THE EXPLANATIONS OF THE DRUIDIC CALENDAR
- Olivier Clamaron
- 31 oct.
- 21 min de lecture
Share of October 31, 2025
1°) The presentation made by the Phosphenia site.
Thank you to them, for their article of October 27, 2016 on the "keltiskr calendar"
In ancient Keltie, the synodic calendar cycle governed by the God Succelus/Succellos: “fractionated/cut moon”, was regulated by periods of 12 to 14 days (value of a ½ moon), the second half also bears, in addition, the term Atenoux: “renewal”, Athnugud in teangorlach, classified as Mat(us): “good(s)” and Anmat(us): “bad/nefarious” in Gaulish, according to the succession of days.
The half of the lunar month is called, Gwc’hdethiu: “great days” in Brittonic, Frenchified as “Jour de Dieu” and/or “Jour Dieu”, become the: “Fête Dieu” (celebrated on June 25, ½ Moon), the Gourdezioù brezhoneg (Keltisk language of Brittonic origin) and Gourdeïo vannetais (continental Gaulish dialect), Titennaoù: “teat of the udder” in kerne: “Cornish” (South-West Brittany), close to Sanskrit Mahatithi: “Great day”.
The Druidic century, Gaulish Sekle: “cycle” lasts 30 years, and begins when Nictouros: “Saturn” (with senestrogyre revolution like Venus), is in conjunction with the Pleiades, and enters the sign of Tor/Tarvos: “bull”, during the night of Samain, of Samb: “sun/summer” in Cymris, on this occasion a Teine eigin: “forced fire” is made (produced by friction of 2 woods, a hard stick [male sign] on a soft plank [female sign], the meaning is also sexual), also called Teine Tlachdga, because in the Tlachdga: “temple of the Dagda (God Samhuin)” (from Samb & Fuin: “end”). In Sweden, in the canton of Værend, the Gnideld: “friction fire”, existed until the end of the 18th century.
There are 2 seasons Gæm: “winter” (where the year begins), and Samun: “summer” of 13 Mi: “months” lunar of 28/29 days, symbolized by a tree (except in Gaul, in the Coligny calendar). The month, unlike the year and the day, begins with its light part.
The Dia: “days”, Diuos in Gaulish (Day english, Di of the days of the week, same lexis as Diàr: “Gods”, Dzien: “day” in polski), counted from sunset to sunset, is called Noss/Noùs: “night”, brezhoneg Noz and ruskall (Kelto-Nordisk language of Hvítaland) Anúis: “today” (also taking the Keltisk An: negative preposition-prefix by changing the meaning).
The leap year is adjusted, by one day after December 22 (the day after the winter solstice), it is the month/day Ablach: “apple tree” of the year of: “One year and one day” of the adages. Calque borrowed by the Hebrews from Tusko-Lydian (proto-Keltisk), the 15 Shevat (early February) full moon day, is called: “the new year of the trees”.
Ancient keltiskr calendar:
Engedala: “Reed” (from October 27 to November 24)
Roudso: “Elder” (from November 24 to December 22)
Avalon: “Apple tree” (from December 22 to 23, Leap year month/day)
Betula: “Birch” (from December 22 to January 20)
Alisia: “Rowan” (from January 20 to February 17)
Onna: “Ash” (from February 17 to March 17)
Verna: “Alder” (from March 17 to April 14)
Saliko: “Willow” (from April 14 to May 12)
Haùsa: “Hawthorn” (from May 12 to June 9)
Dervo: “Oak” (from June 9 to July 7)
Tanno: “Holly” (from July 7 to August 4)
Koslo: “Hazel” (from August 4 to September 1)
Munna: “Vine” (from September 1 to September 29)
Gorto: “Ivy” (from September 29 to October 27)
Gaulish calendar of Coligny:
Each month is fractionated into 2 fortnights.
Samonios: “Death of summer” (1st half of November)
Samonios-atenoux (2nd half of November)
Dumannios: “Of the ramparts” (1st half of December)
Dumannios-atenoux (2nd half of December)
Riuros: “Of the frosts” (1st half of January)
Riuros-atenoux (2nd half of January)
Anagantios: “Great breaths” (1st half of February)
Anagantios-atenoux (2nd half of February)
Ogronios: “Of the colds” (1st half of March)
Ogronios-atenoux (2nd half of March)
Cutios: “Of the hides” (1st half of April)
Cutios-atenoux (2nd half of April)
Giamonios: “Of the coolnesses” (1st half of May)
Giamonios-atenoux (2nd half of May)
Simivisonnos: “Similar to the sun” (1st half of June)
Simivisonnos-atenoux (2nd half of June)
Eqvos: “Of the horses” (1st half of July)
Eqvos-atenoux (2nd half of July)
Elembivos: “Of the good stags” (1st half of August)
Elembivos-atenoux (2nd half of August)
Edrinios: “Of the long sources” (1st half of September)
Edrinios-atenoux (2nd half of September)
Cantlos: “Of the songs” (1st half of October)
Cantlos-atenoux (2nd half of October)
Ciallos: “Celestial” (is the month added every 5 years, it has between 4 and 6 intercalary days, 2 to 3 Matus and 2 to 3 Anmatus)."
