February 16 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 holy days
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.

Day Great Ones and the Uraeus Fought:

Day Great Ones and the Uraeus Fought: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The day the Great Ones and the Uraeus fought. Any lion who pronounces the name of the constellation Orion will die immediately. Do nothing.

Celebration of Victoria:

Celebration of Victoria: Roman holy day. Honors Victoria, Roman Goddess of victory.

Festival of Love:

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

Parentalia:

Fourth Day of Parantalia: Roman holy day. Fourth day of Parentalia (Feb. 13-21), dedicated to Faustina, wife of Roman emperor Antonius Pius, as Diana Lucifera or Victory. Parentalia and Feralia (Feb. 13-18) is a purification festival of peace and love devoted to ancestors and to Goddesses Mania and Vesta.

Changing Woman:

Festival in honor of Estsanatlehi: Navajo (Native American) holy day. Estsanatlehi is Changing Woman. Festival lasts for eight days starting February 16th.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Parmuti or Pharmuthi (Renenutet or Rennutet)
Day 3

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Spandarmad (twelfth month)
Day of Ardwahisht
Day 3

The day of Ardwahisht celebrates the Av. Asha Vahishta, the Highest Asha, who presides over fire. 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: “(121) On the day of Ardwahisht go to the Fire Temple.” 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 27

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. XIV Kal. Mart.
14 days before the Kalends of March
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius

The a.d. XIV Kal. designation means ante diem or 14 “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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Tower.

date:	Tuesday	February 16, 2010
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Aries
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.

Mardi Gras:

Mardi Gras: Christian holy day.Also known as Fat Tuesday.

lunar information 2010

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

First Quarter in Pisces:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 9:32 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:32 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). 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 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

First Quarter in Aries:

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

Moon Conjunct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 9:32 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:32 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time of high hopes. Be careful of unrealistic plans.

Venus Conjunct Jupiter: Venus is in conjunction with Jupiter at 9:14 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:14 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Life is happy and joyful. Time for celebration.

Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 1:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Feb 17) or 10:55 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Perform harmony spells. Time of harmony, cheer, and excitement. Ritual to Seth, Thor, Mars, Ares.

Moon Opposite Saturn: The Moon is in opposition with Saturn at 2:29 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Feb 17) or 11:29 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Efficiency, perseverance. Time for budgeting. Cast efficiency spells.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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 16, 2009
Moon:	Waning Quarter		enters Sagittarius
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16

holy days 2009

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

Presidents’ Day:

Presidents’ Day: American (U.S.) holiday. Celebrated on this day in 2009.

Family Day:

Family Day: Canadian holiday. Celebrated in Alberta, Canada, on this day in 2009.

lunar information 2009

Moon:	Waning Quarter		enters Sagittarius
Next New Moon February 24	Next Waxing Quarter March 4	Next Full Moon March 10	Next Waning Quarter March 18

Third Quarter in Scorpio:

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

Moon Enters Fourth Quarter:

Waning Quarter: The moon enters the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Scorpio at 4:37 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).