Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox: Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox
The autumnal equinox (or fall equinox) marks the beginning of astronomical autumn. It occurs during the month of September in the Norther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox: Encyclopedia Ii - Autumnal Equinox - Holidays
Autumnal Equinox Day (秋分の日, Shūbun no hi) is an official national holiday in Japan, and is spent visiting family graves, and hol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox: Encyclopedia Ii - Autumnal Equinox - Holidays
Autumnal Equinox Day (秋分の日, Shūbun no hi) is an official national holiday in Japan, and is spent visiting family graves, and hol...   » Read the article

Article - Bihu: Bihu, The Unifying Festival Of Assam  
Nearly 80 per cent of the people of Assam are dependent on agriculture and spontaneous celebration of festivities is associated with t...   » Read the article

Article - Wiccan Holidays: September 21 - Autumnal Equinox - Harvest Home
September 21 - Autumnal Equinox - Harvest Home In many mythologies, this is the day the Sun God, the God of Light, is killed by his riv...   » Read the article

Article - Wicca And Witchcraft: Holidays In Wicca And Witchcraft
Wicca and Witchcraft: Holidays in Wicca and Witchcraft Includes: October 31 - November Eve - Samhain December 21 - Winter Solstice - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lughnasadh: Encyclopedia - Lughnasadh
Old Irish Lughnasadh (IPA: /luːnəsə/; also spelled Lughnasa; modern Irish Lúnasa; Modern Scots Gaelic, Lunasdal) is a Gaelic holiday ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beltane: Encyclopedia - Beltane
Beltane or Beltaine (from Irish Beáltaine or Scottish Gaelic Bealtuinn; both from Old Irish Beltene, "bright fire" from *belo-te(p)niâ)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vernal Equinox: Encyclopedia - Vernal Equinox
The vernal equinox (or spring equinox) marks the beginning of astronomical spring. It occurs during the month of March in the Northern He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mabon: Encyclopedia - Mabon
This article is about the American NeoPagan festival Mabon. For the Welsh mythological character, please see Mabon ap Modron. Mabon is on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vendémiaire: Encyclopedia - Vendémiaire
Vendémiaire was the first month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word vendange (vintage). Vendém...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mithraism: Encyclopedia - Mithraism
Mithraism (in Persian: مهرپرستی) was an ancient mystery religion prominent from the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD. It was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cross-quarter Day: Encyclopedia - Cross-quarter Day
A cross-quarter day is a day falling halfway between one of the four main solar events (two solstices and two equinoxes) and the next one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Point Of Aries: Encyclopedia - First Point Of Aries
The First Point of Aries, also called the vernal equinox point, is one of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equinox: Encyclopedia - Equinox
In astronomy, an equinox is defined as the moment when the sun reaches one of two intersections between the ecliptic and the celestial eq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September: Encyclopedia - September
September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. September begins (astro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - March: Encyclopedia - March
March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. March begins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of The Year: Encyclopedia - Wheel Of The Year
In some types of Neopaganism, particularly those influenced by Wicca, the Wheel of the Year is celebrated as the natural cycle of the sea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumn: Encyclopedia - Autumn
Autumn (also fall in North American English) is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition from summer into winter. In the tempera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbat Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Sabbat Neopaganism
In the Wiccan form of neopaganism, a Sabbat is one of the eight major seasonal festivals which make up the Wheel of the Year. These inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ostara: Encyclopedia - Ostara
This article is about the solar holiday. For the 19th-century Viennese publication, see Ostara (magazine); for the neofolk band, see Osta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tropical Year: Encyclopedia - Tropical Year
A tropical year is the length of time that the Sun, as viewed from the Earth, takes to return to the same position along the ecliptic (it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Summer Solstice: Encyclopedia - Summer Solstice
The summer solstice is an astronomical term regarding the position of the sun in relation to the celestial equator. At the time of the su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daylighting: Encyclopedia - Daylighting
This article is about use of natural sunlight for interior illumination. Daylighting as a term also refers to the redirection into an abo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winter Solstice: Encyclopedia - Winter Solstice
In astronomy, the winter solstice is the moment when the earth is at a point in its orbit where one hemisphere is most inclined away from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imbolc: Encyclopedia - Imbolc
Imbolc is one of the eight solar holidays, festivals or sabbats of the Neopagan wheel of the year, with some origins in Irish mythology a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Night: Encyclopedia - Night
Night is the time when a location is facing away from the Sun, and thus dark. On Earth, it is night on just under half the planet at any ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harvest Festival: Encyclopedia - Harvest Festival
