![]() ![]() Halloween and the Day of the Dead celebrate the Crone aspect of the Goddess. (Getty Images) (Getty Images/Westend61) There are two solstices a year. The autumn equinox means shorter days and longer nights are coming. Halloween is the most popular of the 4 minor Solar holidays, and falls close to November 2 the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). This day will take place on or around 21 December in the northern hemisphere, according to the Met Office. The 201213 autumn/winter season would fail to produce a daily maximum temperature below freezing 32 ☏ (0 ☌) until January 1, 2013, the first such time that has happened in Chicago weather records. HALLOWEEN on October 31, also called Hallomas, marks the point between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice. The last couple of 80 ☏ (27 ☌) days in this record-breaking stretch of warmth occurred after the vernal equinox. LAMMAS on August 2, also called Lughnasad, marks the point between Summer Solstice and Autumn Equinox. Lammas is a Mother Goddess (and grain God) harvest festival. MAY DAY on May 1, also called Beltane, is a springtime earth celebration that marks the point between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. This spring festival represents the Maiden aspect of the Maiden-Mother-Crone Goddess. Animals awaken after winter hibernation, hence augery from the movement of animals. There are 4 minor Solar holidays that mark the points between the Equinoxes and Solstices:ĬANDLEMAS on February 2 is a fire festival of the Goddess Bridget and the first stirrings of spring. The Sun enters Capricorn on December 21 at 3:12 am PST in 2012. The Sun enters Libra on September 22 at 7:49 am PDT in 2012. The Sun enters Cancer on June 20 at 4:09 pm PDT in 2012.ĪUTUMN EQUINOX again equal day and equal night. The Sun enters Aries on March 22 at 7:37 am PDT in 2012. SPRING EQUINOX time of equal day and equal night. The 4 major Solar holidays in Western astrology are the cardinal points of: A bird flying to the right means yes, to the left means no. Before the invention of modern mapping, ornithomancy was developed by sailors who would follow the flight of birds to reach land. My favorite form of animal divination is ornithomancy, divination from the flight of birds. Today marks the point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox.Ĭandlemas is an auspicious day for divination with all types of animals - not just groundhogs! Contemplate a question that has a yes/no solution, then start observing the movement of animals. So take some time today to observe nature, and get a second opinion from the creatures that surround us. February 2 is Candlemas, also known as Imbolc or Michaelmas. ![]()
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