Pretty much everybody knows when the solstices and equinoxes occur. Yet when the earth is closest to the sun remains elusive to most people. It is not mentioned in the media. Not even a casual factoid on the nightly weather report. There is no holiday that commemorates that day.
Originally not an official festival, but celebrated by adherents to Mithraism as the birth of the new sun. The Emperor Aurelian was devoted to a
Summary:World Perihelion Day is a science-fictional holiday that celebrates the phenomenon of perihelion, which is the point in Earth’s orbit when it is closest to
We are all familiar with the idea of holiday stress. That feeling that time is going by faster and faster from Autumn until New Years.
It seems strange that New Year is in the middle of the cold winter. Shouldn’t it be in spring time? Or winter equinox? Traditionally it
Why We Celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 Is it Jesus’ birthday, an ancient marketing ploy, or something else? By Andrew Santella via Slate.com How did
https://www.northernway.org/mysteryschool/tag/perihelion/ JANUARY ESOTERIC HOLIDAYS Jan 1 – Jan 31 January/Janus – Dedicated to Old Roman God-Goddess Janus – Jana, who knows both past and future. Jan
Epiphany (Greek for “to manifest” or “to show”), is a Christian feast day which celebrates the “shining forth” or revelation of God in human form
Ancient Roman Holidays & Festivals Compitalia – Late December or Early January Originally the Compitalia was a movable feast, one of the most important of
Unveiling the Esoteric Origins of Christian Holidays: Exploring the Hidden Symbolism Introduction: In our modern world, Christian holidays like Christmas and the Feast of the
“Solstice” is a Latin word, by the way, coming to English from Old French and then Middle English, and originally derived from sol sun + status, the past participle of sistere to
🔆 The Lost Calendar: Saturnalia, Solar New Year & the Sacred Drift What if our holiday season isn’t just tradition — but celestial memory? The
Holiday musings: Reversal of fortune is one of the most common themes of Christmas stories and movies. Stories of personal crisis and loves won and
Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is
Winter Solstice — from Eric Weisstein’s World of Astronomy As the Earth travels around the Sun in its orbit, the north-south position of the
Ancient Roman Holidays & Festivals Saturnalia December 17 At first lasting only one day, Saturnalia was the Roman midwinter celebration of the Solstice* and the greatest of all the
✴️ Saturnalia and the Perihelion Effect: When the Sun Returns, So Do We “Io Saturnalia!”This jubilant Roman greeting — shouted in the streets from December