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Autumn Equinox
22 September 2024
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22nd & 23rd September 2024
MX0YHA will be located in Gargrave, N. Yorkshire and operated by Kevin M0XLT. Coverage depends totally on propagation conditions, which are variable at best.
Find us on the 40m and 20m bands, usually mid-morning and mid-afternoon.
The Autumnal Equinox marks the start of the transition into Autumn and once upon a time it signalled a change in radio propagation. Quite whether that will happen in 2024 - or in the future - seems open to conjecture with the peculiar solar activity which, no doubt, is a result of Global Warming :-O
Beltane - May Day
Beltane - May Day
Celebrating Beltane - May Day - 1 to 3 May. On VHF & HF at various times as conditions allow.
Twitter: #APARCUK #realhamradio
Beltane or May Day is an ancient festival, originally half way between the Vernal Equinox and Midsummer's Day. The 'Green Man' motif was often used as a mask by 'Jack In The Green'.
Read more about this on Wikipedia
Springtime
Springtime
Equinox - Eostre - Easter
Celebrating Springtime - 20 March to 16 April. On air at various times.
Twitter: #APARCUK #realhamradio
Springtime image courtesy of Ancient Origins a great website well worth a long look.
St Brigid's Day
St Brigid's Day
6 February 2023
6 February 2023
Celebrating St Brigid's Day and Imbolc
Celebrating St Brigid's Day and Imbolc
Halfway between 'Now' and 'Then' ~ when Winter ends soon, and Spring comes some time.
Halfway between 'Now' and 'Then' ~ when Winter ends soon, and Spring comes some time.
Read about Ireland's new National Holiday
https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/celebrations-planned-for-irelands-new-st-brigids-day-bank-holiday-this-weekend-246581
Різдво 2022
Різдво 2022
Yule - Christmas 2022
19 December - 2 January, VHF and HF as conditions allow.
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Samhain ~ Halloween
Samhain ~ Halloween
30 October - 1 November 2022 - As conditions allow - VHF & HF
Autumnal Equinox 2022
20 - 24 September
Hosted by Kevin M0XLT from SD95, Gargrave, North Yorkshire
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Solstice 2022
Solstice 2022
20 - 22 June. 2m, 40m, 20m as available.
Hosted by Kevin M0XLT from SD95, Gargrave, North Yorkshire
In 1498 a young German artist and engraver, Albrecht Durer, produced a woodcut that would propel him to fame and which has a relevance that resonated today.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Conquest, War, Famine, Disease
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Tempus Romanus
Tempus Romanus
Myths, legends, festivals and traditions of Ancient Rome.
Myths, legends, festivals and traditions of Ancient Rome.
Tempus Romanus is an ongoing 'programme' and fuller information about it can be found here. In outline, many Roman festivals and myths survive into modern times and are often worth celebrating one way or another. Individual activities may of may not have specific downloadable EeZee QSLs.
VEDIOVIS
VEDIOVIS
May 21 & 22 - 2m, 40m, 20m as available. Hosted by Kevin M0XLT from SD95, Gargrave, North Yorkshire.
The Roman god Vediovis is quite poorly known nowadays, having been usurped somewhat by Vulcan as God Of The Underworld. These two gods were part of the Roman Foundation Myths and were both connected with volcanic activity which dominated much of life in the ancient Roman homeland. Vediovis was probably celebrated around the Ides of May: most Roman festivals were just an excuse for a defricatus urinasursum, a phrase the Romans would have fully understood.
Click on the image to go to the Tempus Romanus homepage. NB this is a low res. image; the full size one is in the link.
Earlier activities
Earlier activities
Beltane - May Day
Beltane - May Day
Traditions, Legends, Myths and Superstitions
1 & 2 May 0n VHF & HF
1 & 2 May 0n VHF & HF
For some spectacular photos showing Morris dancers on Castle Hill near Huddersfield on May Day visit YorkshireLive
For some spectacular photos showing Morris dancers on Castle Hill near Huddersfield on May Day visit YorkshireLive
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Eostre - Easter
Eostre - Easter
Traditions, Legends, Myths and Superstitions
15 - 18 April
VHF & HF as conditions allow
Neo-Pagan image 'Hare' harks back to the origins of the hare being a part of the Easter tradition. Right click to save.
British Summer Time 2022
British Summer Time 2022
27 & 28 March
27 & 28 March
2m, 40m & 20m subject to conditions
2m, 40m & 20m subject to conditions
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Vernal Equinox
Vernal Equinox
20 March 2022
20 March 2022
on 2m, 40m & 20m (subject to conditions)
A good explanation of the Vernal Equinox can be found on The Franklin Institute website:
https://www.fi.edu/blog/what-is-vernal-equinox
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