December 26 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.

Feast of Neith:

Feast of Neith: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Feast of Neith. Going forth of Sebek to guide Her. You will see good from Her today. A good day.

Birth of Sobek:

Birth of Sobek: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Birth of Sobek.

Birth of Buddha:

Birth of Buddha: Indian holy day. Birth of Buddha, son of Maya in India.

Haloa of Demeter:

Haloa of Demeter: Greek holy day. Haloa of Demeter.

Daughters of the Sun:

Daughters of the Sun: various traditions. Daughters of the Sun include Amaterasu, Aset [Isis], Athena, Bast, Befana, Dame Abonde, Eileathyia, Frau Sonne, Hebe, Hestia, Igaehindvo, Lucia, Mari, Mary, Maya, Moira, Myrrha (mother of Adonis), Ops, Sol, Spenta Armaiti (mother of Mithra, Persia), the Star Faery, Sunne, Tonantzin, and Yemaya.

Kwanzaa:

Kwanzaa: Swahili and Afro-American holy day. December 26-January 1 is Kwanzaa (Swahili for “first fruits”), created by Maulana Karenga in 1967, based on a traditional Swahili festival for the first fruits of the harvest, dedicated to the Seven African Principles. In the Swahili language the Seven Principles are called the Nguzo Saba and are: Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba, and Imani. Umoja (unity) is to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Kujichagulia (self-determination) is to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves. Ujima (cooperative work and responsibility) is to build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together. Ujamaa (cooperative economics) is to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. Nia (purpose) is to make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community, to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Kuumba (creativity) is to do always as much as we can, in the way we can, so as to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. Imani (faith) is to believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Celebrated by more than 20 million Blacks in the United States, Canada, England, the Caribbean, and parts of Africa with parades, community festivals, and family gatherings in the home. Participants dress in African garb, exchange Swahili greetings, decorate their surroundings in the symbolic colors of red, green, and black, tell stories, feast on traditional foods, and exchange homemade gifts. In the Yoruban tradition the Seven African Powers are: Obatala, Yemaya, Elegba, Oya, Oshun, Chango, and Ogan.

Death of Zarathustra:

Death of Zarathrustra: Zoroastrian holy day. Death of the Prophet Zarathustra (Zoroaster), founder of Zoroastrianism. The Zoarastrian Moded (priest) conducts a ceremony to observe the day.

Halcyon Days:

Halcyon Days: Greek holy day. December 14-28 are the Halcyon Days, the seven days before and after Yule, a time of calm and tranquility derived from Alcyone, a Greek Goddess of the Pleiades connected with Artemis [Bast] and Aphrodite [Het Heret].

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].

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Mekhir (Rekh-Ur)
Day 11

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Day (tenth month)
Day of Khwarshed
Day 11

The day of Khwarshed celebrates the Av. Hvar Khshaeta, The Shining Sun. 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: “(129) On the day of Khwarshed (the Sun) take your children to the grammar-school so that they may become literate and wise.” 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 3

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. VII Kal. Ian.
7 days before the Kalends of January
Month: December

The a.d. VII Kal. designation means ante diem or seven “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 8 in modern Western numerology. See the article on eight for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is Strength.

date:	Sunday	December 26, 2010
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	in Virgo
Mercury:	Retrograde until December 30

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	in Virgo
Next Waning Quarter December 27	Next New Moon January 4	Next Waxing Quarter January 12	Next Full Moon January 19

Third Quarter in Virgo:

Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Virgo.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 10:04 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:04 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Perform harmony spells. Time of harmony, cheer, and excitement. Ritual to Seth, Thor, Mars, Ares.

Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 5:49 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Cheerful time. Be affectionate. Spells regarding harmony. Ritual to Bast (Artemis, Diana) and Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).

Sun Conjunct Pluto: The Sun is in conjunction with Pluto at 8:04 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:04 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of independence. Time of aggression.

Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 8:36 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:36 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of indecision, restlessness, and/or worry.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Saturday	December 26, 2009
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Taurus
Mercury:	Retrograde until January 15, 2010
Mars:	Retrograde until March 10, 2010

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Taurus
Next Full Moon December 31	Next Waning Quarter January 7	Next New Moon January 15	Next Waxing Quarter January 23

Second Quarter in Aries:

Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Aries.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 6:44 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon enters Taurus:

Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 3:26 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Second Quarter in Taurus:

Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Taurus.

Aries Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

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

astrological information 2009

Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 12:16 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 5:11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 6:44 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).