2°) Presentation of the Traditional Druidic College, and of Kian Guiclanff who share this "ORIGINAL DRUIDIC CALENDAR".
Those who are interested in this part of our roots will not be surprised to note the precision and complexity of the Druidic knowledge and practices. For my part, it is the linguistic precisions that pleasantly surprised me, because for a long time, I had believed in the collective lies about the near non-existence or survival of the Gaulish language.
It is not so. You can see below not only the very large number of Gaulish words that are still known, but that in certain key areas, such as astronomy, astrology, the description of nature and meteorology, there are Gaulish terms that no longer have equivalents in French.
"The Celts, in -36 before the Current Era are invaded, physically, morally and spiritually. Their Druids have no other solutions, to justify in the eyes of the Gauls the correctness if not the superiority of their doctrine, to put in writing the Knowledge, "tangible" proof for the intelligentsia of the time, of their vision of the universe; hence the elaboration of a calendar engraved on bronze.
1- THE CALENDAR- AMSEROLENMEN
A-The framework:
The Celtic Time CETICON AMSER or ERE, AIVESTU, is based on the moon to count its days. It is divided into cycles of 30 years.
Each cycle is shared into 6 lustres of 5 years.
Each lustre comprises 62 lunar months which are distributed as follows: 1 intercalary month+ 30 lunar months+ 1 intercalary month+ 30 lunar months.
Each month is divided into 2 fortnights: a fortnight of 15 full days.
Each month begins at the full moon and the day begins when the sun sets.
A fortnight/ fourteennight, depending on the month, namely:
6 months of 30 days
6 months of 29 days (exception the month of ECUOS which, always marked
ANMAT, can be GOOD, MAT or NOT GOOD, ANMAT: 30 or 29 days).
Two intercalary months which are placed at the beginning of the lustre and in the middle.
Exception made: at the beginning of the 30-year cycle, there is no intercalary month
(except exceptionally; thus the 147th cycle, SETLON, begins with an
intercalary, embolismical month).
These months can be MATOS or ANMATOS.
B-The construction
Initially the year was divided into two halves, two cycles, ROTLIONES
Dark half: cycle of shoots, GIIEMOROTLIO
Light half: cycle of seeds, SEMOROTLIO or SAMOROTIO
Change, therefore, at the equinoxes, this commutation was going to be fixed at the full moon following the equinox, except coincidence with this deadline.
Subsequently, a division by quartet was imposed.
"Autumn": CENGIAMOS: beyond winter
"Winter": GIAMOROTIO/ GIAMOS (diminutive)
"Spring": VESENTEINO/ VESARA/ VESRACOS (depending on region)
"Summer": SAMOROTIO/ SEMOROTLIO/ SAMOS (diminutive)
We therefore have:
GIIEMOROTLIO divided into CENGIAMOS and GIAMOS
CENGIAMOS divided into SAMONIOS possibly doubled ; DUMANNIOS
and RIUROS.
GIAMOS divided into ANAGANTIOS, OGRONIOS and CUTIOS
SEMOROTLIO divided into VESARA and SAMOS
VESARA divided into GIAMONIOS possibly preceded by an intercalary
SIMIVISONIOS and ECUOS
SAMOS divided into ELEMBIVOS, EDRINIOS and CANTLOS
Day: LATIS (pl.: LATES) night, then day, date change at twilight.
Month: MENSIN (pl.: MENSES or MINSES) month beginning at the full moon
The months are divided into two parts:
-DIVERTOMU supreme clarity, moment of the full moon, without particular name, 15 full days.
-ATENOUXTIO renewal (therefore at the new moon, invisible),
15 or 14 days.
Year: BLIDNIS
It begins at the full moon following the autumn equinox, either full
moon of SAMONIOS, or in case of insertion of embolismical month, at the beginning
of lustre (M.I.D.X.), with the full moon beginning this intercalary month
also consecutive to the autumn equinox, but which may coincide with
it.
