May 12 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.

Purifying Things:

Day of Purifying Things in Busiris: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Today is the day of purifying things and making offerings in Busris. The neteru (deities) spend the day in festivity. Act in accordance with events today. (from the Cairo Calendar)

“Mangers” pour divers loas:

“Mangers” pour divers loas: Voodou holy day.

Deity of the Day:

Deity of the Day: “Horus son of Isis & Orisis. He teaches absolute power & knowing both spirit & body.”—@LadyOceanStar on Twitter

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Payni or Paoni (Heru [Horus])
Day 28

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Ardwahisht (second month)
Day of Day-pa-Den
Day 23

The day of Day-pa-Den celebrates the Av. Dadvah, The day of the Creator before Den. 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: “(141) On the day of Day-pa-Den do anything you like, bring your wife into your quarters, trim your hair and nails and clothe yourself.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.

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

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Saille (S)

Willow Moon
Day 28

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: Moon
Archetype: Morgan le Fay
Symbol: serpent
Folk Names:
The Witch’s Moon
Moon of Balance

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Merrymoon

Roman information

a.d. IV Id. Mai.
4 days before the Ides of May
Month: Maius

The a.d. IV Id. designation means ante diem or four “days before” the Ides (Full 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 Maius is named for Maia. Maia was a daughter of Atlas. May was sacred to Maia, Roman Goddess of spring.

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, May (the third month) had 31 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, May had 31 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), May 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 Hanged Man.

date:	Wednesday	May 12, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Taurus
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

holy days 2010

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

Hecate Moon:

Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), the Greeks honored Hecate, the Goddess of Witches, by leaving a small meal on altars at crossroads. These meals were eaten by the poor or animals (note use a paper plate, because any plate must be permanently donated to Hecate). Occurs today in 2010. Many modern Witches and Wiccans volunteer to help distribute food the poor on this day. Other modern Witches and Wiccans organize food drives or donate food for the poor on this day. See also Hecate black candle love spell.

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Taurus
Next New Moon May 13	Next Waxing Quarter May 20	Next Full Moon May 27	Next Waning Quarter June 4

Fourth Quarter in Aries:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 12:11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:11 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (May 11). 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 Taurus:

Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 2:48 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:48 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (May 11).

Fourth Quarter in Taurus:

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

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

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 Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 12:11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:11 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (May 11). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time for intuition, creativity, and meditation. Meditation magick. Spells for ceativity, music, and art. Intuition activated. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Conjunct Mercury: The Moon is in conjunction with Mercury at 7:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:46 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Beware tempermental words and actions.

Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 12:16 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 9:16 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Spells regarding romance, pleasure, and popularity. Love magick. Time for pleasure and romance. Ritual to Bastet.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Tuesday	May 12, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Capricorn
Mercury:	Retrograde until May 30
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Capricorn
Next Waning Quarter May 17	Next New Moon May 24	Next Waxing Quarter May 30	Next Full Moon June 7