December 4

fixed holy days

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

Festival of Minerva:

    Festival of Minerva: Roman holy day.

Santa Barbara:

    Santa Barbara: Santeria/Yoruba holy day. Santa Barbara is Chango, son of Yemaya and Orungan, a God of lightning. He is the human spirit and carries a labyris, symbol of matriarchy and the Goddess.

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji:

    Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji: Sikh holy day. Tegh Bahadur Ji (1521-1675), a Skih guru and one of the 10 religious teachers cenerated by the Skihs, was killed on this day in 1675 for refusing to convert to Islam. He was an advocate of religious freedom and the father of Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the 10 great teachers and the one for whom the religion is named.



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This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Tybi (Min)
Day 19

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Adar (ninth month)
Day of Frawardin
Day 19

    The day of Farwardin celebrates the Av. Fravashis, The Guardian Angels. 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: “(137) On the day of Frawardin take no oath, and on that day sacrifice to the Farohars (departed spirits) of the blessed so that they may be the better pleased.” 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

Ruis (R)

Elder Moon
Day 10

    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: Saturn
Archetype: Pryderi, son of Pwyll
Symbol: raven
Folk Names:
Moon of Completeness

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Yule

Roman information

prid. Non. Dec.
(pridie) eve of the Nones of December
Month: December

    The pridie Nones is the eve of the Nones. Pridie (abbreviated prid.) is Latin for “the evening before”.

    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 4 in modern Western numerology. See the article on four for more information.


tarot

    Today’s tarot card is The Emperor.


date:SaturdayDecember 4, 2010
Moon:
waning crescent4th Quarterenters Sagittarius
Mercury:
Direct until December 10
Uranus:
Retrograde until December 5

holy days 2010

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

Hecate Moon:

    Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), the Greeks honored Hecate, the Goddess of Witches, by leaving a small meal on altars at crossroads. These meals were eaten by the poor or animals (note use a paper plate, because any plate must be permanently donated to Hecate). Occurs today in 2010. Many modern Witches and Wiccans volunteer to help distribute food the poor on this day. Other modern Witches and Wiccans organize food drives or donate food for the poor on this day. See also Hecate black candle love spell.

Hanukkah:

    Hanukkah: Jewish holy day. Celebrated December 2nd-9th in 2010.


lunar information 2010

Moon:waning crescent4th Quarterenters Sagittarius

Next New Moon
December 5

Next Waxing Quarter
December 13

Next Full Moon
December 21

Next Waning Quarter
December 27

Fourth Quarter in Scorpio:

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

Void of Course:

    Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 7:13 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:13 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). 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 Sagittarius:

     Moon Enters Sagittarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Sagittarius at 12:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 9:59 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Fourth Quarter in Sagittarius:

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

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

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


astrological information 2010

         Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 2:28 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) today or 11:28 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Dec 3). Time of optimism, possibly Overly optimistic. Ritual to Ra.

         Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 6:17 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 3:17 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Be careful — You may be gullible and your judgement may be poor. Time for serious thinking.

         Moon Trine Uranus: The Moon is trine Uranus at 7:13 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:13 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Originality and creativity spells. Time for originality, laughter, and surprises. Be original and influence others. Ritual to Bast and Sekhmet. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

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:

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

    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:FridayDecember 4, 2009
Moon:
waning gibbous3rd Quarterin Cancer
Mercury:
Direct until December 26

lunar information 2009

Moon:waning gibbous3rd Quarterin Cancer

Next Waning Quarter
December 8

Next New Moon
December 16

Next Waxing Quarter
December 24

Next Full Moon
December 31

Third Quarter in Cancer:

    Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) 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 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

    Capricorn Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.


astrological information 2009

         Venus Sextile Saturn: Venus is sextile Saturn at 6:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 7:25 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 10:12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

    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. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.


lunar information 2008

First Quarter in Aquarius:

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

Moon enters Pisces:

     Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 1:23 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

First Quarter in Pisces:

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

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.


astrological information 2008

         Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 1:54 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).


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