Celtic people across Europe marked the four days that are midway between the winter solstice, the spring equinox ... of Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem. Ancient people would watch the sun ...

The third harvest festival is Samhain, which is the ancient Celtic precursor to our modern Halloween festivities ... Reflecting on the six months since the spring equinox is a powerful exercise ...

From the ancient ... the lesser-known Equinox illumination at sunrise occurs at Loughcrew. The backstone of the chamber is illuminated by a beam of light at sunrise on the Spring and autumn ...

Opinion: The Cónacht Fómhair provided our ancestors with a pause between autumn and winter ...

Twice a year, the sun doesn’t play favorites. Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status – at least when it comes to the ...

According to Britannica, the fall equinox is one of two moments in the year when the sun is exactly above the equator. The ...

There are specific times when the astronomical seasons officially turn over -- for fall, it's the autumnal equinox. For spring, it's the vernal equinox. Fall equinox in the Northern Hemisphere ...

In the case of the autumn equinox (as opposed to the spring equinox in March), it also marks the transition away from summer’s longer days — because, from this point on until the winter ...

While plenty of ancient civilizations held harvest festivals aligning with the autumn equinox, this contemporary version of the holiday is named after a figure in Welsh mythology who symbolized ...