April 12 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 holy days
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological
2007 astrological

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Cerealia:

    First Day of the Festival of Cerealia: Roman holy day. The Festival of Cerealia was a seven day festival in honor of the Goddess Ceres. The exact date of the festival is uncertain, but most likely occurred from April 12 to April 19. Other possible start dates include the Ides of April (April 13) and April 7. 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.
    In the city of Rome, Cerealia was the primary festival for Ceres. In Rome the festival was accompanied by the Ludi Ceriales, or the “Games of Cere”, which were held in the Circus Maximus.
    Ovid wrote in Fasti iv. 494 that Roman women clothed in white ran about the city with lighted torches to represent Ceres’ (Demeter’s) search for her daughter Proserpina (Persephone).
    The modern English word “cereal” comes from the name of the Roman Goddess Ceres.

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. If you see anything on this day, it will be good. (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 28

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Frawardin (first month)
Day of Day-pa-Den
Day 23

The day of Day-pa-Den celebrates the Av. Dadvah, The day of the Creator before Den. 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: “(141) On the day of Day-pa-Den do anything you like, bring your wife into your quarters, trim your hair and nails and clothe yourself.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.

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

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Faern (F)

Alder Moon
Day 26

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: Mars
Archetype: Bran or Arthur
Symbol: pentacle
Folk Names:
Moon of Utility
Moon of Efficacy
Moon of Self-Guidance

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Ostara

Roman information

prid. Id. Apr.
(pridie) eve of the Ides of April
Month: Aprilis

The pridie Ides is the eve of the Ides. Pridie (abbreviated prid.) is Latin for “the evening before”.

The Roman month of Aprilis is named for Aphrilis, a corruption of name of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. The Greek Goddess Aphrodite was considered to be the same as the Roman Goddess Venus. Ovid said “I have come to the fourth month, full of honor for you; Venus, you know both the poet and the month are yours.” April was sacred to Venus, Roman Goddess of love.

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, April (the second 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 Numa’s calendar, April 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 Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), April had 30 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 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Empress.

date:	Monday	April 12, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Aries
Mercury:	Direct until April 18
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Aries
Next New Moon April 14	Next Waxing Quarter April 21	Next Full Moon April 28	Next Waning Quarter May 6

Fourth Quarter in Pisces:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:51 a.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 Aries:

Moon Enters Aries: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aries at 9:31 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:31 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Fourth Quarter in Aries:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning 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 Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 5:40 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:40 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of high hopes. Be careful of unrealistic plans.

Moon Opposite Saturn: The Moon is in opposition with Saturn at 8:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:51 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Efficiency, perseverance. Time for budgeting. Cast efficiency spells. Perform magick before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Square Pluto: The Moon is square Pluto at 8:03 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:03 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Avoid demands on self or others.

Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 9:14 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:14 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Perform harmony spells. Time of harmony, cheer, and excitement. Ritual to Seth, Thor, Mars, Ares.

Magick Color:

Silver: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is silver. You may want to burn a silver candle or wear some silver 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	April 12, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Sagittarius
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Venus:	Retrograde until April 17
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

holy days 2009

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.

Passover:

Passover: Jewish holy day. Passover is April 9 through April 16 in 2009.

Easter:

Easter: Christian holy day. Celebrated this day in 2009.

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Sagittarius
Next Waning Quarter April 17	Next New Moon April 24	Next Waxing Quarter May 1	Next Full Moon May 9