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JANUARY

1; Kalends of January, new year's day, Fortuna, Jupiter, Juno New year's day is

sacred to the Greek Zeus and Hera and the Roman Jupiter and Juno. Today is a

day of offering to the Roman goddess Fortuna, of women, fortune and fertility.

2;Advent of Isis, birth of Our Lady Inanna Our Lady Inannna is the Sumerian

goddess, the princess of earth and queen of heaven. Isis, the Egyptian goddess

of love, is also known as Aphrodite, Astarte, Ishtar and Cybele.

3;Customary Kalends of January

5;Nones of January

6;Twelfth night, epiphany of Persephone Twelfth night is the day by which the

debris of the yule feast must be cleared away. The rite in honour of Kore was

held overnight between January fifth and sixth to prepare for Persephone's rise

into the world after six months in Hades.

8;Justita, disting moon Today is sacred to Justita, the Roman goddess of

justice.

10;Geraint's day Today is sacred to the ninth-century Welsh bard Garaint, the

blue bard of Wales.

11;Carmentalia, Juturna, Plough Monday Today is the Roman festival of

Carmentalia, celebrating the Camenae, nymphs of prophesy. This is the day of

Juturna, the divinity of fountains and prophetic waters. Plough Monday is

traditionally the day to return to work after the yule.

12;Compitalia, the Lares, Distaff's day The Roman festival of Compitali a

celebrates the household gods, the Lares. On this day women are to resume their

spinning after the yule. The day is sacred to Frigg, the wife of Odin and the

goddess of the sky, who is said to know the future of human-kind.

13;Ides of January, Tiugunde day, MidvintersblóÀt, Runic half-month of Peorth

begins On this day new year's observances such as wassailing are performed.

This is the day of the Norse rite of Midvintersblot, the mid-winter's offering,

called Tiegunde Day in old England.

15;The second festival of Carmentalia This is the second Roman festival of

Carmentalia, celebrating the Camenae, the nymphs of prophesy.

16;Concordia Today is the festival of the Roman goddess Concordia, for

harmonious relationships.

17;Felicitas This day is sacred to Felicitas, a Roman goddess of good fortune.

20;Saint Agnes' eve, the Celtic tree month of Beth ends Saint Agnes' day is a

time for divination by fire.

21;Saint Agnes' day, the Celtic tree month of Luis begins Saint Agnes' day is a

time for divinati on by fire.

22;St. Vincent's day, the goddess month of Hesta ends Saint Vincent is a

christianization of Apollo, the sun god. Apollo is also the god of archery,

agriculture, animal husbandry, crops, cattle, farmers, shepherds, sheep,

poetry, medicine, prophesy and ethics.

23;The goddess month of Bridhe begins today.

24;Cornish tinner's and seafarer's day This is an ancient labour day,

celebrating a new season of sailing and mining in Cornwall.

25;Old disting, Burns night Disting is the feast of the Disir in old runic

calendars, the Norse guardian goddess. Burns night celebrates Robert Burns,

the Scots poet.

28;The runic half-month of Elhaz begins The rune Elhaz signifies power and

sanctuary.

30;Festival of peace This day is dedicated to the Roman goddess Pax Augusta.

31;February eve, Norns, disir and valkyries Today is the beginning of the

festival of Imbolc, or Brigantia. This day is sacred to the Valkyries and the

Norns Urd, Verdandi and Skuld, who sit by the Well of Urd under the tree

Yggdrasil and determine the fates of men and gods.

FEBRUARY

1;Cross-quarter day, Imbolic, Oimelc, Brigantia, Kalends of February Imbolc is

the fire festival between yule and the vernal equinox. This is the day of

Brigantia, or Brigit, of Ireland, the Celtic goddess of the seasons, doctors,

poets, smiths and women in childbirth.

2;Juno Februa, wives' feast day, groundhog day, Scottish quarter day The

festival of Juno Februa, the presiding goddess of the month. In old northern

England it was wives' feast day.

4;King frost day.

5;Nones of February, Tyche, Fortuna, WyrdThis day is for telling fortunes and

practicing divination. It's sacred to Fortuna, the Roman goddess of women,

luck and fertility.

9;Feast of ApolloThis is the feast day of Apollo, the god of the sun,

which celebrates the increasing light of the new year after the darkness of

midwinter. Apollo is also the god of archery, agriculture, animal husbandry,

crops, cattle, farmers, shepherds, sheep, poetry, medicine, prophesy and

ethics.

