February 21 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 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological
2007 lunar days
2007 astrological

fixed holy days

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

Feralia:

Feralia: Roman holy day. Feralia, the last day of Parentalia (see entry below), the Roman All Souls Day, a day of purification and white candles. This is the last day of the year to placate the spirits of the dead. Purify your altar on this day.

Day of counting the parts of the Utchat:

Day of counting the parts of the Utchat: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Day all the parts of the Eyes of Heru [Horus] are accounted for. Excellent.

Day of Nut:

Day of Nut: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day.

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.

Changing Woman:

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

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Parmuti or Pharmuthi (Renenutet or Rennutet)
Day 8

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Spandarmad (twelfth month)
Day of Day-pa-Adar
Day 8

The day of Day-pa-Adar celebrates the Av. Dadvah, the Creator’s day before Adar. 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: “(126) On the day of Day-pa-Adar wash your head and trim your hair and nails.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.

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

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Nion (N)

Ash Moon
Day 4

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: Feminine
Planet: Neptune
Archetype: Lir (Celtic God of the Sea)
Symbol: trident
Folk Names:
Moon of Waters

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Horning

Roman information

a.d. IX Kal. Mart.
9 days before the Kalends of March
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius

The a.d. IX Kal. designation means ante diem or nine “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 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Empress.

date:	Sunday	February 21, 2010
Moon:	Waxing Quarter		enters Gemini
Mercury:	Direct until April 18
Mars:	Retrograde until March 10
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Gemini
Next Waxing Quarter March 23	Next Full Moon February 28	Next Waning Quarter March 7	Next New Moon March 15

First Quarter in Taurus:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 7:15 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:15 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 Gemini:

Moon Enters Gemini: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Gemini at 1:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:47 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

First Quarter in Gemini:

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

Moon Enters Second Quarter:

Second Quarter/Waxing Quarter: The moon enters the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Gemini at 7:42 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:42 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Second Quarter in Gemini:

Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Gemini.

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 5:07 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:07 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast.

Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 7:15 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:15 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Be careful — You may be gullible and your judgement may be poor. Time for serious thinking.

Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 5:34 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:34 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Exciting time. Emotions positvely in action. Ritual to Bes.

Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 7:42 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:42 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Waxing Quarter. Be patient. Good things will come at Full Moon to those who are patient now. Ritual to Geb.

Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 7:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:48 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.

Sun Quincunx Saturn: The Sun is quincunx Saturn at 8:56 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:56 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Thos who are in positions of authority present minor challenges.

Moon Quincunx Pluto: The Moon is quincunx Pluto at 10:39 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:39 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of emtional upheaveal. Inner peace shattered.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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 21, 2009
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Aquarius
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Aquarius
Next New Moon February 24	Next Waxing Quarter March 4	Next Full Moon March 10	Next Waning Quarter March 18