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	Vernal equinox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In astronomy, the vernal equinox (spring equinox, March equinox, or northward equinox) is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading northward.
		At the vernal equinox, if the Sun were an extremely distant point source like a star and the earth had no atmosphere, night and day would be equal, and the Sun would set due West and rise due East all over the Earth except at the poles, where it would lie on the horizon.
		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 the Bahá'í calendar) and the Neopagan Sabbat of Ostara (or Eostar).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vernal_equinox (882 words)

	New Science: The First Day of Spring (03/16/01)
		The longest day is in the middle of summer, June 21st or 22nd north of the equator.
		The shortest day is in the middle of winter, around December 21st or 22nd, north of the equator.
		It is the first day of spring north of the equator, and the first day of autumn in the southern half of the world.
	liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov /news/2001/news-vernalequinox.asp (734 words)

	Vernal equinox - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In astronomy, the vernal equinox (spring equinox, march equinox, or northward equinox) is the equinox at the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere: the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading northward.
		The equinox occurs around March 20 - 22, varying slightly each year according to the 400 year cycle of leap years in the Gregorian Calendar.
		In the northern hemisphere, before the vernal equinox, the sun rises and sets more and more to the south, and afterwards, it rises and sets more and more to the north.
	www.free-definition.com /Vernal-equinox.html (284 words)

	Spring Equinox celebrations of Christianity, Judaism, Neopaganism, etc
		Under the new system, 1582-MAR-21 CE became the date of the vernal equinox, the year 1582 was shortened by ten days, and future centennial years (1600, 1700...2000) were not considered leap years unless they were divisible by 400.
		On the spring equinox, she mated with the solar god and conceived a child that would be born 9 months later on DEC-21: Yule, the winter solstice.
		Their rituals at the Spring Equinox are related primarily to the fertility of the crops and to the balance of the day and night times.
	www.religioustolerance.org /spring_equinox.htm (3227 words)

	On Spring Equinox, Day and Night Equal in Name Only (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		But whether you are entering the season of light or darkness, don't be fooled into thinking that on the equinox the length of the day is exactly equal to the length of the night.
		The day of light and dark equality always happens before the spring and after the fall equinoxes, according Geoff Chester, a public affairs specialist with the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. "Exactly when it happens depends on where you are located on the surface of the Earth," he said.
		The equinox, however, is when the center of the sun crosses the Equator.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/03/0318_040318_equinox.html (629 words)

	Vernal (Spring) Equinox
		A second equinox occurs each year on September 22 or 23; in 2005, it will be on September 22 at 6:23 p.m.
		The date is significant in Christianity because Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
		It is also probably no coincidence that early Egyptians built the Great Sphinx so that it points directly toward the rising Sun on the day of the vernal equinox.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/riteofspring1.html (387 words)

	Spiritualitea: Lady Day, the Vernal Equinox by Mike Nichols
		The first, occurring on the fixed calendar day of March 25th in the old liturgical calendar, is called the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (or B.V.M., as she was typically abbreviated in Catholic Missals).
		This is the day that the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was 'in the family way'.
		Her chief symbols were the bunny (both for fertility and because her worshipers saw a hare in the full moon) and the egg (symbolic of the cosmic egg of creation), images which Christians have been hard pressed to explain.
	www.spiritualitea.com /sabbats/ladyday.shtml (1560 words)

	Lady Day: The Vernal Equinox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The first, occurring on the fixed calendar day of March 25 in the old liturgical calendar, is called the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (or B.V.M., as she was typically abbreviated in Catholic missals).
		This is the day that the archangel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was “in the family way”.
		For modern Witches, Lady Day is one of the Lesser Sabbats or Low Holidays of the year, one of the four quarter days.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/7280/ladyday.html (1567 words)

	Vernal (Spring) Equinox
		This moment is known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.
		For the Southern Hemisphere, this is the moment of the autumnal equinox.
		Translated literally, equinox means "equal night." Because the sun is positioned above the equator, day and night are about equal in length all over the world during the equinoxes.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/riteofspring1.html (398 words)

