Twyman says they do this “in regards to the Masonically-significant date of March 21. It’s the day that they observe the martyrdom of Hiram Abiff, their legendary “architect of Solomon’s Temple.” The ritual, as outlined in official Masonic publications, involves the participants half-genuflecting–kneeling on one knee–before the body of their fallen master, who is then of course resurrected.”
Now there is a connection to September 23rd with Freemasonry as we have already learned with the royal arch degree. This is when Freemasonry recognizes the vernal equinox with their royal arch. But there is also a connection there with the Masonic arch from the royal arch degree. Twyman writes, “the Royal Arch symbolizes the sun’s travel through the year, from equinox to equinox. The date “Sept. 23” is actually written on this drawing of the Royal Arch below. Furthermore, the Vernal Equinox, around March 21, is celebrated in Freemasonry as the date on which Hiram Abiff, as a symbol of the Sun and the Egyptian god Osiris, is said to have been risen from the grave with the grip of the Lion’s Paw! As it states here, “the body of our Grand Master Hiram Abif [is] to be found or reborn in the spiritual rebirth of the Sun, or Osirus [sp] at the Vernal or Spring Equinox of the sign of Aries the Ram.”
