How much do you know about autumn?

Boo! You're probably booing and hissing at the mention of autumn. Like many people, you prefer the warm weather, especially summer, when you can take a dip in the pool any time and work on your tan. Yes, it's a little sad that school is already to coming up, but instead of looking at the past, let's keep moving forward! There are a lot of great things about September and October besides going back to school and Halloween! This season, before you jump into your Halloween costume and go Trick-or-Treating all night, let's stop and look at the other things that make autumn great! These interesting facts just might blow you away!

The first day of autumn is known as the autumnal equinox. On this day, the number of hours of daylight and darkness are equal. This is because the sun is aligned with the center of the Earth between the north and south of the planet. The other equinox occurs in the spring, which arrives in the third week of March in the Northern hemisphere.
In Greek mythology, autumn was a time when Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, was abducted by Hades, the god-king of the underworldDuring this time, Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, was distraught and the ground grew sparse and cold. When Persephone returned in the springtime, plants and life bloomed anew because of Demeter’s happiness.
Those who live closest to the equator, which is the center of the planet, never experience the season of autumn.
Fall is a peak migration time for many species of birds.

During autumn, birds will fly to other areas as they seek more hospitable climates. The Arctic tern journeys about 11,000 miles each way for its annual migration. That is like going all the way across the United States about three and a half times.

Contrary to popular belief, squirrels who have spent the entire autumn collecting acorns and other foods do not hibernate for the winter.

Rather, they spend the majority of their time in nests they built to shelter them from harsh weather. When squirrels do come out in winter, they are usually tunneling under the snow to find the food they buried during the fall.