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Spring Equinox
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The Spring Equinox was a critical time for the ancient astrologers. They started their astrological year then - as the Sun moves into Aries - this sign, bursting with initiating energy, like the seed bursting through the top soil, characterized this time of year. (You may be aware that astronomically, on the 21st of March, the Sun is no longer in Aries; it is much closer to the beginning of Pisces. Thus the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. This has to do with the Precession of the Equinoxes and the 26,000+ year wobble of the Earth.)
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For Tucson, the Spring Equinox in 2003 was on March 20. On this day, civil twilight began at 6:03, sunrise was 6:28, the spring equinox occurred at 18:00, sunset was 18:35, and civil twilight ended at 19:00 (all times MST). These times were obtained from the US Naval Observatory's website.
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The Spring Equinox defines the season where Spring reaches it's apex, halfway through its journey from Candlemas to Beltane. Night and day are in perfect balance, with the powers of light on the ascendancy. The god of light now wins a victory over his twin, the god of darkness. In the Welsh Mabinogion, this is the day on which the restored Llew takes his vengeance on Goronwy by piercing him with the sunlight spear. For Llew was restored/reborn at the Winter Solstice and is now well/old enough to vanquish his rival/twin and mate with his lover/mother. And the great Mother Goddess, who has returned to her Virgin aspect at Candlemas, welcomes the young sun god's embraces and conceives a child. The child will be born nine months from now, at the next Winter Solstice. And so the cycle closes at last to begin anew.
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On a clear Spring Equinox morning, the sunrise penetrates into the rear of the chamber of Cairn T at Loughcrew, illuminating symbols on a heavily decorated stone. Seeing this event requires to be at the summit of Carnbane East at before 6.30am. Unfortunately, for the three days around the Spring Equinox 2005, the event was not seen because of inclement weather. However, there are always interesting people around and the spirits were still good when the above photos were taken on Sunday, March 20th. Michael Fox of Knowth.com was lucky to catch the event on Wednesday, March 23rd, and has a nice sequence of photos on his website – click here to see them.
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The Spring Equinox is celebrated in many traditions as a time for fertility, regeneration and rebirth. For Christians there is Easter's message of resurrection, which is intermingled with egg hunts and the Easter bunny, fertility symbols from the holiday's pagan roots. In Greek mythology, Persephone is returned from the underworld, and her mother Demeter celebrates by allowing Spring to unfold again. The seasonal restoration of the Sun and its power to grow life has been honored since ancient times. At the Megalithic site Loughcrew Cairn T in Ireland, a beam of light makes its way through the stone passages at the Spring Equinox sunrise to illuminate a stone inscribed with solar images.
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The Spring Equinox is celebrated today in many parts of the world. In some countries, that takes the form of an age-old festival that dates back to ancient Persia. So, it's party time in places like Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan.
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