Predicting winter at Martinmas

Wednesday November 11, 2026

To this day, children in many German communities take part in a lantern walk on Martinmas Day to symbolize carrying personal inner light, kindness, and warmth into the gathering winter darkness.

Most years, the weather on November 11th is cool, dull and damp. My Grade 9 English teacher would be pleased to know that I remember this as an example of pathetic fallacy. Despite the chill…