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fixed holy days

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

Ostara:

    Ostara: Germanic holy day. Dedicated to Ostara, the Germanic version of Bast.

Ostara:

    Ostara: Wiccan holy day. Ostara is one of the eight Sabbats of the Wiccan religions. Also celebrated on March 21st.

Feast of Ba-neb-dedet:

    Feast of Ba-neb-dedet: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day of the feast of Ra-neb-dedet [neteru, or deity, of sexual fertility]. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Feast of Artemis:

    Feast of Artemis: Greek holy day.

Iduna:

    Iduna or Idun: Norse holy day.

Legba Zaou:

    Legba Zaou: Voodou holy day.

Quinquatrus:

    Second Day of Quinquatrus: Roman holy day. Five days from March 19 to March 23.

Kemetic tradition:

    Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. If anyone foes out of his house today, disease will waste him till he dies. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Astrology Day:

    International Astrology Day: Modern holiday. Celebrating astrology.


holy days 2007 and 2008

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

Spring Equinox:

    Spring Equinox: Wiccan holy day. Occurs at 5:48 PM UT in 2008.

Night of the Gorse Bush:

    Spring Equinox: Celtic (Druid) holy day. The Night of the Gorse Bush, associated with the Ogham letter Onn (O) and the gorse bush, is the night of the Spring Equinox (today in 2008).

Hamaspathmaidyem:

    Hamaspathmaidyem: Zoroastran holy day. Feast of ‘All Souls’ or coming of the whole group [of farohars], one of the seven obligatory feasts of Zoroastrianism and one of the six gahanbars (or gahambars). The gahanbars date back to the pre-Zoroastrian agricultural people of the Iranian Plateau and mark the changing of the agricultural seasons. The gahanbars were absorbed into Zoroastrianism as religious holy days and are celebrated with feasting and fun.
    The coming of the whole group of farohars refers to: Ahunawad, Ushtawad, Spentomad, Wohukhshathra, and Wahishtoisht. The Parsi Mukhtad add five additional days to the beginning of this gahanbar feast.
    In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Hamaspathmaidyem is celebrated from March 16 to March 20. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Hamaspathmaidyem is celebrated from August 15 to August 19 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Hamaspathmaidyem is celebrated from July 16 to July 20 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.


lunar information 2008

Second Quarter in Virgo:

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

Void of Course:

    Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 3:28 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.


astrological information 2008

Sun enters Aries:

     --> Sun Enters Aries: Planetary ingress. Sun enters the sign Aries at 1:48 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

         Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

         Moon Opposite Uranus: The Moon is in opposition with Uranus at 3:28 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Moon Void of Course (V/C).

         Moon Quinccunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 10:39 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.


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 5

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Faern (F)

Alder 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: 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: Lenting

Roman information

a.d. XIII Kal. Apr.
13 days before the Kalends of April
Month: Martius

    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 Martius is named for Mars. March was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.

    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, Mars (the first month) had 31 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, Mars had 31 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), Mars 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.


holy days 2007

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

Spring Equinox:

    Spring Equinox: Wiccan holy day. Occurs at 5:48 PM UT in 2007.

Night of the Gorse Bush:

    Spring Equinox: Celtic (Druid) holy day. The Night of the Gorse Bush, associated with the Ogham letter Onn (O) and the gorse bush, is the night of the Spring Equinox (today in 2007).


numerology

    Today totals 2 in modern Western numerology. See the article on two for more information.


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