April 7 pagan holy day calendar

fixed holy days (same date every year)
Kemetic calendar
Zoroastrian calendar
Celtic Ogham tree calendar
Roman calendar
numerology
tarot
2010 lunar days
2010 astrological
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Day Beer Flowed:

Day Beer Flowed: American celebration. At 12:01 a.m. April 7, 1933, beer was legally available in the U.S. again. Incoming President Franklin Roosevelt convinced Congress to pass a Constitutional Amendment repealing the infamous 18th Amendment (Prohibition, which outlawed alcohol except for religious use by the Roman Catholic Church). It took eight months for the 23rd Amendment (revoking Prohibition) to be ratified by enough states. Roosevelt convinced Congress to modify the Volstead Act on March 13, 1933, changing the definition of “alcoholic” and “intoxicating” beverages from more than 0.5% to more than 3.2%, thereby making beer legal. Throughout the United States, sirens, fire alrams, and train whistles greeted the legalization of beer. Approximately 800 persons stood outside the White House while two cases of beer where turned over to the Secret Service for delivery to President Roosevelt.

Magna Mater:

Festival of Magna Mater: Roman holy day. The Festival of Magna mater (Megalesia) runs from April 4 to April 10.

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. If you see anything on this day, it will be good. (from the Cairo Calendar)

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Pachons or Pakhon (Khonsu)
Day 23

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Frawardin (first month)
Day of Rashnu
Day 18

The day of Rashnu celebrates the Av. Rashnu, Yazad of Truth. 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: “(136) On the day of Rashnu life is gay: do, in holiness, anything you will.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Faern (F)

Alder Moon
Day 21

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: Masculine
Planet: Mars
Archetype: Bran or Arthur
Symbol: pentacle
Folk Names:
Moon of Utility
Moon of Efficacy
Moon of Self-Guidance

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Ostara

Roman information

a.d. VII Id. Apr.
7 days before the Ides of April
Month: Aprilis

The a.d. VII Id. designation means ante diem or seven “days before” the Ides (Full Moon) of the 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 Aprilis is named for Aphrilis, a corruption of name of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. The Greek Goddess Aphrodite was considered to be the same as the Roman Goddess Venus. Ovid said “I have come to the fourth month, full of honor for you; Venus, you know both the poet and the month are yours.” April was sacred to Venus, Roman Goddess of love.

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, April (the second 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, April 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), April had 30 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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Chariot.

date:	Wednesday	April 7, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Aquarius
Mercury:	Direct until April 18
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Aquarius
Next New Moon April 14	Next Waxing Quarter April 21	Next Full Moon April 28	Next Waning Quarter May 6

Fourth Quarter in Capricorn:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Capricorn.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 4:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:18 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.

Moon enters Aquarius:

Moon Enters Aquarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aquarius at 8:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:51 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Fourth Quarter in Aquarius:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aquarius.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

Aquarius Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Leo Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2010

Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 4:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:18 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Ritual to Nun and Bast. Perform ritual and magick before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 8:53 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:53 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.

Saturn enters Virgo:

--> Saturn Enters Virgo: Planetary ingress. Saturn enters the sign Virgo at 2:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 11:51 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Pay attention to details.

Moon Opposite Mars: The Moon is in opposition with Mars at 6:02 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:02 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Lots of energy, but very little cooperation. Direct energy carefully.

Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 11:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:47 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of indecision, restlessness, and/or worry.

Magick Color:

White: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is white. You may want to burn a white candle or wear some white this day.

Magick Incense:

Bay Laurel: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is bay laurel. You may want to burn bay laurel incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bay laurel.

See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic.

date:	Tuesday	April 7, 2009
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Libra
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Venus:	Retrograde until April 17
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Libra
Next Full Moon April 9	Next Waning Quarter April 17	Next New Moon April 24	Next Waxing Quarter May 1