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What are the Cross Quarter Days?


Cross-Quarter Days: Equinoxes & Solstices as Seasonal Midpoints

The Celts believed major transitional days — Solstices and Equinoxes — should be enveloped by the time of year they signify, not stand for mere ...

Seasonal cycles (solstice, equinox & cross-quarter) - Jenn Houle

The remaining spheres represent the 4 cross-quarter days. Moving clockwise from 12 we have Candlemas (Groundhog's Day) 2/1, Beltane (May Day) 5/1, Lammas 8/1, ...

Cross-quarter days fall between solstice and equinox

The halfway point between a solstice and equinox is called a cross-quarter day. These are Candlemas or Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, Beltane or May ...

Prehistoric Solar Calendar - mega-what.com

These basic divisions split the year into four parts. Halving each of these parts gives us the four days known as Cross-Quarter days. Imbolc, Bealtaine, ...

Zena Wood | Happy cross-quarter day / Halloween and as it were

Interesting fact in modern times the four cross quarter days for us are Groundhog Day, May Day, llamas, Groundhog Day, May Day, llamas, and ...

Groundhog day is like Samhain/Halloween?! : r/dresdenfiles - Reddit

No, for real! It's a cross-quarter day. The quarter days are the equinox and solstices, based on the length of daylight hours. Together they divide the year ...

Halloween's Origins Are An Ancient & Spooky Celtic Holiday - Fatherly

Cross-quarter days fall between the equinoxes and solstices (or the start of our four seasons). It just so happens that Halloween (October ...

Crossing Quarters: Would the Real Astronomical Midway Point ...

The other three cross quarter holidays on our modern calendar are: Groundhog Day (February 2nd), Lammas Day (August 1st) and Halloween on ...

Octal Celebrations - Novasutras

Novasutras Octal Meditations take place through the astronomical moment of each Equinox, Solstice and Cross-Quarter.

History of Groundhog Day more complex than you may think - Fox 59

But it is no accident that Candlemas, Groundhog Day, Badger Day, and Imbolc fall on the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring ...

Astronomy and Groundhog Day - BOCES 4 Science

The holiday is Groundhog Day, February 2. It has also been called Candlemas. By either name, it is a cross-quarter day. Let's find out what that means.

Cross-Quarter Days - Historical Hussies

The four cross-quarter days are: Candlemas (Imbolc) February 1, May Day (Beltane)1 May, Lammas (Lughnasaid )August 1, All Hallows (1 November) or Samhain ( ...

Ascending | Book of Days - Convivio Bookworks

Walpurga, whose feast day is the First of May. In the Celtic tradition, the day is known as Beltane. It is the cross quarter day that helps us spring to summer ...

Cross Quarter Days and the origins of Groundhog's Day

Cross Quarter Days and the origins of Groundhog's Day. February 2, our Ground Hog Day, has other names as well. It is Candlemas in the Christian ...

Lifestyle and seasons: cross quarter days: August 5 - oracle tutoring

I've written a couple of posts about cross quarter days (see here and here): they're days at mid-season, rather than season boundaries. Often, a ...

Wheel of the Year | The Celtic Journey

Also known as Alban Eilir (the Light of the Earth). BEALTAINE / MAY DAY (May 1) (Cross-quarter, Fire Festival) Bealtaine is a spring celebration that honours ...

Cross-quarter Days - every day's a holiday!

Lughnasadh ... Today is Lughnasadh! Not to be confused with Lasagna Day. That was July 29. Also known by its more Christian name, Lammas, aka “ ...

St. Bridget's Day, Candlemas and Quarter Days

In England, these four dates fell on: Lady Day or March 25, Midsummer or June 24, Michaelmas or September 29, and Christmas Day. In Scotland, an older calendar ...

Carmen Spagnola | Is Samhain a “cross quarter day” or ... - Instagram

May our generosity toward each other — toward all those in the trenches waging war against white supremacy with us — be ever expanding, ...

Homeschool Calendars: The Cross-Quarter Day of Orion Term

Orion Term 2023–2024 as it appears in our annual River Houses homeschool calendar. January 15th is underlined as the cross-quarter day of Orion ...