Lustre: QUIMON/ CUINCUIMON
Quinquennium or 62 lunar months corresponding roughly to 5
solar years. The complementary months are inserted in 1st and 32nd position
1+30+1+30= 62 months
Cycle: SETLON/ SAITLON "century" of 30 years, either 5 Lustres of 62 Lunations and 1 Lustre of 61 Lunations, by omission of an intercalary.
Before certain lunar cycles (cycle of 19 years and of 353 years), the Druids have
taken certain decisions. They realized that through these cycles the epact,
POSDEDORTONIS was canceled; they therefore decided on a reset of the calendar
when the Full Moon marking the change of Lunar year coincided with a
zodiacal change either:
-Autumn equinox (beginning of Libra- CANTLI PRINNIOS) and full
moon of M.I.D.X.
-Entry of the sun into scorpio (SAMONI PRINNIOS) and full moon
of SAMONIOS otherwise known as when TRINUXTIO SAMONI and VEGILIA SAMONI coincided. Of course, one could also decompose this epact between the full moon of the 1st RIURI and the winter solstice (beginning of capricorn- RIURI PRINNIOS),
otherwise known as the epact goes to zero when VEGILIA EPONAS and ALBA
ARTUANA coincide. This is moreover the case at each coincidence between full moon and change of
"sign" zodiacal.
C-The practice
Based on the study of the calendar known as Coligny, the calendar included a
reference Roman year; it was dated -36 before the Current Era.
By calculating these data of the time we can date with certainty
- the beginning of the Druidic Era in 2373 before the Current Era;
- our current time in Celtic Era, namely:
4399 CELTICON AIVESTU (2025/2026 of the Current Era)
There exist depending on the regions, and we find it engraved on the calendar of
Coligny, different spellings, for example: DIVERTOMU/DIVIRTOMU/ DIVORTOMU…
To simplify we have opted for a single writing.
On the other hand, when it comes to evolution, simplification or even different
spellings for the same word:
SAMOROTIO / SAMOS; VESENTEINO/VESARA/VESRACOS;
we have inscribed them on the different calendars.
When the Gauls wrote in Roman numerals, they did not accept the Latin countdown,
hence IIII and VIIII instead of IV and IX ( which we find
currently on our watches engraved in "Roman characters !").
2-THE FESTIVALS
A-Druidic- nocturnal
- VEGILIA SAMONI or VEILIA SAMONI (evolution)
nocturnal festival, vigil of the 1st of the year; the 1st SAMONI
- MATRONAS NOXS night of the (Goddesses) Mothers.
The darkest night of the year. Placed at the new moon closest to the winter solstice. Celebrated at nightfall, on this night we also celebrate: MATRONA and TOUTATIS- MEDROS (aspect "Other-World" of TOUTATIS)
- VEGILIA EPONAS vigil of EPONA; the 1st RIURI
- VEGILIA BRIGANTIAS or VEILIA BRIGINDONOS vigil of BRIGANTIA; at the festival of AMBIVOLCAIA
- BELOTEPNIA or BELOTENNIA blaze, fire of BELOS; 1st GIAMONI
- LUGI NAISSATIS commemoration of LUGUS; 1st ELEMBIVI
- DAGO NAISSATIS commemoration of the God DAGOS; at the Autumn equinox
B-Non Druidic- diurnal- agrarian origins
- ALBA ARTUANA
Winter solstice- Summit Hard as Stone
- ALBA ELARIS
Spring equinox- Summit Joyful
- ALBA SAMI
Summer solstice- Summit of Summer
- ALBA ELVETIAS
Autumn equinox- Summit of Abundance
3-THE MONTHS
A-Year of 12 months
- SAMONIOS: time of the acorn gathering- Gathering, congress- Samare
- DUMANNIOS: dark- Deep
- RIUROS: sensation of great cold
- ANAGANTIOS: calamitous- Inactive
- OGRONIOS: to the cold- Serpent
- CUTIOS: fiery, dangerous- Ram
- GIAMONIOS: resplendent fire- To the shoots
- SIMIVISONIOS: to the capricious breaths (gusts)- Light, just like spring
- ECUOS: adjusted- Horse
- ELEMBIVOS: to the bellowings- Month of complaints- Fawn
- EDRINIOS: of the arbitration- The druids arbitrated the complaints filed the previous month Burning flow
- CANTLOS: song- Pillar
B-Year of 13 months- embolismical months
- M.I.D.X.: MENS IN DUEIXTIONU: month in doubling
CARIEDIT (number of days) POSDEDORTONIN QUIMON
it lacked (number of days) to the quinquennium after computation.
