For those who celebrate, may the #Beltane fires awaken your spirit and guide toward renewal.

#MayDay is a #crossquarter day, falling halfway between the #vernalequinox and the #summersolstice

photograph of National Monument on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, during the 2007 annual Beltane Fire Festival, by B. McAdam via WikiMedia Commons (CC-BY-SA 2.0 G)
#calendar #timekeeping #seasons #astronomy #equinox #solstice

For those who observe, remember that the new commandment given this night is to love one another.

The #LastSupper ( #MaundyThursday ) is associated with a #Passover #seder observed by Jesus.
Hence, the "1st #fullmoon after the #vernalequinox " part of dating #Easter (Feast of the Resurrection), which occurs on the following Sunday.

Last Supper painting by Jacopo Bassano c. 1546 courtesy of Galleria Borghese 144
#calendar #timekeeping #astronomy

To those who celebrate, chag pesach kasher v’sameach.

Full moon April 2 2026 02:12 UTC
Full moon Nissan 15 5786 05:12 IDT

The Jewish #calendar is lunisolar, aligning phases of the moon with annual seasons. The #fullmoon falls in the middle of the #month.
As a #spring festival, the #Passover full #moon occurs shortly after the #vernalequinox

Pages from The Birds' Head Haggadah c.1300 Israel Museum #199815 via Wikimedia Commons
#passover #timekeeping #astronomy #haggadah #illustration

#Ariesseason starts on the first day of the #vernalequinox in the Northern Hemisphere, which gives it an extra exalted flair.
...read more:

https://www.darkhabits.net/post/aries-sun-sign

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1 #JoelGray - April 11, 1932