LL-L "Traditions" 2008.12.22 (07) [E]

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From: Jacqueline Bungenberg de Jong <Dutchmatters at comcast.net>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.12.22 (04) [E]

Paul says: The sunrise and sunset positions vary very little day to day
around the Solstices (that's what it means: "Sun stands still"). Without
magnification and instrumented scales, you'd be doing well to pin it down to
within a few days. Equinoxes on the other hand, the sun seems to race around
the horizon, so they are fairly easy to define once you've worked out which
way east is, which isn't hard.  That is why so many traditional New Years
begin near them. But not *on* them; the sun doesn't in fact rise in the east
on the equinoxes, unless you consider halfway up to be "sunrise" - and then
only if we didn't have an atmosphere!

Thanks Paul. 1. It is true that solstice means "Sun stands still" and I
should have known that.

2. I asked my Mother once ( I must have been eight years old or so ) "Why is
it that not everybody celebrates New     year on the same day?. She did not
know the answer and I never thought about it again. Not very smart!

3. Have a nice Christmas and New Year. Jacqueline

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