11;Our Lady at Lour desOn this day in 1858 the apparition of Our Lady at

Lourdes appeared in a grotto which had been a shrine of the good goddess for

centuries.

12;Artemis, Diana, the runic half-month of sigel beginsThis is the holy day of

the divine huntress, Artemis or Diana, the virgin goddess who assists in

childbirth and guards the young. The runic half-month of Sigel represents the

force of good and ascendancy over darkness.13;Ides of February, Parentalia, old

leap year's dayThe Parentalia is a Roman festival of the dead.

14;Juno Februa, Vali, St. Valentine's daySt. Valentine's day is a festival of

love. It is also sacred to the as yet unborn Norse god Vali, the archer, and to

Juno Februa, the goddess of love. Girls should decorate their pillows with five

bay leaves, to dream of their lovers.

15;Faunus, Lupercalia, SigfridLupercalia is a Roman festival to the god Faunus,

an aspect of Pan, who protects agriculture and gives oracles. This day is

sacred to the Nordic hero Sigfrid.

17;Fornacalia, the celtic tree month of Luis endsThis is the Roman festival of

Fornicalia, for bread, ovens and the goddess thereof. It is also a festival

for the growing of plants.

18;Festival of women, celtic tree month of Nuin beginsThis is the day of a

Persian festival ho nouring women. It is also the day of the rites for Tacita,

the silent Roman goddess, binding hostile speech.

19;The goddess month of Bridhe ends.

20;The goddess month of Moura begins.

21;FeraliaToday is the Roman observance of Feralia, when the spirits of the

dead were abroad in the world.

22;Concordia, charistiaToday is the Roman festival of the goddess Concordia, of

peace and harmony, the feast of good will, a day on which all disputes are to

be resolved.

23;TerminaliaToday is the Roman festival of Terminus, the god of boundaries.

27;The runic half-month of Tyr begins.The rune Tyr signifies self discipline

and sacrifice to further an end.

29;Leap year's dayTraditionally this is the day of the year when women can

propose marriage to men.

MARCH

1;Kalends of March, MatronaliaToday is the Roman festival of Matronalia, for

the goddess Juno Lucina, a day for women.

2;Ceadda, holy wells dayThis day is sacred to Ceadda, a celtic god of healing

springs and holy wells, symbolized by the Crann Bethadh, the tr ee of life.

3;AegirThis is the day of Aegir, a Teutonic god of the sea. His wife Ran likes

to sink ships and then care for the sailors she's drowned.

5;Navigium IsisToday is the festival of the goddess of the sail.

6;MarsToday is the festival of Mars, g od of war and agriculture, father of the

Roman people, when Roman household gods are venerated.

7;Nones of March, JunoaliaToday is a festival of the Roman goddess Juno.

11;HeraklesToday honours the Greek Herakles, or Hercules. Hercules was struck

mad b y Hera for all the trouble he caused, and eventually poisoned. He was

brought to Olympus and finally married Hebe.

14;The runic half-month of Beorc begins, Veturius MamuriusThis is the half-

month for the goddess of birch trees, for rebirth. It's also a festival for the

art of making armour.

15;Ides of March, RheaToday is a festival of river nymphs. It's also the holy

day of Rhea, the Greek goddess of the earth and tamer of wild

beasts.16;Dionysus and BacchusToday is the first of a two day festival for

Bacchus and Dionysus, the god of wine and grapes, fertility, vegitation and

drama. Traditionally on this day, prisoners are to be set free and the

posessions of debtors may not be seized.

17;Trefuilnid Treochar, the celtic tree month of Nuin ends , Dionysus and

BacchusToday is the feast for the Irish divinity assimilated into St. Patrick,

and the second day of the Roman festival of wine.

18;The celtic tree month of Fearn begins.

19;Athena, Minerva, Eyvind Kinnrifi, the goddess month of Moura ends Today is

the festival of the Greek goddess Anthena, for war, wisdom, industry, art,

justice and skill. Today is also the festival for the birth of the Roman

goddess Minerva, the patroness of medicine, weaving, sewing, painting,

teaching, dyeing, sp inning and wisdom.

20;Vernal Equinox, Alban Eilir, Ostara, fifth station of the year, Iduna, the

goddess month of Columbina beginsThe sun is directly over the equator today –À

spring commences. Iduna is a Norse goddess who bears the apples of life, whi ch

keep the gods young.

21;Tea and TephiIrish tradion has it that on this day the city of Tara was

founded by two princesses, Tea and Tephi.

23;Summer findingToday is the Norse festival of the ascendency of light over

darkness.

