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sagan:
--- Quote from: Priscellie on August 31, 2014, 10:57:32 PM ---Technically late May is still spring. I shall have to notify him of this, when betadom begins. :D
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Astronomically Summer starts in June, but I've always referred to Summer as starting at the end of May, at least in the UK everyone I know follows that rule, we're british so we need all the summer we can get. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same in the US, usually there's a holiday that goes with it like Memorial Day.
Phil Boswell:
--- Quote from: sagan on August 31, 2014, 11:58:59 PM ---Astronomically Summer starts in June, but I've always referred to Summer as starting at the end of May, at least in the UK everyone I know follows that rule, we're british so we need all the summer we can get. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same in the US, usually there's a holiday that goes with it like Memorial Day.
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I usually think of it as:
* Spring: March, April, May
* Summer: June, July, August
* Autumn/Fall: September, October, November
* Winter: December, January, FebruaryIs that the astronomical way?
Arjan:
It is about the longest and the shortest day. The 21th of June and December have meaning.
Priscellie:
--- Quote from: Phil Boswell on September 01, 2014, 04:47:10 PM ---I usually think of it as:
* Spring: March, April, May
* Summer: June, July, August
* Autumn/Fall: September, October, November
* Winter: December, January, FebruaryIs that the astronomical way?
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The astronomical way is:
Spring: March 20 - June 20
Summer: June 21 - September 22
Fall: September 23 - December 20
Winter: December 21 - March 19
Your way makes a lot more sense to me, though.
draxius:
--- Quote from: Priscellie on September 01, 2014, 05:14:38 PM ---The astronomical way is:
Spring: March 20 - June 20
Summer: June 21 - September 22
Fall: September 23 - December 20
Winter: December 21 - March 19
Your way makes a lot more sense to me, though.
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Actually, it's a lot more complicated than people realize. To start with, everything is "reversed" when you flip the conversation from the Northern to Southern hemisphere. However, since things in the Dresdenverse are largely centered around Chicago, lets leave that variable out. (We'll also not get into how that might impact, say, Mab during a visit to New Zealand...)
Astronomically, the solstices and equinoxes are the middle of each season, not the beginning. Hence terms like Midsummer and Midwinter which, with a little bit of research, you'll find line up with their respective solstices.
Meteorologicaly, the seasons are as Phil pointed them out (Spring being March to May, Summer June to August, etc).
Observance of the "seasons" is a cultural phenomenon, based on a real phenomenon called "seasonal lag" - which is basically how long it takes the seasonal shift to affect the weather patterns. As a result, the reckoning of seasons is based on a bunch of factors, and is largely a national phenomena. In the US, the generally accepted version (and the one taught as "correct") is that each season begins on an equinox or solstice.
The Wikipedia article on Summer actually breaks down these difference really well.
I'll spare you all my babblings on the pagan calendar, and how it connects to all of this. ;)
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