Monday, 20 March 2006

So if getting confused about the seasons wasn't enough, it seems this country doesn't do Easter either. Good Friday and Easter Monday are not public holidays.

So I guess that explains all the fuss about Thanksgiving. It's the Easter equivalent.

So it seems that at least in North America, the seasons don't map directly to the inverse of Australia. Case in point, spring started today, on March 20, when if you were to invert autumn, should have started on the first of the month.

In fact, my research seems to suggest that the seasons change around the 20th to the 22nd of the month, but it's all based on on Equinoxes and Solstices, so it wouldn't surprise me if it moves around slightly year to year, like Easter does.

That said, the source of all knowledge is trying to tell me that summer in the southern hemisphere begins on November 6, which is news to me.

In fact, further research tends to suggest that the northern hemisphere hasn't got a fucking clue when the seasons start, and are all over the place like a dog's breakfast.

I'm feeling very seasonally confused.