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Haggard Celine

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2. It's a solstice.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2022, 09:23 AM

Dec 2022

Equinoxes happen on the first days of autumn and spring. The days and nights are of equal length then, hence the term "equinox." Today is the shortest day of the year and the summer solstice is the longest.

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happy equinox du. [View all] AllaN01Bear Dec 2022 OP

Now we fall back to the sun. MiHale Dec 2022 #1

It's a solstice. Haggard Celine Dec 2022 #2

Yup, 4:47pm in my parts.. nt mitch96 Dec 2022 #3