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When: Mon, Apr 30
Description: Samhain, from the Old Irish samain, is the word for November in the Gaelic languages. The Scottish Gaelic spelling is Samhainn or Samhuinn (for the feast), or an t-Samhain (for the month). The Festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is generally regarded as ‘The Celtic New Year’. The same word was used for a month in the ancient Celtic calendar, in particular the first three nights of this month, with the festival marking the end of the summer season and the end of the harvest. A modernized version of this festival continues today in some of the traditions of the Catholic All Souls’ Day, the secular Halloween, and in folk practices of Samhain itself in the Celtic Nations and the Irish and Scottish diasporas. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Mon, Apr 30
Description: Since the Celtic year was based on both lunar and solar cycles, it is most likely that the holiday would be celebrated on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice (near may 5th). the beginning of the pastoral summer season when the herds of livestock were driven out to summer pastures and mountain grazing lands pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Mon, Apr 30
Description: Ostara 30, Walburg: this is better known as Walpurgisnacht or May Eve. Walberg is a goddess of our folk combining some of the traits of Her better-known peers. Reflect on this day on Freya, Hel, and Frigga as the repository of the glorious dead, and you will have an idea of Wulburg’s nature. On this day pour a horn of mead upon the earth in memory of our heroes. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Tue, May 1
Description: In Roman mythology, Bona Dea (literally “the good goddess”) was the goddess of fertility, healing, virginity, and women. She was the daughter of the god Faunus and was often referred to as Fauna.Topics in Roman mythology Important Gods: Jupiter Mars Quirinus Vesta Juno Fortuna Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Lares Legendary History Roman religion The Flamens Greek”Roman myth compared — Other Rustic Gods: Bona Dea Carmenta Camenae Dea Dia Convector Flora Lupercus Pales Pomona Egeria Bona Dea was the perpetually virginal goddess, associated with virginity and fertility in women. She was also associated with healing, with the sick being tended to in her temple garden with medicinal herbs. She was regarded with great reverence by lower-class citizens, slaves and women; who went to her seeking aid in sickness or for fertility. Bona Dea was invoked for healing and for freedom from slavery; many of her worshippers were freed slaves and plebeians, and many were women seeking aid in sickness or for fertility. She was worshipped in a temple on the Aventine Hill, but her secret rites were performed in the home of a prominent Roman magistrate. The rites were held on December 4, and only included women. Even paintings or drawings of men or male animals were forbidden, along with the words “wine” and “myrtle” because she had once been beaten by Faunus with a myrtle stick after she got drunk. The rites were conducted annually by the wife of the senior magistrate present in Rome and were assisted by the Vestal Virgins. Very little is known about the ceremony, but the worship seems to have been agricultural in origin. Bona Dea is usually depicted sitting on a throne, holding a cornucopia. The snake is her attribute, a symbol of healing, and consecrated snakes were kept in her temple at Rome, indicating her phallic nature. Her image frequently occurred on ancient Roman coins. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Tue, May 1
Description: Since the Celtic year was based on both lunar and solar cycles, it is most likely that the holiday would be celebrated on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice (near may 5th). the beginning of the pastoral summer season when the herds of livestock were driven out to summer pastures and mountain grazing lands pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Tue, May 1
Description: Merry-Moon on May 1st weekend, celebration of spring dedicated to Njord and Nerthus. Merrymoon 1, May Day: The first of May is a time of great celebration all across Europe, as the fields get greener and the flowers decorate the landscape with colorful confusion. Freya turns her kindly face to us after the night of Walburg. Celebrate the birth of Spring and the gifts of Freya on this day. http:”asatru.org “Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Tue, May 1 12:03 am – 12:03 am
