Christmas Countdown 2022

freshpopcorn · 28-07-2022 10:16am

Half way through the 100's!

DeirdreMalone · 28-07-2022 12:57pm

Love it! best time of the year :)

TRS30 · 28-07-2022 1:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398057#Comment_119398057

Seems like only the other day we were into the '1s'!!

Cork Lass · 28-07-2022 1:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398948#Comment_119398948

Agreed, it's flying in.

freshpopcorn · 28-07-2022 1:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398948#Comment_119398948

In these 50 days we'll see the opening of the Brown Thomas Christmas Shop and stuff starting to arrive in the supermarkets.

TRS30 · 28-07-2022 1:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119399035#Comment_119399035

Yep, the start of the run in/build up.

CarrieAnne · 29-07-2022 12:15am

I love being on the "right side" of the 150!

freshpopcorn · 29-07-2022 10:03am

We're into the 140's. Basically 7 weeks until we'll be into double digits!

freshpopcorn · 30-07-2022 10:01am

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Our last Bank Holiday Weekend with Summer Time!

DvB · 31-07-2022 9:05am

Not long till the teens...

freshpopcorn · 31-07-2022 1:33pm

Last day of July!

Loughc · 01-08-2022 12:06pm

You know you’re back when you get time to post in the countdown thread!

Loughc · 01-08-2022 12:07pm

Hello August!

freshpopcorn · 01-08-2022 12:43pm

Happy August.

I suppose we're into the first of the Christmas months!

freshpopcorn · 02-08-2022 11:59am

August Bank Holiday ticked off!

CarrieAnne · 03-08-2022 1:57am

144

freshpopcorn · 03-08-2022 12:12pm

Have fun!

freshpopcorn · 04-08-2022 10:31am

Well is it Autumn yet?

DvB · 04-08-2022 10:55am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119427079#Comment_119427079

When Does Autumn Start in Ireland

Autumn in Ireland, like most seasons on the Emerald Isle, is hard to define. Traditionally speaking, autumn lasts through September, October and November. But Ireland’s Gaelic calendar is quite different than tradition.

On the Gaelic calendar, autumn or Fómhar which loosely translates as harvest, starts in August. Called lunasa in Irish Gaelic, August 1st marks the festival of Lughnasadh, celebrating the start of the harvest. And interestingly, the months September (Meán Fómhair) and October (Deireadh Fómhair) translate as “middle of harvest” and “end of harvest.” In Gaelic calendar, November is the start of winter.

Meteorological autumn in Ireland

1st of September to 30th of November

Astronomical autumn in Ireland

September 21st to 21st December

Traditional Gaelic Seasons

Early August to 31st of October

TRS30 · 04-08-2022 12:11pm

So 2 out of 3 says September, debate over!!!

freshpopcorn · 04-08-2022 12:14pm

I consider August to be Summer however I consider November to be Winter.

DvB · 04-08-2022 12:48pm

Deja vu coming up, I was taught in school the following for the traditional seasons:

Feb, Mar, Apr = Spring

May, June, Jul = summer

Aug, Sept, Oct = Autumn

Nov, Dec, Jan = winter

And whilst the summer is in reality jun/july/Aug for the school holidays (& winter from a weather POV definitely lasts beyond January) I'll never really change from considering the traditional arrangement as I was taught all those years ago TBH. Seeing other breakdowns (astronomical) having Autumn until Christmas week is quite simply bizarre as whatever about the August debate no one I know refers to Autumn in Nov/Dec... ultimately its each to their own, but there's no definitive answer IMO.