SOLEMNITIES
Feasts
Commemorations
January
1 Gregorian New Year’s Day
3 J.R.R. Tolkien
philologist, writer
10 Robinson Jeffers
poet, mason
February
2 Candlemas
crêpes by candlelight
25 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
the first of the cycling spring classics
March
20 VERNAL EQUINOX
yang meets yin
May
1 May Day
wicker man
29 Memorial Day
first day of summer
June
21 SUMMER SOLSTICE
yin rises
July
1 Fiscal New Year’s Day
audit-tide begins; end is a movable feast
August
5 Wendell Berry
farmer, writer
September
4 Labor Day
last day of summer
5 Halloweentide Begins
first day of fall
22 Hobbit Day
bilbo’s and frodo’s birthday
23 AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
yin meets yang
October
31 HALLOWEEN
apex of the year
November
1 All Saints’ Day
2 All Souls’ Day
halloweentide ends
23 Thanksgiving Day
December
21 WINTER SOLSTICE
yang rises
25 CHRISTMAS DAY