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Re: Lost Festivals at Megalithic Sites

Dec 13, 2009, 20:23

tiompan wrote:

Branwen wrote:

No Tiompan, but if I knew the answer I wouldn't have asked the question... LOL

Bolton isn't on that list as it is a Lothian's festivals page.

I guess when I see the detail and amount of information on the other pages of that site I think these lost festivals must be something which I am too dumb to have learned about so far, which, lets face it, happens a lot since this whole area of study is new to me.

March 5th old calendar would probably put it on the festival of the serpent which falls 15th to the 17th of March modern calendar. But what is the alignment?

You'd think i would know how to post a comment here by now .
I reckon it's based on a putative alignment possibly from cairnpapple ,Steve used to work there . a point supposedly important like a stone or centre of stone circle and another supposedly important point a pit , outlying stone or something that appears salient to the person suggesting the alignment line up to indicate a point on the horizon ,the day the sun sets or rises there , is festival day .
The sun rise or set on that day .

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