24;Britannia, HeimdallTod ay is sacred to the guardian goddess Albion, also

called Prytania and Britannia. It's also the day of the Norse god Heimdall, the

guardian of light and the Bifrost bridge, which links heaven and earth.

25;Mars and Neria, Lady day, the return of the go ddess

28;Sacrifice at the TombsToday is a Roman festival acknowledging ancestors.

30;Janus and Concordia, the runic half-month of Ehwaz beginsToday is the Roman

festival of Janus and Concordia, patrons of beginnings, doors and passages and

of peace and harmony respectively. The rune Ehwaz, the horse, signifies

partnership between humans and nature.

31;LunaToday is the Roman festival of the goddess of the full moon.

01;Kalends of April, All Fools' Day, Fortuna Virilis, LokiToday is a day of

tricks an d practical jokes, ruled over by the Norse god Loki. Today is also

the Roman womens' festival of Fortuna Virilis, seeking good relations with men

and ruled over by Venus.

4;Megalesia, Magna MaterToday is the first festival day of Magna Mater, or

Cybele, the great mother, founder of cities and guardian of civilization.

5;Megalesia, Fortuna, Nones of AprilToday is a Roman festival for good luck,

celebrating the goddess Fortuna.

6;MegalesiaToday is the third festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great

mother.

7;MegalesiaToday is the fourth festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the

great mother.

8;MegalesiaToday is the fifth festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great

mother.

9;MegalesiaToday is the sixth festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great

mother.

10;MegalesiaToday is the final day of Megalesia, celebrated in Rome with with

sacred horse races.

11;EasterEaster is the festival of the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, Eostre or

Ostara. Eostra is the protector of fertility an d friend to children. Legend

has it that to amuse some children once she changed a bird into a rabbit, which

set about laying eggs for them to find.

12;CerealiaToday is the first day of the Roman festival of Ceres, the goddess

of grain, growing plants and the love of a mother for her child.

13;Cerealia, Libertas, Ides of SpringToday is the spring festival of Libertas,

the Roman goddess of liberty.

14;Cerealia, Runic half-month of Man, SommarsblóÀt, the Celtic tree month of

Fearn endsThe Norse festiv al of SommarsblóÀt welcomes the summer. The Runic

half-month of Man is a time to meditate of the human condition.

15;Cerealia, Tellus, the Celtic tree month of Saille beginsThe Roman festival

of Tellus Mater, the mother of earth, is devoted to prayer f or the continued

health of the earth. Today is the fourth day of the Roman festival of Ceres,

the goddess of grain, growing plants and the love of a mother for her child.

16;CerealiaToday is the fifth day of the Roman festival of Ceres, the goddess

of grain, growing plants and the love of a mother for her child.

17;Cerealia, the goddess month of Columbina endsToday is the sixth day of the

Roman festival of Ceres, the goddess of grain, growing plants and the love of a

mother for her child.

18;Cereal ia, the godddess month of Maia beginsMaia is a Greek earth goddess,

the daughter of Atlas and Pleione. Today is the seventh day of the Roman

festival of Ceres, the goddess of grain, growing plants and the love of a

mother for her child.

19;CerealiaTod ay is the eighth day of the Roman festival of Ceres, the goddess

of grain, growing plants and the love of a mother for her child.

21;PariliaToday is the Roman festival of Pales, a pastoral god... or possibly

a pastoral goddess. Pales is the guardian o f flocks.

23;Jupiter and Venus, SigurdToday is the Roman festival of Jupiter and Venus,

for fertility. It's also, the festival of Sigurd, the dragon-slayer. In England

it's Saint George's day, also a dragon-slayer.

25;Robigalia, Cuckoo's DayToday is th e Roman festival of Robigalia, to avert

mildew on crops. It's also, cuckoo's day, which heralds the return of birds.

28;FloraliaToday is the start of the Roman festival of Floralia, sacred to

Flora, the goddess of flowers and the pleasures of youth. T oday is

traditionally a day of sexual license and experimentation.

29;Floralia, Runic half-month of Lagu beginsThe rune Lagu represents the power

of water.

01;Beltane, Kalends of MayToday is the festival of Beltane, when plants are in

full growth, a ti me of mystical union

2;Floralia, ElenaToday is a sacred day for Elena, or Helen, the goddess of the

holy road. She is Elaine of Arthurian romances. The Welsh Sarn Helen are her

roads.

3:Floralia, Bona Dea eveTonight is the eve of the festival of Bona D ea, the

Roman good goddess.

