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Interesting! From reading up on this, this seems to be "meteorological winter" which makes me think its not an old tradition. I think it's likely that the terms
by injb 3y ago
Interesting! From reading up on this, this seems to be "meteorological winter" which makes me think its not an old tradition. I think it's likely that the terms mid-winter and mid-summer come from a Celtic tradition similar to that still observed in Ireland.
- crazygringo 3y agoThe fact that Celtic spring then starts Feb 1 is... well, that's just wild. In Ireland, February's average low temperatures are colder than January's! [1] But apparently that's indeed the long-standing date for the festival to mark the start of spring [2]. Guess those are some chilly festivities! [1] https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/ireland/dublin https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/ireland/dublin [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc
- injb 3y agoIn my lifetime the seasons in Ireland were never very distinct. I remember thinking it was odd that spring wasn't much different from winter, and that autumn was often marginally warmer than summer, but living in a continental climate now I can see how the Irish seasons make no sense at all. In the US there tends to be constant mildly cold weather until around the 3rd week in December or so, then it gets noticeably colder. I never experienced that in Ireland.