The epact POSDEDORTONIS, difference between the solar time marked by
the entries of the sun in each zodiacal slice and the lunar time
marked by the full moons beginning each Celtic month.
The most remarkable control point of the epact is between the full moon of
the 1st SAMONI (VEGILIA SAMONI) and the entry of the sun into scorpio:
TRINUXTIO SAMONI PRINNIOS (advent of SAMONIOS- SAMONI PRINNIOS), called SAMOINDON (end of SAMOS/SAMOROTIO: the "season")
- CIALLOSBUIS SONNOCINGOS:indexation of the march of the sun
SANTARANOS MENSIN special month, apart
4- THE "ZODIAC" PRINNIOS: ARBORESCENCE
The originality of the Coligny calendar is to give to the zodiacal constellations
marking the path of the Earth around the sun the same name as that
of the lunar months, by playing with words.
This to calculate for astronomical purposes where the lunar months were situated in relation
to the zodiacal slices of 1/12th of a month, either 30° in the revolution of the
Earth around the Sun.
The PRINNIOS written between the two fortnights of months is the "zodiac"
astrological that only Tradition mentions.
The PRINNIOS of the calendar designates the Constellations of the SONNOCINXS- the
march of the Sun.
It is the follow-up of these constellations that allows to maintain a luni-solar parallel so that the lunar calendar does not deviate by more than one lunation in relation to the tropic year. The goal of the observations noted in abbreviated form on the Coligny calendar was to determine when it was necessary to prevent this deviation of one lunation by inserting an intercalary month.
The correspondences between TRADITIONAL ASTROLOGY /
DRUIDIC ASTRONOMY / and CELTIC ASTROLOGY :
SGORPIU Scorpio /SAMONII PRINNIOS /SAPPOS Fir
VARCUSTOS Sagittarius / DUMANNII PRINNIOS / SALIXS Willow
GABROS Capricorn /RIURI PRINNIOS / OLIOIACCETOS Mistletoe *EDESNO Ivy DUPROSOPOS Aquarius / ANAGANTII PRINNIOS / ABALLOS / Apple tree
ESCOI Pisces / OGRONII PRINNIOS / SCOPOS Broom *COSLOS Hazel *PADIS Pine PUTIOS CUTII Aries /PRINNIOS / DERVOS Oak
TARVOS Taurus /GIAMONII PRINNIOS /SQUIATS Hawthorn *BAGOS Beech
EMNI Gemini / SIMIVISONII PRINNIOS / VERNOS Alder
CARABOS Cancer / EQUI PRINNIOS / CORMISIO Rowan *BETUA Birch
LEU Lion / ELEMBIVI PRINNIOS / IVOS/EBUROS Yew *ONNA Ash
MAGULA Virgo / EDRINII PRINNIOS / IDATO/CRITACOS Aspen *ELTO Poplar MANTA Libra / CANTLI PRINNIOS / LEMOS Elm
*regional variants
To conclude, let us note a division into four quarters of the northern sky, thus grouping several constellations of the current astronomical definition including the zodiacal ones straddling (like the ecliptic) the celestial equator.
SIDI RIGION: Territory of the Stag
Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Serpent, Hercules, Lyre, Eagle, Northern Crown, Dragon, Little Bear, etc.
BAEDI RIGION: Territory of the Boar
Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Cassiopeia, Pegasus, Swan, Little Horse, Dolphin, Andromeda, etc.
TARVI RIGION: Territory of the Bull
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Perseus, Charioteer, etc. ARTI RIGION: Territory of the Bear Cancer, Lion, Virgo, Raven, Cup, Boötes, Great Bear, etc.
5-ASTRONOMY
A-Theory
To ensure a serious follow-up, the Druid astronomers: SIREULACOI observed the course of the tropic year marked by the parade of the zodiacal constellations.
They thus evaluated the evolution of the epact.
This parallel follow-up of the solar year (SONNOCINXS), itself divided into twelfths zodiacal (PRINNIOI), allows to verify the validity of the insertion or not of the thirteenth lunar months intercalaries programmed at fixed deadlines.
The gap between the lunar year and the solar year, or epact, is periodically resorbed during the luni-solar coincidences.
As long as the "next" zodiacal constellation remains entirely visible while approaching the zone where the sun "lives", this means that one is still in the previous "sign". When the constellation begins to lower, then partially disappear on the horizon by approaching more and more the position of the Sun then set, this indicates that one must prepare to observe the displacement of the landmarks, because the Sun will soon "enter" the "sign". When one sees partially a constellation after twilight and the "previous" incomplete before dawn, the time of change has come.
