I’d expect the shortest day of the year to also be the coldest, with the coldest season of the year spreading out equally on both sides of it.

  • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 days ago

    The model the US uses […] places the start of each season on the solstices and equinoxes which means that midsummer is actually the start of summer there.

    We do meteorological here in Australia so December to February style. I had no idea there were places that put the equinox as the start.

    That said, dividing the year into 4 seasons has always seemed very reductive to me. Our local indigenous aboriginals describe the weather in 6 seasons. People who have spent a life time observing the weather in the course of earning a living can describe what changes in patterns to expect from month to month. Of course, this knowledge is only applicable locally.

    • optional@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      3 days ago

      What do you mean when you say that the US uses this model and Australia uses that model? Who uses it and for what? In my country the government doesn’t tell us what season it is or what system to use. People just use whatever system they fancy and most likely it’s just based on gut feeling instead of a calendar day.

      No one will look at you sceptically when you say “This is a cold winter” on a freezing November day, nor will the be confused if you say “What a nice spring day” on a sunny February afternoon.

    • ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth
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      5 days ago

      which country do you live in? I live in Noongar country, they also use 6 seasons and I think it is a much better system. The Noongar seasons are an ecological system based on changes in nature

      • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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        5 days ago

        We do meteorological here in Australia so December to February style.

        I think they’re from Australia.

        • Zagorath@aussie.zone
          5·
          4 days ago

          In Australia, the term “country” can also mean which Aboriginal land you’re on. Sort of equivalent to an American saying which Native American tribe’s “nation” they’re in, I think.

            • Zagorath@aussie.zone
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              3 days ago

              Yeah, it’s actually extremely common here in Australia. Major sporting events and other special occasions are often opened with a “welcome to Country” ceremony, performed by an Indigenous Elder.

              Smaller events, from the weekly City Council meeting to radio programmes to some Australian Twitch streamers, will often include an “acknowledgement of Country” made by a non-Indigenous person. A simple statement like “I would like to acknowledge the Yuggera and Turrbal people who are the traditional custodians of the land on which we are gathered, and pay respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.”

              Keep an eye out, if you’re interested, for the opening ceremony of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Or any other sporting events that might come to your attention that are located in Australia.