Md. Celebrates First Day Of Spring

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 03/22/2010 - 3:58am

In Maryland, where blizzards created record snows, yacht clubs bid so long to winter by burning their socks.

On a warm, sunny day in Annapolis, hundreds threw them into the fire. Sailors in Baltimore broke with the tradition and took a less fiery approach.

Members socked it to a sock-shaped pinata and sent a boatload of socks to a charity.

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