When this "previous" constellation is again almost entirely, then totally visible at the end of the night, it is that the Sun "lives" now in the "next"; and so on. The "zodiacal" constellations are named like the lunar months which must remain synchronous to them or at least straddle them.
Thus the RIURI PRINNIOS corresponds to the MINS RIUROS.
The druid astronomer must verify that this at least partial superposition is effective. To this end, he observes at the beginning and end of the night where the current zodiacal constellation is, the one where the Sun "lives", the "previous and the "next". He also monitors the optimal roundness of the moon. The luni-solar shift is judged within the framework of each PRINNIOS. Particular attention is paid to the change of year, both lunar and solar.
B-Practice
1-As long as a zodiacal Constellation was entirely visible towards the west at the beginning of the night, this meant that the Sun was still in the previous one. Notations: BRIGO: height- as long as it was still high LAGET: lowering- when it began to be low on the horizon IUCETI: joined- when its conventional limit reached a landmark
2- When this Constellation began to no longer be entirely visible on its right, it was that the Sun was going to enter it shortly or had just entered it. Notation: PETIUXTIO: diminution, shrinking
3- When the astronomer estimated that the Sun had indeed entered the zodiac. Notation: TRINUXTIO: predominance, advent
4- When the Constellation where the Sun now lived, but was still visible partially to the west at the beginning of the night, the notations could be: Notations: PRINNIOS TRINIT: the Constellation predominates, persists in force PRINNIOS ESTI SINDIVOS: the Constellation is further, continues
5- When the Sun is in the middle of the- said Constellation, one no longer sees it to the west at the beginning of the night and not yet to the east at the end of the night; the notations are then laconic: mention in the genitive of the name of the next seen at the beginning of the night to the west and/ or of the previous seen at the end of the night to the east. Notation: DEVORLUO: evolution, commutation: soon the observation will be morning
6- When the Sun has exceeded the mid- length of the zodiacal slice, its Constellation begins to reappear to the east at the end of the night. Notations: LAGIOS: low LOUDETI: rises LOUDEXTIO: ascendance
7- When the Sun has left this zodiac and entered the next, the Constellation has become completely visible again to the east at the end of the night. Notation: CANO: fullness Most of these observation notes are valid for several nights, since noting an evolution. The only fairly rigorous dates were those of the commutation DEVORLUO: midpoint of the zodiacal slice, until the eve of which a remnant of Constellation was visible at the beginning of the night, and from the day after which a beginning of this Constellation began to be seen at the end of the night.
C- Other notations
We find in the calendar, besides the observations that we have
just listed, regular, others relating either to daily weather or random,
precisely because of meteorological impediment.
AMMAN= AMMANIA
duration, totalized time
PRINNILOUDIN= PRINNIOS LOUDET INIS:
the Constellation is ascending… isolation (the sky covers)
GIAMON PRINNI LAG= GIAMONI PRINNIOS LAGET:
the Constellation of Taurus lowers
- when the phenomenon is observed in the Lunar month CUTIOS, it is normal
that one names GIAMONI.
- when the phenomenon is observed in the homonymous Lunar month, the mention
PRINNIOS alone suffices.
EXINGIT DU= EXINGIT DUMANNIOS:
Sagittarius leaves, has left
SINDIUU (instead of SINDIU; SINDIIU):
there- down, therefore further; idea of prolongation with distance
[SINDIU; SINDIIU= that day, today- of DIIES= day (diurnal part) =
NOXS=night. LATIS= night+ day= nycthemeron. SODIIU; SODIIE= this
day-here- does not fit with nocturnal observations]
TRINUXSAMO= TRINA UXSANTIA SAMONI:
predominant elevation of Scorpio or
TRINUXTIO SAMONI:
predominance of SAMONIOS (Scorpio), the meaning is identical
DEVO RIURI= DEVOS RIURI:
luminous Capricorn
BRIG RIURI= BRIGANTIA RIURI:
BRIGANTIA is here a common name; full elevation of RIUROS: Capricorn very
high
IVO= IVOS:
good, clear, by clear sky.
The observation of the contours of the Moon was clear on the indicated dates. The mention
IVOS always follows the meteorological qualification D, indicating that the nocturnal sky
was clear, luminous: DIVOS, therefore starry. N; INIS; INI; IN= INNISMA or INNIGSMA:
immersion; the observation is blurred, cloudy or foggy sky
N LAG= NE LAGIOS
very low on the horizon
*TRINUXTIO SAMONI SINDIVA:
beginning of Scorpio- beginning of SAMONIOS now
*PRINNIOS SAMONI SINDIVOS:
Constellation of SAMONIOS there, further
*depending on the observation date in relation to the zodiacal course.
