Huya
38628 Huya is a binary trans-Neptunian object located in the Kuiper belt, a region of icy objects orbiting beyond Neptune in the outer Solar System. Huya was discovered on 10 March 2000 and named after the mythological figure Huya, the rain god of the Wayuu people indigenous to the Guajira Peninsula of northern Venezuela and Colombia.
Locals and visitors gathered on Saturday for the famous 'burning of Judas' tradition in Mexico City.
Footage shows preparations for the celebrations, which take place every Holy Saturday. 'Evil' effigies were constructed out of cardboard by locals, before fireworks were lit to set the giant characters ablaze.
Sun (creative energy, creative self-expression ('evil' effigies were constructed out of cardboard by locals)) conjunct Jupiter (religious) trine Huya (religious or spiritual ritual - especially of a repetitive nature, capitulation and clearing ceremonies).
Originally, the effigies were of Judas Iscariot, with believers burning the biblical figure for his betrayal of Jesus Christ. Now they are often horned devils or children's characters.
"Very nice, we are going back to our traditions, and hopefully it will continue in this way that our beautiful tradition does not end," said Josefina Juarez, another local.
According to traditional folklore, the burning of Judas symbolised the burning of the devil and evil, and has continued down the generations. Local media reports suggest the practice dates back to the 19th century.
'We drive out the winter and evil spirits!' - Demon-like Perchten and Krampus folklore figures parade in Vienna. Austria, Vienna, Ruptly
Thousands gathered to watch demon-like figures of German folklore - the Perchte and the Krampus - parade for the annual 'Perchtenlauf' ('Run of the Perchten') at the Prater fun fair in Vienna on Sunday.
Mercury (thought. ideas. the light of the mind) square Orcus (aligned with a spiritual creed, accountable for personal thought, word and deed) conjunct Huya (the calm and a calm on the ocean)).
Footage shows the creatures, with their wooden masks and fur costumes, interacting with the crowds and scaring and amusing the children. There was also an appearance from St Nicholas himself, the forerunner of Santa Claus.
"For us it's purely a matter of making sure that we can drive out the winter well, and the evil spirits," explained Kai Ginterseder, playing one of the Perchten. "And that's exactly what we're here for, with our devil masks, to make sure that everything is happening the way it's supposed to be."
Yuin Elder Warren Foster, with his son Warren Jnr, believes it is time for healing. Photo: David Rogers
Gulaga Mountain is the place of ancestral origin within the mythology of the Yuin People, she is the mother of Yuin Man, and many believe the mother of all man.
Pallas (healing power) conjunct Huya (religious or spiritual ritual - especially of a repetitive nature (largest, most powerful healing corroboree in history)). Mercury (self-expression of all kinds) sextile Arawn (religious/spiritual songs and chants (highly structured songs and dances)) square Praamzius (affirmations to wind and or water), Mars (dynamic energy, expressive, energetic) trine Nessus (ceremonies involving Earth fertility) quincunx Bienor (dance ceremonies (dance to heal country and heal our spirit)) opposite Albion (ceremonies on summits (on the slopes of Gulaga)).
This Sunday, December 1, Tilba Sportsground in the shadow of Gulaga, will be the setting for a historic gathering of the Yuin Nation, a bunaan, or corroboree, a coming together to heal the country, heal the spirit and also to call the rain.
Corroborees, or bunaans in local language, are open performances in which everyone may participate, but with highly structured songs and dances that require great knowledge and skill to perform. "This is the first such gathering for over 150 years," says Mr Foster.
At least 100 injured in Indian stone throwing Bagwal festival. Devidhura, Ruptly
Around 100 people were injured during a religious stone throwing festival in Devidhura on Thursday.
Sun (zealous) square Vesta (devotion, cultural values (annual Raksha Bandhan)). Pluto (group activity (blood shed for the goddess Maa Barahi)) semi-square Huya (religious or spiritual ritual).
The Bagwal festival, which literally means fighting with stones, is celebrated by the villagers of Devidhura in India's Uttrakhand state during the annual Raksha Bandhan.
Devotees are divided into two groups and throw stones at each other until a priest orders it to stop and inspects the amount of blood shed for the goddess Maa Barahi.
Magic mushrooms 'promising' in depression. SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
A hallucinogenid chemical in magic mushrooms shows promise for people with untreatable depression, a short study on just 12 people hints.
Pallas (healing (eight patients were no longer depressed after the "mystical and spiritual" experience induced by the drug)) trine Hades (depressing emotions (nine of the patients had at least severe depression)). Vesta (health, integration) trine Logos (sense of one's connection to all that Is) opposite Huya (- fretful, worrying and obsessive, + focused, attentive).
Eight patients were no longer depressed after the "mystical and spiritual" experience induced by the drug. The findings, in the Lancet Psychiatry, showed five of the patients were still depression-free after three months.
Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, one of the researchers, said: "These experiences with psilocybin can be incredibly profound, sometimes people have what they describe as mystical or spiritual-type experiences."
Discovery
2000 EB173/38628 Huya is a binary trans-Neptunian object located in the Kuiper belt, a region of icy objects orbiting beyond Neptune in the outer Solar System. Huya is classified as a plutino, a dynamical class of trans-Neptunian objects with orbits in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune. It was discovered by the Quasar Equatorial Survey Team and was identified by Venezuelan astronomer Ignacio Ferrin in March 2000. It is named after Juya, the mythological rain god of the Wayuu people native to South America.
Huya has one known natural satellite, designated S/2012 (38628) 1. The satellite is relatively large compared to Huya and is expected to have slowed its rotation, although measurements of Huya's brightness variations have indicated that Huya's rotation may not be synchronous with the satellite's orbit.
