Celebrating spring equinox in Mexico
The spring equinox is celebrated at archaeological sites in Mexico.
- Traditional Mexican dancers throw flowers into the sea during a pre-Hispanic ritual dance and offerings to celebrate the spring equinox in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico on March 21, 2016. (HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
- Flowers are thrown into the sea as an offering during a pre-Hispanic ritual dance performed to celebrate the spring equinox in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico on March 21, 2016. (HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
- Thousands of tourists surround the Kukulcan Pyramid at the Chichen Itza archeological site during the celebration of the spring equinox in Yucatan state in southeastern Mexico, on March 21, 2016. (ALEJANDRO MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Thousands of tourists surround the Kukulcan Pyramid at the Chichen Itza archeological site during the celebration of the spring equinox in Yucatan state in southeastern Mexico, on March 21, 2016. (ALEJANDRO MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)
- The sun shines directly through the door of the Seven Dolls Temple in the Maya Ruins of Dzibilchaltun, in the Mexican state of Yucatan, as it rises on the spring equinox on March 21, 2016. (ALEJANDRO MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Thousands of tourists surround the Kukulcan Pyramid at the Chichen Itza archeological site during the celebration of the spring equinox in Yucatan state in southeastern Mexico, on March 21, 2016. (ALEJANDRO MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)
- The sun shines directly through the door of the Seven Dolls Temple in the Maya Ruins of Dzibilchaltun, in the Mexican state of Yucatan, as it rises on the spring equinox on March 21, 2016. (ALEJANDRO MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons overly Teotihuacan archaeological site during the Balloon Festival in San Juan de Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, on March 19, 2016. The festival is being held on the spring equinox. (Bernardo Montoya/AFP/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons overly Teotihuacan archaeological site during the Balloon Festival in San Juan de Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, on March 19, 2016. The festival is being held on the spring equinox. (Bernardo Montoya/AFP/Getty Images)
- A hot air balloon overlies Teotihuacan archaeological site during the Balloon Festival in San Juan de Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, on March 19, 2016. The festival is being held on the spring equinox. (Bernardo Montoya/AFP/Getty Images)
- A hot air balloon overlies the Sun Pyramid at the Teotihuacan archaeological site during the Balloon Festival in San Juan de Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, on March 19, 2016. The festival is being held on the spring equinox. (Bernardo Montoya/AFP/Getty Images)
- Traditional Mexican dancers perform a pre-Hispanic ritual dance and make offerings to celebrate the spring equinox in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico on March 21, 2016. (HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
- Traditional Mexican dancers perform a pre-Hispanic ritual dance and make offerings to celebrate the spring equinox in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico on March 21, 2016. (HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
- Traditional Mexican dancers perform a pre-Hispanic ritual dance and make offerings to celebrate the spring equinox in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico on March 21, 2016. (HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
- Traditional Mexican dancers perform a pre-Hispanic ritual dance and make offerings to celebrate the spring equinox in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico on March 21, 2016. (HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)