TIOCOBR= TIOCOBREXTIO= TIOCA COBREXTIO:
thick fog with drizzle, drizzly fog
DIVERTOMU= DIVO VERTOMU:
luminous summit, summit of the Moon
[DIVOS: Moon, VERTOMON, VERTAMON= summit; of VERTAMOS=
supreme. Word play also: VERT: turn, change; VERTOMU: turning,
change since one changes month.]
DIVODIBCANT= DIVODIBION CANTI:
lunar cut of the circle or brilliant cut of the circumference or brilliant
cut of the edge; either: brilliant partial eclipse of the Moon.
AMB= AMBO:
both. Towards the end of the second part of the month (to the last Moons
of ATENOUX), mention straddling several times two dates. However, it is before the
Full Moon that the Moon is visible in the afternoon and evening, therefore before
twilight, that is to say in continuity over two dates (one more proof that
confirms the beginning of the month at the Full Moon)
ATENOUX= ATENOUXTIO:
word with multiple meanings; voluntary.
ATENOUXTIO: renewal
ATE NOUXS: again the night. Prefix ATE: again; derived meaning: confirmed,
quite.
In aside:
DIBIU RETAS:
total lunar eclipse- darkening of the wheel
TEMELO:
lunar eclipse by the penumbra
TEMELLO:
penumbra by the Solar eclipse
VASCATO:
Solar eclipse
D-Great Lunar Cycles
1- 5 Lustres of 1831 days and a 6th of 1801 days at the beginning of the century by omission
of the intercalary month equal 10 956 days.
When 30 tropic years of 365.242 days = 10 957.26 days
and when 371 Lunations of 29.530 days = 10 955. 63 days
The Cycles- SETLON, group 30 Lunar years, either 371 Lunations, except
adjustment with 1 SETLON to 372 Lunations every 630 years.
The Great Cycle of 630 years thus unfolds:
61+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62= 371 Lunations
= 6 QUIMON = 1 SETLON= 30 YEARS x 5 = 150 years
61+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62= 371 Lunations
= 6 QUIMON = 1 SETLON= 30 YEARS x 5 = 150 years
61+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62= 371 Lunations
= 6 QUIMON = 1 SETLON= 30 YEARS x 5 = 150 years
61+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62= 371 Lunations
= 6 QUIMON = 1 SETLON= 30 YEARS x 5 = 150 years
62+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62+ 62= 372 Lunations
= 6 QUIMON = 1 SETLON= 30 years 30 years
630 years
2- The Cycle of Meton
Known since Antiquity, makes coincide an integer number of Solar years- 19-
with an integer number of Lunations- 235- This Cycle, translated into Celtic Time
gives 3 QUIMON and 4 years, to the day near.
3- The Cycle of Saros
Rules the periodicity of eclipses. 223 Lunations, either 6585.32 days or 18
years 10.82 days. This corresponds in Celtic Time to 3 QUIMON and 3 years.
During this Cycle one finds, on average, the same number of eclipses.
But the irregularities of the movement of the Lunar orbit mean that the succession
of the type of eclipses is not preserved. In reality, this period is not an
exact number of days, the fraction of days is about one third of a day, therefore
the eclipses reproduce well on the same day with a shift in longitude
of about 120°. One can calculate the number of eclipses in a civil year.
There are at least 4 eclipses per year (2 of Moon and 2 of Sun) The maximum
number of eclipses per year is 7 (1 of Sun and 6 of Moon or the reverse)
There exist three types of Moon eclipses:
- TEMELO: the eclipses by the penumbra, very little spectacular and barely
visible.
- DIVODIBION CANTI: the partial eclipses
- DIBIU RETAS: the total eclipses
E- The great game of balancing
-First we find the 2 halves (dark and light) opposed and
complementary, with in the middle of these 2 semesters a female Divinity in
winter and a male Divinity in summer which, each, opens a sub-season and
presides de facto over the whole of their half- year.
-Each month is composed of 2 inverted fortnights.
-Every 30 years, either 5 semesters, addition of a supplementary month, either
*A winter semester- a month at the beginning
*A summer semester- a month at the beginning
-The first series of 5 semesters is composed of 2 complete years followed
by a winter (3 winters and 2 summers) and the second series of 5 inverted semesters, of a
summer followed by 2 years (3 summers and 2 winters)
-Period of 30 years SAITLON of 6 QUIMON
5 QUIMON of 62 months + 1QUIMON of 61 months give the 371 Lunations
of 30 Solar years
*grouping of years by series of 5
*recapitulation every 5 semesters of the 30 months elapsed (5x6) by the 30
days of a supplementary month
*except every 30 years, where after 5 complete Lustres and a 6th defective, one passes
directly to the Moon of VEGILIA SAMONI, thus marking the beginning of a
new SETLON.
