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To: Portcall24

No, Beltane is not the first day of spring. It is the midpoint between the spring equinox and the summer solstice - opposite Halloween, which is the midpoint between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.


17 posted on 05/01/2012 5:51:02 AM PDT by kabumpo (Kabumpo)
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To: kabumpo

Sorry I didn’t make myself clear. In the Celtic clans that celebrated Beltane it was considered the first day of spring...not to be confused with the spring equinox...which they probably celebrated also.


18 posted on 05/01/2012 11:11:55 AM PDT by Portcall24
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