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The seventeenth day of SAMON is marked as TRINOX SAMONI ("the three nights of Samon"), indicating a possible festival. [22] This festival could represent the early November festival of Samain, or possibly the summer solstice. [23] Six months later is the month GIAMON, which appears to contain the word for "winter". [24]
In the higher latitude countries in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn traditionally starts with the September equinox (21 to 24 September) [8] and ends with the winter solstice (21 or 22 December). [9] Popular culture in the United States associates Labor Day, the first Monday in September, as the end of summer and the start of autumn.
This progression continues through the last day of fall, or December 20 this year, and ends on the shortest day of the year: the first day of winter, December 21, 2023.
Astronomical winter always starts on the solstice, which falls between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22. These dates vary from year to year due to leap years and the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around ...
The first day of fall this year, also known as the autumnal equinox is Sunday, Sept. 22. According to the Farmer's Almanac, the exact time of the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is 8: ...
Saint Lucy's Day : Used to coincide with the winter solstice day, now celebrated on December 13 Cold Food Festival ( Korea , Greater China ): 105 days after winter solstice Makar Sankranti ( India ): Harvest Festival – Marks the end of the cold months and start of the new month with longer days.
This is when the winter solstice, or the shortest day of the year, occurs. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac , the solstice is at 4:21 a.m. EST in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hærfestlíc Freólsung (Harvest Festival) Devoted to a range of beings including Ing, Thunor, Frig, and Woden. This is a celebration of the late harvest, and symbolic offering of the Last Sheaf. October: Winter-fylleþ (Winter Full-Moon) Devoted to ancestors and beings such as Ingui, Woden and the Elves. This is considered the beginning of Winter.