2021 Samhain Sun 15° Scorpio
Here, in a few time zones are the cross-quarter moments for Samhain 2021, based on an astronomical midpoint; the Sun at the first breath of the still point between equinox and solstice.
UTC Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 04:58:37 am
GMT (UTC +0) London, United Kingdom
Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 04:58:37 am
EDT (UTC -4) New York, NY, USA
Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 12:58:37 am
CDT (UTC -5) Chicago, IL, USA*
Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 11:58:37 pm
MDT (UTC -6) Denver, CO, USA*
Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 10:58:37 pm
PDT (UTC -7) San Francisco, CA, USA*
Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 9:58:37 pm
HST (UTC -10) Honolulu, HI, USA
Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 6:58:37 pm
Here, in a few time zones are the cross-quarter moments for Samhain 2021, based on an astronomical midpoint; the Sun at the first breath of the still point between equinox and solstice.
UTC Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 04:58:37 am
GMT (UTC +0) London, United Kingdom
Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 04:58:37 am
EDT (UTC -4) New York, NY, USA
Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 12:58:37 am
CDT (UTC -5) Chicago, IL, USA*
Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 11:58:37 pm
MDT (UTC -6) Denver, CO, USA*
Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 10:58:37 pm
PDT (UTC -7) San Francisco, CA, USA*
Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 9:58:37 pm
HST (UTC -10) Honolulu, HI, USA
Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 6:58:37 pm
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"Samhain is the seed returned to earth, the quiescent dark beginning that will lead, in time, to renewed life."
"Samhain" (pronounced "so-wen" because the "mh" in the middle of an Irish word is the "w" sound. [Other Celtic groups have variations on pronunciation]). It marked the end of the agricultural year and the time to take stock of supplies. It was a time when the community began to fold in upon itself to prepare for the long, hard winter ahead. In actuality, Samhain was also the beginning of the Celtic year, which follows the cycle of planting."
from "The Samhain Harvest Celebration" by Moyra
A short article dealing with Druid mythology comes via the University of Chicago. https://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/cultures_druids-3.html
The celebrations of Earth religions (especially of Celts and Pagans) often or usually involve fire ceremonies. They built bonfires on high hills, and the night would enfold with traditions that might move to dance, feast, various forms of Earth worship, and revelry.
With most of the points in the eight-fold year*, there is a cluster of holidays and holy days. We get All Hallows Eve or Halloween from "Samhain," the cross-quarter day midway between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice. Here are a few other "Days":
Oct. (last Sun.): Día de Cristo Rey, especially in Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit (Day of Christ the King, with “Quetzal y Azteca” and “La Pluma” indígena dances, horse races, processions, and food)
Nov 1: Día de Todos Santos (All Souls' Day, in honor of the souls of children; the departed descend from Heaven to eat sugar skeletons, skulls, and treats on family altars)
Nov 2: Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead, in honor of ancestors; families visit cemeteries and decorate graves with flowers and favorite food of the deceased)
*The Seasons expressed by the Sun's passage to the exact peak of a season, midway in space/time between Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Fall Equinox, or Winter Solstice
"Samhain" (pronounced "so-wen" because the "mh" in the middle of an Irish word is the "w" sound. [Other Celtic groups have variations on pronunciation]). It marked the end of the agricultural year and the time to take stock of supplies. It was a time when the community began to fold in upon itself to prepare for the long, hard winter ahead. In actuality, Samhain was also the beginning of the Celtic year, which follows the cycle of planting."
from "The Samhain Harvest Celebration" by Moyra
A short article dealing with Druid mythology comes via the University of Chicago. https://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/cultures_druids-3.html
The celebrations of Earth religions (especially of Celts and Pagans) often or usually involve fire ceremonies. They built bonfires on high hills, and the night would enfold with traditions that might move to dance, feast, various forms of Earth worship, and revelry.
With most of the points in the eight-fold year*, there is a cluster of holidays and holy days. We get All Hallows Eve or Halloween from "Samhain," the cross-quarter day midway between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice. Here are a few other "Days":
Oct. (last Sun.): Día de Cristo Rey, especially in Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit (Day of Christ the King, with “Quetzal y Azteca” and “La Pluma” indígena dances, horse races, processions, and food)
Nov 1: Día de Todos Santos (All Souls' Day, in honor of the souls of children; the departed descend from Heaven to eat sugar skeletons, skulls, and treats on family altars)
Nov 2: Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead, in honor of ancestors; families visit cemeteries and decorate graves with flowers and favorite food of the deceased)
*The Seasons expressed by the Sun's passage to the exact peak of a season, midway in space/time between Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Fall Equinox, or Winter Solstice
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Buddhism offers that "instead of regretting and lamenting their loss we can contemplate on what aspirations they had and we can continue to realize it for them. This is one way we continue them." https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-five-remembrances-sr-thuan-nghiem-spring-retreat-2018-05-17/
Do you know of other holidays and holy days about this Samhain cross-quarter or zone of the calendar? startalker.tim@gmail.com
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Sunday, Nov 7, 2021, 2:00 AM, clocks back to 1:00:00 am local standard time in most U.S. zones. Arizona, Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico do not use DST, Daylight Saving Time and are customarily in Standard Time: AST, EST, CST, MST, PST, AHST.
