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KATHERINE NEVILLE’SAutumn Equinox NewsletterSeptember 21, 2020 Equal Day and Night The Equinox (“Equal Night”) is the event that comes twice a year, when day and night are equal in length. The autumn equinox (in the northern hemisphere) marks the turning point when our daylight hours grow shorter and darkness grows longer. Read more about this turning point of the year in my prev

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S Winter Solstice Newsletter December 20, 2016   The Green Renewal Winter Solstice marks the rebirth of the Sun: the moment when the light begins to return from the south and days grow longer. In northern climes, this heralds the return of moisture and vegetation. I’ve spent many winters in Prague, where the Green Man appears on nearly every ancient edifice. He is the

KATHERINE NEVILLE’SSolstice Advent(ure) NewsletterDecember 21, 2014 Advent: Return of the Sun Today is the last Sunday of the season of Advent (from Latin adventus, a coming) a period of four Sundays when the Christian church traditionally asks us to prepare for the arrival of the baby Jesus’ birthday on December 25th. People keep calendars with 24 tiny doors that are opened each day as