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Equinox

In 2015, this effigy of the Pagan goddess Marzanna met a fiery end.

In Poland, Drowning the Pagan Goddess Marzanna Ushers in Spring

A straw effigy of the winter goddess is burned and then submerged in chilly waters.

Sarah Laskow May 3, 2023

Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

A Morena effigy in

Welcoming Spring by Burning the Goddess of Winter

Sarah Laskow March 20, 2018

5 Ancient Sites Built to Align with the Spring Equinox

Architecture that works with astronomy.

Jessie Guy-Ryan March 20, 2016

Mnajdra

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.