Editing Spring break (section)

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{{Short description|Recess in early spring at universities and schools}}
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[[File:Spring Break hyper masculinity.jpg|thumb|American students enjoying spring break at a party in [[Negril]], [[Jamaica]], 2009]]
'''Spring break'''{{efn|Also known as '''[[Easter]] vacation''', '''Easter holiday''', '''Easter break''', '''spring vacation''', '''mid-term break''', '''study week''', '''reading week''', '''reading period''', '''Easter week''', or '''March break'''.}} is a [[vacation]] period at [[University|universities]] and [[School|schools]] that includes the [[Easter]] holiday, and takes place in early [[Northern Hemisphere]] [[Spring (season)|spring]]. Introduced in the [[United States|U.S.]] during the 1930s, spring break has been observed in [[Europe]] since the late 19th century, and is observed in many other countries. Spring break is associated with riotous partying at warm-weather locations.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Laurie|first1=John|title=Spring break: The Economic, Socio-Cultural and Public Governance Impacts of College Students on Spring break Host Locations|date=2008|isbn=9781109023091|page=17}}</ref>

According to ''CBS'', spring break's origins vary across the world, but many countries placed a relatively short school break near Easter, around March or April.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Jeff |date=2025-03-11 |title=Spring break is fast approaching. Where did the annual tradition come from? - CBS Minnesota |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/why-do-schools-have-spring-break/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

According to ''Bustle'', college students in the US have "almost always" had time off in the early spring.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-02-24 |title=A Brief History Of Spring Break, By The Gone-Wild Decade |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/66030-a-brief-history-of-spring-break-by-the-gone-wild-decade |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Bustle |language=en}}</ref> The tradition of spring break vacations, however, began with Florida as a vacation destination, and was spread by popular books and films before expanding to more destinations.<ref name=":0" />