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Originally Posted by beppe
I do not think that they were amazed by the fruit ripening. For one thing that went on and on season after season for quite a while  |
True
; but the arrival of spring must have been a huge relief; winter was probably a life threatening time for many of them.
I've always thought the medieval lyrics to the
Spring section of Carmina Burana captured the relief and joy at the final departure of winter, and the warm embrace of spring and renewed growth.
"Behold, the pleasant and longed-for spring brings back joyfulness, violet flowers fill the meadows, the sun brightens everything, sadness is now at an end!"
Some years it must have seemed liked a deliverance from imminent death.