
  2. 6. In Japanese folklore, this fox spirit can shape shift
  3. 7. This figure in Chinese folklore created the first humans from clay
  4. 8. This celestial being chased away the winter and brough about spring
  5. 9. symbol of new beginnings
  6. 12. Flower commonly associated with Spring
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  1. 1. Wear this plant on May Day to bring good luck
  2. 2. This Hindu festival marks the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring
  3. 3. In Slavic folklore, this creature is said to dwell in lakes and rivers, emerging in the Spring to bring fertility
  4. 4. In Celtic folklore, the create that emerges from hibernation at the beginning of Spring
  5. 10. The season that Persephone returns from the underworld
  6. 11. This Ukrainian holiday marks the end of winter and beginning of spring