January 2009 Pagan Calendar Information

 

1.

* New Years Day Sacred To Greek Zeus, Hera & Roman Jupiter & Juno.

*Day of Fortuna

*Greek Observance of Gamelia

*Greek Observance for the Moire, (three Fates)

*Kalends of January

 

2.

*Birthday of Sumerian Goddess Inanna

*Egypt Advent of Isis

*Earth orbits closest to the Sun on this day.

 

3.

*Greece- Lenaia

*Norse- Charming of the Plow

 

4.

*Medieval Europe- Mummers

 

5.

*Italy- Night of Befana

*Egypt- Nut & Raet

*Nones of January

 

6.

*12^th Night of Wassail Eve

*Epiphany of Persephone

*Egypt- Feast in honor of Horus & Ptah

 

7.

*Egypt- Sekhmet honored & Festival of Isis

 

8.

*Norse- Goddess Freya

*Germany (some parts)—Observance for Goddess Holda

*Rome—Sacred to Justitia

*Old Druic New Year

 

9.

*Rome- Formal celebration of Janus

 

10.

*Egypt- Osiris

*Welsh- Geraint’s day

*Min returns to Egypt

 

11.

*Rome- festival of Camentalia

*Day of Juturna

*Plough Monday

*Egypt—Sokar Festival

 

12.

*Rome- Festival of Competalia—Lares

*Distaff’s Day

*Sacred to the Norse Goddess Frig

 

13.

*Norse rite of Midventers Blot

*Druic—feast of Brewing

*Runic Half Month of Peorth begins

*Ides of January

 

14.

*Classic greek- Gamelion Noumenia

 

15.

*Rome- 2^nd Fest of Carmentalia

*Egypt—Feast of Entering Heaven

 

16.

*Rome- Festival of Goddess Concordia

 

17.

*Rome Goddess Felicitas

*Celtic- Rite of Wassailung

 

18.

*Theogama of Hera

 

19.

*Norse—Thorrablot—observance of Thor

*Egypt—Festival of Neith

 

20.

*Cwn Annwn—Dogs of the underworld comes out tonight –Welsh

*Agne’s day—divination by fire (tonight is the night!)

*Egypt- Festival of Osiris

 

21.

*(2^nd day of Agne’s Day) light those candles if you forgot last night!

*Celtic Tree Month of Luis Begins

22.

*Festival of Muses

*Goddess month of Hestia Ends

 

23.

*Hathor festival

*Goddess Month of Bridhe Begins

*Braciaca–Welsh

 

24.

*First Day of Sementivaw—Rome

*(Some Occult) Bevil Blizard celebrated

*Coming of Thoth–Egypt

 

25.

*Norse Runic Calendar—Feast of Disir

 

26.

*Cernumnos—Old Britannic—Herne the hunter or God of Forests

 

27.

*Rome- Festival of Paganalia

*Day of Ishtar–Babylon

 

28.

*Norse-Aupelly An

*Runic ½ month of Elhaz begins

 

29.

*Rome- Goddess of Pax and Greek’s Eirene—Festival of peace.

 

30.

*Samentivae Ferae (festival) for Ceres or Demeter

 

31.

*February Eve

*Festival of Imbolc or Bridantia

*Eve of Imbolc

*Norse—Sacred to the Valkyries & Norns

*Feast of Hecate—Classical Greek

 

Keep your eyes posted for February’s and if I forget, SCREAM!!!!!

C.H. Scarlett

 

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