Pagan Calendar

Event: Moon ar>ta
When: Mon, Jan 30 6:29 am – 6:29 am
Description: Moon (ar>ta) 30.01.2012 6:29:00 UT 0 ta 0’18.6698 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Disfest ” Disablot
When: Tue, Jan 31
Description: January 31 is Disfest or Disablot which is a day of sacrifice honoring the Disir. The Disir are all the female relatives from the eons of time that have passed over and over see as well as protect their living family members. In some homes every candle and light is lit in the house to honor them. A sacrifice of the very best food and drink in the house is given to the Landvættir”Land Wights as well. It is a day of remembrance and honoring the females that passed over and to thank them for their loving protection. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: NH-Imbolc Eve
When: Tue, Jan 31
Description: Imbolc”Oimelc”Brigid`s Day, on February 2 and the preceding eve. associated with fertility. celebrated as a fire festival. midpoint between the winter solstice and spring equinox later in week. Celts use full moon nearest midpoint. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: FIRST QUARTER
When: Tue, Jan 31 4:10 am – 4:10 am
Description: FIRST QUARTER, Medieval:Wolf, Celtic:Quite, NeoPagan:Ice Moon, 2012 JAN. 31 04:10 Universal Time pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: St Brigids day
When: Wed, Feb 1
Description: Saint Brigid of Kildare or St Brigid of Ireland (Brigit, Bridget, Bridgit, Bríd or Bride) (Naomh Bhríde in Irish; fl. 451- 525) is the secondary patron saint of Ireland, after Saint Patrick. St Brigid was an abbess and the foundress of a number of convents. Her feast day, 1 February, is the traditional first day of spring in Ireland. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: SH-Lughnasadh eve
When: Wed, Feb 1
Description: Lughnasadh”Lammas, on August 1 and the preceding eve or on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox, during the time of the harvesting. See August 1 for full description. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: NH-Imbolc
When: Wed, Feb 1
Description: Imbolc”Oimelc”Brigid`s Day, on February 2 and the preceding eve. associated with fertility. celebrated as a fire festival. midpoint between the winter solstice and spring equinox later in week. Celts use full moon nearest midpoint. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon ta>ge
When: Wed, Feb 1 7:15 pm – 7:15 pm
Description: Moon (ta>ge) 01.02.2012 19:15:00 UT 0 ge 0’16.0402 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Sementivae
When: Thu, Feb 2
Description: Sementivae, also known as Feriae Sementivae, is a Roman festival of sowing. It is held in honor of Ceres (the goddess of agriculture) and Tellus (Mother Earth). The initial half of the event is a festival in honor of Tellus which runs from January 24 through January 26. The festival honoring Ceres occurs one week later, starting February 2. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: SH-Lughnasadh
When: Thu, Feb 2
Description: Lammas”Lughnasadh (pronounced loo-na-sa), on August 1 and the preceding eve or on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox., during the time of the harvesting.. the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year. a feast to commemorate the funeral games (Tailtean Games) of Tailtiu, foster-mother of the Irish sun-god Lugh. Lugnasadh was one of the four main festivals of the medieval Irish calendar: Imbolc, Beltaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain. No fixed calendar date could exist because the Celtic calendar was based on the lunar, solar, and vegetative cycles. Lughnasadh marked the beginning of the harvest season and was therefore a festival of celebrating Mother Earth and the abundance of nature. Lughnasadh translates as “Lugh`s wedding” and was dedicated to Lugh, a Sun God of Celtic mythology. Lughnasadh festivals lasted from 15 July until 15 August. Aside from three days of religious rituals, the celebrations were a time for contests of strength and skill. In Ireland during the Middle Ages, important Lughnasa celebrations were held at Taltiu (modern Teltown) and Carmun (whose exact location is under dispute). Both locations are named for women who appear to be localized manifestations of the earth goddess. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Neptune aq>pi
When: Fri, Feb 3 8:52 pm – Sat, Feb 4 12:00 am
Description: Neptune moves from aq to pi at 20:52:00 03.02.2012 GMT pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Disting
When: Sat, Feb 4
Description: Disting, February 4, is the most important feast in February, which means “assembly of the Disir. It is also called the `Charming of the Plow,` showing that it is a celebration of the beginning of a new crop year, as well as a feast in honor of the female ancestral spirits. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon ge>cn
