Spring Season Resources

A traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting blooming cherry blossoms in a park with people walking and standing near a pond, under a pink-tinged sky.

Our Spring Season Resources capture the season of growth

Celebrate spring through art history, from blossoms and rebirth to rituals of renewal across the world. Explore our free videos and classroom-ready resources.

Renewal and Rebirth

Spring brings new life, and artists have long used flowers, gardens, and myths to symbolize beginnings.

A traditional Japanese painting depicting cherry blossom trees in bloom with people walking in the background during sunset.

Utagawa Hiroshige’s woodblock print “Plum Estate, Kameido" is from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. It shows blossoms beginning to bloom in Spring.

Fertility and Festivals

Spring rituals have often celebrated fertility, abundance, and renewal of the land.

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Transformation and Growth

Spring is also tied to metamorphosis, both literal and symbolic.

Ancient stone sculpture of a figure with a complex headdress and large jewelry, displayed against a red background in a museum.

Seasons and Cycles of Life

March

This manuscript page shows peasants preparing the fields for the agricultural season during March.

April

Nobles in elegant clothing gather outside in this April scene.

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