SPRING EQUINOX
Posted: 20 Mar 2018 19:31
On Tuesday 20 March days and nights will be equal length across the globe.
This balancing act of a 12 hour day and 12 hour night is called the equinox (equal night, in Latin, fact fans) and the
Spring or vernal equinox happens at exactly 16.15 (166) when the sun passes the celestial
equator and the earth's axis is perpendicular to its rays.
But this special day isn't just an astronomical event, it also marks the beginning of springtime in the Northern
Hemisphere and we can look forward to the daylight hours getting longer and the nights shorter, and who doesn't
want that after the winter.?
Our ancestors would celebrate such auspicious days and you can still see traces of these ancient rituals in how we mark the changing of the season today,
Most cultures and religions have traditions to celebrate the start of the Spring but want happens in Britain during
the Spring equinox.?
BEING REBORN
Rebirth is a big part of Spring - plenty of legends and beliefs include the rising of a sun or a king at this time - and this can be seen across the land during this time as flowers bloom and baby animals are born.
Its traditional to plant seeds at this time, their growth symbolises triumph over death, or being reborn.
Alice Wright, 20th Mar 2018
From, Metro
http://www.973-eht-namuh-973.com/Alchemy/PRECESSION.htm
This balancing act of a 12 hour day and 12 hour night is called the equinox (equal night, in Latin, fact fans) and the
Spring or vernal equinox happens at exactly 16.15 (166) when the sun passes the celestial
equator and the earth's axis is perpendicular to its rays.
But this special day isn't just an astronomical event, it also marks the beginning of springtime in the Northern
Hemisphere and we can look forward to the daylight hours getting longer and the nights shorter, and who doesn't
want that after the winter.?
Our ancestors would celebrate such auspicious days and you can still see traces of these ancient rituals in how we mark the changing of the season today,
Most cultures and religions have traditions to celebrate the start of the Spring but want happens in Britain during
the Spring equinox.?
BEING REBORN
Rebirth is a big part of Spring - plenty of legends and beliefs include the rising of a sun or a king at this time - and this can be seen across the land during this time as flowers bloom and baby animals are born.
Its traditional to plant seeds at this time, their growth symbolises triumph over death, or being reborn.
Alice Wright, 20th Mar 2018
From, Metro
http://www.973-eht-namuh-973.com/Alchemy/PRECESSION.htm