Spring Equinox/Alban Eilir
Equinox a time of year where day and night are in equal parts.
Wheel of the Year
The Wheel of the Year is the plot of festivals depicted in a cycle. Whilst the festivals remain the same for both hemispheres, it gets a little confusing as the modernised version of festivals contradict the actual seasonal celebrations e.g. Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere falls on the dates of Halloween, as does the Winter Solstice fall around Christmas. For the Southern Hemisphere this is not the case and it gets a tad’ weird when in the beginning of summer a halloween celebration happens, much the same for Christmas happening near the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. Seasons are the prime celebrations for Druids as it celebrates the cycles of life.
It is important to remember on both Calan Haf/Beltane and Nos Galan Gaeaf/Samhain the veil to the otherworld is at its thinnest. Below you will find the wheel for each hemisphere.