[Fuusmchat] Fwd: The Castle's Solstice Watch - Tues., Dec. 22

[Virginia Henthorn]

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> From: The Castle <education at mariettacastle.org>
> Date: December 8, 2015 at 3:54:13 PM EST
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> Subject: The Castle's Solstice Watch - Tues., Dec. 22
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> The Castle’s
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> Solstice Watch
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> Tuesday, December 22nd
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> 4:00—5:30 PM
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> At Sacra Via Park
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> Keeping track of time and the passage of seasons is something we take for granted.  There is a clock or calendar in virtually every room, usually as close as our wrist or the bottom corner of our computer screen.  Tracking time was vitally important to prehistoric peoples as well, but they did not have Timexes or wall calendars. One function of the large earthwork complexes like the one found at Marietta was to track the passage of seasons through astronomical observations.  Aligned along the parallel walls of “Sacra Via” is the winter solstice sunset.  On December 22nd from 4 to 5:30pm we will hold a solstice sunset watch at Sacra Via Park (between Third and Second Streets.) If the weather cooperates, we will view the sun setting on the western Muskingum Valley bluff between 4 to 4:30 pm in near perfect alignment with Sacra Via.  The event will be FREE and open to the public, with maps and a brief commentary provided by Castle archaeologist Wes Clarke.
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> Questions? Contact us at 740-373-4180.
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> The Castle Historic House Museum
> 418 Fourth Street
> Marietta, OH 45750
> 740-373-4180
> https://www.facebook.com/castle.marietta.oh <https://www.facebook.com/castle.marietta.oh>

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