- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- 2007 holy days
- 2007 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Mabon:
Mabon: Wiccan holy day. One of eight Wiccan Sabbats. Many Wiccans and Neo-pagans celebrate Mabon on September 21st, although traditionally it is celebrated on the autumn equinox (usually September 23rd in the northern hemisphere, sometimes on September 22nd). Also called Harvest Home, Feast of the Ingathering, Thanksgiving, or Autumn Equinox.
The name of this holy day may possibly come from the Welsh Mabon ap Modron, the divine son of the divine mother. He is the same as the British god Maponos. Roman soldiers garrisoned at Hadrians Wall worshipped Apollo Maponos. The Anglo-Saxons called September the Haleg-monath (or holy month). Neo-Druidicals call this day Alban Elfed, a term created by Iolo Morganwg.
Wiccans and Neo-pagans hold a feast and/or ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and share their harvest to obtain the blessings of the deities (gods and Goddesses) through the winter months.
Mabon is the middle of three harvest festivals, the Wiccan Sabbats of Lammas (early harvest), Mabon (middle harvest), and Samhain (late harvest).
Demokratia:
Demokratia: Greek holy day. Festival celebrating democracy and justice under rule of the law. Honored Zeus Agoraios (Zeus of the low place), Athena Agoraias (Athena of the low place), and Themis. Images of Zeus and Athena of the low place were paraded in the agora, the lower city below the Acropolis (high place). Themis (order), mother of King Evander (Hermes was the father) taught her son prophecy and letters. Authorities differ, claiming Demokratia was celebrated on August 25th (sunset of August 24th through sunset of August 25th), September 8th, or September 23rd.
lunar information 2008
Fourth Quarter in Cancer:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Cancer.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 5:16 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
astrological information 2008
Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 2:12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Mercury Conjuct Mars: Mercury is in conjunction with Mars at 6:51 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Moon Trine Uranus: The Moon is trine Uranus at 12:24 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 3:12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 4:50 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 5:16 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Venus enters Scorpio:
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Venus Enters Scorpio: Planetary ingress. Venus enters the sign Scorpio at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Hator-abet
Day 7
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Mihr (seventh month)
Day of Amurdad
Day 7
The day of Amurdad celebrates the Av. Ameretat, the Immortality or Life, who presides over plants. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the days spiritual being.
Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: (125) On the day of Amurdad plant shrubs and trees. 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
Muin (M)
Vine Moon
Day 22
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: Androgynous
Planet: Venus
Archetype: Branwen or Guinevere
Symbol: swan
Folk Names:
Moon of Celebration
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Shedding
Roman information
a.d. IX Kal. Oct.
9 days before the Kalends of October
Month: September
The a.d. IX Kal. designation means ante diem or nine 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 September is named for septem, because it was originally the seventh month of the Roman solar year September was sacred to Vulcan (Vvlcan), Roman God of fire.
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, September (the seventh month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numas calendar, September had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesars calendar (the Julian Calendar), September had 30 days. Caesars 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 5 in modern Western numerology. See the article on five for more information.
holy days 2007
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Fall Equinox:
Autumn Equinox: Astronomical day. The Autumn Equinox is at 09:51 UTC in 2007.
Fall Equinox:
Fall Equinox: Wiccan holy day. Occurs at 4:50 AM GMT in 2007.
Night of the White Poplar:
Autumnal Equinox: Celtic (Druid) holy day. The Night of the White Poplar or Alban Elfed, associated with the Ogham letter Eadha (E) and the white poplar tree, is the night of the Fall Equinox (today in 2007).
astrological information 2007
Libra:
Beginning of Libra: Astrological day. First day of the Sun sign Libra. Planetary ingress, Sun enters Libra.
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