Hallowe'en

[den]

So.

Apparently the day is supposed to be the one half way between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. Groundhog Day is the other one, and falls half way between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox.

That makes April 30 Hallowe'en here, August 1 is Groundog's Day, November 1 is May Day (that would be November Day), and Feb 2 Lammas whatever that is.

Well, we don't have Groundhogs in Australia, but we do have a burrowing animal: the wombat. That makes August 1 Wombat's Day.

From now on I will be celebrating Wombat's Day.

so there.

Comments

Wombat's Day

[openheartsoftly.livejournal.com]

Should someone say to you on Wombat's Day;

Happy Wombat's Day

Or

Merry Wombat's Day

Or

Is Wombat's Day a sort of memorial day and therefore no saying is spoken but instead there are parades?

Or

Is Wombat's Day a day for quiet reflection?

Will Wombat's Day be celebrated on the same number every year or will it always fall on the Last Sunday of the month or the first Tuesday or some such like that?

Just curious. ;}

Have the best

Re: Wombat's Day

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I haven't thought that far ahead. How is Groundhog's Day celebrated?

Re: Wombat's Day

[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

I grew up in Pennsylvania, home of Punxsutawny Phil the Groundhog. Your best answer is here:

http://www.groundhog.org/

Re: Wombat's Day

[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

Oh, this has the best explanation of the history of the tradition:

http://www.groundhog.org/history/tradition.shtml

Re: Wombat's Day

[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

So given that Groundhogs are used in the US, and hedgehogs in Germany, maybe Echidnas would be more appropriate than Wombats?

Re: Wombat's Day

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Echidnas don't live in burrows, and so see their shadows all the time.

Re: Wombat's Day

[hedgegoth.livejournal.com]

But do they take them out for tea?