- 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.
Carista:
Carista: Roman holy day. Carista or Caristia, the day of family peace and household accord, dedicated to the Goddess Carista or Concordia. A festival of good will.
St. Lucia’s Day:
St. Lucia’s Day: Italian holy day. Christian Church Holiday of St. Lucia, based on Lucia, the Italian Goddess of Light.
George Washington’s Birthday:
George Washington’s Birthday: United States holiday. George Washington’s birthday. George Washington ordered American soldiers to march on the Iroqious nation and burn every village to the ground, rape every woman, and murder every man, woman, and child. Washington, a devout Christian, considered it his religious duty to kill all the “heathen savages” (the Iroqious, a peaceful nation that farmed and lived in wooden houses) for refusing to convert to Christianity.
Changing Woman:
Festival in honor of Estsanatlehi: Navajo (Native American) holy day. Estsanatlehi is Changing Woman. Festival lasts for eight days starting February 16.
Burning Times:
Burning Times: Catherine Deshayes burned for witchcraft February 22, 1680. For more information on the Burning Times see Witch Hunt
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Parmuti or Pharmuthi (Renenutet or Rennutet)
Day 9
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Spandarmad (twelfth month)
Day of Adar
Day 9
The day of Adar celebrates the Av. Atar, Fire. 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: “(127) On the day of Adar (Fire) go for a walk and do not bake bread for it is a grievous sin.” 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
Nion (N)
Ash 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: Neptune
Archetype: Lir (Celtic God of the Sea)
Symbol: trident
Folk Names:
Moon of Waters
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Horning
Roman information
a.d. VIII Kal. Mart.
8 days before the Kalends of March
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius
The a.d. VIII Kal. designation means ante diem eight or “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 February is named for a feast of purification. Romans called February the “Month of Purification”. During the festival of Lupercalia, priests would beat barren women with a goatskin thong called a februa (“means of purification”) in the belief it would make them fertile. February was originally given over the the infernal deities, making the purification feast essential as a counterbalance to all the evil that could occur in the world. February had 28 days (an even number) because of a Roman superstitious dread of even numbers. February eventually became sacred to Juno Februra, the Roman Queen Goddess.
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, Ferbuary did not exist.
Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, February was added to the end of the year (after December) and had 28 days (or 23 days with an extra five intercalary days in some years). The extra five days at the end of February were viewed as unlucky and not considered to be part of the normal year.
In some years, an intercalary month (Mensis Intercalaris) called Mercedinus or Mercedonius or Intercalaris, was placed into February in order to bring the year into alignment. The intercalary month followed February 23rd and then after the intercalary month, February resumed with February 24th. Plutarch wrote “Numa … added an intercalary month, to follow February, consisting of twentty-two days, and called by the Romans the month Mercedinus. This amendment, however, itself, in course of time, came to need other amendments.” Some scholars claim that Intercalaris was added to the Roman calendar in 452 BCE.
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), February was moved to after January and had 28 days, except in leap years, when it had 29 days. The extra leap day was added after February 23, rather than at the end of the month. 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: | Monday | February 22, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Gemini |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Gemini |
 Next Full Moon February 28 |  Next Waning Quarter March 7 |  Next New Moon March 15 |  Next Waxing Quarter March 23 |
Second Quarter in Gemini:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Gemini.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Gemini Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Sagittarius Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 4:39 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:39 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Beware of broken promises and impracticality.
Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 3:06 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:06 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to relax with friends. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor).
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 12:18 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Feb 23) or 9:18 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Come to decisions. Influence and persuade others.
Magick Color:
White: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is white. You may want to burn a white candle or wear some white this day.
Magick Incense:
Neroli: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is neroli. You may want to burn neroli incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like neroli.
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 | February 22, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Aquarius |
| Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Aquarius |
Next New Moon February 24 | Next Waxing Quarter March 4 | Next Full Moon March 10 | Next Waning Quarter March 18 |
Fourth Quarter in Aquarius:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aquarius.
Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.
Aquarius Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Leo Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Conjunct Mercury: The Moon is in conjunction with Mercury at 4:33 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 7:37 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 10:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
Amber: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is amber. You may want to burn a amber candle or wear some amber this day.
Magick Incense:
Catnip, Hyacinth, Marjoram: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is hyacinth. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is marjoram or catnip. You may want to burn catnip, hyacinth, or marjoram incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like catnip, hyacinth, or marjoram.
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
Third Quarter in Virgo:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Virgo.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 9:14 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
astrological information 2008
Moon Opposite Uranus: The Moon is in opposition with Uranus at 3:43 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 11:56 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 9:14 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
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