- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- Kemetic calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- 2010 lunar days
- 2010 astrological
- 2009 lunar days
- 2009 astrological
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
- 2007 lunar days
- 2007 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
St. Patrick’s Day:
St. Patrick’s Day: Irish holy day. Honors a Christian who became a saint by murdering large numbers of WItches, Druids, and other pagans in Ireland.
I have been criticized for stating that Patrick was sainted for murdering Witches and Druids. It is true that the official reason that St. Patrick was sainted was for converting Ireland to Christianity. The method used was the mass murder of the leaders of Pagan religions, primarily Witches, Druids, Bards, and Brehons. The “snakes” driven out of Ireland were Witches, wise women who used the snake as an ancient symbol of healing.
On March 17, 2010, I saw a Christian woman wearing lots of green and gaudy golden shamrock jewelry approach two young children (ages between four and six) and pinch each of them. She then declared the supposed importance of teaching young children that they must learn that they will be pinched if they fail to wear green in honor of Saint Patrick.
Well, the Roman Catholic religion is not a legitimate excuse for child abuse, especially child abuse of other people’s children (not even if you are a Roman Catholic priest sexually molesting young boys and being protected by Archbishop Joseph Ratzinger, a former member of the Hitler Youth and currently the Roman Catholic Pope Benedict XVI).
Roman Catholics are wrong to teach that it is acceptable to physically assault other human beings for failing to practice the Roman Catholic religion. That was the important lesson we all learned from the horrors of the Christian Inquisitions, Witch Trials, and Witch Hunts.
Feast of Athena:
Feast of the Goddess Athena: Greek holy day.
Liberalia:
Liberalia: Roman holy day. See entry on Festival of Mars below.
Festival of Mars:
Agonalia: Roman holy day. Also called Agonia or Festival of Mars. An ancient Roman feria stativa, or static festival, celebrated several times a year (January 9, May 21, and December 11). A ram would be sacrificied by the Rex Sacrificulus (a priest in the Roman religion) at the Regia in honor of important Roman deities, including Janus and Agonius. The rites and rituals of Agonolia (or Agonia) were considered important for the well-being of the entire Roman nation, according to William Smith in A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Liberalia, celebrated on March 17, was also called Agonia or Agonium Martiale. There may have been athletic events associated with Agonalia.
The January 9 Agonalia was also known as the Festival of Janus and the ram was sacrificed to Janus.
The March 17 Agonalia (Agonium Martiale) was also known as the Festival of Mars and the ram was sacrificed to Mars.
The May 21 Agonalia (Agonium Vediovi) was also known as the Festival of Veiovis and the ram was sacrificed to Veiovis.
The December 11 Agonalia was also known as Septimontium and the ram was sacrificed to an unknown deity.
Agonius is the surname or epithet of several Roman deities, especially Hermes in his role of presiding over solemn contests. Aeschylus (Agam. 513) and Sophocles (Trach. 26) use the name Agonius as a reference to Apollo and Zeus in the role of helpers in struggles and contests.
The priestly position of Rex Sacrifulus, or Rex Sacrorum, was created as a position to carry on the religious duties of the king after the Roman kings were expelled when the Roman Republic was created. This position was originally higher than the Pontifex Maximus during the Roman Republic, but fell to a lower position in the late Republican period and the Roman Empire. The Rex Sacrorum was the only high priestly official specifically dedicated to the Roman deity Janus (Ianus). The Pontifix Maximus (or Supreme Pontiff, or bridge-builder) was the high priest of the College of Pontiffs. Roman Emperor Augustus took on the title for himself. Subsequent Roman Emperors held the title until Roman Emperor Gratian. The title Pontifex Maximus was then passed on to the Christian Bishop of Rome and became one of the titles of the Roman Catholic Pope.
According to legend, Agonalia was first performed by Numa Pompilius, the second King of Rome. The sacrifice was originally performed on the Quirinal hill, which was originally called Agonus, near the Colline Gate (known as Agonensis). In historical times the sacrifice was offered at the regia, or domus regis, at the top of the Sacra Via, near the Arch of Titus. Note that the Romans used a lunar calendar. This date is a generalized date for the modern calendar. This Roman holy day may be on a different day if calculated using the ancient Roman lunar calendar.
Kemetic tradition:
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not sail in any wind on this day. (from the Cairo Calendar)
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 2
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Nion (N)
Ash Moon
Day 28
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: Lenting
Roman information
a.d. XVI Kal. Apr.
16 days before the Kalends of April
Month: Martius
The a.d. XVI Kal. designation means ante diem or 16 “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.
numerology
Today totals 8 in modern Western numerology. See the article on eight for more information.
| date: | Wednesday | March 17, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aries |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30  | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aries |
 Next Waxing Quarter March 23 |  Next Full Moon March 29 |  Next Waning Quarter April 6 |  Next New Moon April 14 |
First Quarter in Aries:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aries.
Aries Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Libra Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Conjunct Venus: The Moon is in conjunction with Venus at 2:08 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:08 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Mar 16). Beauty and decoration spells. Ritual for Het Heret (Hathor).
Sun Conjunct Uranus: The Sun is in conjunction with Uranus at 2:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:50 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Mar 16). Magentc time. Stay focused on your job.
Mercury enters Aries:
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Mercury Enters Aries: Planetary ingress. Mercury enters the sign Aries at 12:12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 9:12 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of impulsiveness.
Mercury Trine Mars: Mercury is trine Mars at 7:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:33 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of fast wits. Easy to get your point across to 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:
Lilac: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is lilac. You may want to burn lilac incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like lilac.
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: | Tuesday | March 17, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Sagittarius |
| Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
Venus: | Retrograde until April 17 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Sagittarius |
Next Waning Quarter March 18 | Next New Moon March 26 | Next Waxing Quarter April 2 | Next Full Moon April 9 |
Third Quarter in Sagittarius:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Sagittarius.
Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.
Sagittarius Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Gemini Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 7:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 10:39 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 1:38 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 4:24 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Red: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is red. You may want to burn a red candle or wear some red this day.
Magick Incense:
Ginger, Nutmeg, Rue: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is ginger. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is nutmeg or rue. You may want to burn ginger, nutmeg, or rue incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like ginger, nutmeg, or rue.
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.
holy days 2007 and 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
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.
Ayathrem:
Ayathrem: Zoroastran holy day. ‘bringing home the herds’, 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.
In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from Ocotber 12 to October 16. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from March 13 to March 17 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from February 11 to February 15 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
lunar information 2008
Second Quarter in Leo:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Leo.
astrological information 2008
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 2:56 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Mercury Opposite Saturn: Mercury is in opposition with Saturn at 5:47 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
lunar information 2007
Hecate Moon:
Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), Greeks would honor 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 2007. 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.
Moon enters Pisces:
Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 5:29 am GMT.
astrological information 2007
Venus enters Taurus:
Venus Enters Taurus: Planetary ingress.
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