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Prelude To A Well Balanced Vernal Equinox Ritual Meal
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The Vernal Equinox remains one of the two most significant Astronomical events in the Emeriti Calendar; the other being the Big Bang. The Vernal Equinox is held in higher esteem than the Autumnal Equinox because it begins the season of longer days and solar warmth. The Emeriti reasoned, “Why would one enthusiastically toast the advent of shorter days leading to another dark winter of discontent and frostbite?” During their 10-year
exile on Thassos (338-348 CE), the Emeriti made burnt offerings and balanced eggs on the Equinox. They
believed in eating burnt toast as part of a well-balanced meal to mark this
special occasion. To this day, children
around the world continue the rite of balancing eggs on the Equinox in the
manner of the Emeriti. The Big Bang is toasted on April 1st to mark the moment when the
Big Bang got things moving and the Universe cooled down from 10,000 million
degrees to a more manageable 1000 million degrees immediately after the magic
moment when time as we know it, began.
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