posted by
is3 at 11:20pm on 03/02/2026
Today is the 34th day of Chaos, and in a few hours the solar peak of one of the holidays of the astronomical Wheel of the year will occur. This holiday is known by various names: Imbolc, Gromnica, Badger Day, Groundhog Day, Hedgehog Day, and so on. The wheel of the year is a neo-pagan concept of an annual cycle that divides the year into eight equal periods, corresponding to the solstices.

Many peoples of the Earth have long celebrated the winter and summer solstices (the shortest and longest days of the year), which divide the year into two parts. Many peoples celebrate the spring and autumn equinoxes (days when the length of daylight and darkness are equal), which, together with the solstices, divide the year into four parts. The idea of the eight-part ‘Wheel of the year,’ an additional division of these four parts to mark eight equal periods of time, is attributed to the English-American neo-pagans Gerald Gardner, Aidan A. Kelly and others, who linked them to Celtic mythology.
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Many peoples of the Earth have long celebrated the winter and summer solstices (the shortest and longest days of the year), which divide the year into two parts. Many peoples celebrate the spring and autumn equinoxes (days when the length of daylight and darkness are equal), which, together with the solstices, divide the year into four parts. The idea of the eight-part ‘Wheel of the year,’ an additional division of these four parts to mark eight equal periods of time, is attributed to the English-American neo-pagans Gerald Gardner, Aidan A. Kelly and others, who linked them to Celtic mythology.
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