When: Sat, Feb 4 6:04 am – 6:04 am
Description: Moon (ge>cn) 04.02.2012 6:04:00 UT 0 cn 0′ 7.8823 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon cn>le
When: Mon, Feb 6 1:24 pm – 1:24 pm
Description: Moon (cn>le) 06.02.2012 13:24:00 UT 0 le 0’10.4689 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: FULL MOON
When: Tue, Feb 7 9:54 pm – 9:54 pm
Description: FULL MOON, Medieval:Storm, Celtic:Moon of Ice, NeoPagan:Snow Moon, 2012 FEB. 07 21:54 Universal Time pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Venus pi>ar
When: Wed, Feb 8 6:01 am – 6:01 am
Description: Venus (pi>ar) 08.02.2012 6:01:00 UT 0 ar 0′ 0.1655 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon le>vi
When: Wed, Feb 8 5:33 pm – 5:33 pm
Description: Moon (le>vi) 08.02.2012 17:33:00 UT 0 vi 0’22.2447 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Eyvind Kinnrif`s Day
When: Thu, Feb 9
Description: Eyvlnd Kinarifi`s Day, February 9, is a day of remembrance because he was tortured to death by Olaf Tryggvason for refusing to convert to the new religion. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon vi>li
When: Fri, Feb 10 7:55 pm – 7:55 pm
Description: Moon (vi>li) 10.02.2012 19:55:00 UT 0 li 0’31.6922 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon li>sc
When: Sun, Feb 12 10:02 pm – 10:02 pm
Description: Moon (li>sc) 12.02.2012 22:02:00 UT 0 sc 0’27.7889 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Parentalia
When: Mon, Feb 13
Description: Parentalia. Roman festival for honoring one’s dead parents. Families gathered among the tombs of loved ones and made offerings or sacrifices of grain and wine to their souls. The Parentalia was the first of three Roman festivals in February for appeasing the dead which started on the Ides and lasted until the 22nd. It typically fell on February 13 or 15, and was followed by the Feralia and Caristia. During this time all temples were closed, marriages were forbidden, and public officials suspended business for the duration of the festivals. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Feast of Vali
When: Tue, Feb 14
Description: February”Horning 14 Feast of Vali (Sacred to Vali) pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Mercury aq>pi
When: Tue, Feb 14 1:38 am – 1:38 am
Description: Mercury (aq>pi) 14.02.2012 1:38:00 UT 0 pi 0′ 0.5996 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: LAST QUARTER
When: Tue, Feb 14 5:04 pm – 5:04 pm
Description: LAST QUARTER, Medieval:Storm, Celtic:Moon of Ice, NeoPagan:Snow Moon, 2012 FEB. 14 17:04 Universal Time pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Lupercalia
When: Wed, Feb 15
Description: The Lupercalia were a very ancient, possibly pre-Roman pastoral festival, held on February 15 to honor Faunus, pagan god of fertility and forests. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon sc>sa
When: Wed, Feb 15 12:57 am – 12:57 am
Description: Moon (sc>sa) 15.02.2012 0:57:00 UT 0 sa 0’23.4314 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Quirinalia
When: Fri, Feb 17
Description: Quirinalia, in honour of Quirinus pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: End of Rowan Celtic tree month
When: Fri, Feb 17
Description: L – Luis, the Rowan Month (January 21st – February 17th) pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon sa>cp
When: Fri, Feb 17 5:04 am – 5:04 am
Description: Moon (sa>cp) 17.02.2012 5:04:00 UT 0 cp 0’26.0498 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Start of Ash Celtic tree month
When: Sat, Feb 18
Description: N – Nion, the Ash month (February 18th – March 17th) pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: End of Otter month
When: Sat, Feb 18
Description: Otter – 20th January – 18th February. The Cleansing Time. Direction – North. Element – Air. Plant – Fern. Mineral – Turquoise. Function – To reform and carry on. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Start of Wolf month
When: Sun, Feb 19
Description: Wolf – 19th Feburary – 20th March. The Blustery Winds Time. Direction: North by North East. Element – Water with Air. Plant -Plaintain. Mineral: Jade. Function – To understand. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Sun aq>pi
When: Sun, Feb 19 6:18 am – 6:18 am
Description: Sun (aq>pi) 19.02.2012 6:18:00 UT 0 pi 0′ 1.0051 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon cp>aq
When: Sun, Feb 19 10:29 am – 10:29 am
Description: Moon (cp>aq) 19.02.2012 10:29:00 UT 0 aq 0’23.5861 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon aq>pi
When: Tue, Feb 21 5:32 pm – 5:32 pm
Description: Moon (aq>pi) 21.02.2012 17:32:00 UT 0 pi 0’26.8939 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: NEW MOON
When: Tue, Feb 21 10:35 pm – 10:35 pm
Description: NEW MOON, Medieval:Storm, Celtic:Moon of Ice, NeoPagan:Snow Moon, 2012 FEB. 21 22:35 Universal Time pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Caristia
