Three streams of history created the Western Calendar- first from the Sumerians, then from the Celtic and germanic peoples in the North, and finally from Palestine with the rise of Christianity.
Michael Judge teases out the contributions of each stream to the shape of the calendar, to the days and holidays, and to associated lore. In them he glimpses a way of seeing before the mechanical time of clocks. This is fascinating reading for all who are interested in the origins of time.
