April 19 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 holy days
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological
2007 lunar days

fixed holy days

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

Feast of the Charite:

Feast of the Charite: Greek holy day.

Cerealia:

    Last Day of the Festival of Cerealia: Roman holy day. The Festival of Cerealia was a seven day festival in honor of the Goddess Ceres. The exact date of the festival is uncertain, but most likely occurred from April 12 to April 19. Other possible start dates include the Ides of April (April 13) and April 7. Note that the Romans used a lunar calendar. This date is a generalized date for the modern calendar. This Roman holy day may be on a different day if calculated using the ancient Roman lunar calendar.
    In the city of Rome, Cerealia was the primary festival of Ceres. In Rome the festival was accompanied by the Ludi Ceriales, or the “Games of Cere”, which were held in the Circus Maximus.
    Ovid wrote in Fasti iv. 494 that Roman women clothed in white ran about the city with lighted torches to represent Ceres’ (Demeter’s) search for her daughter Proserpina (Persephone).
    The modern English word “cereal” comes from the name of the Roman Goddess Ceres.

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 Payni or Paoni (Heru [Horus])
Day 5

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Frawardin (first month)
Day of Anagran
Day 30

The day of Anagran celebrates the Av. Anaghra Raocha, Endless Light. 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: “(148) On the day of Anagran (the Endless Light) trim your hair and nails and take your wife to bed so that an exceptional child may be born (to you).” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.

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

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Saille (S)

Willow Moon
Day 5

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: Moon
Archetype: Morgan le Fay
Symbol: serpent
Folk Names:
The Witch’s Moon
Moon of Balance

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Ostara

Roman information

a.d. XIII Kal. Mai.
13 days before the Kalends of May
Month: Aprilis

The a.d. XIII Kal. designation means ante diem or 13 “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 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 1 in modern Western numerology. See the article on one for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Sun.

date:	Monday	April 19, 2010
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Cancer
Mercury:	Retrograde until May 11
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Cancer
Next Waxing Quarter April 21	Next Full Moon April 28	Next Waning Quarter May 6	Next New Moon May 13

First Quarter in Gemini:

First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Gemini.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 6:21 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:21 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 Cancer:

Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 7:39 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:39 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

First Quarter in Cancer:

First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Cancer.

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 4:31 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:31 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for idealism, friendship, and romance. Romance and friendship spells. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor), Venus, and Aphrodite.

Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 4:49 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:49 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of erratic or eccentric behavior. Quick thinking. Chaos spells.

Sun Quincunx Saturn: The Sun is quincunx Saturn at 5:06 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:06 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Those who are in positions of authority present minor challenges.

Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 6:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:15 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for serious thinking. Ritual to Ptah.

Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 6:21 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:21 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Work hard to obtain your desires. Ritual related to Neith or Athena. Perform ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Opposite Pluto: The Moon is in opposition with Pluto at 5:05 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:05 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Problems with plans. Time of daydreams.

Sun enters Taurus:

--> Sun Enters Taurus: Planetary ingress. The Sun enters the sign Taurus at 12:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Apr 20) or 9:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Month of stubbornness, responsibility, practicality, beauty, music, art, sensuality, luxury.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Sunday	April 19, 2009
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Aquarius
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

holy days 2009

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.

Easter:

Orthodox Easter: Christian holy day. Celebrated this day in 2009.

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Aquarius
Next New Moon April 24	Next Waxing Quarter May 1	Next Full Moon May 9	Next Waning Quarter May 17