Many people look forward to the spring equinox because they know that better weather is on the way. From LearnThat.org.
Placing Easter near the vernal equinox is good symbolism. From Wordnik.com. [Let go of the past] Reference
The day of the spring equinox is supposed to be the best day to climb to the top of any pyramid to renew your energy. From Wordnik.com. [Has Ajijic lost its "charm?"] Reference
The Truth: The vernal equinox is one of two days each year when the length of day and night are the same (about 12 hours each). From Wordnik.com. [Busted Science Myths] Reference
The United Nations celebrates Earth Day each year on the spring equinox, which is often 20 March. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
To astronomers, the equinox is a matter of observation and science - the date when day and night are of equal length. From Wordnik.com. [RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com] Reference
Nowruz, or the "new day", marks the start of the Persian solar calendar and falls on the vernal equinox, which is this Friday. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
The sun was then passing through the autumnal equinox, that is to say, the day and night were of equal length all over the world. From Wordnik.com. [The Fur Country] Reference
Easter seems really early this year, but for once is falling on the correct date, more or less, the spring equinox, which is nice. From Wordnik.com. [Now, that’s what I call Easter… « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog] Reference
But to connect the spring new moon with the day when the sun has returned to the equinox is a more difficult and complicated matter. From Wordnik.com. [The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture] Reference
That means the Eastern "equinox" is 13 days later. From Wordnik.com. [RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com] Reference
As many of us learned years ago, the "equinox" means an "equal amount of day and night" on that particular day. From Wordnik.com. [NBC3 - Local News] Reference
That date corresponds to their autumnal equinox -- about. From Wordnik.com. [A Strange Discovery] Reference
The new year formerly began at the spring equinox, at about. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859] Reference
A, and this will represent a ray of the sun at the equinox. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
'Twas made the year the equinox brought woe to Gloucester town. From Wordnik.com. [Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform] Reference
RENEE MONTAGNE, host: The vernal equinox made it official this week. From Wordnik.com. [Stravinsky's Riotous 'Rite of Spring'] Reference
We're just past the equinox now, the days are getting shorter and darker. From Wordnik.com. [Renee Fleming: 'Four Last Songs' Of Strauss] Reference
As the first hint of the long winter came in on the September's equinox, poor. From Wordnik.com. [Sara, a Princess] Reference
Thus, April Fool's Day formed a relic of festivities held at the vernal equinox. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
How the fall equinox, and the science of ancient astronomy, helped shape religions. From Wordnik.com. [Harvest Moons and the Seeds of Our Faith] Reference
The ancients began the year, some from the autumnal, others from the vernal equinox. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
This year the equinox takes place on September 23, almost two weeks past Rosh Hashanah. From Wordnik.com. [Gahl Eden Sasson: Rosh Hashanah: Why It's Your Real Birthday] Reference
I think of my birthday as being in the fall, but it is actually four days before the equinox. From Wordnik.com. [Donna Henes: Begin Again This Fall] Reference
The equinox also reaffirms the arrival of fall and with it the beautiful color changes of foliage. From Wordnik.com. [Autumnal Equinox: 9 Stunning Books To Celebrate The Colorful Foliage (PHOTOS)] Reference
This is my equinox prayer for us: May we know the depth and width of the patterns that hold us today. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. Meg Riley: An Autumnal Equinox Prayer] Reference
It starts at the exact minute of the vernal equinox, when the sun crosses the equator and the seasons change. From Wordnik.com. [Fresh Foods Ring in Persian New Year of Nowruz] Reference
Labor Day has become the popular indicator of autumn, rather than the equinox, which occurs three weeks later. From Wordnik.com. [Donna Henes: Begin Again This Fall] Reference
In a similar manner, when, on his return journey, the Sun is again on the equator, the autumnal equinox occurs. From Wordnik.com. [The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'] Reference
Yesterday was the autumnal equinox and we say goodbye to a very hot - ozone air pollution alert filled - summer. From Wordnik.com. [Kert Davies: Beyond Oil Homage to Cousteau and Ghandi] Reference
But at the beginning of the spring equinox famine and pestilence together fell upon the inhabitants of the city. From Wordnik.com. [Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI.] Reference
That is the mythos-logic of having the fall equinox mark the beginning of the sign Libra, the sign of the scales. From Wordnik.com. [Gahl Eden Sasson: Rosh Hashanah: Why It's Your Real Birthday] Reference
They shine all year long but will be most spectacular in the next few months, particularly during March's equinox. From Wordnik.com. [Getaways: Nature's Night Life] Reference
I think a good resolution for the equinox is for everyone to go outside at night and look at the sky and figure out what's what. From Wordnik.com. [Feelin' equinoctial again] Reference
So Theseus stayed with his father all the winter; and when the spring equinox drew near, all the Athenians grew sad and silent, and. From Wordnik.com. [Types of Children's Literature] Reference
This daily effect on the constitution is exactly similar to that at the autumnal equinox, only it occurs under different circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828] Reference
In Rajputana Gauri is worshipped as the corn goddess at the Gangore festival about the time of the vernal equinox, especially by women. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
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