4:Bona Dea, veneration of the thornThe hawthorn tree of the good goddess is

honoured this day.

7;Nones of May, Helston furry danceA floral dance is traditinally performed at

Helston in Cornwall on this day.

9;LemuriaToday is the first day of the Roman festival of Lemuria, when the

hungry spirits of dead family members might visit their former houses.

11;LemuriaToday is the second day of the Roman festival of Lemuria, when the

hungry spirits of dead family members might vi sit their former houses.

12;The Celtic tree month of Saille ends.

13;Lemuria, the Celtic tree month of Huath beginsToday is the final day of the

Roman festival of Lemuria, when the hungry spirits of dead family members might

visit their former houses.

14;The runic half month of Ing beginsIng is the male consort of the earth

mother goddess. His rune is the symbol of light. This month embodies the

energy and growth of midsummer.

15;Maia and Mercury, Vesta, Cold Sophie, Ides of May, the goddess month o f

Maia ends, Scottish quarter dayToday is sacred to Maia and her son Mercury, and

to Vesa, the goddess of the hearth. On the Ides of May, the Vestil Virgins of

Rome performed a rite to ensure the supply of water for the coming year.

16;Brendan the Nav igator's day, the goddess month of Hera beginsLegend has it

that Brendan the Navigator, an Irish priest, was the first European to find

North America. Hera is a Greek goddess, the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She is

said to protect all women who have not slept with her husband Zeus.

17;Dea DiaToday is the festival of the mother of the universe.

18;Apollon DayToday is the festival of the Greek and Roman god Apollo, the

patron of archery, agriculture, animal husbandry, crops, cattle, farmers,

shephe rds, sheep, poetry, medicine, prophesy and ethics.

20;Festival of MjollnirToday is the festival of Mjollnir, Thor's hammer.

Tradition holds that this is a good day for ritual contests and battle.

23;Rosalia Today is the Roman festival of roses, in honou r of the goddess

Flora.

24;The Mothers, Hermes TrismegistusThis is the Celtic festival of the three

mother goddesses, who bring prosperity and a full harvest. Today is also the

feast of Hermes Trismegistus, the patron of alchemists.

29;Ambarvalia, Oak Apple day, the runic half-month of Odal beginsToday is the

Roman festival of Ambarvalia, sacred to Ceres, the goddess of grain, growing

plants and the love of a mother for her child. It's a time of purification. In

England it's oak apple day, which c ommemorates the escape of Charles II from

Cromwell by hiding in an oak tree. The rune Odel signifies ancestral property.

30;The festival of Frigg, WhitsundayToday is sacred to the Norse goddess Frigg,

the queen of heaven and consort to Odin, or Wotan. In rural tradition this is

Whitsunday, for brewing Whitsun ale and for creating love-bowers.

01;Kalends of June, Carna, Syn, TempestasToday is the festival of the Roman

goddess Carna and the Norse goddess Syn, patroness of doors and locks. Today is

a lso the festival of Tempestas, the goddess of storms.

2;Mother Earth day, Ursula Sontheil's dayToday is sacred to Mother Earth in her

fecund aspect. It is also a remembrance of Ursula Sontheil, a seer in Cambridge

and the patroness of women who wash c lothes.

4;Socrates was born on this day in 470 BCE.

5;DomnaToday is sacred to Domna, the Irish goddess of sacred stones and cairns.

7;Nones of June, Vesta AperitOn this day the sanctuary of the temple of the

Vesta in old Rome was opened.

8;Mens, Lindisfa rne dayToday is the Roman festival of the goddess Mens, the

patroness of conscience. Its equivalent in the Norse calendar is Lindisfarne

9;Vesta, the celtic tree month of Huath endsToday is the festival of Vesta, the

Roman goddess of fire and of the hearth. Her handmaidens were the Vestal

Virgins of Rome, who kept the holy fires alight.

10;The celtic tree month of Duir beginsDuir is the oak tree, the tree which

Druids revere above all others. This is the month that contains the summer's

solst ice.

11;FortunaThis day was a festival at the temple of Fortuna in old Rome.

Fortuna is a goddess of women, fortune and fertility.

12;The goddess month of Hera ends.

13;The goddess month of Rosea begins, Athena and MinervaToday is the festival

of the Gr eek goddess Athena, known in Rome as Minerva, patroness of the arts

and of the wise use of power.

14;Vidar, the runic half-month of Dag beginsToday is sacred to Vidar, one of

the sons of Odin. When the Aesir gods die, Vidar will be charged with slayin g

the wolf Fenrir, and will thus become a god of the new world. The rune Dag

symbolizes light, health, prosperity and the culmination of the year.

