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Álfablót. The álfablót (or the Elven sacrifice) is a pagan Scandinavian sacrifice to the elves towards the end of autumn, when the crops had been harvested and the animals were most fat. [1] Unlike the great blóts at Uppsala and Mære, the álfablót was a local celebration at the homesteads that was mainly administered by the woman of the ...
Summer solstice (Midsommarblot) Devoted principally to Freyr, Freyja but also to Sól and light elves. [15] Early August: Sensommarblot (Late-Summer blót) Devoted principally to Thor and Sif. [15] Autumn equinox: Höstblot (Autumn blót) Devoted to a range of beings including Skaði, Ullr, Freyr and Frigg. [15] October - November: Alvablot
Archaeoastronomy and Stonehenge. The sunlight shining through a trilithon at Stonehenge. The silver ratio relationship between Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid and the Equator. The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge has long been studied for its possible connections with ancient astronomy. The site is aligned in the direction of the sunrise of the ...
The summer solstice welcomes the first official day of summer. Find out about the science of the solstice and well as its pagan roots and celebrations of fertility.
Tekufat Tammuz, the summer solstice, when the sun enters Cancer; this is the summer season, or "et ha-katsir" (harvest-time), when the day is the longest in the year. Tekufat Tishrei, the autumnal equinox, when the sun enters Libra, and autumn, or "et ha-batsir" (vintage-time), begins, and when the day again equals the night.
The summer solstice or estival solstice[i] occurs when one of Earth 's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the summer solstice is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year, when the Sun is at its highest ...
The summer solstice officially happens on Thursday at 3:50 p.m. CDT. On the day of the solstice, daylight time varies greatly by location. Miami, Florida, will have 14 hours and […]
Winter solstice: Summer solstice 21 December 2005 18:35 88.99 days 2006 Spring equinox: Autumn equinox 20 March 2006 18:26 92.75 days 2006 Summer solstice Winter solstice 21 June 2006 12:26 93.65 days 2006 Autumn equinox Spring equinox 23 September 2006 4:03 89.85 days 2006 Winter solstice Summer solstice 22 December 2006 0:22 88.99 days 2007