Uarain - ‘Cold Moon’ lunar month
Di Màirt, 16 Am Màrt 2010
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Uarain Calendar
Uarain ([oor-un]), the 5th month of the Celtic year, begins today. This is also the important “Egg Moon” in Saxon circles, marking the coming of spring and the important “Egg Full Moon”, the origins of Easter, which occurs on the night of 29th - 30th March.
Other Calendars
The new month in other lunar calendars will be as follows:
Gaulish: Ogroni, Year 11
Hebrew: Nisan, 5770
Hindu: Chaitra, 2067
Islamic: Rabi’al-Akhir, 1431
Saxon: Egg Moon
Tree: Alder
Events in the coming month
5.1 (16 Mar) - Hindu Lunar New Year
5.2 (17 Mar) - St Patrick’s Day, Ireland
5.5 (20 Mar) - Northward equinox. Start of spring (N)/autumn …
Annoying Grammatical Errors
Di Dòmhnaich, 7 Am Màrt 2010
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This post is just a bit of a rant really, in relation to the degradation of our language in these times. It is one thing for poor use of language in everyday speech, but there is an increasing tendency, probably due to use of the internet, for the written (or typed) language to be sloppy and incorrect. This article just details some of the most irritating of these that seem to be creeping in and becoming the norm these days. I will state here that I am not talking about valid changes in the language, i.e. the gradual …