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So I foresee a time very soon when Lughnasadh will be the necessary release of joy that it once was in Ireland, and vats of calorie-dense foods will again fill bellies hollowed out by the hunger of July.

Use the extra day off to get your garden summer-ready, cook a favourite dish, spring clean… or just kick back and relax

One of summer's finest gifts is its long hours of sunshine. This is especially true the farther one travels from the equator where a midwinter's night is so long that only a few hours of pale gray twilight feebly light the day. Halfway around the seasonal wheel, the sun blazes forth in the same locale

Category:  Witch hazel, February’s first blossoms. Photos by Kim Gaffett. February is a maligned month. For all its detractors, February has much to offer: traditional celebrations and the subtle reddening and swelling of shad buds are among the offerings. The February moniker hales from the Roman words februum and februa, relating to festivals of purification, of light, and of preparation for spring. There was a time when February was the last month of the year, marking the end of a year of...