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Why does the phrase “year and a day” occur so often in Celtic myths?

April 26, 2017Celtic myths occur phrase

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Why does the phrase “year and a day” occur so often in Celtic myths?

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There are 13 lunar months in the solar year, with one day left over, which is why “a year and a day” occurs so often in old Celtic myths. (An ABC of Witchcraft, past and present by Doreen Valiente, 1973).