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====Seasons====
====Seasons====


*Wintrus
*Wintrus ‘winter’
*Wastra
*Wastra ‘spring’
*Sumbra
*Sumbra ‘summer’
*Harvist
*Harvist ‘autumn’


====The Cross-Quarters====
====The Cross-Quarters====

Revision as of 23:38, 2 February 2019

The Measurement of Time

The Day

The day is made up of eight stunda, each stunda being a three-hour period. The day begins at midnight.

  • 00:00–03:00 Nāts ‘night’
  • 03:00–06:00 Ūftua ‘pre-dawn’
  • 06:00–09:00 Ǭs ‘dawn’
  • 09:00–12:00 Morgins ‘morning’
  • 12:00–15:00 Undorns ‘mid-day’
  • 15:00–18:00 Ēvunþs ‘afternoon’
  • 18:00–21:00 Sīðus ‘dusk’
  • 21:00–00:00 Andanāte ‘evening’

The Week

The days of the week are named in fairly standard Germanic fashion.

  • Sōgilisdaǧ ‘Sunday’ “Sun’s day”
  • Mēninsdaǧ ‘Monday’ “Moon’s day”
  • Tījugisdaǧ ‘Tuesday’ “Tiw’s day”
  • Wōðnisdaǧ ‘Wednesday’ “Odin’s day”
  • Þīfunsdaǧ ‘Thursday’ “Thunder’s day”
  • Frīǧisdaǧ ‘Friday’ “Frigg’s day”
  • Lǭgisdaǧ ‘Saturday’ “Laundry’s day”

The Month

There are sixteen months made of up eight "moons" and eight "half-moons." Each long month begins at a zodiac point. The solstices and equinoxes also occur at zodiac points, and fall on the first day of the month. The cross-quarters (the mid-points between the solstices and equinoxes) fall at the middle point (15°) of their respective zodiac signs, which is also the first day of their months. The month names are traditionally Germanic, though the cross-quarters are named for the following season of which they are the mid-point.

Month Name Translation Approximate Duration Solar Equivalent
Ǧulis ‘Yuling’ 21 December – 20 January Capricorn (Havra)
Langistmēnaþs ‘Longest Month’ 21 January – 04 February 0° – 15° Aquarius (Vatnaris)
Halbwastra ‘Half-Spring’ 05 February – 20 February 15° – 30° Aquarius (Vatnaris)
Maltimēnaþs ‘Melting Month’ 21 February – 20 March Pisces (Fiškas)
Wyniamēnaþs ‘Joy Month’ 21 March – 20 April Aries (Wiðrus)
Milukmēnaþs ‘Milk Month’ 21 April – 04 May 0° – 15° Taurus (Ǭsus)
Halbsumbra ‘Half-Summer’ 05 May – 20 May 15° – 30° Taurus (Ǭsus)
Sutnamēnaþs ‘Sun Month’ 21 May – 20 June Gemini (Twinas)
Linþis ‘Lithing’ 21 June – 20 July Cancer (Krāba)
Haugimēnaþs ‘Hay Month’ 21 July – 06 August 0° – 15° Leo (Ljuga)
Halbharvist ‘Half-Harvest’ 07 August – 22 August 15° – 30° Leo (Ljuga)
Wiðumēnaþs ‘Wood Month’ 23 August – 22 September Virgo (Magaþs)
Wīnmēnaþs ‘Wine Month’ 23 September – 21 October Libra (Wēga)
Blōtmēnaþs ‘Sacrifice Month’ 22 October – 06 November 0° – 15° Scorpio (Skœrpia)
Halbwintrus ‘Half-Winter’ 07 November – 20 November 15° – 30° Scorpio (Skœrpia)
Wintrumēnaþs ‘Winter Month’ 21 November – 20 December Sagittarius (Šutaris)

The Year

Seasons

  • Wintrus ‘winter’
  • Wastra ‘spring’
  • Sumbra ‘summer’
  • Harvist ‘autumn’

The Cross-Quarters

Spoke Translation Approximate Date
Ǧul ‘Yule’ Winter Solstice 21 December
Halbwastra ‘Imbolc, Half-Spring’ 04 February
Ǭstra ‘Ostara, Easter’ Vernal Equinox 20 March
Halbsumbra ‘Beltane, Half-Summer’ 05 May
Linþ ‘Lithe, Mid-Summer’ Summer Solstice 21 June
Halbharvist ‘Lughnassadh, Half-Autumn’ 07 August
Harve ‘Mabon, Harvest’ Autumnal Equinox 23 September
Halbwintrus ‘Samhain, Half-Winter’ 07 November