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{{About|the game drop|the single released to promote it|Minecraft: Spring to Life|the video made to promote it|A Wandering Trader Springs to Life!}}
{{Infobox theme
| image = 1.21.5 banner.jpg
| image2 = Spring to life Everything banner.png
| date = March 25, 2025
| prevparent = [[Minecraft:The Garden Awakens]]
| nextparent = [[Minecraft:Chase the Skies]]
| version =
* [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.5]]
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.70]]
| drop =
* Spring Drop 2025
* Drop 1 2025
}}[[File:Spring to Life Key Art.jpg|thumb|class=pageimage|Key art]]
{{Relevant guide|Java Edition guides/Spring to Life|Bedrock Edition guides/Spring to Life}}
'''Spring to Life''' is a [[Minecraft:game drop]] that released on March 25, 2025, as [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.5]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.70]]. It focuses on nature related features such as warm and cold variants to various passive farm [[Minecraft:animal]]s, new foliage blocks for different biomes, and [[Minecraft:ambience]] features such as sounds and falling leaf [[Minecraft:particle]]s.

During development, the update was referred to as '''Spring Drop 2025''' and '''Drop 1 2025''' as the name of the {{BE}} [[Minecraft:experiment]]. The final name and release date of the update were revealed during [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2025]], on March 22, 2025.

Experimental features for the update were been released prior to the finalized release as part of [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.60]].

== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[File:Bush JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Bush]]'''
* Generates in the following biomes:
** {{BiomeLink|Plains}}
** {{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}
** {{BiomeLink|Windswept Gravelly Hills}}
** {{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}}
** {{BiomeLink|River}}
** {{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
** {{BiomeLink|Forest}}
** {{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}
** {{BiomeLink|Old Growth Birch Forest}}

'''[[File:Cactus Flower JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cactus flower]]'''
* A new type of flower which can grow on [[Minecraft:cacti]].
* Can only be placed on full blocks.
* Can be crafted into [[Minecraft:pink dye]].

'''[[File:Short Dry Grass.png|32px]][[File:Tall Dry Grass.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Short Dry Grass|Short]] and [[Minecraft:Tall dry grass]]''' 
* Generates in the [[Minecraft:desert]] and all types of [[Minecraft:badlands]].
* Can be used as fuel, smelting 0.5 items per dry grass.

'''[[File:Firefly Bush JE1.gif|32px]] [[Minecraft:Firefly bush]]'''
* Generates in [[Minecraft:swamp]]s and near [[Minecraft:river]]s.
* {{darkbg|[[File:Firefly.png]]}} Produces firefly particles when at a light level of 13 or lower, up to 5 blocks away.
* Make buzzing sounds at night.

'''{{animate|Leaf Litter 1 (N) JE1 BE1.png;Leaf Litter 2 (N) JE1 BE1.png;Leaf Litter 3 (N) JE1 BE1.png;Leaf Litter 4 (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Leaf litter]]'''
* A new type of decorative block which can be found in the [[Minecraft:forest]]s, [[Minecraft:dark forest]]s and [[Minecraft:wooded badlands]].
* Four can be placed in one block.
* Can be used as [[Minecraft:fuel]], smelting 0.5 items per leaf litter.
* Can be smelted from any type of [[Minecraft:leaf]] block.

'''{{InvSprite|Wildflowers}}{{animate|Wildflowers 1.png;Wildflowers 2.png;Wildflowers 3.png;Wildflowers.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Wildflowers]]'''
* A new type of [[Minecraft:flower]] which grow in [[Minecraft:birch forest]]s, [[Minecraft:old growth birch forest]]s and [[Minecraft:meadow]]s.
* Four can be placed in one block.
* Can be crafted into [[Minecraft:yellow dye]].

=== Items ===
'''{{InvSprite|Blue Egg}} [[Minecraft:Blue egg]]'''
* A variant of the [[Minecraft:egg]] laid by the cold chicken variant.
* Can spawn the cold chicken variant when hatched.

'''{{InvSprite|Brown Egg}} [[Minecraft:Brown egg]]'''
* A variant of the [[Minecraft:egg]] laid by the warm chicken variant.
* Can spawn the warm chicken variant when hatched.

'''{{AnimateSprite|Village Map;Village Map BE}} New [[Minecraft:Explorer map]]s'''
* Sold by [[Minecraft:cartographer]]s.
*Village Map
** Used to find [[Minecraft:village]]s.
*Jungle Explorer Map
** Used to find [[Minecraft:jungle pyramid]]s.
*Swamp Explorer Map
** Used to find [[Minecraft:swamp hut]]s.

