- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- 2008 holy days
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Day of Nymphs:
Day of Nymphs: Greek holy day. Day of Nymphs for Artemis [Bast], Andromeda, Ariadne, and Ceres. In the Hellenic [Greek] religion, Artemis is a lesbian Goddess and Her lovers are the Nymphs. This borrows from the Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) belief that Bast [whom the Greeks called Artemis] is the Goddess of Truth. Lesbianism in the Goddess is equated with the Goddess loving Herself and She serves as the archetype for self-love and self-honesty.
Kwanzaa:
Kwanzaa: Swahili and Afro-American holy day. December 26-January 1 is Kwanzaa, a traditional Swahili festival for the first fruits of the harvest, dedicated to the Seven African Powers. Longer explanation at December 26th.
Navidades:
Navidades: Puerto Rican holy day. December 15-January 6 are the Navidades, for the Yule Child, which is based on the older Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) Twins, Heru Sa Aset [Horus/Apollo] and Bast [Artemis].
Kemetic tradition
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not go out at dawn on this day.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Mekhir (Rekh-Ur)
Day 14
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Day (tenth month)
Day of Goshorum
Day 14
The day of Gosh celebrates the Av. Geush, Sentient Life or the Ox-Soul. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s spiritual being.
Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(132) On the day of Gosh (the Bull) see to the stables and train your oxen to the plough.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Beth (B)
Birch Moon
Day 6
The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.
Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below).
Polarity: Feminine
Planet: Sun
Archetype: Taliesin (Celtic God of Bards)
Symbol: eagle or stag
Folk Names:
Moon of Inception
Moon of Beginning
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Yule
Roman information
a.d. IV Kal. Ian.
4 days before the Kalends of January
Month: December
The a.d. IV Kal. designation means ante diem or four “days before” the Kalends (first day or New Moon) of the next month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the lunar day names.
The Roman month of December is named for decem, because it was originally the tenth month of the Roman solar year. December was sacred to Vesta, the Roman Goddess of hearth, home, and family.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, December (the tenth month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, December had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), December had 31 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
numerology
Today totals 2 in modern Western numerology. See the article on two for more information.
holy days 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Hanukkah:
Hanukkah ends: Jewish holy day. Last day of eight day Jewish celebration.
Islamic New Year:
Islamic New Year: Islamic holy day.
lunar information 2008
First Quarter in Capricorn:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Capricorn.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 4:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon enters Aquarius:
Moon Enters Aquarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aquarius at 7:42 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
First Quarter in Aquarius:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aquairus.
astrological information 2008
Moon Conjuct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 4:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
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