ancient calendar

At its heart, Halloween is an astronomy holiday. It’s a day rooted in Earth’s orbit around the sun. It’s a cross-quarter day and a testament to our ancestors’ deep understanding of the sky. 

October 31 marks the approximate midway point between the September equinox and the December solstice. This means Halloween also an astronomy holiday, and one of the year’s four cross-quarter days. 

Learn about the four seasonal Quarter Days in the ancient Celtic calendar.

Some historians are divided as to whether the ancient Celts observed the solstices and equinoxes (quarter days). Some believe that the Celts divided the year into just four major sections: Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane, and Lughnasadh (cross-quarter days). 

star codes

Here at wonder | wonder | world we regularly share a week pick that inspires us or something special we recommend to our viewers. 

The thriving and insightful community of We'Moon is one of our regular favorites. These wise women are a constant and deep well filled to overflowing with artful illustrations and insightful ideas. 

2024 We'Moon Datebook

We are proud and content users of their annual datebook for years now. Aside from including a lunar calendar and astrological planner it is also a visionary art and writing by creative talented women from around the world. 

We recommend tuning into the weekly Star Codes - beautiful and insightful lunar news released every weekend. Daily predictions and planetary interpretations are paired with a lovely art feature.