15;Ides of June, VestaliaToday is sacred to the Roman goddess Vesta. It's the

womens' festival of first fruits, and the day on which the sanctuary at the

temple of Vesta in old Rome was closed.

17;Ludi PiscatariToday is the Roman festival of Ludi Piscatari, sacred to

fishermen.

21;Summer solstice, midsummer, Litha, Alban Hefin, seventh station of the yea

r, all herasToday is midsummer, the Druidic festival of Alban Hefin, the Anglo-

Saxon festival of Litha and the longest day of the year. Today is also the day

of all heras, of women who have achieved knowledge of the good goddess.

24;Fortuna, old midsu mmer, English quarter dayToday is sacred to the Roman

goddess Fortuna, the patroness of luck. Today is also midsummer day in many

older calendars. Tradition has it that one should light bonfires on hilltops

today, to celebrate the apex of the year.

27 ;Initium AestatisToday is the Roman festival of Aestas, the Roman goddess of

summer, and is the beginning of summer in the Roman calendar. Traditionally,

if rain falls today it will be a wet summer.

28;Runic new year's eveToday is the close of the run ic year, and the final day

of the month of Dag. Today signifies completion.

29;Runic new year, the runic half-month of Feoh begins, PetosirisToday begins

the first month of the runic year, Feoh, sacred to Frey and Freyja, the god and

goddess of the ea rth. In East Anglia, today is considered the proper day for

gathering herbs.

01;Kalends of JulyIf July the first be rainy weatherIt will rain for four more

weeks together.

3;Dog daysThe dog days are ruled by Sirius, the dog star, or Loki's brand in No

rse tradition. Loki is the Norse god of strife, discord and evil. He also

presides over tricks and practical jokes. This is the hottest time of the year.

6;JulianToday is the day of remebrance for the Roman emperor Flavius Claudius

Julianus, 331 –À 362 , who restored pagan relion to the Roman empire.

7;Consualia, Caprotina, Feriae Ancillarum, Nones of July, the celtic tree month

of Duir endsThe Roman festival of Consulia is sacred to harvests. Today is the

festival of handmaids, or the maid's day ou t.

8;Sunna, the celtic tree month of Tinne beginsToday is the feast of Sunna, or

Sunniva, the Norse sun goddess.

10;Holda, Hela, Skadi, Lady Godiva, Knut the reaper, the goddess month of Rosea

endsHolda, Hel and Skadi are Norse goddesses of Niflheim, t he underworld. On

this day Lady Godiva rode naked through the marketplace of Coventry, reputedly

to shame her husband Leofric, the earl of Chester, into reducing the taxes.

11;Theano, the goddess month of Kerea beginsTheano was the wife of Pythagoras,

and is regarded as the patroness of vegitarians.

14;The runic half-month of Ur commencesUr is primal strength, a time for

beginnings.

15;Ides of July, RowanaRowana, the tree goddess, is patroness of the knowledge

of runes. The rowan is the tree of pro tection, and amulets cut from it this

day will be particularly effective.

19;AdonisToday is the mid point of the half year of Adonis' presence in the

world, marked by his wedding to Aphrodite.

21;DamoToday is the remembrace of the seeress Damo, the dau ghter of

Pythagoras.

23;Neptunalia and Salacia, Aegir and RanToday is the festival of Neptune, god

of the deep, and his wife Salacia, goddess of the salt and the ocean. She is

also sacred to mineral springs. Neptune and Salacia are Aegir and Ran in No rse

mythology.

25;FurrinaliaToday is sacred to the goddess of springs and waters.

26;SleipnirToday is the Norse festival of Sleipnir, commemorating Odin's eight-

legged horse which could travel from Asgard to Midgard to Utgard, that is, from

heaven to e arth to the underworld.

28;Domhnach Chrom Dubh, John BarlycornThe Irish god Domhnach Chrom Dubh and

John Barleycorn are associated with grain, which dies at this time by being

29;Thor, the runic half-month of Thorn beginsToday is the festival of t he

Anglo-Saxon god Thunor and the Norse god Thor, a time of ascendant power and

order.

31;Loki and Sigyn, Lammas EveToday is the festival of the Norse god Loki and

his consort Sigyn. Loki is the Norse god of strife, discord and evil. He also

presides over tricks and practical jokes.

AUGUST

01;Cross-quarter day, Lammas, Lughnassadh, eighth station of the year, kalends

of August, Scottish quarter dayLammas is the festival of the first harvest,

sacred to Odin and Frigg in the Norse tradition. This is the final station of

the year.

