Talk:Quarter days

message: First paragraph is incorrect because these days are British, not Irish. Suggest removing the words "and Irish". (Re WikiProject United Kingdom: only Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.) 
"In Ireland" section has no references to substantiate it and errors of fact. Ireland was not entirely Christianized in the 5th century, the holidays never really stopped being observed, the quarter days are Irish (based on Irish deities), not 'Celtic', though some other Celtic cultures have similar ones, and as far as now being called "cross-quarter days since they fall halfway into each of the English quarters," it would be good to make clear who calls them that. Wiccans? Wicca is a religion originating in Britain, possibly in the 19th century, and becoming widespread in the 20th. It does not seem to apply to Ireland.
--Galliv (talk) 06:09, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Errors re Ireland 

message: Proposition to move Quarter days to Quarter day for symmetry with Cross-quarter day.
The singular is also easier to link to, because it's easier to write Quarter days than to write quarter day. --gwc 07:45, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move page

message: Duplicate content, with the Scottish section in Quarter days containing much of the Scottish term days content, although not in as much depth.
A merged, and cleaned up, article would be of much more worth. Thanks/wangi 16:59, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge [[Quarter days]] and [[Scottish term days]] 

message: Tidied article, added headings, slight reorg. Removed cleanup template as I believe it's now cleaned up :) --Bookgrrl 01:57, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup 

message: Is there any connection to the Ember Days?  Rojomoke (talk) 13:51, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ember Days 

message: I'm sorry I can't attribute the information on the solar calendar better.  I read it several years ago in an Old Farmers' Almanac magazine which I have since lost, so I fully trust the information.
This division of the year is very ancient, perhaps predating the Celtic paganism which leads many Christians to avoid celebrating Halloween (the old Celtic cross-quarter holiday Samhain).  It is alluded to in the Bible, in the Flood account, in Genesis 8.22, which by all accounts is older than Celtic civilization.
"While the earth continues to exist,
planting time and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
and day and night will not cease."
Alfarero (talk) 04:49, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Old solar calendar 

message: In the article Scottish Term Days, it says that in the late 1700's, the date May 15 (gregorian) was the same as May 26 (julian).
This is backwards.  In fact at that time the date May 15 (julian) was the same as May 26 (gregorian).
4.243.209.92 (talk) 15:16, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Discussion moved to Talk:Scottish term days. Fuzzypeg★ 01:51, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Error in article Scottish Term Days 

message: The evidence for the quarter days and especially the Irish ones are very weak. Its basically based on a 2-3 sentences in a few sources like the Tain. I think the article should be more sceptical.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aerchasúr (talk • contribs) 21:09, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Quarter days