The sun enters the Zodiacal House of Aries on March 21^st of each year and remains in occupation until April 20^th, his entrance to this House marking the commencement of the Zodiacal year, with days and nights of equal length, and also signifying the advent of spring.
     ----- Time of sun’s entry in Aries marks the Zodiacal beginning of the year, as from this time the days are longer than the nights, and are still increasing in length.
     Constellation of Aries is situated in the Northern celestial hemisphere, near the Pleiades, between the constellations of Pisces and Taurus --- three very bright stars visible to the naked eye – brightest however is Hamal, or the Sheep ---more factually described in the Arkkadian tongue as “Dilkur” – the dawn proclaimer ---Chinese have a tradition giving the greatest prominence to Aries from the fact that it was believed to have occupied the center of the heavens at the Creation of the world, a belief also held by the Babylonians.
     Symbol – the Ram which in early religions was considered symbolic of sacrifice and in this connection may be noted the fact that the Jewish Passover was commenced in this sign when Moses was commanded to sacrifice a young ram, a sacrifice which was the forecast of our Easter services.