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Wednesday Jul 8 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Equinox egg-balancing tale cracks open

Eggs are quite wonderful. They are a deliciously versatile foodstuff, and their hard, watertight shell made it possible for life to leave the ocean and come onto the land about 400 million years ago.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

CCTV

Observation of 24 solar terms brings back old Beijing flavor

It will start from the first solar term, known as the Start of Spring with the "whipping of the bull" at Jianguomen, then the Vernal Equinox, when a ceremony for agriculture is held at the Temple of the Sun by the Chaoyang sub-district office, and the "Heping Summer Solstice Festival" organized by the Hepingli at the Temple of the Earth.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Aquarius Papers

Jupiter Stationary Retrograde in Aquarius 2009 - Shapes of Things To Come

Jupiter went stationary retrograde at 51 minutes after midnight PDT on June 15, 8:51 am Greenwich time.

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Sun May 31, 2009

The Austrailian

The uprising China would have us forget

IN traditional Chinese culture the festival of Qing Ming marks the spring equinox: the time of regeneration, of budding and rebirth.

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Thu May 28, 2009

Worldwide Faith News

WCC News: a common date for Easter is possible

World Council of Churches - News Release Contact: +41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363 media@wcc-coe.org For immediate release - 28/05/2009 08:20:38 >A COMMON DATE FOR EASTER IS POSSIBLE The hope that all Christians will be able to celebrate Easter on the same day in the future was reaffirmed by an international ecumenical seminar organized by the ...

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Mon May 11, 2009

Buzzle.com

The Sacrifice of the May Day Virgin

What are you celebrating on May Day? Let's hope the original celebration stays in ancient history.

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Sun May 03, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Poles, ribbons, baskets: May your day be merry

Merry May Day! Observed as the spring 'cross quarter' day - halfway between spring equinox and summer solstice - it's the traditional beginning of the pastoral summer when herdsmen began heading to the hills with their animals.

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Fri May 01, 2009

Wren's Nest

May Day Treats

Title: MAY DAY TREATS May Day - May 1 - is Friday and is generally celebrated as the advent of spring, being halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice.

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Wed Apr 29, 2009

The Australian

The joy of silence

IT is the eve of the dark moon of the spring equinox, or Nyepi Day, the annual Balinese day of silence.

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Mon Apr 27, 2009

UK News from Times Online

From watercress to worms, the festival season is here

It may not be laid down in the calendar, but some time after the spring equinox, when the weather warms up and the days start getting longer, is the beginning of festival time.

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Sat Apr 25, 2009

About.com

Earth Day, Airlines and Air Travel

April 22 is Earth Day. Some parts of the world look to the vernal equinox in March as Earth Day as well.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

Payvand News of Iran

Nowruz: The Iranian New Year has truly gone GLOBAL

Why we ALL wear symbolically colorful outfits By all accounts the number of special events commemorating Nowruz has proliferated worldwide in the past decade.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve

Tue Apr 21, 2009

WDBO-AM Orlando

Universal: attendance down 20%

The economy and the vernal equinox are getting the blame for a large drop in attendance at Universal Orlando.

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Sun Apr 19, 2009

Tomahawk Online

The resurrection-a fundamental tenet of the Christian Faith

Christians celebrated a most important occurrence this past Sunday. Called Easter, it was a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Fri Apr 17, 2009

Gloucester Co. Times

Easter symbols and customs

Posted by South Jersey News Online vwilliams@sjnewsco.com April 12, 2009 9:18AM Have you ever wondered how the legend of the Easter Bunny started? The English name for Easter comes from the Anglo-Saxon goddess called Eastre.

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Wed Apr 15, 2009

Arizona Daily Star

Sky Spy : Easter, Passover are linked to moon

Sunday is Easter, a movable feast that follows the cycle of the moon and is not fixed to our civil Gregorian calendar.

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Mon Apr 13, 2009

Froth Slosh B'Gosh

Happy Pagan Spring Fertility Rite Day

Seriously though, enjoy your day , and try not to eat ham until you burst. The name "Easter" originated with the names of an ancient Goddess and God.

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Fri Apr 10, 2009

Journal-Register

LIFESTYLE: Unraveling Easter traditions

The religious significance of today is widely known, but the secular traditions that have come to be associated with Easter may have fuzzier origins.

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Related Topix: Life, Easter, Israel, World News, Middle East

Guam Pacific Daily News

Best time to see largest ship in the universe

Greetings, everyone, and welcome to Guam's astounding spring skies. People have been watching the sky for a long time, and we've made our clocks and calendars using the repeating events that occur there.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Easter

Wed Apr 08, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Blessing the Sun Every 28 Years--This Wednesday

Posted 4/4/2009 5:37 PM CDT Did you know Jews bless the sun every 28 years? Happily, the website www.ritualwell/org provides a succinct explanation, beginning with the text from Bereshit: God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate day from night; they shall serve as signs for the set times - the days and the years; and ...

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