{"id":730,"date":"2010-03-20T07:18:47","date_gmt":"2010-03-20T07:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/03\/vernal-spring-equinox-how-234.html"},"modified":"2010-03-20T07:18:47","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T07:18:47","slug":"vernal-spring-equinox-how-234","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/03\/vernal-spring-equinox-how-234.html","title":{"rendered":"Vernal (Spring) Equinox: How 23.4 degrees of sunlight and joy melt fat."},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s Get Jiggy JigSaw Puzzle is entitled “Spring, Butterflies and Vernal Whatevers,” is inspired by the Vernal Equinox. Bring it on!!!
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\nAt precisely 1:32 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time<\/strong> (17:32 Universal Time), the Sun will cross directly over the Earth’s equator. In the Northern Hemisphere, with open arms, we welcome spring; in the Southern Hemisphere, autumn arrives.
\nShould you stand on the equator during either the vernal or autumnal equinox, you would note that the sun is passing directly overhead.
\nEquinox Means “Equal Night”.<\/strong>
\nEquinox, translated literally means “equal night.” Given the position of the Sun, day and night are just about equal in length all over the world during the equinoxes. Because of the tilt of the Earth’s axis, 23.4 degrees, we now receive the Sun’s rays most directly throughout the summer.
\nUrban Legend?<\/strong>
\nWord on the street is that during the vernal equinox, one can stand a raw egg on its end. The truth of it is this: with a bit of patience, you can balance a raw egg on its end on any given day, at any time of year.
\nRituals Abound!<\/strong>
\nThroughout time, many a celebration has been created around the Vernal Equinox, the coming of spring.
\n1. Food supplies would soon be replenished and restored.
\n2 Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon of the Vernal Equinox.
\n3. The early Egyptians built the Great Sphinx so that it points directly toward the rising Sun on the Vernal Equinox.
\n4. The Persian New Year begins on the first day of spring, and its celebration lasts for 13 days.
\nHow will you celebrate the Vernal Equinox? By saying “Amen!?”
\nMore Spring Celebration:<\/strong>
\nSpring Time Express:<\/a> Getting Back on the Wagon with a Smile on Your Face and a Flower in Your Hair!
\nWake Up and say “AMEN!”<\/a>
\nSpread the word … NOT the icing!
\nJanice<\/em>
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