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23 Dec 2018, 9:35 pm

Just messing around with some maths regarding natural astronomic events, and came up with the following dates for naturally-occurring event, or science-based "Holidays":

2018/12/21 - December Solstice
2019/01/03 - Perihelion
2019/02/05 - Imbolc
2019/03/20 - March Equinox
2019/05/01 - Beltane
2019/06/21 - June Solstice
2019/07/04 - Aphelion
2019/07/06 - Lughnasadh
2019/09/23 - September Equinox
2019/11/07 - Samhain
2019/12/22 - December Solstice

Also, the following dates demarcate the 13 naturally-occurring, or science-based "Months":

2018/12/19 to 2019/01/19 - Sagittarius (The Archer)
2019/01/19 to 2019/02/18 - Capricorn (The Water-Goat)
2019/02/18 to 2019/03/13 - Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)
2019/03/13 to 2019/04/20 - Pisces (The Fishes)
2019/04/20 to 2019/05/13 - Aries (The Ram)
2019/05/13 to 2019/06/21 - Taurus (The Bull)
2019/06/21 to 2019/07/20 - Gemini (The Twins)
2019/07/20 to 2019/08/11 - Cancer (The Crab)
2019/08/11 to 2019/09/18 - Leo (The Lion)
2019/09/18 to 2019/11/01 - Virgo (The Virgin)
2019/11/01 to 2019/11/22 - Libra (The Scales)
2019/11/22 to 2019/12/01 - Scorpius (The Scorpion)
2019/12/01 to 2019/12/19 - Ophiuchus (The Serpent-Bearer)

Meh ... a waste of time perhaps, but a pleasant one, nonetheless ...

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