Southern Lugnasa basks under the high summer sun, and the acorns on oaks ripen. The coined term Teine Grian Deas, the Southern Sun Fire, recognises that more than just the seasons are marked by the Celtic Fire Feasts - the constellations are just as part of each festival, and wherever we are in the [...]
The solar extreme of December was celebrated this year at Newgrange - Bruig na Bóinde - on the Boyne by the Office of Public Works to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the rediscovery of the solstice alignment at there by Professor Michael J. O’Kelly, the archaeologist who excavated the mound. The ‘Mythical Ireland’ website presents [...]
The Forum is now linked from each of the the CA calendar pages, and a link has been added to the Gorsedd. Looking forward to good converstions and discussions about the diverse ideas surrounding the Celtic reckoning of time.Visit the Celtic Calendar Forum and have a look. To contribute, registration is simple - just click [...]
Southern Beltaine is greeted this year with an abundance of sunshine and lifegiving rain. The oaks at Tranby House on the banks of the Swan River in Perth are thriving this year, and their green mantle of leaves mark the start of summer and the beginning of the seasonal cycles in the Southern Hemisphere. [...]
The end of October brings winter to completion in the Southern Hemisphere; while Halloween howls through the enthusiastic and care-free, its winter symbolism belies the Southern Season as we enter the beginning of the seasonal procession with the onset of the Celtic summer in the south, our equivalent of Beltaine is at hand! A walk [...]
A distinguishing feature of Caer Australis is its exploration of the Celtic calendar system. There is great scope for discussion of the Celtic calendar - our understanding of it, how we respond to it, and how it provides insight into the Celtic civilization, in all its developing forms - ancient, historic and current. There [...]
The equinoctial season of spring has arrived in Australia and the flurry of wildflowers and the green of new growth marks the warming of the land. The lunation from 19th September is that of the Aedrini moon in the southern hemisphere, spanning the vernal equinox. Follow the southern lunations on the Caer Australis website. The [...]
A Red Roar brings a match between Wales and Australia! A treat all round with two great teams. The best on the day!
Cup news: ABC Sport | Rugby Heaven
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And at 32 : 20, a good fiery game with an exciting finish! Well done both!
The astronomical rarity that occurred in 2002, the near conjunction of the visible planets, was recorded in the Harvard University Gazette in its April 18, 2002 issue. The image, copied from the page, shows the evening sky in April 2002. Later that year in June, the dawn rise of the constellation Taurus saw the planets [...]
September 1st is the official start to Spring in Australia, several weeks before the southern vernal equinox, and a month after ’southern Imbolg’, Teine Earrach Deas. The Celtic reckoning allows for the spectacular awakening of oaks, and here is the green mantle displayed by the Tranby oaks by the banks of the Swan.
”Oak that grows between [...]