Cleaning out the garage and getting rid of old stuff constitute spring cleaning in America. Decatur even schedules special trash collections in March.
In Russia, people clean the city, especially park areas. The day we arrived in Barnaul, I noticed people-dressed nicely-cleaning the park. At first, I wondered if they were performing required community service hours for some transgression. But Tatyana explained that everyone does this at the change of season.
Here are some people doing their bit near our hotel:
This guy made me feel as if I shouldn't be taking such pictures.