- 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
- 2007 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Birthday of Nuit:
Birthday of Nuit: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Birth of Nuit.
Imbolc:
Imbolc: Celtic holy day. Imbolc. Sabbat honoring the Goddess Brighid (= Power), Great Mother Goddess of Ireland, associated with Dana. The Celts dress grain dollies as brides, in honor of the Goddess as a bride, waiting for the return of the Sun God. They place the dollies in cradles (Bride’s Beds), along with some nuts, the symbol of male fertility. A profusion of candles are lit in honor of the returning sun, often placed in a wreath, symbol of the Wheel of the Year. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Imbolc was probably introduced to the Celtic people by Egyptian Princess Scotta, first Queen of the Gaelic people, for whom Scotland and Nova Scotia were named. The name and some of the characteristic celebrations and mythology are distinctively Gaelic in nature.
Brigit — Goddess of Healing, Smithcraft, and Queenship. She is patroness of the Celtic spring festival of Imbolc, and was served by a female priesthood at Kildare. Her name derives from her worship by the pre-Christian Brigantes, who honored her as identical with Juno, Queen of Heaven. Brigit also shares attributes with the ancient Greek triple goddess Hecate. She is Ruler, Bringer of Prosperity; her two sisters display the alchemical sword and tongs of blacksmithing and the twin serpents connoting medical skill. Her Irish consort was the Dagda. — Sacred Source (formerly JBL Statues)
Imbolc:
Imbolc: Wiccan holy day. Wiccan Sabbat, Imbolc, Candlemas, or Brigid, the return of light, rebirth of spring. Dedicated to Goddesses of light, birth, new candles, purification, inspiration, poetry, magick, and healing. Imbolc is one of the eight Sabbats of the Wiccan religions. Some Wiccans celebrate Imbolc on February 1st. Some Wiccans celebrate Midwinter’s Day on February 3rd.
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Candlemas:
Candlemas: Wiccan holy day. Wiccan Sabbat, Imbolc, Candlemas, or Brigid, the return of light, rebirth of spring. Dedicated to Goddesses of light, birth, new candles, purification, inspiration, poetry, magick, and healing.
Brigid:
Brigid: Wiccan holy day. Wiccan Sabbat, Imbolc, Candlemas, or Brigid, the return of light, rebirth of spring. Dedicated to Goddesses of light, birth, new candles, purification, inspiration, poetry, magick, and healing.
Barri:
Barri: Norse holy day.
Festival of Juno Februa:
Festival of Juno Februa: Roman holy day.
Groundhog Day:
Groundhog Day: German folk holy day. Ground Hog Day, of German origin, derived from Candlemas. The groundhog was chosen by the Pennsylvanis “Dutch” (German immigrants) because they could not find the hedgehog traditional back home in Germany.
Our Lady of Candelaria:
Our Lady of Candelaria: Mexican and Brazilian holy day. Our Lady of Candelaria.
Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries:
Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries: Greek holy day. Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries (February 1-3), dedicated to Demeter and Persephone or Ceres and Proserpine. Kore Persephone is related to Bast. Celebrates the marriage of Kore and Dionysos.
Festival Dionysos:
Festival Dionysos: Greek holy day. Two week fesitival to Dionysos from February 1st through February 14.
Candlemas:
Candlemas: Christian holy day. When the Christians were unable to stamp out the Pagan celebration of Imbolc, they Christianized the holy day.
Saint Brigid’s Day:
St. Brigid’s Day: Christian holy day. When the Christians were unable to stamp out the Pagan celebration of Imbolc, they Christianized the holy day. This is the day Christian priests (mostly Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Coptic) blessed the beeswax for the year’s candles.
Presentation of Jesus:
Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple: Christian holy day. When the Christians were unable to stamp out the Pagan celebration of Imbolc, they Christianized the holy day.
Feast of the Purification of the Virgin:
Feast of the Presentaiton of the Virgin Mary: Christian holy day. When the Christians were unable to stamp out the Pagan celebration of Imbolc, they Christianized the holy day. The use of fire and purification rites was borrowed from older Pagan activities (which included hearthfires, bonfires, and candles). While the original Goddess Brigid was considered a virgin Goddess on Imbolc, by Summer Solstice she was considered to be pregnant and by the Fall Equinox was considered to have given birth to the harvest, with the cycle repeating each year.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 19
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Frawardin
Day 19
The day of Farwardin celebrates the Av. Fravashis, The Guardian Angels. 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: “(137) On the day of Frawardin take no oath, and on that day sacrifice to the Farohars (departed spirits) of the blessed so that they may be the better pleased.” 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
Luis (L)
Rowan Moon
Day 13
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: Uranus
Archetype: Brigantia
Symbol: green dragon
Folk Names:
Moon of Vision
Spirit Moon
Astral travel Moon
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Horning
Roman information
a.d. IV Non. Feb.
