For more news & videos visit ☛http://english.ntdtv.com<br />For more news visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com or <br />Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision<br /><br />Thousands gather at the Aztec "Pyramid of the Sun" in Teotihuacan, Mexico to celebrate the spring equinox. Many believe it's a chance to take in positive energy from the cosmos.<br /><br />At the break of dawn, thousands gathered at the Aztec "Pyramid of the Sun" in Teotihuacan, Mexico, raising their hands to greet the sun during spring equinox celebrations on Sunday. <br /><br />The spring equinox occurs in the middle of March, marking the beginning of spring for the northern hemisphere. <br /><br />Thousands of participants began the ascent of the Sun Pyramid at the Teotihuacan ruins to receive energy from the Sun and the rest of the cosmos. <br /><br />[Margarita Castillo, Pyramid Ritual Participant]:<br />"It is said that during the equinox, the cosmos projects all of its energy and it is recommended that humans receive all of that positive energy." <br /><br />Participants of the event wear traditional white clothing and also join in with group dances. <br /><br />Some bring amulets and crystals to enhance their experience with the sun. <br /><br />The ruins were named Teotihuacan by the Aztecs, who inhabited the area 700 years after the ancient city had been abandoned, around 600 AD. <br /><br />The name means "The Place Where Men Become Gods." <br /><br />Experts believe the Sun Pyramid was a fertility symbol built around 80 AD.<br /><br />They say the pyramid is shaped like a mountain to counteract the evil influence of two nearby volcanoes that were violently erupting at the time the pyramid was built.
