http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/ Usability an' that Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Nathaniel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/#comment-245 I believe this is because the Celtic new year used to start on November 1st, before it was declared All Saints Day and the Julian calendar was implemented. Though, I am just guessing. I believe this is because the Celtic new year used to start on November 1st, before it was declared All Saints Day and the Julian calendar was implemented. Though, I am just guessing.

]]> http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Calum Benson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/#comment-246 Even that's somewhat debatable (e.g. see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#Samhain_mistaken_as_New_Year">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#Samhain_mistaken_as_New_Year</a>)... and if it is true, it seems strange that the same doesn't happen in (say) Scotland or Wales, in my experience anyway. Even that’s somewhat debatable (e.g. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#Samhain_mistaken_as_New_Year)… and if it is true, it seems strange that the same doesn’t happen in (say) Scotland or Wales, in my experience anyway.

]]> http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-247 dylunio Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/#comment-247 If one looks at the Welsh names for months one sees that July (Gorffenaf) translates directly into "End of summer", thus having winter starting on November the first makes sense. <br/>Also the shortest day of the year is in December, making it logical to have winter November - January since it'd put the shortest day roughly in the middle of winter. If one looks at the Welsh names for months one sees that July (Gorffenaf) translates directly into “End of summer”, thus having winter starting on November the first makes sense.
Also the shortest day of the year is in December, making it logical to have winter November – January since it’d put the shortest day roughly in the middle of winter.

]]> http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-248 eoin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/#comment-248 It certainly feels like winter down here in Cork.. It certainly feels like winter down here in Cork..

]]> http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Benjamin Dauvergne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2006/11/01/in-the-bleak-mid-autumn/#comment-249 Don't know for other european country, but here in france winter starts the 21/22th of december (each season starts around the 21th). Don’t know for other european country, but here in france winter starts the 21/22th of december (each season starts around the 21th).

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