5 semesters, 5 years, 5 Lustres
30 days, 30 months, 30 years.
-From one balancing to the other, we find other series which, like a Russian
doll, fit one into the other.
In this cosmic harmony we find the Inspir and the Expir of Life,
alternately dominating the landscape of the Celtic world, antagonistic but nevertheless
complementary, inseparable from our two close Luminaries: the Moon and the
Sun, the whole being ruled in the Great Round of the PRINNIOI: the
arborescences.
F- ANDUMNON- The non-world ANAMSER- The non-time
We find the Sacred in the calendar, unmarked, unsaid, but nevertheless
present.
Indeed, as the year beginning with the Void, COVIOCANTON, the Dark
part, VEGILIA SAMONI, the Celtic Time, CELTICON AMSER begins
with the Non-Time, ANAMSER, period comprised between VEGILIA SAMONI (1st
of the year) and ALBA ARTUANA (Winter solstice)
6- THE FESTIVAL
In The Book of Irish Rights, there is a description of the festival of
LUGHNASADH (LUGI NAISSATIS) at TARA, which contains two remarks
concerning the distribution of time.
First it is said that the festival lasts 7 days.
Then it is specified that this event is not annual, but TRIENNIAL.
In fact, the Druvidoi only celebrated the 3rd festival of each year (one every 9 months).
The festivals in parentheses are marked, but are not celebrated.
1st year: VEG. SAMONI (Ambivolcaia) (Belotennia) LUGI NAISSATIS
2nd year: (V. Samoni) ( Ambivolcaia) BELOTENNIA ( Lugi Naissatis)
3rd year: (V. Samoni) AMBIVOLCAIA (Belotennia) ( Lugi Naissatis).
The 1st year begins with VEGILIA SAMONI which is celebrated. The two
following festivals, Ambivolcaia and Belotennia are skipped and the next festival is LUGI
NAISSATIS, the last of the 1st year.
The 1st festival of the 2nd year is Vegilia Samoni which, this time, is skipped, like the next, Ambivolcaia.
BELOTENNIA is the only festival celebrated the 2nd year, because Lugi Naissatis is
skipped, like Vegilia Samoni, the 3rd year. The festival of AMBIVOLCAIA in the
3rd year is celebrated, Belotennia and Lugi Naissatis are skipped, and this leads us
to the celebration of VEGILIA SAMONI, the 4th year which re-starts the
Cycle of 3 years.
And so on. As described at TARA, LUGHNASADH (LUGI
NAISSATIS) like all festivals, is celebrated once every 3 Solar
years. The order in which the festivals are celebrated is inverted. This calendar now takes
a dual aspect.
First, the pastoral calendar of the seasons that one must follow; then an annual esoteric Cycle of the 3 solar years in which each 3rd festival has been celebrated
once, and the Cycle renewed.
To calculate these festivals, two simple rules:
1- The 1st festival VEGILIA SAMONI begins the SAITLON.
2- The embolismical months are not integrated into the computation.
2- THE CURRENT DRUIDIC CALENDAR
1- THE DIFFERENCES
The first is fundamental. The original calendar was built night after night.
The current calendar is mounted at the beginning of the year.
The reasons:
The ancient Druids noted the next day the observations of the eve and therefore,
by this fact, controlled via this calendar the validity of their calculations.
Currently, benefiting from their science, we calculate in advance according to their
data and deliver a calendar at the beginning of the (druidic) year, like the
solar civil calendar.
In fact, our calculations of the entries of the Sun into the constellations are established once
for all, either 30° per Constellation (x 12= 360°), either about 30.31 days
per PRINNIOS. We ensure that the Lunar month beginning well at the
Full Moon ( to one day near- except at the four Druidic Festivals, of which especially the
New Year, where rigor is required) straddles well the homonymous constellation.
This is the only fundamental difference between the two calendars; difference
of form therefore, but the substance remains, it, we think and hope, in the same
perspective.
Second difference. The embolismical months.
In the original calendar, they served to recapitulate the luni-solar shifts calculated or observed over the previous thirty months, and possibly,
the previous carryovers thus compensated by its insertion.
We decide to continue the Course of the Constellations as in the other
months, we consider them in the same way.