	The Equinox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Sun in the sky during the Spring and Fall Equinox in the Northern hemisphere.
		After that day the Sun follows a higher and higher path through the sky each day until it is in the sky for exactly 12 hours.
		On the Equinox this is the motion of the Sun through the sky for everyone on earth.
	solar.physics.montana.edu /YPOP/Classroom/Lessons/Sundials/equinox.html (150 words)

	The 33 Varieties of the 33-Year Cycle
		If the leap day occurs before the Vernal equinox in a leap year, then I define the base year as the first of the four consecutive common years.
		If the leap day occurs after the Vernal equinox in a leap year, then I define the base year as the second of the four consecutive common years.
		The time of day of the Vernal equinox at the local time of the calendar's meridian is approximately determined by the number of years the Vernal equinox occurs after the most recent base year.
	the-light.com /cal/kp_33v.html (266 words)

	THE VERNAL EQUINOX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Spring or Vernal Equinox is a celebration of the rebirth of nature and brings with it the symbols of birth/rebirth.
		According to folklore, the vernal equinox is the one time of the year that eggs can be stood on end.
		The Vernal Equinox, the first official day of Spring, is on or about March 20.
	www.serve.com /shea/germusa/vernal.htm (254 words)

	WHSV \| First Day of Spring: Vernal Equinox March 21, 2005
		Considered as a time, rather than a point on the sky, the equinox occurs from March 19 to March 21, the precise time being about 5 hours 49 minutes later in a common year, and about 17 hours 26 minutes earlier in a leap year, than in the previous year.
		The Iranian festival of Norouz is celebrated on the vernal equinox, as is the Neopagan Sabbat of Ostara (or Eostar).
		Earth Day has been celebrated on the vernal equinox each year since the first Earth Day on 21 March 1970.
	www.whsv.com /unclassified/1362432.html (600 words)

	American Spirit Newspaper - Spiritual Rights Foundation
		In the northern parts of the world, the first day of spring is on or about March 21.
		Night and day are the same length, each lasting exactly twelve hours on this day.
		One day the earth opened up and Hades, the king of the underworld, abducted Persephone to be his bride.
	www.americanspiritnews.com /MA96/Html/VernalEquinox.html (811 words)

	Vernal equinox : Vernal Equinox Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The equinox occurs around March 20-22, varying slightly each year according to the 400 year cycle of leap years in the Gregorian Calendar.
		At the present time, the vernal equinox occurs as the sun moves through the constellation Pisces.
		2000 years ago the equinox was in Aries and by 2600 it will be in Aquarius.
	www.eurofreehost.com /ve/Vernal_Equinox_Day.html (338 words)

	Earth Day Crafts EnchantedLearning.com
		Earth Day is a holiday in which the environment of the planet Earth is appreciated and pollution is fought.
		Some people celebrate Earth Day on April 22; some celebrate Earth Day on the Vernal Equinox (the day Spring starts in the Northern Hemisphere).
		A Earth Day activity book for early readers with connect the dots, color by number, a maze, fill in the missing letters, match the pictures, finish the drawing, and a word unscramble.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /crafts/earthday (696 words)

	Seasons of the Year
		The boundary AB between sunlight and shadow--between day and night--is always perpendicular to the Earth-Sun line, as it was in the example shown at the beginning.
		But because of the tilted axis, as each point on Earth is carried on its daily trip around the rotating Earth, the part of the trip spent in daylight (unshaded part of the drawing) and in the shadow (shaded) are usually not equal.
		At equinox, the situation is as in the first drawing, and night and day are equal (that is where the word "equinox" comes from)
	www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov /stargaze/Sseason.htm (907 words)

	Earth Day
		The first celebration of Earth Day was on March 21, 1970 as a day to celebrate the natural wonders of our planet and to think about Earth's tender seedlings of life.
		The United Nations Earth Day ceremony continued each year with the ringing of the U.N. Peace Bell at the precise moment of the Equinox, followed by two minutes of silent prayer or reflection.
		Arbor Day activities were modified to emphasize the critical importance of the environment and to make the American public aware of the destruction of the earth's natural preserves.
	www.calendar-updates.com /Holidays/US/earth.htm (481 words)

