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Every day's a holiday when you're
Pagan!
And here are just some of the Pagan religious holidays
celebrated today and/or in antiquity.
This list of Pagan holy days was compiled by Christa Landon
from various sources, including the URLs at the bottom of this page.
Because of calendar
corrections through the ages,
variances among local communities in ancient
times,
and disagreements among scholars,
the following dates represents an
approximation.
Alternative dates are welcomed.
We are also interested in additional sources,
especially for
Celtic, Heathen, Norse, Romuva,
and Middle Eastern
Pagan holidays.
Worship today on the planet of your choice!
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We've collected so much information for you that Sacred Times has
been divided into several pages. Please visit these links for additional calendar-related information.
Below you'll find our perpetual Pagan calendar, along with sources.
Please send your suggestions (with sources if known).
(Note: In Celtic, Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Arabic traditions,
the day starts at the prior sunset.)
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Pagan Holidays Celebrated in
May , 2009
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Pagan Holidays Celebrated in
June , 2009
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June was dedicated to
the Old Roman Goddess Juno (Uni), the Queen of Heaven, identified in
classical times with the Greek Goddess Hera. Juno, Jupiter, and Minerva
together were the most important of the Old Roman Deities. "Juno" also refers to the divine "genius" residing within
each woman.
Juno is the protector
of brides and the family, and guarantor of faithful marriage. She is
also, as Juno Lucina, concerned with labor and delivery and the first
light seen by the infant. As Uni, she is the personification of the New
Moon, and all beginnings. The Temple of Juno Moneta included the Roman
mint, and so she guards money and wealth, and protects family finances as
the general well-being of the community by supporting covenantal
agreements.
Both Juno and Hera are
symbolized by the peacock, whose tail bears 100 eyes. As the Mother
Goddess, her eyes were ever watchful for her young. Even today, Greek
infants are given talismans in the form of a blue eye, often stylized and
produced as a bead. These are worn constantly by the infant or pinned
onto the cradle as a protective talisman.
Misogynists vilify
Hera as demonically jealous, because the myths show her punish
philandering husbands and their girlfriends. In archaic times, the Greeks assimilated local cultures by "marrying" their Indo-European sky-God Zeus to each
local version of the primordial Earth Mother Goddess. A thousand years later, poets
collecting these local traditions presumed that these were various
girl-friends of Zeus, and that Hera would be therefore jealous of her
prerogative as the "real" wife.
Click here
to visit the Virtual Temple of Hera
Click here to visit the
Virtual Temple of Juno.
This list of Pagan holy days was compiled by Christa Landon
from various sources, including the URLs below.
(Note: In Celtic, Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Arabic traditions,
the day starts at the prior sunset.)
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Roman:
Juno Regina; Juno Moneta,
Cardea: Goddess of doors and locks,
guardian of family life.
Tempestates: Weather Goddesses.
Old Greek: Hera Urania
Egyptian: Queen of Heaven: Isis/Hathor
Sumerian: Inanna
Babylonian: Ishtar
Canaanite: Old Hebrew Astarte
Old Arabic: Al-Uzza
Greek:
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Pagan Holidays Celebrated in
July , 2009
The month of July
was named for Julius Caesar, who changed the Roman calendar from the lunar
to a more accurate solar calendar, creating 12 artificial months.
While imperfect, the Julian calendar has needed only a few changes to
correct for the fact that there are just over 365 days in a year.
Perhaps it is appropriate the Julius Caesar was assassinated by patriotic
republicans just as he had the ultimate power of empire in his grasp.
After his death, 50 years of civil war ensued, until his adopted son,
Octavian brought a long reign of peace in which he established the Empire
which stood for centuries. Alas, after generations of warfare, Roman
senators and ordinary citizens were all too willing to surrender their
liberty for a private life. Still, the
surviving writings of Roman republicans, especially Cicero, inspired the
best political thought of the Enlightenment era and ultimately shaped the
American Republic. Too bad our latter day Empire hasn't learned from
the mistakes of Roma.
Worship
today on the planet of your choice!
This list of Pagan holy days was compiled by Christa Landon
from various sources, including the URLs below. (Note: In Celtic, Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Arabic traditions,
the day starts at the prior sunset.) |
July 1 |
On this day in 1975 endangered species became internationally protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. On this day do something to help the world's creatures by improving habitat or by supporting organizations which protect Nature. |
July 2 |
Roman Feast of Expectant Mothers.
On
this day in 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by
President Lyndon Johnson.] [Pub. L. 88-352, 78 Stat. 241, 7/2/1964: 42
U.S.C. 2000a et seq.] It prohibited discrimination on the basis of
ethnicity and gender in public accommodations and employment. |
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Norse: Dog day.
Cherokee/Southeastern Tribes: Green Corn Dance -- Festival of thanksgiving for forthcoming maize harvest, honoring maize Goddess Selu. |
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Egyptian: Dog Days after the Dog Star Sirius,
identified with the Egyptian goddess Sothis and Isis-Hathor and called Loki's Brand in the Nordic tradition. When Sirius rises, the Nile floods, renewing the fields of Lower Egypt with silt and water.
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July 4 |
Independence
Day, celebrating the covenant of the 13 Colonies to secede from Britain in
1776.
On this day in 1826, Thomas Jefferson
died. Jefferson was a Deist, that is, he didn't believe in the
divinity of Jesus or any of the miracles in the Bible. As a Deist,
Jefferson DID believe in a God who called us to discover Nature, expected
us to be good citizens, and would judge us by our deeds, rather than our
beliefs. An Enlightenment philosoph, Jefferson insisted that the
Constitution protect basic human rights. (b. April 13, 1743).
