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The use of a dropping ball to mark time dates to approximately 1833, when the British Royal Observatory (visible to all ships in the harbor) would drop a lighted ball every day at 1:00 PM. This would allow Captains to synchronize their timepieces.
The Times Square ball drop began in 1907, when the use of fireworks within the city of New York was banned.
The`dropping`of`the`ball`also`symbolizes`the`dropping`of`the`SUN`down`to`the`end`of`the`southern`cross`of`the`zodiac...As`it`seemingly`stops`it's`movement`for`about`3`days`then`begans`to`start`moving`back`up`the`northern`cross`of`the`zodiac...better`known`as`the`beginning`of`the`WINTER`Solstice. At`this`time`the`sun`is`at`it's`lowest`peak`where`it`is`seemingly`even`lower`than`the`tallest`surrounding`mountains`.This`is`why`the`GOAT`(who`dwells`on`those`mountains)`is`the`zodiac`symbol`for`this`zodiac`month`called`CAPRICORN.`The`goat`dwells`in`dark`caves`or`mangers.`this`is`why`originally`the`messiah`story`had`him`born`in`a`cave`in`Ethiopia...Later`changed`by`the`sanhedrins`and`Constantine's`writers`at`the`council`of`Nacea`in`325AD.to`a`manger`in`bethlehem.....check`it`out`4`ur`self.`peace.
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