=== Mobs ===
There are now cold<ref group="info" name="cold biomes">
The cold variant of each mob spawns in the following cold biomes:
* {{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}
* {{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}}
* {{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
* {{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}
* {{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}
* {{BiomeLink|Windswept Gravelly Hills}}
* {{BiomeLink|Windswept Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}
* {{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}}
* {{BiomeLink|Frozen Peaks}}
* {{BiomeLink|Jagged Peaks}}
* {{BiomeLink|Snowy Slopes}}
* {{BiomeLink|Grove}}
* {{BiomeLink|Stony Peaks}}
* {{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
* {{BiomeLink|Cold Ocean}}
* {{BiomeLink|Deep Cold Ocean}}
* {{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}
* {{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}
* {{BiomeLink|Deep Dark}}
* {{BiomeLink|The End}}
* {{BiomeLink|End Barrens}}{{only|je|short=1}}
* {{BiomeLink|Small End Islands}}{{only|je|short=1}}
* {{BiomeLink|End Midlands}}{{only|je|short=1}}
* {{BiomeLink|End Highlands}}{{only|je|short=1}}
</ref> and warm<ref group="info" name="warm biomes">
The warm variant of each mob spawns in the following warm biomes:
* {{BiomeLink|Savanna}}
* {{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}}
* {{BiomeLink|Windswept Savanna}}
* {{BiomeLink|Jungle}}
* {{BiomeLink|Sparse Jungle}}
* {{BiomeLink|Bamboo Jungle}}
* {{BiomeLink|Badlands}}
* {{BiomeLink|Eroded Badlands}}
* {{BiomeLink|Wooded Badlands}}
* {{BiomeLink|Desert}}
* {{BiomeLink|Mangrove Swamp}}
* {{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}}
* {{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}}
* {{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}}
* {{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}
* {{BiomeLink|Crimson Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Warped Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Soul Sand Valley}}
* {{BiomeLink|Basalt Deltas}}
</ref> variants of pigs, cows, and chickens.
* The variant of naturally spawned mobs is determined by the biome they spawn in.
* When [[Minecraft:Breeding|bred]] by a [[Minecraft:player]], a baby of these mobs will not be a variant chosen by the current biome, but instead randomly be selected from one of its parent's variants.
* The pre-existing variants are now called temperate.
* The temperate mobs spawn by default wherever the cold and warm variants do not.

'''[[Minecraft:Pig]]'''
* '''[[File:Cold Pig.png|32px]] Cold pig''': A variant that spawns in cold biomes.<ref group="info" name="cold biomes"/>
* '''[[File:Warm Pig.png|32px]] Warm pig''': A variant that spawns in warm biomes.<ref group="info" name="warm biomes"/>

'''[[Minecraft:Cow]]'''
* '''[[File:Cold Cow.png|32px]] Cold cow''': A variant that spawns in cold biomes.<ref group="info" name="cold biomes"/>
* '''[[File:Warm Cow.png|32px]] Warm cow''': A variant that spawns in warm biomes.<ref group="info" name="warm biomes"/>

'''[[Minecraft:Chicken]]'''
* '''[[File:Cold Chicken.png|32px]] Cold chicken''': A variant that spawns in cold biomes.<ref group="info" name="cold biomes"/>
* '''[[File:Warm Chicken.png|32px]] Warm chicken''': A variant that spawns in warm biomes.<ref group="info" name="warm biomes"/>

=== World generation ===
'''{{EnvLink|id=Fallen Oak|scale=1.5|Fallen tree}} for {{JE}}'''
* A new decorative variant of trees.
* Fallen trees come in five different variants:
** [[File:Oak Fallen Log.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Oak]]
** [[File:Birch Fallen Log.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Birch]]
** [[File:Tall Birch Fallen Log.png|32px]] Tall Birch
** [[File:Spruce Fallen Log.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Spruce]]
** [[File:Jungle Fallen Log.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Jungle tree|Jungle]]
* Sometimes generate as tree stumps when there is no space to generate a tree trunk.
* Fallen trees are sometimes decorated with [[Minecraft:mushroom]] or [[Minecraft:vines]].
* Fallen trees can be found in all biomes where their standing tree variants grow, except the following:
** [[Minecraft:Meadow]]
** [[Minecraft:Bamboo Jungle]]
** [[Minecraft:River]]
** [[Minecraft:Grove]]
** [[Minecraft:Flower Forest]]
*** Has fallen birch trees but not fallen oak trees.

