When is durins day

Unfortunately there is nothing I know of in the canon to confirm or deny this, but Tolkien did have this to say regarding the names of months used in The Lord of the Rings:. This becomes important to our discussion further on, since Tolkien uses both the Shire calendar and the Gregorian calendar in his unpublished notes.

Bootnote: Having read all the articles, I agree with DarkJackal, headache tablets or whisky! I think? Hobbit Day is Bilbo 's and Frodo 's birthdays. Always celebrated on September 22nd. Durin 's Day obviously is the dwarvish new year and changes every year since it is based on the lunar calendar. I found online that supposedly they are supposedly these dates : 9 October 29 October 17 October 6 October 25 October 15 October 3 October 21 October Although, I haven't found anything past that.

And then I also want to start celebrating Tolkien Reading Day, which I assume is more known than the other two perhaps? This is on March 25th, to celebrate the date of the destruction of the ring. If anyone knows of any, I would love to hear! Though as I mentioned before, I have absolutely no idea just how to celebrate these events. My go-to is just to binge-watch all 9 discs 3 for the hobbit and 6 for the extended edition lotr , but I'd prefer to do something a bit more unique.

I think Durin 's Day could be celebrated by something dwarves like: going to the mountains , or visiting a cave or a mine. If you have nothing like that in your area, you could go to a museum about geology or ancient metalworks or jewelleries or something like this. At least I have the feeling that these are things a dwarf would enjoy on his day off. BeleriandElf New Member. Unfortunately the group no longer exists, but not a year goes by without me searching online for an estimated day and making note of it.

Apparently this year it's October 29th. I know - so many variables that could make this the wrong date, but no matter I think this year I may cook a small feast for some friends and we will click our mugs of ale together to honor the day. Olorgando not from 'Straya. Ew no, any of this lunar calendar stuff, or lunisolar, as the calculation of Easter is in Christianity, and I'm not going near the Maya calendar with a thousand-foot pole!

But then, wouldn't JRRT-dedicated calendars have entries for these Middle-earth-specific remembrance days? Anybody know? Alcuin of Zarkanya. I first read The Hobbit 46 years ago. It sounds as if Tolkien is using the moon before the moon I just described. Summer begins 46 days before Lithe, and ends 46 days after Lithe.

The old English people split the year into two seasons, summer and winter, placing six months — during which the days are longer than the nights — in summer, and the other six in winter.

Alcuin said:. Click to expand Olorgando said:. With a setting sun in the west, the only thing that can be rising in the east simultaneously is a near full moon.

All of this is only properly viewable on the high seas with no land in sight; we have buildings and trees all round that obscure our true horizon up to quite a height. That is why a full lunar eclipse is only possible at full moon - as a full solar eclipse only at new moon. The thin lunar waxing crescent appearing in the sky actually becoming visible when the sun's light no longer "overpowers" it will also be seen in the west - and will set quite soon after the sun.

The thin lunar waning crescent will rise in the east just before sunrise, then to be "overpowered" by the sun's brilliance for the rest of the day. Corais here. So I am pagan and do pull a lot of my beliefs from the writings of Tolkien , so this question is very interesting. This year I am going to be sewing myself a cloak. In past years I have made a beaded necklace, drawn artwork, and written poetry on Durin 's day. Sing and dance.

You can find it here:. Hello all! I am ashamed that it's been so long since I've logged on, but I'm so happy so many people have found this interesting and responded! I continue to celebrate Durin 's Day with a marathon of The Hobbit trilogy, and of course lots of food. I love the idea of going to a cave, mine, or some sort of museum. What kind of letters does Elrond see on the map?

Elrond reveals that Thorin's map has a secret message, written in moon letters, a type of rune-letters that only can be seen with "a moon of the same shape and season as the day when they were written" Moon letters were invented by the dwarves who wrote them with special silver pens. What is the difference between the way Bilbo and the dwarves react to Rivendell? What is the difference between the ways Bilbo and the dwarves react to Rivendell?

The dwarves are angry and critical of the elves, and they do not get along with them. He doesn't approve of the dwarves' love of gold, but he doesn't approve of the wickedness of dragons either. What important discovery does Elrond make regarding Thorin's Map? Elrond discovers that Thorin's map has a secret messege written in moon letters, letters that only can be seen with a moon of the same shape and season as the day when they were written, luckily enough it was the same shape and season that night allowing the secret message to be read.

How old is Elrond? How does Bilbo know his sword was made by elves? Bilbo knows his sword is made by elves because it glows in dark. It is good that he didn't find his matches cause that would of attracted goblins and other unwanted attention. Biblo guesses that Biblo has his ring because it was missing and Bilbo would not tell him what was in his pocket.

Why does the expedition take shelter in the cave? The expedition in took shelter in the cave because a storm drives the expedition into a cave, where they are attacked by goblins. The goblins usually by making them slaves at making their instruments until they die for want of air and light. How does Gandalf rescue Bilbo and the dwarves? Gandalf rescues the dwarves by interrupting the trolls conversation, saying false statements in voices that resemble the trolls' voices, confusing them, which got them fighting amongest themselves.