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Agreed, I've always thought of Winter as December, January, February. In fact I can't think I've ever had a discussion with anybody who seriously considered 21s
by chrxr 11y ago
Agreed, I've always thought of Winter as December, January, February. In fact I can't think I've ever had a discussion with anybody who seriously considered 21st as start of Winter, or late June as beginning of Summer. Seems like common sense.
- mixmastamyk 11y agoMonths are an arbitrary human invention which could be moved, while the solstice is fact.
- chrismcb 11y agoWhat does that comment have to do with the discussion? The discussion is basically some say the season starts on the solstice, when actually the season appears to start several weeks prior. I've always wondered why the months are more in line with the solstices. But really the fact is the solstices are closer to the middle of the season than the beginning.
- mixmastamyk 11y agoA few people were complaining that they land on the 21st... well it isn't hard to imagine moving over a week. The seasons tend to run a month or two behind each solstice because of the great specific heat of water and proximity to the ocean, which I've described in other threads.