In England, thanks has been given for successful harvests since pagan times. Celebrations on this day usually include singing, praying an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Season: Encyclopedia - Season
A season is one of the major divisions of the year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in weather. In temperate and polar region...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Summer: Encyclopedia - Summer
Summer is a season, defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July, and August, in the Northern hemisphere, and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox: Encyclopedia Ii - Autumnal Equinox - Astronomy
The Celestial Equator and the Ecliptic are two Great Circles. As such, they intersect at two points, the Equinoxes. When the Sun, which m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autumnal Equinox: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Autumnal Equinox
Autumnal Equinox The Solar Equnox of September 21-23. Known as Mabon or Alban Elfed it is one the eight Sabbats of Wicca. Symbols -Bes...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autumnal Equinox: Oceanography Dictionary - Autumnal Equinox
  Definition and meaning of autumnal equinox:   autumnal equinox - the equinox at which the sun approaches the Southern H...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autumn Equinox Sabbat: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Autumn Equinox Sabbat
AUTUMN EQUINOX SABBAT: Alban Elfed - Mabon Sabbat; also see GWYL HYDREF.   (See also: AUTUMN EQUINOX SABBAT , Witchcraft, Wicc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: Pagan Holidays Wheel Of The Year Dictionary On Mabon - The Autumn Equinox - September 23
Mabon - The Autumn Equinox - September 23 This is a day of balance between light and dark.  The Goddess and the God are thought t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lughnasadh: Encyclopedia Ii - Lughnasadh - Neopaganism
In Neopaganism, Lughnasadh is one of the eight sabbats or solar festivals in the Wheel of the Year. It is the first of the three autumn h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Equinox: Spiritual Dictionary On Equinox
Equinox: Equal night. That time, or place, in the ecliptic where the days and nights are of equal length which happens twice yearly wh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gwyl Canol Hydref: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Gwyl Canol Hydref
GWYL CANOL HYDREF: The Welsh Autumn Equinox Sabbat; beginning sundown, September 21 or 22 Depending on the date of the Equinox. &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Equinox: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Equinox
EQUINOX: Equinox: twice a year, VERNAL (Spring) & AUTUMNAL; the Sun is exactly over the Earth's middle or EQUATOR. This produces f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mabon: Encyclopedia Ii - Mabon - Antiquity Of Mabon
Mabon was not an authentic ancient festival either in name or date. The autumn equinox was not celebrated in Celtic countries, while all ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Mabon
MABON (MAY-bone) - Sabbat named for a Welsh God associated with the Arthurian myth cycles. This is the Sabbat observed at the Autumn E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mithraism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mithraism - Mithraic Studies
The First International Congress of Mithraic Studies was held in 1971 at Manchester, England. Franz Cumont (1868 - 1947) was the main pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mithraism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mithraism - Principles Of Mithraism
Romans encountered worship of the deity Mithras as part of Zoroastrianism in the eastern provinces of the empire, particularly in Asia Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mithraism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mithraism - Parallels To Christianity
According to Martin A. Larson, in The Story of Christian Origins (1977), Mithraism and Christianity derived from the same sources, origin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mithraism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mithraism - Connections
There is much speculation that Christian beliefs were influenced by Mithraic belief. Ernest Renan, in The Origins of Christianity, promot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mithraism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mithraism - History Of Mithraism
Mithraism - Mithraism In Persia Iran. Mithraism is generally considered to be of Persian origins, specifically an outgrowth of Zoroastr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aldebaran: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Aldebaran
Aldebaran A first magnitude ruddy star, the principal star in Taurus the Bull. It is one of the four Royal Stars of the ancient Persia...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Mabon
MABON: the festival celebrated around Sept. 21, on the Autumnal Equinox, marking the second harvest and change of Autumn toward Winter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blót: Encyclopedia Ii - Blót - Dates For The Blóts
The autumn blót was performed in the middle of October, the great Midwinter blót, or Yule, at the winter solstice. The dark winter was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - North Pole - Day And Night
During the summer months, the North Pole experiences twenty four hours of daylight but during the winter months the North Pole experience...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Republican Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - French Republican Calendar - The Months
The Republican calendar year began at the autumn equinox and had twelve months of 30 days each, which were given new names based on natur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Republican Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - French Republican Calendar - Criticism And Shortcomings Of The Calendar