Description: Moon (le>vi) 30.04.2012 23:03:00 UT 0 vi 0’23.5768 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Thu, May 3 3:04 am – 3:04 am
Description: Moon (vi>li) 03.05.2012 2:04:00 UT 0 li 0′ 9.3653 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sat, May 5 3:20 am – 3:20 am
Description: Moon (li>sc) 05.05.2012 2:20:00 UT 0 sc 0’16.2635 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sun, May 6 4:35 am – 4:35 am
Description: FULL MOON, Medieval:Hare, Celtic:Bright Moon, NeoPagan:Grass Moon, 2012 MAY 06 03:35 Universal Time pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Mon, May 7 2:39 am – 2:39 am
Description: Moon (sc>sa) 07.05.2012 1:39:00 UT 0 sa 0′ 1.9651 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Wed, May 9
Description: In Roman mythology, the larvae or lemures were the spectres or spirits of the dead; they were the malignant version of the lares. Some Roman writers describe lemures as the common name for all the spirits of the dead, and divide them into two classes: the lares, or the benevolent souls of the family, which haunted and guarded the domus or household, and the larvae, or the restless and fearful souls of wicked men. But the more common idea was that the Lemures and Larvae were the same. They were said to wander about at night and to torment and frighten the living. On May 9, 11, and 13, the Lemuralia or Lemuria, the Feast of the Lemures, occurred, when black beans were offered to the Larvae in the hopes of propitiating them; loud noises were also used to frighten them away. Lemurs were so named by Linnaeus for their big eyes, nocturnal habits and unearthly noises they make at night. Some species of lemur were identified by their calls before scientists had seen individuals. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Wed, May 9
Description: Guthroth`s”Gudrod`s Day, May 9, celebrates a warrior and martyr that was a victim of Olaf the Fat”St. Olaf. St. Olaf became a Saint because of his hatred and mistreatment of non- Christians. Remembrance for Gudrod of Gudbrandsdal – May 9: Gudrod was a heathen whose tongue was cut out by Olaf the Fat (not to be confused with Olaf the Traitor). pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Wed, May 9 3:00 am – 3:00 am
Description: Moon (sa>cp) 09.05.2012 2:00:00 UT 0 cp 0′ 1.7274 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Wed, May 9 6:15 am – 6:15 am
Description: Mercury (ar>ta) 09.05.2012 5:15:00 UT 0 ta 0′ 2.2958 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Fri, May 11 6:03 am – 6:03 am
Description: Moon (cp>aq) 11.05.2012 5:03:00 UT 0 aq 0’13.7902 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sat, May 12
Description: S – Saille, the Willow Month (April 15th – May 12th) pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sat, May 12 10:47 pm – 10:47 pm
Description: LAST QUARTER, Medieval:Hare, Celtic:Bright Moon, NeoPagan:Grass Moon, 2012 MAY 12 21:47 Universal Time pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sun, May 13
Description: H – Huath, the Hawthorn Month (May 13th – June 9th) pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sun, May 13 12:42 pm – 12:42 pm
Description: Moon (aq>pi) 13.05.2012 11:42:00 UT 0 pi 0′ 8.7994 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Tue, May 15
Description: Mercuralia is a Roman celebration known also as the “Festival of Mercury”. Mercury was thought to be the god of merchants and commerce. On May 15 merchants would sprinkle their heads, their ships and merchandise, and their businesses with water taken from the well at Porta Capena. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Tue, May 15 10:46 pm – 10:46 pm
Description: Moon (pi>ar) 15.05.2012 21:46:00 UT 0 ar 0’16.6228 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Fri, May 18 11:04 am – 11:04 am
Description: Moon (ar>ta) 18.05.2012 10:04:00 UT 0 ta 0’19.1018 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sun, May 20
Description: Beaver – 20th April – 20th May. The Growing Time. Direction: East Element:Earth with Fire. Plant: Wild Clover Mineral: Jasper Bloodstone. Function: to consolidate pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sun, May 20 4:16 pm – 4:16 pm