2- THE OMISSIONS
A- Astronomical
The notations are less numerous than on the original.
On the one hand, certain ones, over five years, appear only a few times, or even only one
(for example: superposition of a Roman solar month), on the other hand, those
concerning the evolution of the constellations are in large number on the original.
We have restricted to the essential for the understanding of the course of these
constellations. Indeed we think, given the space we have on the sheet,
that the totality of the notations would have weighed down, or even made more obscure the
understanding of the system. To finish, certain notations, very fragmented,
are conjectural.
B- Meteorological
Contrary to the Ancient Druids who, they, noted as they went along the
meteorological observations thus justifying their observation, or the impossibility of
noting them, free to each to note them if the heart tells him to.
C-The Trigrams III
Certain Druids took advantage of this written base to project a "forecast"
meteorological from the notes engraved over the 62 Lunations.
The Trigrams (they always go by three) have all the air of a repointing during
3 other Lustres, either still 185 other Lunations.
Each time a pointing was marked at the same Lunar date of the 1st Lustre
following that of the calendar, it was taken up at the same dates of the 2 following Lustres.
This seems to give a meteorological retrospective over 4 quinquennia, therefore 20
years.
The Druids noted
-identical meteorological records: I
-different meteorological records: ł
D- The nine NOVIOLATIS (pl: NOVIOLATES)
In superposition to the monthly lunar system the ancients, ignoring the weeks
of seven days, practiced a counting of nine by cycle of 92 nines
with reclosure (to one day near) on the luni- solar calendar at the end of 28
lunations, either 828 LATES: this day of non-concordance was noted EXO on the
calendar and marked the relaunch of the computation of the nines.
The cycles of markets and fairs, certain GESSA (druidic injunctions or prohibitions
), the assemblies and councils of the elected were calculated, programmed in
terms of nines.
3- SOME GAULISHRIES
1- About the calendar
Night observations
D: DIRONON or DIVON
starry or luminous sky, because clear
MD or MAT D: MATU DIRONON or MATU DIVON
completely starry sky
N: NABELCON
cloudy sky
MN: MATU NABELCON
completely cloudy sky, overcast
DSNS: DIRONO SNTER, NABELCON SNTER
half- starry to half- cloudy sky
DS MAT NS: DIRONON SNTER, MATU NABELCON SNTER
half- starry to half- overcast sky
NSDS: NABELCON SNTER, DIRONON SNTER
half- cloudy to half- starry sky
IUCETI
joined- when its conventional limit reaches a landmark
OCIOMU
acuity, clarity
OGIOMU
purity, freshness= very clear visibility of the Constellation
TINA: TINAIT
has disappeared
DUMU:DUMUCOS
darkened, cloudy
IA, IAGI: IAGIT
it froze
IUC: IUCETI
tightens, approaches
OM: OMMOS
disturbing phenomenon- literally: fear
R: RUNOS
hidden
SONNA: SONNAVOS
of the Sun, solar
Morning observations
TIOCOBR: TIOCOBREXTIO
thick fog, which prevented morning observations
Incomplete words
DEVORLUORIUR
Two interpretations:
DEVOS RIURI: luminous Capricorn
DEVOS RIVOS RIUROS: (sky) luminous, cold Capricorn=
luminous sky cold weather, observed the Capricorn
COBRIXTIO or COBREXTIO
COBRIXTIO: success, good reclosure of the computation=
Reclosure: there was carryover (of an eight) after computation (memory)
COBREXTIO: fog- there was carryover(of an eight) after
computation (memory)
LAC, LAG: LAGET
lowers, sets
LODEX, LOUDIX: LODEXTIO, LOUDEXTIO, LOUDIXTIO
astronomical ascendance
2- Various terms
AMSERO, AMSERU
time
AMSEROLENMEN
succession of time- calendar
ATEBLIDNIS
following year
BLIDNIS; BLINNIS; BLEDNIS
Lunar year
BOREOS
rising sun
AUSRO
dawn
AUSRILLOS
of the dawn, morning
CANTLOS
month that closes
CARIAMI
be carried over (quinquennial carryover of epact)
CORRANOS
crescent
COSETIO
Equinox
COVOCANTON
Universe, cosmos
DIIESUEDON
day
DINO
dawn
ERICRION
Sunset, twilight
LUGOVI EMNI, LUGOVI
the Gemini
LUGUS
Sirius
NANIOS
Summer solstice
NEIANON
Nadir
NEINA
Zenith
SIREULA
astronomy
This is how we end this approach to the calendar.
SENICOMMENIONNA DRUVIDOCO"
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