Groundhog's day, the scam of a lifetime.

[conuly]

Listen up. In six weeks is the equinox. So no matter what, it's six weeks between now and the first day of spring. If the groundhog sees his shadow, that doesn't mean there's six more weeks of winter, and if he doesn't that doesn't mean that there's six more weeks to spring - in fact, if you think about it, both statements mean the exact same thing.

Personally, of course, I prefer the old system. Midwinter and Midsummer are the solstices. Midway between them are the equinoxes (midfall and midspring). Midway between solstice and equinox is the first day of the season, and today is therefore the first day of spring.

Happy spring, guys.

Edit: Guys, I know that the current system places the first day of spring at the equinox. I don't like this system, and prefer to consider the equinox the middle of spring, not the start. It makes more sense to me.

Comments

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Yay! I, too, prefer to consider the equinoxes and the solstices the middle of the season rather than the beginning - it's not called 'midsummer' or 'midwinter' for nothing, after all. And for meteorologists, the season doesn't start with the equinox/ solstice, either - at least over here: They have different starting points, not quite "in the middle" (so they do not correspond to the other Pagan holidays) but several weeks different from the 'calendar' season nonetheless.

So yeah, happy spring to you, too!