Stravinsky later explained to Nikolai Findeyzen, the editor of the Russian Musical Gazette, that the first part of the work would be called "The Kiss of the Earth", and would consist of games and ritual dances interrupted by a procession of sages, culminating in a frenzied dance as the people embraced the spring.
Stravinskii posteriormente explicou a Nikolai Findeyzen, o editor da Gazeta Musical Rusa, que a primeira parte da obra chamaríase «O bico da Terra», e consistiría en xogos e danzas rituais interrompidos por unha procesión de sabios, culminando nunha danza frenética coa xente abrazando a primavera.