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January
January
2
Advent
of Isis, the Egyptian goddess of love.
January
3
The
festival of Pax the Roman goddess of peace.
January
5
The
festival of Lares Compitales, the Roman guardian deities of crossroads.
January
6
Feast of Kore, the celebration of Kore's, the Egyptian of fertility and grains,
return to earth after six years of exile in the underworld.
January
7
Sakhmet, the Egyptian New Year's Day.
January
8
Festival of Justitia, the Roman goddess of justice.
January
9
The Agonium, festival of Janus, the Roman god of gates and doors, beginnings and
endings.
January
11 and 15
The
Carmentalia, festival of Carmenta, the Roman goddess of childbirth.
January
16
The
Festival of Concordia, the Roman goddess of harmonious relations.
January
17
Good
Luck Day, the festival of Felicitas, the Roman goddess of good luck.
January
21
Celtic New Year, the first day of the month of Luis (Rowan) in the Celtic Tree
Calendar.
February
February
1 and 2
Imbolc, the Celtic festival marking the period of lactation of the ewes.
Also the festival of Brigid, the Celtic goddess of healing, fertility, and patroness of smiths.
February
11 - 13
The festival of Anthestheria, celebrated in Athens in the Greek month
Anthesterion. The festival was dedicated to Dionysus and the people celebrated
the coming of spring.
February
12
The
Festival of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt (known as Diana to the
Romans).
The name day of St. Vlas (Blasius) [Russian]
February
15
The Lupercalia, the festival of Lupercus, the Roman god of flocks and
fertility.
February
17
The festival of Fornax, the Roman goddess of bread-making.
The Quirinalia, the festival of Quirinus, an earlier Roman god of war.
February
13-21
The Parentalis and the Feralia, the festival of the Manes, the Roman spirits of
the dead, who inhabit the underworld.
February
22
The festival of the goddess Concordia, the patron of good will and favor.
February
23
The Terminalia, the festival of Terminus, the Roman god of boundaries and border
markers.
March
March
1
The Matronalia, the primary feast of Juno, the chief Roman goddess.
On this day, lambs and other cattle were sacrificed to her.
The Feriae Marti, the festival of Mars, the Roman god of war
This is also the New Year's Day in the old Roman calendar.
Saint David's Day.
March
2
Holy Wells Day, the day of Ceadda, the Celtic goddess of healing springs and
holy wells.
March
15
The Festival of Anna Perenna, the Roman goddess of the circle of the year.
Her
festival was celebrated on the full moon of the first month of the Roman year
(the Ides of March).
March
16 - 17
The festival of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine (also known as Dionysus to the
Greeks).
March
17
The
Liberalia, the festival of Liber and Libera, a Roman fertility god and
goddess.
Saint Patrick's Day.
March
19 - 23
The Mivervalia and Quinquatria, main festivals of Minerva, the Roman goddess of
war, but also of wisdom arts and trades.
March
30
The Festival of Salus, the Roman goddess of public safety and welfare.
March
31
The Festival of Luna, the Roman goddess of the moon.
April
April
1
The Veneralia, the festival of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and
beauty.
April
5
Lady Luck Day, the festival Fortuna, the goddess of good fortune.
April
7-8
Easter, derived from the festival of Eastre (Ostara), the Saxon goddess of
spring.
April
8
Hana-Matsuri, the festival of Shaka, the Silent Sage from Japanese
Buddhism.
April
9
The Lumeria, the festival in honor of the Lemures, the spirits of dead family
members who wander the earth on these three spring nights.
April
15
The Fordicidia, the festival of Tellus, the Roman earth goddess.
April
16
The feast day of St. Bernadette.
April
19
The Cerealia, festival of Ceres, a Roman corn goddess.
April
21
The Palilia (Parilia), the festival of Pales, the Roman goddess of sheperds and
flocks.
This is also the legendary founding date of Rome
April
23
Saint George's Day.
April
25
The Robigalia, the festival of Robigus, a Roman corn god.
April
28 - May 1
The Floralia, the festival of Flora, Roman goddess of fruitfulness and
flowers.
April
30
Beltine, on this Caileach Beara, a Celtic goddess, turns to stone. She is
reborn on October 31, Samhain.
