to the Earth on the Summer Solstice (Xiazhi), to the Moon on the Autumnal Equinox and to the Heaven on the Winter Solstice (Dongzhi). The places to worship were the Temple of Sun, the Temple of Earth, the Temple of Moon
The sound of wind chimes gives a feeling of coolness and calms the mind even in the heat. It is elegant to enjoy the sound of wind chimes while feeling the cool breeze of the end of summer heat. Evening cool: Taking a walk outside after the sun has set or cooling off on the verand...
Samhain is a Celtic celebration marking the time of year when the transition to winter begins. It marks the separation between summer and winter, at the halfway point of the autumn season. At its heart, Samhain is an agricultural festival. It was originally a time when agricultural communities...
It’s a great room too, upstairs and facing South-ish, so it gets more ‘daylight’ than any of the other rooms at this time of year. I started working on a nuno workshop during the Summer, but just haven’t been able to get very far without space or light for taking photos and ...
For the masses in the ruins, Dec. 21 sparked celebration of what they saw as the birth of a new and better age. It was also inspiration for massive clouds of patchouli and marijuana smoke and a chorus of conch calls at the break of dawn. ...
The following special Arkfall events will run for the third and fourth weeks of celebration across the Bay Area Frontier: Death and Taxes (Event Horizon) Syphon has arrived and his enemies are invading Paradise in a holiday Arkfalls. Also known as Event Horizon. ...
“As Earth orbits the sun [once each year], its tilted axis always points in the same direction. So, throughout the year, different parts of Earth get the sun’s direct rays,” according to NASA. When the sun reaches its apex in the Northern Hemisphere, that’s the ...
It’s a celebration of new beginnings: wishing prosperity and welcoming the future while shedding away the past. That’s why families use this time to deep clean their homes and closets and buy fresh clothing. In China, trying to stand an egg upright is a popular ...