Evennight

Quick meaning: Evennight is a noun meaning (rare, historical, Germanic paganism) Equinox.

Meaning

(rare, historical, Germanic paganism) Equinox.

Example Sentences

"I'll be there. At the even-night." Five months away.

"I have told the leaders of Kaar that wolves will only come back to the village if a krianan brings them. They are choosing a new krianan at their Spring Festival on Even Night."

Ostara's Day is the first Sunday following the Spring Evennight, which means it can never be later than March 31, even when March 24 is the previous Sunday, and the old date is used, March 25, for the beginning of spring.

Belly round now with the child. Please bring Grandmother to me. The harvest had been gathered less than a month ago and in three days folk would be celebrating the 'even night', the feast of Mabon, when day and night were equal in length, and beer and wine would be drunk in huge amounts in thanksgiving of the safe bringing in of the earth's bounties.

Word Forms

• evennights
• even-night
• even night

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include neet, yestereen, elfe, yule, sunstead, erlking.

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