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the spring equinox
Ballon d'Alsace

At the spring equinox, if we observe it from the Ballon d’Alsace, the sun rises behind the Black Forest Belchen 70 km away

Anfang Mai / Beltene
Ballon d'Alsace
About 40 days after the spring equinox, beginning of the Celtic summer half-year, the sun rises in the east-northeast behind the summit of the Grand Ballon.
21.6 summer solstice
Ballon d'Alsace

At the summer solstice, the sun rises in the northeast above the Markstein, in the direction of the Petit Ballon

Anfang August / Lugnasad
Ballon d'Alsace
About 40 days after the summer solstice, the sun rises in the east-northeast, behind the summit of the Grand Ballon.
22.9. the autumn equinox
Ballon d'Alsace

At the autumnal equinox, if we observe it from the Ballon d’Alsace, the sun rises behind the summit of Schwarzwaldbelchen 70 km away.

Anfang November / Samhain
Ballon d'Alsace

About 40 days after the autumn equinox, beginning of the Celtic winter half-year. The three Celtic settlements Britzgyberg, Basel-Gasfabrik and Augusta Raurica are on the line of the sunrise.

21.12. Winter solstice
Ballon d'Alsace

The sun rises in the southeast behind the Tödi in the Glarus Alps, in between lies the Jura Belchen

Anfang Februar / Imbolc
Ballon d'Alsace
About 40 days after the winter solstice, middle of the Celtic winter half-year. The sun rises in east-southeast. The three Celtic settlements Britzgyberg, Basel-Gasfabrik and Augusta Raurica are on the line of the sunrise.
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ENDINGEN

The Weeping Madonna

The St. Martin's Church with the Weeping Madonna

She stands high up on the altar of St. Martin’s Church, festively dressed in a white robe – the crying Madonna from Endingen, created around 1450. With crown and scepter, she represents Mary Queen, with her happy child Jesus on her arm holding the imperial orb smiling. Countless people seek refuge with Our Lady every year, especially at the marian festivals. The main celebration, however, takes place on Ascension Day: on the evening before, pilgrims from all over the Kaiserstuhl and nearby Alsace come here to take part in the grand procession of lights. Flower-decorated altars are erected on the side of the road, on which the first fruits and the Endinger wine, the ‹Käppilli Wii›, are placed for blessing.
On Ascension Day, the anniversary of the miracle of tears is celebrated, which is said to have taken place here on May 27, 1615, the eve of Ascension Day. After this event, a great pilgrimage began, especially since the Weeping was seen as a sign of impending calamity and after 1618 it was related to the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War.
The beautiful old town with the baroque town hall built in 1527 and St. Peterskirche invites you to take a leisurely stroll.

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