4 days before the Nones of February
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius
The a.d. IV Non. designation means ante diem or four “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 February is named for a feast of purification. Romans called February the “Month of Purification”. During the festival of Lupercalia, priests would beat barren women with a goatskin thong called a februa (“means of purification”) in the belief it would make them fertile. February was originally given over the the infernal deities, making the purification feast essential as a counterbalance to all the evil that could occur in the world. February had 28 days (an even number) because of a Roman superstitious dread of even numbers. February eventually became sacred to Juno Februra, the Roman Queen Goddess.
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, Ferbuary did not exist.
Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, February was added to the end of the year (after December) and had 28 days (or 23 days with an extra five intercalary days in some years). The extra five days at the end of February were viewed as unlucky and not considered to be part of the normal year.
In some years, an intercalary month (Mensis Intercalaris) called Mercedinus or Mercedonius or Intercalaris, was placed into February in order to bring the year into alignment. The intercalary month followed February 23rd and then after the intercalary month, February resumed with February 24th. Plutarch wrote “Numa … added an intercalary month, to follow February, consisting of twentty-two days, and called by the Romans the month Mercedinus. This amendment, however, itself, in course of time, came to need other amendments.” Some scholars claim that Intercalaris was added to the Roman calendar in 452 BCE.
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), February was moved to after January and had 28 days, except in leap years, when it had 29 days. The extra leap day was added after February 23, rather than at the end of the month. 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: | Tuesday | February 2, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | enters Libra |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | enters Libra |
 Next Waning Quarter February 5 |  Next New Moon February 13 |  Next Waxing Quarter February 21 |  Next Full Moon February 28 |
Third Quarter in Virgo:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Virgo.
Moon enters Libra:
Moon Enters Libra: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Libra at 8:42 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:42 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Third Quarter in Libra:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Libra.
Libra Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aries Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 1:36 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:36 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Feb 1). Postpone decisions. Relax but avoid apathy.
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 2:40 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 11:40 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Question your philosophical viewpoint. Examine basic philosophical questions.
Moon Conjunct Saturn: The Moon is in conjunction with Saturn at 3:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:48 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Magick about responsibility. Time of responsibility. Ritual to Amon-Ra or Mwt.
Moon Square Pluto: The Moon is square Pluto at 4:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:01 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Avoid demands on self or others.
Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 10:09 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:09 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Exciting time. Emotions positvely in action. Ritual to Bes.
Magick Color:
Black: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is black. You may want to burn a black candle or wear some black this day.
Magick Incense:
Bayberry: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is bayberry. You may want to burn bayberry incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bayberry.
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: | Monday | February 2, 2009 | |
| Moon: | Waxing Quarter | in Taurus | |
| Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | Waxing Quarter | in Taurus | |
Next Full Moon February 9 | Next Waning Quarter February 16 | Next New Moon February 24 | Next Waxing Quarter March 4 |
First Quarter in Taurus:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Taurus.
Moon Enters Second Quarter:
Waxing Quarter: The moon enters the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Taurus at 6:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Second Quarter in Taurus:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Taurus.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Taurus Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Scorpio Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 4:43 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 6:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). First Quarter.
Magick Color:
Gray: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is gray. You may want to burn a gray candle or wear some gray this day.
Magick Incense:
Basil, Lavender, Narcissus: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is narcissus. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is lavender or basil. You may want to burn basil, lavender, or narcissus incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like basil, lavender, or narcissus.
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.
lunar information 2008
Fourth Quarter in Sagittarius:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Sagittarius.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 5:21 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
astrological information 2008
Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 2:37 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 11:57 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Mercury: The Moon is sextile Mercury at 12:31 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Mars: The Moon is in opposition with Mars at 5:21 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Mercury Conjunct Neptune: Mercury is in conjunction with Neptune at 7:55 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
astrological information 2007
Mercury enters Pisces:
Mercury Enters Pisces: Planetary ingress.
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