=== Sounds ===
'''[[Minecraft:Block]]s'''
* Added ambient sounds for certain blocks:
** '''[[Minecraft:Dead bush]]'''
*** Played when placed on top of two blocks of [[Minecraft:sand]], [[Minecraft:red sand]] or any color of [[Minecraft:terracotta]].
** '''[[Minecraft:Sand]], [[Minecraft:Red sand]], [[Minecraft:Terracotta]] and [[Minecraft:Stained terracotta]]'''
*** Played when surrounded by any one of them on at least 3 sides 8 blocks away.

'''[[Minecraft:Wolf]]'''
* Now has sound variants:
**'''Big'''
**'''Cute'''
**'''Puglin'''
**'''Angry'''
**'''Grumpy'''
**'''Sad'''
** The already existing wolf sounds are now part of the '''Classic''' sound variant.
* Wolves receive their sound personalities when they spawn.

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[File:Dormant Creaking Heart JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Creaking heart]]
* Now has a unique dormant texture.

'''[[Minecraft:Lodestone]]'''
* Can now be found in [[Minecraft:ruined portal]]s.
* The crafting recipe was altered to now require an [[Minecraft:iron ingot]] instead of a [[Minecraft:netherite ingot]].
{{crafting
|A1=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|A2=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|A3=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|B1=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|B2=Iron Ingot
|B3=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|C1=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|C2=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|C3=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|Output=Lodestone
|type=Decoration block
|description={{upcoming|java 1.21.5}}
|ignoreusage=1
|foot=1
}}

'''[[Minecraft:Leaves]]'''
* [[File:Green Leaf 3.png|16px|class=pixel-image]] All leaf blocks now have a chance of spawning falling leaf particles.

=== Items ===
'''[[Minecraft:Bundle]]'''
* Now generates in [[Minecraft:village]] chest loot.

'''{{Animate|Agent Spawn Egg BE2.png;Allay Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Armadillo Spawn Egg JE3 BE3.png;Axolotl Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Bat Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Bee Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Blaze Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Bogged Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Breeze Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Camel Spawn Egg JE3 BE3.png;Cat Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Cave Spider Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Chicken Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Cod Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Cow Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Creaking Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Creeper Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Dolphin Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Donkey Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Drowned Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Elder Guardian Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Ender Dragon Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Enderman Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Endermite Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Evoker Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Fox Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Frog Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Ghast Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Glow Squid Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Goat Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Guardian Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Happy Ghast Spawn Egg (pre-release).png;Hoglin Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Horse Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Husk Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Iron Golem Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Llama Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Magma Cube Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Mooshroom Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Mule Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Ocelot Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Panda Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Parrot Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Phantom Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Pig Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Piglin Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Piglin Brute Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Pillager Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Polar Bear Spawn Egg JE3 BE3.png;Pufferfish Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Rabbit Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Ravager Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Salmon Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Sheep Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Shulker Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Silverfish Spawn Egg JE3 BE3.png;Skeleton Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Skeleton Horse Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Slime Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Sniffer Spawn Egg JE3 BE3.png;Snow Golem Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Spider Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Squid Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Stray Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Strider Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Tadpole Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Trader Llama Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Tropical Fish Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Turtle Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Vex Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Villager Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Vindicator Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Wandering Trader Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Warden Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Witch Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Wither Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Wither Skeleton Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Wolf Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Wolf Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Zombie Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png;Zombie Horse Spawn Egg JE2 BE3.png;Zombie Villager Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png;Zombified Piglin Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png|40px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Spawn egg]]s'''
[[File:wall of spawn eggs.jpg|thumb|New spawn egg textures.]]
* Overhauled all spawn egg textures to be a caricature of the mob in question.

=== Mobs ===
'''[[Minecraft:Cartographer]]'''
* Cartographers now offer the following items:
* Sell 7 new [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s pointing to each [[Minecraft:village]] type as well as [[Minecraft:jungle temple]]s and [[Minecraft:witch hut]]s.
** Different biome cartographers will have different selections of these maps, available at Apprentice level.
* Cartographers from different village types sell a different range of maps and colored banners.
* Prices and quantities for some trades have been adjusted.
* [[Minecraft:Trial chamber]] and ocean monument maps remain available at Journeyman level.
* Colored [[Minecraft:banner]]s are sold at Expert level, with the range varying by biome.
* A [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]] map is guaranteed at Master level, along with the [[Minecraft:globe banner pattern]].

'''[[Minecraft:Camel]]'''
* Now spawns everywhere in [[Minecraft:desert]]s, not just in desert [[Minecraft:village]]s.

'''[[File:Cow.png|36px]] {{animate|Red Mooshroom JE5 BE3.png;Brown Mooshroom JE3 BE2.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Cow]] and [[Minecraft:Mooshroom]]'''
* Changed texture and extend the snout by one pixel.