Roman: Feast of the Goddess of Peace, Concordia (also called Pax). The Greek cognate Deity is the Goddess Harmonia.
(Eirene is another Greek Goddess of Peace.) |
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Roman: Julian the Blessed, Roman Emperor Flavius
Claudius Julianus (331-363 c.e.) Philosopher, Pagan theologian, and last Pagan emperor of Rome. He sought to restore Paganism in the Roman Empire and wrote the first Edict of Toleration. Three volumes of his writings are in
print (Loeb Classical Library).
Spain: Running of the Bulls, probably a vestige of Minoan religion. |
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Rome: Consualia, in honor of Consus, God of harvests; Caprotina, an aspect of Juno, worshipped by feasting under fig trees and giving all female servants
a day of liberty; mistresses gave their servants their own clothing. |
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Rome: Nonae Caprotinae, a feast of the Mother Goddess Juno which was the oldest women's festival.
Norse: Feast of St. Sunniva, a medieval appropriation of the goddess Sunna, the Norse solar maiden. |
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Greece: Every 4th year, for 6 days the Pananthenia is held in honor of Athena. |
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Anglo-Saxon and Norse: Day of White Holde and Black Hela (Hel), Goddesses of the Underworld.
Britain: Day to honor Lady Godiva (Goddess) perhaps a vestige of worship of Celtic Horse Goddess Epona or Rhiannon. A procession in Her honor near Coventry included images of the two Goddesses, White Holde and Black Hela.
Norse: Knut the Reaper: He is portrayed bearing a scythe, like the destroyer Goddess Skadi (another Goddess of the Underworld). |
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Anatolian/Greek:
Feast of the Goddess Hekate, who guides all through transitions and crisis.
(She is also Goddess of compost, which transforms the unwanted into the
most creative.) |
July 12 |
Greece: Noumenia--Old Greek festival honoring all the Gods and Goddesses.
Tibet: Old Dances dedicated to Yama, the Hindu God of Death and the Underworld.
On
this day in 1817 Henry David Thoreau was born. Thoreau was a naturalist, a
war protester, and a Transcendentalist. Like the other
Transcendentalists, he promoted individualism in his writing. He is
best known for Walden Pond, a diary focussed on living simply in
harmony with Nature. [Died 5/6/1862] |
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Roman: Feast of the Three (Graces) -- Day to honor the Charities, old Greek Goddesses of beneficence. |
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Greece: Olympic New Year
Feast of Old Greek Goddess Aphrodite--Day to honor beauty, peace and compassion.
Finnish: Goddess of the Rowen Tree, Rauni (elsewhere called Rowana) is honored today; Rowen wood
cut today is an especially protective amulet.
China: Festival of the Dead |
July 16 |
Rome: Goddess Carmen, healer and midwife, celebrated with lights. |
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Feast of Amaterasu-Omikami, the Japanese Sun Goddess. |
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Egyptian: Birthday of Nepthys, Goddess of Death and sister of Isis.
Greek: New Year Begins |
July 19 |
Roman: Adonia, a re-enactment of the marriage feast of Venus and her tragic mortal lover, Adonis.
Egyptian: Opet Festival celebrating the marriage of Isis and Osiris; also sacred to Sothis, the Dog Star. |
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Anniversary of the day when women demanded recognition of their equality to men in the
legal, political, economic, religious, and domestic spheres (Seneca Falls,
New York 1848). [Declaration of Sentiments drafted by Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, Lucretia Mott & other Founding Mothers at the Women's Rights
Convention 7/19-7/20/1848.] |
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Lithuania: Binding of the Wreaths, a festival of lovers. |
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7/21: Secular Humanism Day--Day to celebrate all life-affirming
humanist, rationalist, and scientific belief systems.
Mayan New Year
Greek: Aphrodisia |
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Sun enters Leo. |
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Rome: Neptunalia and Salacia, a very ancient festival honoring the God and Goddess of Oceans and mineral springs |
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Day of Hatshepsut, healer queen. |
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Rome: Furrinalia: Furrina was the Goddess of springs in Italy long before the Romans emerged. Think about 1 more thing you can do to preserve our aquifers and springs. |
July 26 |
Norse: Festival of Sleipnir, Odin's 8 legged steed, a shamanic creature which carries the rider to other worlds. |
July 27 |
Greece: Synoikia--Old Greek festival celebrating the peaceful cooperation of states. Offerings were made to Aphrodite and Eirene, Goddesses of friendship and peace.
Egypt: Day of Hatshepsut, healer queen. |
July 28 |
Scandinavia: Thor, God of thunder.
Ireland: Domhnack Chrom Dubh
Day the Constitution's 14th Amendment went into effect,
guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the law to all (1868).
[The 14th Amendment was approved by Congress on 6/13/1866 and, after
ratification by the states, was proclaimed in effect on 7/28/1868.] |
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Norse: Festival of Thor (Anglo-Saxon "Thunor" German "Donner")
Catholic feast of St. Olaf, who was slain near Lammas. Pagans called King Olaf
"the Lawbreaker," for raising an army illegally and using it to force conversions to
Christianity, committing mass murder to do it.
Greek: Kronia |
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July 31 |
Norse: Festival of Loki & his ever-faithful consort Sigyn |
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7/31 eve to 8/6 eve: Mid-Summer/First Harvest/Lammas--Festival of
thanksgiving for the first of the grain harvest; celebrated by offering
the first fruits of the grain harvest and prayers for sustenance for all. |
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