4;The celtic tree month of Tinne ends today.

5;Celtic tree month of Coll begins today.Coll is the hazel tree, which embodies

wisdom and druidic practices. It encompasses regeneration and growth through

the spirit, and the divin ation of unseen things.

6;TanToday is the festival of Tan Hill, a diety of Celtic fire.

8;The goddess month of Kerea ends today.

9;The goddess month of Hesperis begins today.

12;Lights of IsisToday is the old Egyptian festival of the Lights of Isis.

13;He cate, the runic half-month of As begins todayThe rune As, of the ash

tree, symbolizes stability, with the power of gods at work in the world.

15;Festival of Arianrod, the great mother goddess, end of the dog daysToday is

sacred to the great mother god dess, for fertility. The end of the dog days

marks the passing of the hottest portion of the year.

17;First day of Odin's ordealToday marks the beginning of the nine days during

which Odin, father of the Norse gods, hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secur e the

knowledge of runes.

18;Second day of Odin's ordealToday is the second of the nine days during which

Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.

19;Third day of Odin's ordeal, Rustic VinaliaToday is the Roman festival of

Rust ic Vinalia, a day sacred to Venus and offered for the ripening of grapes.

Today is the third of the nine days during which Odin hung on the tree

Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.

20;Fourth day of Odin's ordealToday is the fourth of the nine days during which

Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.

21;Fifth day of Odin's ordealToday is the fifth of the nine days during which

Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.

22;Sixth day of Odin's o rdeal, AedesiaThe fifth century philosopher Aedesia is

commemorated on this day. Today is the sixth of the nine days during which Odin

hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.

23;Seventh day of Odin's ordeal, Nemesea, Vertumnalia, Vulcan and the

nymphsToday is Nemesea, sacred to Nemesis, the greek goddess of relics and the

memory of the dead. It is also the Roman festival of the god Vertumnus,

celebrating the change of seasons.

24;Eighth day of Odin's ordeal, first day of Mania The Mania is a Roman

festival for the manes, the deified spirits of ancestors. Today is the eighth

of the nine days during which Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the

knowledge of runes.

25;Ops, final day of Odin's ordeal, discovery of the run esToday is

Opiconsivia, the festival of the Roman earth deity Ops. On this day Odin fell

screaming from the tree Yggdrasil with the knowledge of runes.

26;IlmatarToday is the festival of the Finnish goddess Ilmatar, the water

mother, who created the w orld.

27;Today marks the birth of IsisIsi is an Egyptian goddess, popularly

worshipped throughout Greece and Rome as well.

28;Birth of the Egyptian goddess Nephthys

29;Urda, birth of Hathor, Augustus, runic half-month of Rad beginsToday is the

festival of Urda, the eldest of the Norns, the fates. Today is also the Roman

festival for the emperour Augustus. The rune Rad suggests harnessing energy

toward a desired end.

30;Charisteria, Alexdandrian new yearToday is the old Roman festival of

Charisteria, for thanksgiving.

SEPTEMBER

01;Kalends of September, the Celtic tree month of Coll ends

2;Celtic tree month of Muin beginsHarvest time commences. The month of Muin

releases prophetic powers, and is sacred to the Celtic god Lugh, for intellect

and spiritual illu mination.

5;Nones of September, the goddess month of Hesperis ends.

6;The goddess month of Mala begins.

7;Asclepigenia, horned dance at Abbots BromleyAsclepigenia, a preistess of the

Greek Eleusinian mysteries, is commemorated today. The horn dance at A bbots

Bromley venerates the horned god, Herne or Cernunnos.

13;Ideas of September, Lectisternia, runic half-month of Ken beginsLectisternia

is a Roman festival for the gods Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. The rune Ken is a

flaming torch within a royal hal l, the forge by which natural materials are

transmuted into mystical substances.

14;Feast of September

19;Fast of TothThis is a day-long fast in honour of the Egyptian god Toth, for

wisdom and magic.

20;Alexander the Great's birthday in 356 BCE

21;Feast of the divine life, Raud the StrongToday is the Egyptian feast of

divine life, for the three-fold goddess –À the mother, creator of all things,

the daughter, the renewer and the dark mother.

23;Autumnal equinox, second station of the year, time of Carp o and CarmanThe

time when darkness overtakes light. The goddesses Carpo and Carman represent

autumn and poetry.

28;Runic half-month of Gyfu beginsThe half month of Gyfu represents unity, as

between the giver and recipient of a gift.

