May 20 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.

Day of Uproar:

Day of Uproar: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day every temple of the goddess is in an uproar. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Feast of Aphrodite and Eros:

Feast of Aphrodite and Eros: Greek holy day.

Simbi Blanc:

Simbi Blanc: Voodou holy day (May 20 and 21).

Sacred to Athena:

Sacred to Athena: Greek holy day.

Sacred to Thor:

Sacred to Thor: Norse holy day.

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not fight or make an uproar in your house. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Goddess of the Day:

Goddess of the Day: “The Hag - Crone aspect of the triple goddess (Faery tradition). Her partner is the Winter King.”—@LadyOceanStar on Twitter

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Epipi or Epep-abet (Wadjet)
Day 6

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Hordad (third month)
Day of Ohrmazd
Day 1

The day of Ohrmazd celebrates the Av. Ahura Mazda, the Lord of Wisdom and Zarathustra’s name for God. 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: “(119) On the day of Ohrmazd drink wine and make merry.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by Ahura Mazda.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Huath (H)

Hawthorn Moon
Day 8

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: Vulcan
Archetype: Govennan (Celtic God of Smiths)
Symbol: chalice
Folk Names:
Moon of Restraint
Moon of Hinderance
Summer Moon

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Merrymoon

Roman information

a.d. XIII Kal. Ivn.
13 days before the Kalends of June
Month: Maius

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 Maius is named for Maia. Maia was a daughter of Atlas. May was sacred to Maia, Roman Goddess of spring.

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, May (the third 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, May 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), May 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 2 in modern Western numerology. See the article on two for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The High Priestess.

date:	Thursday	May 20, 2010
Moon:	Waxing Quarter		enters Virgo
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	Waxing/2nd Quarter		enters Virgo
Next Waxing Quarter June 19	Next Full Moon May 27	Next Waning Quarter June 4	Next New Moon June 12

First Quarter in Leo:

First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Leo.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 7:43 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:43 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.

Moon Enters Second Quarter:

Second Quarter/Waxing Quarter: The moon enters the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Leo at 7:43 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:43 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Second Quarter in Leo:

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

Moon enters Virgo:

Moon Enters Virgo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Virgo at 7:58 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:58 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Second Quarter in Virgo:

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

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Conjunct Mars: The Moon is in conjunction with Mars at 4:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:51 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to finish tasks. Stay active.

Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 3:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:42 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Question your philosophical viewpoint. Examine basic philosophical questions.

Moon Opposite Neptune: The Moon is in opposition with Neptune at 5:43 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:43 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Intuition can’t be trusted. Wait to make decisions.

Sun Sextile Uranus: The Sun is sextile Uranus at 5:48 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:48 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for originality. Put your creative ideas into real world action. Ritual to Bast and Sekhmet.

Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 7:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:35 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Sudden change in mood. Time to break-up old habits.

Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 7:43 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:43 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Waxing Quarter. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Be patient. Good things will come at Full Moon to those who are patient now. Ritual to Geb. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 10:05 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:05 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Cheerful time. Be affectionate. Spells regarding harmony. Ritual to Bast (Artemis, Diana) and Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).

Sun enters Gemini:

--> Sun Enters Gemini: Planetary ingress. The Sun enters the sign Gemini at 11:34 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:34 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Month of restlessness, communication, short journeys, fun.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Wednesday	May 20, 2009
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Aries
Mercury:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Aries
Next New Moon May 24	Next Waxing Quarter May 30	Next Full Moon June 7	Next Waning Quarter June 15

Fourth Quarter in Aries:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aries.

Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.

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.