Summer Finding

proper noun

A festival celebrated in Heathenry which marks the beginning of spring, held on the spring equinox.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. GermaniclifestyleA festival celebrated in Heathenry which marks the beginning of spring, held on the spring equinox.

    1985 The Wisdom of the Runes, Michael Howard, Rider & Company, →ISBN, page 133. Summer Finding.

    2 more examples

    1989 A Book of Troth, Eldred Thorsson, Llewellyn Publications, →ISBN, page 54. The tide of the spring fetival, Easter, is rekoned as mentioned above - the first full Moon after the spring equinox, or Summer Finding.

    2006 Everything you need to know about Paganism, Selene Silverwind, David & Charles, →ISBN, page 104. Other names for Summer Finding are Ostara and Easter.

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APA

Summer Finding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Summer%20Finding

MLA

“Summer Finding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Summer%20Finding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Summer Finding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Summer%20Finding.

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