{"id":869,"date":"2007-04-30T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=869"},"modified":"2007-04-30T19:56:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-30T19:56:00","slug":"what-i-will-be-doing-for-beltane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=869","title":{"rendered":"What I Will Be Doing for Beltane"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, “will be doing.” Some people look at the calendar and say that Beltane is this evening and tomorrow<\/a>. Others celebrated last weekend, according to the “weekend nearest the cross-quarter day” rule. Only by that rule, it comes next<\/em> weekend.<\/p>\n

By the Sun, it falls on Saturday the 5th, as this archaeastronomical Web site will show you<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I plan to visit one of the archaeastronomical sites in southeastern Colorado of which I have written before<\/a>. This one, the Sun Temple, as the contemporary researchers call it, will be new to me. Something is supposed to happen there on the cross-quarter days. I hope to post photos and\/or video links next week.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, you may decide if Beltane and the other cross-quarter and quarter days is<\/p>\n

a. Calculated by the solar\/astronomical calendar.
b. Calculated by the secular calendar and celebrants’ work schedules.
c. A week-long season, so the day does not matter.<\/p>\n

If (a) or (b), is it better to celebrate early to get “rising energy” or as close to the actual moment as possible?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, “will be doing.” Some people look at the calendar and say that Beltane is this evening and tomorrow. Others celebrated last weekend, according to the “weekend nearest the cross-quarter day” rule. Only by that rule, it comes next weekend. 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