XXVI. INTRODUCTION. 



this season advances, the feasts of Pahn Smiclay, 

 Holy week, and lastly of Easter, are well suited 

 to the time, particnlavly the latter, when this 

 great feast of the resur)ection is in hai'niony 

 with the rising into life of all rea)iimated iiatnre. 

 Low Sunday follows ; and then the pleasing 

 Rogations before Whitsuntide, when we sing in 

 procession, and every bird is singing with us. 

 All these festivals will be found described in the 

 supplement to this book. 



The only fixed festival of any moment is the 

 Annunciation of our Blessed La])Y, called 

 Ladyday, March 25, which is the quarter day of 

 the almanacs. 



TEMPUS SOLSTITIALE, MIDSUMMER 

 SEASON. 



Astronomy. — n May 20, rises IV. 7, 

 sets VII. 53. 



ss June 21, rises III. 43, sets VIII. 17. 



Observations of the Sky. — It is a good 

 tiling to be able, from a familiar acquaintance with 

 the right ascension and decluiation of the princi- 

 pal stars, to determine the time of night at any 

 time of the year ; or vice versa, knowing the time 

 of night by counting the hours from the sun's 

 culmination, to be able to fix the time of year. 



