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  2. List of solar deities - Wikipedia

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    Tumangkuyun: wash and keep clean the trunks of the two sacred cardinal trees in Sidpan and Babatan by using the blood of those who have died in epidemics; the blood he uses causes the colors of the sunrise and sunset [32] Libtakan: the Manobo god of sunrise, sunset, and good weather [22]

  3. Solar deity - Wikipedia

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    A solar deity or sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof. Such deities are usually associated with power and strength. Solar deities and Sun worship can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms.

  4. List of light deities - Wikipedia

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    Baldr, god thought to be associated with light and/or day; is known by many other names, all of which have cognates in other Germanic languages, suggesting he may have been a pan-Germanic deity

  5. The Sun in culture - Wikipedia

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    The symbol of light was a pagan device adopted by Christians, and perhaps the most important one that did not come from Jewish traditions. Christian churches were built so that the congregation faced toward the sunrise. [18] Tonatiuh, the Aztec god of the sun, [19] was closely associated with the practice of human sacrifice. [19]

  6. Winter solstice celebrated at historic sites

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    The winter solstice sunrise was greeted by thousands of people at Stonehenge, with a focus on "renewal, rebirth and good vibes". The ancient site opened its Monument Field at 07:45 GMT so crowds ...

  7. Brahmamuhurta - Wikipedia

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    Spiritual activities performed early in the morning are said to have a greater effect than in any other part of the day. [1] Brahmamuhurta is the 14th muhurta kala of the night. One muhurta is a period of 48 minutes, with a whole night consisting of 15 muhurtas.

  8. Sunrise - Wikipedia

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    Sunrise seen over the Atlantic Ocean through cirrus clouds on the Jersey Shore at Spring Lake, New Jersey, U.S. Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning, [1] at the start of the Sun path. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon.

  9. Pythagoreanism - Wikipedia

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    Pythagoreans celebrate sunrise, 1869 painting by Fyodor Bronnikov. The akousmatikoi believed that humans had to act in appropriate ways. The Akousmata (translated as "oral saying") was the collection of all the sayings of Pythagoras as divine dogma.