[InOne]

Does this mean we'll get longer and brighter days now?

[Kate!]

yeh, should do. I think today (21st) is officially the first day of Spring

[Niamh.]

It means it will be brighter later

[Livia]

I hope today's 20th or my diary's *******ed.

[Kate!]

oh yes, sorry .... getting ahead of myself. Thought it was Wednesday today for some strange reason

[Livia]

I was both worried and a little bit hopeful there for a minute, Kate!

[Niamh.]

So do the clocks go back at midnight tonight then or midnight tomorrow night?

[InOne]

Oh god I hate all this nonsense

[MTVN]

Clocks don't go forward till the weekend I don't think, an hour less in bed

[Livia]

I'll tell ya something interesting about the Spring Equinox... It's the Pagan festival of Oestra, named after the fertility goddess Oestra. Her symbols are eggs (obviously, for a fertility goddess) and Hares - because of the spring. Christians liked to nick Pagan festivals and put their own festivals on them - it's a power thing. So Oestra became Easter, and eggs are given... and the hare became the Easter Bunny. Interesting, eh? Oh, and the female hormone oestrogen is named after Oestra.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Livia

I was both worried and a little bit hopeful there for a minute, Kate!

I'm easily confused Livia

[Marc]

Which the days were a little bit more warmer..

[Kate!]

It's nice and sunny here today, sky's a gorgeous blue. Best day so far, hope it continues.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'll tell ya something interesting about the Spring Equinox... It's the Pagan festival of Oestra, named after the fertility goddess Oestra. Her symbols are eggs (obviously, for a fertility goddess) and Hares - because of the spring. Christians liked to nick Pagan festivals and put their own festivals on them - it's a power thing. So Oestra became Easter, and eggs are given... and the hare became the Easter Bunny. Interesting, eh? Oh, and the female hormone oestrogen is named after Oestra.

Happy oestara livia, i was going to post some info too

[InOne]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'll tell ya something interesting about the Spring Equinox... It's the Pagan festival of Oestra, named after the fertility goddess Oestra. Her symbols are eggs (obviously, for a fertility goddess) and Hares - because of the spring. Christians liked to nick Pagan festivals and put their own festivals on them - it's a power thing. So Oestra became Easter, and eggs are given... and the hare became the Easter Bunny. Interesting, eh? Oh, and the female hormone oestrogen is named after Oestra.

That's interesting, always thought Easter was of Pagan origin. Christmas borrows a few things from Paganism too I think.

[Marc]

Today was what some people would call, glorious

[King Gizzard]

Equinox is my new favourite word

[Kizzy]

Time for a new moon then?...death to winter

[King Gizzard]

Gonna miss winter warm weather is the worst

[MTVN]

Bring on the summer

[SharkAttack]

Originally Posted by kizzy

Happy oestara livia, i was going to post some info too

So we're having rabbit stew for dinner tonight, Kizzy?

[Smithy]

I have to get up @ 6 as it is on sunday ill only end up with about 5 hours sleep

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by SharkAttack

So we're having rabbit stew for dinner tonight, Kizzy?

I think its meant to be a hare...but yeah ok......

[SharkAttack]

Originally Posted by kizzy

I think its meant to be a hare...but yeah ok......

Hare!

[fruit_cake]

I love it when the clocks go forwards, to me it's like a symbol of the end of winter