The wheel of the year in pagan/old agricultural calendars shows an equinox as the arm to left of center, where a moon/sun are indicated...before the next cross quarter celebration of Halloween/Samhain.
An old post (2016) gives this greeting...
This year the equinox happens on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 02:50 A.M. EDT!
It isn't something to get up in the wee hours for...no fanfare of astronomical delights. But rather, fall equinox is a time of balance, turning from all the bustle of summer to the earlier nightfall, this is a time of becoming quieter.
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May your fall equinox, Mabon, be a time to celebrate the changing seasons, of our lives constantly changing...perhaps following a spiral path rather than a straight path in our own chosen direction.
Happy Fall! I am looking forward to seeing some pretty Autumn colors and trees. Have a happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteThis has always been my favorite season...the drier cooler days with warm sunshine to walk in fallen leaves!
DeleteA lovely painting.
ReplyDeleteyes, it is. It reminds me of walking in fallen leaves.
Delete...this is all new for me.
ReplyDeleteThe agricultural year follows the seasons (somewhat) of the solar positions, so at Equinox there's a second harvest to celebrate. And putting up things for the winter begins.
DeleteIt's official. Meteorologically, fall is very short here although astronomically it lasts for three months.
ReplyDeleteYes, I would guess northern and western Europeans may have come up with these celebrated dates from solar observations. The "first day of summer" is always well into summertime for me. And winter will definitely be upon us before the solar solstice.
DeleteI love the time of equinox, the balance of light and darkness. That painting is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI did like that painting too. I'm finding my day is getting so much done unexpectedly. Wonder if that's just me.
DeleteAutumn blessings to you. It's a lovely time of drawing inward, both physically and mentally. Spring is my favorite season but Fall is close behind.
ReplyDeleteI think Spring in North Carolina is really wonderful...and I always look forward to it. I guess fall has a historic connection to returning to school, whether as teacher or student...which was always full of new beginnings.
DeleteYour header is lovely and so is the painting by by Vasily Polenov.
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