Changing the stories we live by #7: Czech Month Names Reflecting Nature’s Connection

Language can encapsulate distinct worldviews and connections with nature, emphasizing the importance of preserving languages, words, grammar, and ideas. This preservation aligns with the efforts of individuals like Robin Wall Kimmerer in Turtle Island, Robert McFarlane in the UK, and Manchán Magan in Ireland, who advocate for a deeper understanding and respect for our linguistic heritage as a way to foster a closer relationship with the natural world.

The Czech month names, with their deep reflections of nature’s cycle and seasonal rhythms, remind us how worlds can be spells that transform and bring us back into another, an old or a new world.

Do you know other examples of old names of months that reflect deep human nature connection?