	Vernal Equinox Day (Japan), Vernal Equinox Day (Japan) Origin, Vernal Equinox Day (Japan) History, Vernal Equinox Day ...
		Every year on 20th March, we celebrate Vernal Equinox Day, a day when the sun crosses the equator making night and day equal in length.
		It's a national holiday in Japan; it is an important event to us on this day we show our affection for all living things.
		Also reach out to the day with your friends, family, and make them happy on this sacred day.
	www.rumela.com /events/vernal_equinox_day_japan.htm (194 words)

	International Earth Day- The Official Site (www.earthsite.org) Spring/Vernal Equinox - The Great Day of Earth
		EARTH DAY reminds the people of the world of the need for continuing care which is vital to Earth’s safety.
		"The vernal equinox calls on all mankind to recognize and respect Earth’s beautiful systems of balance, between the presence of animals on land, the fish in the sea, birds in the air, mankind, water, air, and land.
		Earth Day, celebrated on the Spring or Vernal Equinox, is the most significant day of the year, because people from all nations, backgrounds, races, colors, religions, and all other human-made barriers celebrate their similarities: living on Earth.
	www.earthsite.org (920 words)

	Earth Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Designating the First Day of Spring, March 21, 1970 to be Earth Day, this day of nature's equipoise was later sanctioned in a Proclamation signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations where it is observed each year.
		Earth Day was firmly established for all time on a sound basis as an annual event to deepen reverence and care for life on our planet.
		While other dates have been called Earth Day it is obvious that a singular Earth Day is needed and that the original choice of nature's day is best.
	www.earthsite.org /day.htm (437 words)

	2001 Vernal Equinox Quiz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The vernal equinox has been an important date for thousands of years, marking the transition from Winter to Spring in the northern hemisphere, and from Summer to Fall in the southern hemisphere.
		The vernal equinox is commonly celebrated on 21 March; it actually occurs every year
		Various "ages" are measured by the sun's location along the Zodiac at the vernal equinox.
	www.ucar.edu /eac/equinox.html (438 words)

	Earth Day 2002 - Spring Equinox, March 20, 2:16 PM EST (earthsite.org)
		A "New Day" when differences are forgotten as we share the wonder of nature's new life and new beginning.
		At the moment of Equinox the Sun is setting at the South Pole and rising at the North Pole.
		New Year Celebrations begin at the exact moment of vernal equinox and last for 13 days, culminating with Seezdehbedar (Nature Day) on the 13th day of the year.
	www.earthsite.org /ed2002.htm (252 words)

	Groundhog Day and Chinese Astronomy
		The Solstices mark the days with the longest period of day or the longest period of night.
		In Chinese astronomy the Equinoxes and Solstices are all reckoned to occur in the middle, not at the beginning, of their respective seasons.
		The existence of Groundhog Day and Midsummer Day thus are clues to the survival, as cultural fossils even after the adoption of Roman (Greek/Babylonian) astronomy, of an older European reckoning of the seasons, perhaps even from the Celtic tradition itself.
	www.friesian.com /grndhog.htm (2619 words)

	New Science: The First Day of Spring (03/20/00) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the northern half of the world, March 20th is the first day of spring.
		So the Earth south of the equator gets less warmth from the sun and it is winter there.
		Summer is even warmer and winter is colder because of the length of our days and nights.
	kids.msfc.nasa.gov /News/2000/News-VernalEquinox.asp (612 words)

	New Year's Day -- History, Traditions, and Customs
		But the day celebrated as New Year's Day in modern America was not always January 1.
		Each day had its own particular mode of celebration, but it is safe to say that modern New Year's Eve festivities pale in comparison.
		The Romans continued to observe the new year in late March, but their calendar was continually tampered with by various emperors so that the calendar soon became out of synchronization with the sun.
	www.wilstar.com /holidays/newyear.htm (1058 words)

	Japanese Holiday Traditions
		The actual date of the Fall Equinox Day may change from year to year due to leap year, but is generally around September 23rd.
		From this day on the night-time hours will be longer than the day-time hours, until the winter solstice in late December, the shortest day of the year.
		Many institutions of higher education such as Japanese universities and high schools hold Culture Day to display their research projects, hold debate sessions, etc. November 3rd is one of the days with the highest probability of fine weather over the past 100 years of meteorological record keeping in Japan.
	www.asij.ac.jp /elementary/japan/jp_holi.html (2241 words)

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