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Why does the Celtic day go from dusk to dusk? For that matter, why does the year go from the dark half to the light half?

April 26, 2017Celtic Dark dusk Half light year

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Why does the Celtic day go from dusk to dusk? For that matter, why does the year go from the dark half to the light half?

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The practice of measuring time in this manner predates the Celts by thousands of years, and may have its roots in Indo European culture. Remnants of this practice still exist in some Mediterranean cultures which share common IE origns with the people who would eventually become the Celts.