Description: Sun (ta>ge) 20.05.2012 15:16:00 UT 0 ge 0′ 1.1620 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Mon, May 21
Description: Deer – 21st May to 20th June. The Flowering Time. Direction: South East. Element: Air with Fire. Plant: Mullein Mineral: Agate. Function: to change. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Mon, May 21
Description: In Etruscan and Roman mythology Veiovis, Veive or Vediovis, was an old Italian or Etruscan deity. Aulus Gellius, in the Noctes Atticae, speculated that Veiovis was the inverse or ill-omened counterpart of Jupiter; compare Summanus. Aulus Gellius observes that the particle ve- that prefixes the name of the god also appears in Latin words such as vesanus, “insane,” and thus interprets the name Veiovis as the anti-Jove. Aulus Gellius also informs us that Veiovis received the sacrifice of a female goat, sacrificed ritu humano;[1] this obscure phrase could either mean “after the manner of a human sacrifice” or “in the manner of a burial.”[2] He has been identified with Apollo, with the infant Jupiter, and as the Anti-Jupiter (i.e. the Jupiter of the Lower World) as suggested by his name. In art, he was depicted as a youth holding a laurel wreath and some arrows, next to a goat. He had a temple between the two peaks of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, where his statue had a beardless head and carried a bundle of arrows in his right hand. It stood next to a statue of a goat. He was probably a god of expiation and the protector of runaway criminals. Sacrifices were made to him annually on March 7. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Mon, May 21 12:06 am – 12:06 am
Description: Moon (ta>ge) 20.05.2012 23:06:00 UT 0 ge 0’19.1453 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Mon, May 21 12:47 am – 12:47 am
Description: NEW MOON, Medieval:Hare, Celtic:Bright Moon, NeoPagan:Grass Moon, 2012 MAY 20 23:47 Universal Time pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Wed, May 23 12:32 pm – 12:32 pm
Description: Moon (ge>cn) 23.05.2012 11:32:00 UT 0 cn 0’23.3490 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Thu, May 24 12:12 pm – 12:12 pm
Description: Mercury (ta>ge) 24.05.2012 11:12:00 UT 0 ge 0′ 1.9608 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Fri, May 25 11:12 pm – 11:12 pm
Description: Moon (cn>le) 25.05.2012 22:12:00 UT 0 le 0’20.5810 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sat, May 26
Description: Einherjar Day, May 26, in remembrance of the fallen heroes in Valhalla. This falls on memorial day in the USA which commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. The UK celebrates on Remembrance day 11th November. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sun, May 27
Description: Frigga Blot, May 27, is a day set aside to honor the wise and powerful wife of Odin. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Mon, May 28 7:07 am – 7:07 am
Description: Moon (le>vi) 28.05.2012 6:07:00 UT 0 vi 0’28.2501 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Mon, May 28 9:16 pm – 9:16 pm
Description: FIRST QUARTER, Medieval:Hare, Celtic:Bright Moon, NeoPagan:Grass Moon, 2012 MAY 28 20:16 Universal Time pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Wed, May 30 11:46 am – 11:46 am
Description: Moon (vi>li) 30.05.2012 10:46:00 UT 0 li 0′ 8.6941 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Fri, Jun 1 1:32 pm – 1:32 pm
Description: Moon (li>sc) 01.06.2012 12:32:00 UT 0 sc 0’34.8520 pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sun, Jun 3
Description: Bellona was an Ancient Roman war goddess. She is believed to be one of the numinous gods of the Romans (without a particular mythology and possibly of Etruscan origin), and is supposed by many to have been the Romans’ original war deity, predating the identification of Mars with Ares. She accompanied Mars into battle and is taken variously as his sister, wife or daughter. Her festival was celebrated on June 3. She is also (as at her temple in Ostia) syncreted with Magna Mater Bellona’s attribute is a sword and she is depicted wearing a helmet and armed with a spear and a torch. Politically, all Senate meetings relating to foreign war were conducted in the Templum Bellonae (Temple of Bellona) on the Collis Capitolinus outside the pomerium. Bellona’s festival was celebrated on June 3. pagancalendar.co.uk
When: Sun, Jun 3 1:33 pm – 1:33 pm
Description: Moon (sc>sa) 03.06.2012 12:33:00 UT 0 sa 0’23.9359 pagancalendar.co.uk