29;Michaelmas,Gwynn ap Nudd, Heimdall, Celtic tree month of Muin ends, English

quarter dayToday is the festival of warrior gods.

30;Medetrinalia, Celtic tree month of Gort beginsThe festival of Meditrina, the

Roman goddess of medicines.

OCTOBER

01;Kalends of October, festival of FidesFides was the Roman goddess of

faithfulness

2;The goddess month of Mala ends.

3;Festival of Dionysus, goddess month of Hathor beginsThe festival of Dionysus,

and of the Roman god Bacchus, is a time of wine and license after the harvest.

Hathor is the Egyptian goddess of love and happiness. She is also the goddess

of the sky.

5;ManiaToday is a time for the remembrance of departed ancestors. On the

second day of this festival, spirits may return from the netherworld.

7;Nones of October, Festival of Pallas Athena and VictoriaPallas Athena, or the

Roman goddess Victoria, are the deities of triumph.

9;FelicitasToday is the festival of the Roman goddess of good luck.

11;VinaliaToday is the Roman festival of Vinalia, whereupon the new wine is to

t o be tested... and tested... and tested... Today is sacred to Bachhus.

12;Fortuna ReduxToday is the Roman festival of the goddess for successful

journeys and safe returns.

13;Fontinalia, the runic half-month of Wyn beginsThe Roman festival for wells

an d springs is celebrated today. The half-month of Wyn is a time for harmony

within a chaotic world.

14;Winter's day, VinternatsblóÀtThis is the first day of winter in the old

northern calendar.

15;Ides of OctoberToday is the end of the season of combat f or Romans, when

weapons are put away until next spring.

17;HengestToday is the Asatru festival of Hengest, commemorating the fifth-

century Anglo-Saxon settlement of eastern Britain.

18;PanrososToday is the festival of the Greek goddess Pandrosos, who r

efreshes.

23;Winter SaturdayToday is the first day of the Asatru festival for the

commencement of winter.

24;Winter SaturdayToday is the second day of the Asatru festival for the

commencement of winter.

25;DioscuriToday is the festival of the Dioscuri, sacred to Castor and Pollux,

the sons of Zeus. Castor and Pollux are said to be the protectors of sailors.

27;The celtic tree month of Gort ends today.

28;Fyribod, the runic half month of Hagal and the celtic tree month of Ngetal

beginThe festival of F yribod, of forebodance, marks the beginning of winter.

The month of Ngetal symbolizes measurement and record. It is a time of seeking

after and finding order.

30;The goddess month of Hathor ends today.

31;Samhain eve, all hallow's eve, the goddess mont h of Samhain beginsThe feast

of Samhain marks the beginning of the dark time of year, when the barriers to

the netherworld are at their most insubstantial.

NOVEMBER

01;Cross-quarter day, Samhain, festival of the dead, third station of the year,

Kalends of Nove mber, IsiaThe third station of the year is a time of release,

when seeds fall to the ground. At sunset bonfires should be lit for the

beginning of all souls' day.

2;Second day of Isia, all souls day

3;Third day of IsiaToday is traditionally the day for bringing cattle down from

the hills in preparation for winter.

5;Nones of November, Guy Fawkes nightTonight is a night for burning the

effigies of bad spirits of the old year... besides the Guy himself... to clear

the path to the new year.

8;Mania, Gw ynn ap NuddMania, the Roman festival for the spirits of the

netherworld, occures today. Today Gwynn ap Nudd, the lord of the fæÀrie world,

opens the door to our world. The door is said to be on Glastonbury Tor, in

Britain.

9;Festival of Helena, Quatuor CoronatiToday is the Roman festival of Helena,

the wife of emperor Julian the Blessed. Today is also the feast of the four

crowned martyrs, recognized by freemasons.

10;Nincnevin, Martinmas Eve, Festival of Reason, eve of Old November DayToday

is the pagan Scots festival of Nincnevin, which honours the goddess of the

hunt. During the French revolution, this day was the festval of the goddess of

reason.

11;Martinmas, Old November Day, Einherjer, Lunantishees,Scottish quarter

dayLunantishees is the Irish festival for the spirits who guard blackthorn

trees. This was traditionally the day for hiring fairs. It is also the day

which begins winter in the old European calendar.

13;Feronia, Festivals of Juno, Minerva and Jupiter, the runic half-month of Nyd

beginsToday is the Roman festival honouring Feronia, Juno, Minerva and Jupiter.

The time of Nyd begins the preparations for winter.

