February 14 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

fixed holy days

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

Great Feast in Heaven:

Great Feast in Heaven: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The enemies are struck. There is a great feast in Heaven. Very favorable.

Arianrhod steps over the magical wand of Math:

Arianrhod steps over the magical wand of Math: Celtic holy day. Arianrhod steps over the magical wand of Math, which manifests truth, to prove her virginity. The wand causes the seed of her lover, which is in her womb, to ripen, grow and give forth in an instant, giving birth to Dylan Ail Ton, whose name means “Sea, son of Wave”. Dylan makes straight for the sea, and is accidentally slain by his uncle Gofannon. Her brother, Gwyddion, snatches up the after-birth to incubate Llew Llaw Gyffes, the great archer. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.

Juno Februa:

Juno Februa: Roman holy day. Celebrates Juno as Goddess of love.

Festival of Love:

Festival of Love: Greek holy day. Festival of Love, honoring Aphrodite (Feb. 14-21).

Parentalia:

Last Day of Parentalia: Roman holy day. Parentalia and Feralia (Feb. 13-21), a purification festival of peace and love devoted to ancestors and to Goddesses Mania and Vesta.

Lupercal:

Lupercal: Roman holy day. Lupercal (also called Lupercalia), the second day of Parentalia (Feb. 13-18), a day of fertility dedicated to Juno-Lupa, the she-wolf. Women’s pleas for children are granted. Origin of Valentine’s Day.

Lupercalia:

Lupercalia: Wiccan holy day.

Orgiastic Festival:

Orgiastic Festival of Juno Februa: Roman holy day. Second of a two day festival to Juno Februa.

Feast of Vali:

Feast of Vali: Norse holy day.

St. Valentine’s Day:

St. Valentine’s Day: Western holiday. Also called Valentine’s Day. Derived from Lupercal (Roman), which is part of the Roman Parentalia, which was influenced by the Greek Festival of Love. Named for a famous early Christian missionary (Saint Valentine) who repeatedly led armed mobs of Christians into the area of modern Romania and Hungary to forcibly convert the Pagans to Christianity (“convert or die”). Valentine didn’t convert many Pagans, but is honored by Christianity for the genocide of large numbers of Pagan men, women, and children, raping the women, burning the villages to the ground, and stealing large amounts of loot for the church. Valetnine claimed to have personally killed more than 10,000 non-Christians himself. Valentine died on February 14th while on one of his “convert or die” missions.

Anthesteria:

Anthesteria: Greek holy day. Celebrated from February 12 to February 14 and March 4 to March 6.

Festival Dionysos:

Festival Dionysos: Greek holy day. Two week fesitival to Dionysos from February 1st through February 14.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Parmuti or Pharmuthi (Renenutet or Rennutet)
Day 1

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Spandarmad (twelfth 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

Luis (L)

Rowan Moon
Day 25

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. XVI Kal. Mart.
16 days before the Kalends of March
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius

The a.d. XVI Kal. designation means ante diem or 16 “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 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 5 in modern Western numerology. See the article on five for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Hierophant.

date:	Sunday	February 14, 2010
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Pisces
Mercury:	Direct until April 18
Mars:	Retrograde until March 10
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30

holy days 2010

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

Chinese New Year:

Chinese New Year: Chinese holy day. Year of the Tiger. Starts on this day in 2010.

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Pisces
Next Waxing Quarter February 21	Next Full Moon February 28	Next Waning Quarter March 7	Next New Moon March 15

First Quarter in Aquarius:

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

Moon enters Pisces:

Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 7;23 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:23 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

First Quarter in Pisces:

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

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Venus Quincunx Saturn: Venus is quincunx Saturn at 7:24 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:24 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Romantic harmony could be disturbed by deep-set morals.

Venus Quincunx Mars: Venus is quincunx Mars at 11:39 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:39 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Artistic expression of sexual desires. Ritaul to Het Heret (Hathor) or Aset (Isis).

Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 2:58 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 11:58 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to examine repressed emotions. Meditate on emotions. Ritual to release that which is repressed.

Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 3:21 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:21 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of impulsiveness and impulsive emotions. Direct your energy to positive effect. Magick spells regarding strong emotions expressed directly.

Moon Conjunct Venus: The Moon is in conjunction with Venus at 3:54 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:54 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Beauty and decoration spells. Ritual for Het Heret (Hathor).

Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 4:58 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:58 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Enlightening discussions. Time of strong or intense feelings. Ritual to Seshat.

Sun Conjunct Neptune: The Sun is in conjunction with Neptune at 6:19 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 3:19 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of inspiration. Imaginations are active. Ritual to Bast. Creativity and imagination spells and magick.

Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 8:32 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:32 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of optimistic idealism.

Venus Sextile Pluto: Venus is sextile Pluto at 2:17 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Feb 15) or 11:17 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Time to take the initiative. Get out and be active. Not a day for staying home.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Saturday	February 14, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Scorpio
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Scorpio
Next Waning Quarter February 16	Next New Moon February 24	Next Waxing Quarter March 4	Next Full Moon March 10

Third Quarter in Libra:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 9:46 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon enters Scorpio:

Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 9:50 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Third Quarter in Scorpio:

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

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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

astrological information 2009

Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 1:51 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 9:46 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).