History of the spring equinox
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As recorded in history on the spring equinox of 487 BCE Nou Rouz was celebrated at Takth-e-Jamshid (Persepolis), when the first rays of the rising sun lighted the square stone set in the central hall of the Apadana palace. The next Nou Rouz in Iran was missed around 750 ACE after the fall of the Persian Empire into the hands of the Arabs who ...
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Spring Equinox – one of two days in the year when the Sun is directly above the Earth’s equator, the lengths of day and night are nearly equal all over the world. The Earth’s tilt is not toward or away from the Sun. This marks the beginning of Spring for the northern hemisphere and the beginning of Autumn for the southern hemisphere.
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The bishops of Rome placed the spring equinox on March 25, while the bishops of Milan, Alexandria and Antioch, placed the spring equinox on March 21. This arrangement caused great consternation among the various bishops when the fourteenth moon fell after the spring equinox …
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As recorded in history on the spring equinox of 487 BCE Nou Rouz was celebrated at Takth-e-Jamshid (Persepolis), when the first rays of the rising sun lighted the square stone set in the central hall of the Apadana palace. The next Nou Rouz in Iran was missed around 750 ACE after the fall of the Persian Empire into the hands of the Arabs who ...
[DOC File]THE BLESSING OF THE SUN
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The month of March (in spring) is named after him in his agricultural aspect and also contains his five day celebration around the spring equinox. On May 29, he was honored in the festivals of Ambarvalia (perhaps continued in our more martial "Memorial Day"). The planet Mars was attributed to …
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The Vernal, or Spring, Equinox is on March 20 or 21. The Autumnal, or Fall, Equinox is on September 22 or 23. The shape of the Earth’s orbit and the angle of tilt have changed over the 4.6 billion year history of the Earth. The information up to this point in the Introduction is a description of the characteristics and results of the Earth ...
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Evidently to the rabbis it felt particularly appropriate that the birthday of the sun should be at the Spring Equinox, when the sun emerges from the womb of winter and crosses the Equator coming northward. The Torah teaches that the sun was created at the beginning of the fourth day -- Tuesday evening, to use our present labels.
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Spring Equinox. Autumn Equinox. Samin – year end festival (now as Halloween) – marked beginning . of winter, a time of darkness where dark forces were more powerful. Had human sacrifices (1/3 of their healthy children). Some people would dress as demons and others would chase them away. Burned effigies of demons
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“Weeping for Tammuz” (fasting, also practiced by Jewish women in God’s Temple) lasted for 40 days preceding the pagan spring equinox festival. The women grieved over his death in hopes that he would come back to life, representing a renewal of nature. Little cakes were baked for the Queen of Heaven. God calls this an abomination.
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