Easter marks my arrival on the calendar each year, but summon a broom, a mop, and a dustpan to my name, and I become an exhausting whole-house cleanup project. What am I?
Spring
Easter occurs during the season of 'spring', which also pairs with 'cleaning' to mean a deep household tidy-up.
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