'''[[File:White Sheep JE4 BE7.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sheep]]'''
* Changed the rules for sheep coloring to be based on which biome they spawn in:
** Temperate biomes (all non-warm, non-cold biomes):
*** Common: {{EntitySprite|White sheep}} White
*** Uncommon: {{EntitySprite|Black sheep}}{{EntitySprite|Gray sheep}}{{EntitySprite|Light gray sheep}}{{EntitySprite|Brown sheep}} Black, Gray, Light Gray, and Brown
*** Rare: {{EntitySprite|Pink sheep}} Pink
** Cold biomes:<ref group="info" name="cold biomes"/>
*** Common: {{EntitySprite|Black sheep}} Black
*** Uncommon: {{EntitySprite|Gray sheep}}{{EntitySprite|Light gray sheep}}{{EntitySprite|White sheep}}{{EntitySprite|Brown sheep}} Gray, Light Gray, White, and Brown
*** Rare: {{EntitySprite|Pink sheep}} Pink
** Warm biomes:<ref group="info" name="warm biomes"/>
*** Common: {{EntitySprite|Brown sheep}} Brown
*** Uncommon: {{EntitySprite|Gray sheep}}{{EntitySprite|Light gray sheep}}{{EntitySprite|White sheep}}{{EntitySprite|Black sheep}} Gray, Light Gray, White, and Black
*** Rare: {{EntitySprite|Pink sheep}} Pink
* [[Minecraft:Sheep]] colors for temperate biomes is unchanged from current behavior.
* In a parity update with {{BE}}, sheep {{in|je}} now display the correct wool color on their undercoat, and eat [[Minecraft:ferns]].
* Now eat dry grass.

[[File:25w07a and 1.21.70.23 - wandering trader trades.jpg|thumb]]
'''[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]'''
* Improved prices, more trade options, and larger stock amounts for many items.
* New items the wandering trader can sell:
** {{BlockLink|Logs}} (Oak, Spruce, Birch, Jungle, Acacia, Dark Oak, Cherry, Pale Oak)
** {{ItemLink|Iron Pickaxe|Enchanted Iron Pickaxe}}
** {{ItemLink|Potion of Invisibility}}
* The wandering trader now offers to buy two items from the following list:
** {{ItemLink|Water Bottle}}
** {{ItemLink|Water Bucket}}
** {{ItemLink|Milk Bucket}}
** {{ItemLink|Fermented Spider Eye}}
** {{ItemLink|Baked Potato}}
** {{BlockLink|Hay Bale}}

== Further revisions ==
=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.71|1.21.71]] was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.70.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.72|1.21.72]] was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.71.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.73|1.21.73]] was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.72.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.80|1.21.80]] was a minor update which adds flat world presets and experimental features from [[Minecraft:Chase the Skies]].
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.81|1.21.81]] was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.80.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.82|1.21.82]] was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.81.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.84|1.21.84]] was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.82.

== Quotes ==
{{Quote|The Spring to Life drop brings more reasons to explore! Befriend new mob variants, marvel at glittering firefly bushes, seek out ambient sounds, and delight in an Overworld full of life.
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft]] X account<ref>{{tweet|Minecraft|1904564565599191341|🐮🐷🐔 🐑 Mob variants 🍃Leaf litter 🌼 Wildflowers 💡Firefly bush<br>and so much more!<br>The Spring to Life drop brings more reasons to explore! Befriend new mob variants, marvel at glittering firefly bushes, seek out ambient sounds, and delight in an Overworld full of life. Play it now! aka.ms/AAv6bb4|March 25, 2025}}</ref>|image=Minecraft franchise icon.jpg}}

== Videos ==
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== Gallery ==
=== Official artwork ===
<gallery>
Spring to Life Key Art.jpg|Artwork of the drop shown in [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE - March 2025]]
Spring to life Key art 2048x2048.png|Square format
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
Ari Efe and Noor ride.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Efe]], [[Minecraft:Ari]], and [[Minecraft:Noor]] riding on the three pig variants.
Extra cold.jpeg|The cold variants of the chicken, cow, and pig in the snow.
Warm stare.jpeg|The warm variants of the chicken, cow, and pig in the desert.
Gray grey and brown.jpeg|Gray and brown sheep in a savanna biome.
Spawn egg bleachers.jpeg|The new spawn egg textures.
Noor looks up.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Noor]] looking up at falling leaves.
Wildflower rest.jpeg|Ari, along with a cold chicken, cold pig, and a cold cow, are surrounded by fireflies at dusk.
Way to the desert.jpeg|A player looking at a map of the desert.
Warm leash.jpeg
Spring to Life Nintendo Switch announcement.jpg|The picture in the “Play the Spring to Life drop on March 25!” article on Nintendo Switch News
</gallery>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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