When: Wed, Feb 22
Description: Caristia, or Cara cognatio, was a Roman feast day that fell on the 22nd of February, between the Feralia and the Terminalia. It is the occasion of family reunion, on this day Roman fathers would pay special attention to their families. This particular festival did not have any religious obligations or affiliations, and was considered by some to be a break in February for Romans from the multitude of festivals celebrated in this month. See Ovid’s Fasti. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Feralia
When: Wed, Feb 22
Description: Feralia was a Roman feast honoring the “infernal powers”. It typically fell on February 22 and was the last day of the Parentalia, a week-long festival that honored the dead. The Feralia was also religious holiday sacred to Jupiter, whose surname was Feretrius. Also, is a powerful demon in Danilo and Fernando’s story. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Regifugium
When: Fri, Feb 24
Description: Regifugium or Fugalia was an annual observance that took place every February 24. In Latin, the name of the observance transparently means “flight of the king.” What exactly this observance was occasioned by is a matter of some controversy. According to Varro and Ovid, this was a festival commemorating the flight of the last king of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus, in 510 BC. Ovid’s Fasti contains the longest surviving account of the observance; he begins: Nunc mihi dicenda est regis fuga. Traxit ab illa sextus ab extremo nomina mense dies. Ultima Tarquinius Romanæ gentis habebat regna, vir iniustus, fortis ad arma tamen. (Now I must tell of the flight of the King, six days1 from the end of the month. The last of the Tarquins possessed the Roman nation, an unjust man, but nevertheless strong in war.) Plutarch disagrees; he holds that since the Rex Sacrorum, substitute for the former king of Rome in various religious rituals, held no civic or military role, but nevertheless was bound to offer a public sacrifice in the Comitia on this date, the “flight of the king” was the swift exit the proxy king was required to make from that place of public business. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon pi>ar
When: Fri, Feb 24 2:48 am – 2:48 am
Description: Moon (pi>ar) 24.02.2012 2:48:00 UT 0 ar 0’10.5846 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon ar>ta
When: Sun, Feb 26 2:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Description: Moon (ar>ta) 26.02.2012 14:30:00 UT 0 ta 0’17.6515 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon ta>ge
When: Wed, Feb 29 3:27 am – 3:27 am
Description: Moon (ta>ge) 29.02.2012 3:27:00 UT 0 ge 0′ 4.9161 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Roman New Year
When: Thu, Mar 1
Description: Roman New Year pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Matronalia
When: Thu, Mar 1
Description: Matronalia (or Matronales Feriae) was a festival celebrated in Ancient Rome on March 1 every year in honour of Juno in her role of Juno Lucina, the goddess of childbirth (“Juno who brings children into the light”). Prior to the reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar, this was the first day of the new year. It was also shared with the first day of the Feriae Marti. The date of the festival was associated with the dedication of a temple to Juno Lucina on the Esquiline Hill circa 268 BCE, and possibly also a commemoration of the peace between the Romans and the Sabines. On the day, women would participate in rituals at the temple, although the details have not been preserved other than the observation that they wore their hair loose (when Roman decorum otherwise required them to wear it up), and were not allowed to wear belts or to knot their clothing in any place. At home, women received gifts from their husbands and daughters, and Roman husbands were expected to offer prayers for their wives. Women were also expected to prepare a meal for the household slaves (who were given the day off work), as Roman men did at the Saturnalia. In late Roman times, young women would also receive gifts from their admirers. pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: FIRST QUARTER
When: Thu, Mar 1 1:21 am – 1:21 am
Description: FIRST QUARTER, Medieval:Chaste, Celtic:Moon of Winds, NeoPagan:Death Moon, 2012 MAR. 01 01:21 Universal Time pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Mercury pi>ar
When: Fri, Mar 2 11:41 am – 11:41 am
Description: Mercury (pi>ar) 02.03.2012 11:41:00 UT 0 ar 0′ 1.0919 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon ge>cn
When: Fri, Mar 2 3:09 pm – 3:09 pm
Description: Moon (ge>cn) 02.03.2012 15:09:00 UT 0 cn 0’20.6250 pagancalendar.co.uk

Event: Moon cn>le
When: Sun, Mar 4 11:18 pm – 11:18 pm
Description: Moon (cn>le) 04.03.2012 23:18:00 UT 0 le 0’17.0764 pagancalendar.co.uk