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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jan 1

    Meanwhile, the dates of Chinese New Year, Lent, Easter, Passover, Saturnalia, Christmas, & Ramadan, all reference astronomical events.

    2:45 PM - 1 Jan 2018
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      2. Dry Humor Me‏ @DryHumorMe Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Is the Spring Equinox considered astronomical? (Persian New Year)

        4 replies 1 retweet 75 likes
      3. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jan 1
        Replying to @DryHumorMe

        The two equinoxes & two solstices of each year are entirely astronomical.

        12 replies 18 retweets 474 likes
      4. Justin Williams‏ @jwadewilli Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Why is the Vernal equinox always March 20th? The summer solstice and autumnal equinox always fluctuate a day or so. It feels like there should be the same amount of time between them. I did not think a leap year really changes it very much.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Dry Humor Me‏ @DryHumorMe Jan 1
        Replying to @jwadewilli @neiltyson

        The date of both equinoxes vary slightly and have a precise time. Vernal/Spring equinox is usually March 20th or 21st.

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      2. Rachel Cecilia  🧜🏼‍♀️‏ @rachelpuff Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Also, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lammas, Mabon, and Samhain. Don’t leave out the pagans that most of Christianity stole traditions and dates from

        6 replies 8 retweets 129 likes
      3. B.L. Purdom, host of Quantum Harry, the Podcast‏ @QHPodcast Jan 1
        Replying to @rachelpuff @neiltyson

        Good point. And since Yule is celebrated for 12 days, that means that January 1 is the last day of Yule, so perhaps January 1 can be considered to have a secondary celestial relationship after all.

        2 replies 1 retweet 18 likes
      4. Missa Marmalstein‏ @mgm1229_missa Jan 1
        Replying to @QHPodcast @rachelpuff @neiltyson

        Jan 6th is 12 days after Christmas

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. B.L. Purdom, host of Quantum Harry, the Podcast‏ @QHPodcast Jan 1
        Replying to @mgm1229_missa @rachelpuff @neiltyson

        Yes, but Yule isn't the same thing as Christmas. Yule is celebrated on the Winter Solstice.

        1 reply 0 retweets 26 likes
      6. Mae Moxie‏ @realMaemoxie Jan 1
        Replying to @QHPodcast @mgm1229_missa and

        Yes, but Yule not see so many celebrating it these days, though. (Sorry. Couldn't resist...)

        4 replies 1 retweet 33 likes
      7. Liviya Nicole‏ @Faerie_Grrl Jan 1
        Replying to @realMaemoxie @QHPodcast and

        That's irrelevant. A number of people (including me) celebrate Yule and the other pagan holidays. So Jan 1st can be considered to have a secondary celestial relationship l, as B.L. Purdom said.

        2 replies 3 retweets 11 likes
      8. Liviya Nicole‏ @Faerie_Grrl Jan 1
        Replying to @Faerie_Grrl @realMaemoxie and

        The number of people that celebrate the holiday doesn't give the holiday more or less of a secondary celestial relationship. The number doesn't matter, what matters is that people do celebrate it

        2 replies 4 retweets 14 likes
      9. Mae Moxie‏ @realMaemoxie Jan 1
        Replying to @Faerie_Grrl @QHPodcast and

        You'll - Yule. It was a pun - light & airie, Faerie Grrl. I agree, I'm a quality over quantity gal myself. & I dig all things celestial....

        1 reply 1 retweet 16 likes
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      2. Newbee‏Verified account @newbeecn Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        More pleasepic.twitter.com/eHIbavSm1S

        2 replies 7 retweets 129 likes
      3. Jad‏ @JadSadaka Jan 1
        Replying to @newbeecn @neiltyson

        LMAO What are you guys doing here ? 😂😂 Newbee TI8 😍😍

        1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
      4. Newbee‏Verified account @newbeecn Jan 1
        Replying to @JadSadaka @neiltyson

        pic.twitter.com/Qtz3Kdg3BM

        1 reply 8 retweets 141 likes
      5. Jad‏ @JadSadaka Jan 1
        Replying to @newbeecn @neiltyson

        Dota and Science 😍😍 My Life in a single Sentence 😂😅

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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      1. Michael Katz‏ @MichaelLKatz Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Not now Neil the Rose Bowl is on

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      2. Sparrowclaw‏ @sparrowclaw Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        And, of course, Matariki, the Maori new year

        1 reply 0 retweets 20 likes
      3. Tendai‏ @NdiTendai Jan 1
        Replying to @sparrowclaw @neiltyson

        Ngā mihi o te tau hou. You beat me to it. The Māori New Year starts with the rising of the Pleiades cluster (the seven sisters)

        0 replies 2 retweets 46 likes
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      2. Dr. Law Esq.‏ @DrLawEsq Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        The restart of the elliptical orbit every 365.26 says isn't an astrological event? Even if the chosen initial date is arbitrary, the recurrence of that date is an astronomical event...

        4 replies 3 retweets 4 likes
      3. Ron M‏ @Ronnipresent Jan 1
        Replying to @DrLawEsq @neiltyson

        A date doesn't make an astronomical event - the relative position of two or more astronomical objects does. The positioning defines events/dates, not vice versa. Otherwise, there's an infinite number of events for a given orbit and then term "event" is meaningless.

        1 reply 2 retweets 55 likes
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