First Day of Fall

All about First Day of Fall 🍂

The first day of fall is the September equinox, usually September 22 or 23. Daylight and darkness balance out, and then the nights start getting longer.

Fall is the run-up season: leaves changing, sweaters coming out, and Halloween and Thanksgiving both sitting just ahead on the calendar.

How people celebrate First Day of Fall

• Apple picking and pumpkin patches
• Jumping in leaf piles
• Hayrides, corn mazes, and football games
• Everything pumpkin spice

Fun facts

• Leaves change color when trees stop making chlorophyll.
• 'Autumn' and 'fall' both became common in the 1600s.
• Fall is spring in the Southern Hemisphere.

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