Sweet sign of summer: Hastee Tastee opened April 1 in Amherst. By Carol Harper, The Morning Journal. When Mark Foster and his wife, Kathy, bought the Hastee Tastee about five years ago, he followed a habit honed decades earlier. As a boy, Foster stopped twice a day at the ice cream stand: On the way home from school; and while delivering newspapers.
We have also discussed some notable metaphysical characteristics of this sign, so you may want to check that article in addition to the following considerations. The Sun enters the constellation of Libra (the Seventh House of the Zodiac) about September 23rd, marking the start of the autumnal equinox. It completes its stay in this sign approximately on October 22th. Libra is ruled by the planet Venus. The symbol of this zodiac sign is well known to many people as Libra is represented by a pair of Scales. This constellation is very difficult to identify in the night sky, as it appears on the meridian about midnight in June, and is located somewhere between the Virgo on the West and Scorpio on the East.
Libra âthe scalesâ is the astrological sign that runs roughly from September 24th to October 23rd. According to Greek mythology the scales belonged to Astraea (Virgo), the goddess of justice. Libra was used occasionally as a given name in Scotland in the 17th century, and in England in the 19th century. For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, October was a time of the grape harvest. The medieval wine trade was big business, but it was very much seasonal.