Leap years in the calendar are a point of great dispute, due to the contradicting statements requiring the year to start at the autumnal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Republican Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - French Republican Calendar - Converting To Gregorian Calendar
The calendar was abolished in the year XIV (1805). After this date, opinions seem to differ on the method by which the leap years would h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Libra: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Libra
Libra A balance; the scales, the seventh sign of the zodiac. In astrology a masculine, airy cardinal sign, the chief house of Venus; i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seasons: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Seasons
Seasons The seasons are at least in part due to the inclination of the earth's axis, and wholly according to this explanation in moder...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eleusinia, Eleusinian Mysteries: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Eleusinia, Eleusinian Mysteries
Eleusinia or Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek) (from eleusinia things that are to come)   The most famous Mysteries in ancient Greece ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - Spring: 4 February—5 May
List of kigo - The Season. 'Spring (haru) - the name of season is a kigo or season word. Other combinations are Spring begins (Haru ta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zodiac: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Zodiac
Zodiac (Ancient Greek). From the word zodion, a diminutive of zoon, animal.   This word is used in a dual meaning; it may refer ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Poles, Terrestrial Poles, Celestial Poles: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Poles, Terrestrial Poles, Celestial Poles
Poles, Terrestrial Poles, Celestial Poles The poles of the earth are the extremities of its axis of rotation, and the great circle at ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zodiac: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Zodiac
Zodiac [from Greek zodiakos kyklos circle of animals]   The zone extending on both sides of the ecliptic, with a total width of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vernal Equinox: Encyclopedia Ii - Vernal Equinox - Holidays
The Iranian festival of Norouz is celebrated on the vernal equinox, as are the Bahá'í Naw-Rúz (which marks the beginning a new year in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ostara: Encyclopedia Ii - Ostara - Antiquity Of Ostara
Ostara is a modern Wiccan festival. There is no evidence that Spring Equinox festivals were called by this name in the past. However, The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shadow Of Phobos On Mars: Encyclopedia Ii - Shadow Of Phobos On Mars - Seasonal Variation In Latitude
Phobos orbits near the equatorial plane of Mars, with an orbital inclination of only 1.08° and orbits fairly close to the surface of Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equinox: Encyclopedia Ii - Equinox - Apparent Behaviour Of The Sun
On the equinoxes, everywhere over the globe, the Sun rises true east (parallel to lines of latitude), sets at true west, and the length o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equinox: Encyclopedia Ii - Equinox - Apparent Behaviour Of The Sun
On the equinoxes, everywhere over the globe, the sun rises true east (parallel to lines of latitude), sets at true west, and the length o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zodiac: Encyclopedia Ii - Zodiac - Historical Origin
The origins of the zodiac lie in Sumer in Mesopotamia. See the History of astrology article for a detailed discussion. ... See also:Zod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumn: Encyclopedia Ii - Autumn - Autumn And Tourism
Eastern Canada and the New England region of the United States are famous around the world for the brilliance of their "fall foliage," an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lunar Phase: Encyclopedia Ii - Lunar Phase - Lunar Phase Calculation
, where t = [UT] - [12AM, January 1, 2001], days such that new moon=.0, first quarter=.25, full moon=.5, last quarter=.75 or a C program....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lunar Phase: Encyclopedia Ii - Lunar Phase - Lunar Phase Calculation
, where t = [UT] - [12AM, January 1, 2001], days such that New Moon=.0, First Quarter=.25, Full Moon=.5, Last Quarter=.75 or a C program....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ussher-lightfoot Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Ussher-lightfoot Calendar - Lightfoot's Creation
The precise time often cited as Lightfoot's moment of Creation, 9 a.m., and the erroneous belief that he placed his Creation on the same ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tropical Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Tropical Year - Different Lengths
As already mentioned, there is some choice in the length of the tropical year depending on the point of reference that one selects. The r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holidays Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Holidays Of Japan - Public Holiday Law
The Public Holiday Law (国民の祝日に関する法律 Kokumin no Shukujitsu ni Kansuru Hōritsu) of 1948 (as amended) establishes the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zodiac: Encyclopedia Ii - Zodiac - Astrology
In western astrology the zodiac is a band on the celestial sphere which contains the perceived paths of the Sun, Moon, and principal plan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zodiac: Encyclopedia Ii - Zodiac - The Zodiac As A Calendar
The concept of the zodiac was originated by the Babylonians certainly before 2000 BC as a method of visualizing the passage of time. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumn: Encyclopedia Ii - Autumn - Autumn In Popular Culture