May Day Eve, Walpurgis Night, formerly the date of the pagan festival marking the beginning of summer.
May
May
1
The day of Saint Walburga (8th century AD).
Beltane, the Celtic festival marking the beginning of summer, where the cattle was driven between purifying fires before they were let out to graze the meadows.
The festival of Bona Dea, the Roman goddess of the earth.
Also the festival of Belenus, the Celtic god of fire and the sun.
May
8
The festival of Mens, the Roman goddess of mind and consciousness.
May
15
The Mercuralia, the festival of Mercury, the Roman god of merchants and
travellers.
June
June
1
The festival of Carna, the Roman goddess of bodily organs.
June
3
The festival of Bellona the Roman goddess of war.
June
9
The Vestalia, the festival of Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth.
June
11
The Matralia, the festival of Mater Matuta, old Italian goddess of the
dawn.
June
21
Summer Solstice.
June
24
The festival of Fata, the Roman goddesses of fate and chance.
Saint John's Day.
July
July
7
Nonae Caprotinae ("the nones of the
wild fig"), the second festival of Juno, the chief Roman goddess.
July
23
Neptunalia, the festival of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea.
August
August
1
The Lugnasad, the Celtic festival marking the harvest period. Also the festival
of Lug, the Celtic hero god.
August
9
The festival of Sol Indigis, the Roman sun god.
August
13
The Vertumnalia, the festival of Vertumnus, the Roman god of seasons, gardens
and orchards.
August
17
The Portunalia, the festival of Portunes, the Roman god of gates, doors and
harbours. At this festival, people would throw keys into the fire in order to
bless them.
August
19
The Vinalia, the festival of Jupiter, the chief Roman god.
August
21
The festival of Consus, the Roman god of good council.
August
23
The Volcanalia, the festival of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
August
25
The Opiconsivia, the harvest festival of Ops, the Roman goddess of
harvest.
September
September
19
The Fast of Thoth, this day-long fast honors the Egyptian god of wisdom and
magic.
September
21
The feast of the Divine Life, this ancient Egyptian feast honored the great
goddess in her three-fold aspect as mother (creator), daughter (renewer), and
dark mother (the absolute).
September
26
The Festival of Chang O, on the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, the
Chinese people pay homage to the moon goddess Chang O. Some Chinese celebrate
this day as the moon's birthday.
October
October
1
The festival of Fides, the Roman goddess of good faith, honesty and oaths.
October
3
The festival of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and revelry, also known as
Bacchus to the Romans.
October
9
The festival of Felicitas, the Roman goddess of good luck and joy.
October
11
The Meditrinalia, the festival of Meditrina, the Roman goddess of healing.
October
12
The festival of Fortuna Redux, the Roman goddess of successful journeys and safe
returns from those journeys.
October
13
The festival of Fontus, the Roman god of springs.
October
19
The Armilustrium, the second festival of Mars, the Roman god of war. On
this day, military arms were ritually purified and put in storage for
winter.
October
31 - November 1
Samhain, the Celtic festival marking the beginning of the winter and the Celtic
New Year. Also the rebirth of Caileach Beara, the Celtic goddess who turned to
stone on May 1 (Beltane).
The tradition of Samhaim exists as Halloween or All Souls' Day.
November
November
1
Samhain (see October 31).
November
24
The feast of Baba Yaga.
On the full moon of November, the supreme crone goddess of old Russia is honoured with a feast day. Once honoured as an important old goddess, she is now often portrayed as a wicked old witch.
December
December
1
The festival of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Poseidon is also the god of
rebirth.
December
4
The festival of Bona Dea, a Roman fertility goddess.
December
9
The Optalia, the festival of Ops, the Roman goddess of harvest.
December
13
The Sementivae, the second festival of Tellus, the Roman earth goddess.
December
15
The second festival of Consus, the Roman god of good council.
December
17
The Saturnalia, festival of Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture. The
most popular Roman festival, for on this day the roles of master and slave were
reverted.
December
21
Winter
Solstice.
The Divalia or Angeronalia, festival of Angerona, the Roman goddess of secrecy.
December
23
The Larentalia (Larentinalia), festival of Acca Larentia the Roman goddess who
gave the early Romans their land.
December
25
Christmas
The birthday of Mithra, the Persian god of light and wisdom.