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	From the winter solstice to Candlemas #938861 12/23/23 01:49 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom Mona - Astronomy OP BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human OP Mona - Astronomy BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom . What Was the Star of Bethlehem? The Star of Bethlehem is a lovely symbol of Christmas. Was it based on an actual astronomical happening? Or perhaps an inspired idea to emphasize the spiritual importance of the story? What was the star of Bethlehem? .

	Re: From the winter solstice to Candlemas Mona - Astronomy #938894 01/02/24 12:07 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom Mona - Astronomy OP BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human OP Mona - Astronomy BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom . When Does the New Year Begin? Imagine midnight on December 31 – fireworks, friendship and celebration greet a new year. But only if you follow the Gregorian calendar. In the past, a year often didn't start on January 1, and for nearly two billion people it still doesn't. So when does a new year begin? When Does the New Year Begin? .

	Re: From the winter solstice to Candlemas Mona - Astronomy #938904 01/04/24 10:50 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom Mona - Astronomy OP BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human OP Mona - Astronomy BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom . Isaac Newton - His Life Isaac Newton's thinking about gravitation really was stimulated by seeing an apple fall, but not on his head! Find out more about the troubled child and and indifferent school pupil who became a dominant figure in science, and still is nearly three hundred years after his death. Isaac Newton - His Life .

	Re: From the winter solstice to Candlemas Mona - Astronomy #938926 01/10/24 05:55 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom Mona - Astronomy OP BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human OP Mona - Astronomy BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human Joined: May 2010 Posts: 11,966 Likes: 30 United Kingdom . New Year's Day to Candlemas - Quiz Exploration, famous birthdays and ancient festivals in the time between January 1st and Candlemas at the start of February. Here's a little quiz for you that picks out some highlights in this period. New Year's Day to Candlemas - Quiz .