Autumn's association with the transition from warm to cold weather in the northern hemisphere, and its related status as the season of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natib Qadish: Encyclopedia Ii - Natib Qadish - Holidays And Observances
Natib Qadish celebrate holidays at certain times of the year, as well as observing the phases of the moon. Natib Qadish - Shanat Qadish....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumn: Encyclopedia Ii - Autumn - Autumn Versus Fall
Fall is an alternative English word for the season of Autumn. Only in use now in North American English, the word traces it origins to ol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Calendar - Seasonal Days
Some days have special names to mark the change in seasons. The 24 Sekki (二十四節気 Nijūshi sekki) are days that divide a year in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lunar Phase: Encyclopedia Ii - Lunar Phase - Lunar Phases 2005-2020
Lunar phase - 2005. Lunar phase - 2006. Lunar phase - 2007. Lunar phase - 2008. Lunar phase - 2009. Lunar phase - 2010. Luna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masquerade Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Masquerade Book - The Solution
Solving the riddle of Masquerade involved an elaborate system, subtly indicated in the book, of drawing lines starting from the eyes of c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shadow Of Phobos On Mars: Encyclopedia Ii - Shadow Of Phobos On Mars - Early Observations Of The Shadow
In the 1970s, the Viking 1 Lander detected the penumbral shadow of Phobos passing across it.[1] This was detected as a slight dimming of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lunar Phase: Encyclopedia Ii - Lunar Phase - Lunar Phases 2005-2020
Lunar phase - 2005. Lunar phase - 2006. Lunar phase - 2007. Lunar phase - 2008. Lunar phase - 2009. Lunar phase - 2010. Luna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Calendar - Details
The Iranian calendar year begins on the midnight between the two consecutive solar noons which include the instant of the Northern spring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Calendar - Details
The Iranian calendar year begins on the midnight between the two consecutive solar noons which include the instant of the Northern spring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of The Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of The Year - Antiquity Of The Wheel
The four cross-quarter festivals (often called 'fire festivals') of Imbolc, Beltaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain are historically authentic a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zodiac: Encyclopedia Ii - Zodiac - Zodiacal Constellations
The zodiac includes twelve of the constellations that the ecliptic crosses. It actually crosses a thirteenth, Ophiuchus, but this constel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zodiac: Encyclopedia Ii - Zodiac - Astronomy
In astronomy, the zodiac is the region of the sky close to the circle on which the orbital plane of our solar system intersects the celes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mid-autumn Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Mid-autumn Festival - Origin
The custom of worshipping the moon (called xi yue in Chinese) for both the Han and minority nationalities, can be traced as far back as t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Calendar - National Holidays
Notes: Single days between two national holidays are taken as a bank holiday. This applies to May 4, which is a holiday each year. When a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kigo - Kigo And Seasons
Kigo are words or phrases that can be strongly associated with a particular season, or sometimes the association can be more subtle. Pump...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Holidays
The Chinese calendar year has nine main festivals, seven determined by the lunisolar calendar, and the other two derived from the solar a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Holidays
The Chinese calendar year has nine main festivals, seven determined by the lunisolar calendar, and the other two derived from the solar a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ussher-lightfoot Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Ussher-lightfoot Calendar - Ussher's Methodology
Ussher and other biblical scholars were able to achieve a fairly close correspondence between their chronologies, as they used much the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Calendar - Years
Since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, three different systems for counting years have or had been used in Japan: The Western Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Calendar - Days Of The Month
Each day of the month has a semi-systematic but irregularly formed name: In the traditional calendar, the thirtieth was the last day of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shadow Of Phobos On Mars: Encyclopedia Ii - Shadow Of Phobos On Mars - August 26 1999 Image Of Phobos Shadow
One such image was taken by the Mars Global Surveyor on August 26, 1999 and shows the shadow at high resolution. This image was featured ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Solar Term
Chinese months follow the phases of the moon. As a result, they do not accurately follow the seasons of the solar year. To assist farmers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Solar Term
Chinese months follow the phases of the moon. As a result, they do not accurately follow the seasons of the solar year. To assist farmers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kigo - Common Kigo In Japanese Haiku
Japan is long from north to south, so the seasonal features vary from place to place. The sense of season in kigo is however based on Kyo...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Ix - A
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IX - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article