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Equinox
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EQUINOX. The name given to two periods of the year when the days and nights are equal; that is, when the space of time between the rising and setting of the sun is one half of a natural day. Dig. 43, 13, 1, 8. Vide Day.


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The Mid-Autumn Festival takes place around the autumn equinox, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest.
95) tells of the Autumn Equinox celebration and its importance to Mabon's balance and plenty.
Finally, six weeks after the autumn equinox, we've changed back to standard time.
 
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