Reggie,
I work for a large, international company. I went through a similar hassle 3 years ago when I first wore a kilt to work. Their final judgement was that a kilt is not considered acceptable business attire, BUT I would be allowed to wear a kilt on casual ware Fridays & (I love this part) on Celtic holidays. Pretty sad for a company that loves to tote how diverse they are & the dress code, in regards to skirts, is gender-neutral. Anyway, as to your question about Celtic holidays, here's what I use...
31 October-1 November - Samhain (pronounced sow-in); most important of ancient Celt holidays; Celtic New Year
30 November - St Andrew's Day; patron saint of Scotland
21-22 December - Yule or Alban Arthuan; observance of winter soltice
25 January - Burns Night; this is kind of stretching things, but there's usually a lot of ritualized celebration in the Scottish community on Robert Burns' birthday, the national bard of Scotland
1-2 February - Imbolc (pronounced im-bulk); same day as Groundhog Day, foreshadows Spring
17 March - St Patrick's Day; patron saint of Ireland
20-21 March - Oestre or Alban Eiler; Spring equinox
6 April - National Tartan Day; by proclamation of the U.S. Congress in recognition of the many contribution to American society by Scottish-Americans
30 April-1 May - Beltaine; start of Summer season & most important of the ancient Celt holidays after Samhain
21-22 June - Coamhain or Alban Heruin; Summer solstice
31 July-1 August - Lughnasdha; harvest festival
21-22 September - Mabon or Alban Elued; autumn equinox
As you can see, the ancient Celt holidays corresponded to major seasonal & celestial milestones. The ancient Celt holidays were celebrated from sundown on the eve of the event to sundown on the day of the event, thus the dual dates for the ancient Celt holidays.
Hope this helps...
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Last edited by Retro Red; 1st April 06 at 01:18 PM.
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