December 3 pagan holy day calendar

fixed holy days (same date every year)
Kemetic calendar
Zoroastrian calendar
Celtic Ogham tree calendar
Roman calendar
numerology
tarot
2010 holy days
2010 lunar days
2010 astrological
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological
2007 lunar days

fixed holy days

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

Going Forth to Abydos:

Going Forth to Abydos: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Going forth of the Deities to Abydos.

Day of Rhea:

Day of Rhea: Greek holy day. Day of Cybele or Rhea, the Great Mother.

Bona Dea:

Festival of Bona Dea: Roman holy day. Bona Dea, secret women’s rites for “the Good Goddess”, who may have been Fauna, Fatua, or Damia, Goddess of prosperity and abundance.

Athena:

Athena: Greek holy day. The third day of every month is associated with Athena.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Tybi (Min)
Day 18

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Adar (ninth month)
Day of Rashnu
Day 18

The day of Rashnu celebrates the Av. Rashnu, Yazad of Truth. 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: “(136) On the day of Rashnu life is gay: do, in holiness, anything you will.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

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

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Ruis (R)

Elder Moon
Day 9

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: Saturn
Archetype: Pryderi, son of Pwyll
Symbol: raven
Folk Names:
Moon of Completeness

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Yule

Roman information

a.d. III Non. Dec.
3 days before the Nones of December
Month: December

The a.d. III Non. designation means ante diem or three “days before” the Nones (First Quarter Moon) of the 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 December is named for decem, because it was originally the tenth month of the Roman solar year. December was sacred to Vesta, the Roman Goddess of hearth, home, and family.

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, December (the tenth 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, December 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), December 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 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Empress.

date:	Friday	December 3, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Scorpio
Mercury:	Direct until December 10
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5

holy days 2010

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

Hanukkah:

Hanukkah: Jewish holy day. Celebrated December 2nd-9th in 2010.

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Scorpio
Next New Moon December 5	Next Waxing Quarter December 13	Next Full Moon December 21	Next Waning Quarter December 27

Fourth Quarter in Scorpio:

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

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

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

astrological information 2010

Mars Square Uranus: Mars is square Uranus at 9:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:01 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of accidents and mistakes. False starts. Nervous tension. Emotions on edge.

Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 2:28 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Dec 4) or 11:28 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Time of optimism, possibly Overly optimistic. Ritual to Ra.

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:

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

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:	Thursday	December 3, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Cancer
Mercury:	Direct until December 26

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Cancer
Next Waning Quarter December 8	Next New Moon December 16	Next Waxing Quarter December 24	Next Full Moon December 31

Third Quarter in Gemini:

Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Gemini.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 5:27 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon enters Cancer:

Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Third Quarter in Cancer:

Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Cancer.

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

Cancer Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Capricorn Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2009

Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 1:03 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 5:27 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

Moon Opposite Pluto: The Moon is in opposition with Pluto at 2:46 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 2:56 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 4:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).