14;Dubricus,MoccasToday is the festival of Dubricus, who is said to have

crowned King Arthur. It is also sacred to the Celtic pig-goddess, Moccas.

16;Hacate nightSunset today marks the beginning of Hacate night, when the

goddess of Wicca is celebrated.

20;PræÀtextatus and PaulinaToday is the festival of PræÀtextatus and Paulina,

custodians of the Eleusinian myster ies.

22;Ydalir, Artemis CallisteToday is the festival of Artemis Calliste, patroness

of music. It is also the day of Ydalir in Norse tradition, the god of archery

and skiing.

23;Wayland the SmithToday is sacred to the Norse god Wayland, the patron of b

lacksmiths and metal-workers. Today is also the first day of winter in the old

Julian calendar.

24;The celtic tree month of Ngetal ends.

25;Festival of Persephone, Proserpina, Kore, Catherine and Arianrod, Womens'

merrymaking day, the celtic tree month of Ruis beginsToday is the festival of

the goddess of the netherworld, who presides over the spirits of the dead.

Today also celebrates womens' mysteries.

27;The goddess month of Cailleach ends.

28;Runic half month of Is and the goddess month of Astra ea beginThe month of

Is represents ice, a time of enforced rest and the cessation of movement and

growth. Astraea is the Greek goddess of justice.

29;Festival of the sons of SaturnToday is a Roman festival for Jupiter, Neptune

and Pluto.

30;Festival of AndrosToday is the Roman festival of Andros, the personification

of manhood and virility.

DECEMBER

01;Kalends of December, PoseidonToday is the Greek festival of Poseidon, the

god of earthquakes, of the sea and of rebirth.

3;Bona DeaToday is the Roman festival of the good goddess. It's traditionally

celebrated only by women.

4;Pallas AthenaToday is the festival of Pallas Athena, the goddess of wisdom

and of the arts.

5;Nones of December

6;Thor, NicholasToday is the festival of Nicholas, an aspect of Odin, le ader

of the hunt, who rides the heavens on a chariot drawn by reindeer. In gnostic

tradition it is a day to attain a higher spiritual dimension through frequent

sex. Nicholas has become the contemporary Santa Claus.

8;AstraeaToday is sacred to Astraea , the Greek goddess of justice.

10;Lux mundi, LibertyToday is the Roman festival of the light of the world, and

of the French goddess Liberty.

13;Ides of December, the runic half-month of Jara beginsThe rune Jara is of

completion and union between spir itual and temporal elements.

14;NostradamusToday is the remembrance of the French mystic and seer,

Nostradamus.

15;Alcyone, the beginning of the halcyon daysToday is the festival of the Greek

goddess Alcyone, the first of fourteen halcyon days, when peace reins.

16;Sapientia, eve of SaturnaliaToday is the festival of Sapientia, the goddess

of wisdom. Tomorrow is the first day of Saturnalia, when wisdom will probably

cease to be commonly found.

17;SaturnaliaThe Roman festival of Saturnalia begins tod ay, a time of sexual

license, extravagance and general debauchery.

20;Mother NightTonight is the Norse festival of mother night, when dreams are

prophetic.

21;Winter solstice, yule, midwinter, Alban Arthuan, fourth station of the

yearToday is the Druid ic festival of Alban Arthuan, when gifts are bestowed on

those less fortunate than ourselves. The forth station of the year is a time of

enlightenment, when light is reborn in the womb of darkness. This is the

shortest day of the year.

22;The celtic t ree month of Ruis ends.

23;Secret of the unhewn stone, end of Saturnalia, Acca LarentisToday is the

only day of the celtic calendar not ruled by a tree. It's also the Roman

festival of Laurentina, the goddess of the dead and of seed corn, patroness of

the year and life to come.

24;The celtic tree month of Beth beginsThe month of Beth, the birch tree, is a

time of purification and birth.

25;The goddess month of Astraea endsHappy christmas.

26;Hunting the wren, the goddess month of Hestia beginsOn thi s day it is

traditionally permissible to hunt wrens, no matter what local laws or custom

provide on other days of the year. The tradition is that a captured wren is to

be placed in a box, and referred to as a king by passers-by.

28;Bairns day, the run ic half-month of Eoh beginsToday is the least lucky day

of year, and no work should be undertaken. The rune of Eoh signifies the dead.

31;New year's eve, Hogmanay, Asatru twelfth nightToday is the festival of

Hogmagog, the god of the sun. At the last

minute of the old year, all doors should be opened to release the spirits of

the year gone by.

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