Equinoctes

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒiːkwɪˈnÉ’ktiːz/

Noun

plural

1. (rare) Plural of equinox
• 1824: John Jones, The history of Wales, page 216The four grand and solemn Bardic days are of ancient usage, the two equinoctes, and the two solstices; the new and full moons are also subordinately solemn Bardic days.
• 1848: Charles Richard Weld, A History of the Royal Society, with Memoirs of the Presidents, page 100

• “ 21. Report the experiments, if conveniently they may, at both the solstices and equinoctes.
  “ 22. Observe accurately the time of the sun’s rising on the top of the hill and below, and note the difference

• 2006: John T. Koch, Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, “calendar, Celtic”, §4:

• Though Midsummer’s Day celebrations are common in the modern Celtic countries, there is no evidence that the ancient Celts celebrated either the solstices or the equinoctes.