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All Fool's Day (Loki)
Kalends of April
Fortuna Virilis (Roman Women's Holiday)
In Egypt, today was the day of Hathor, the mother of the gods and the holder of the eye of Ra
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In some parts of Europe, this day marks the carrying away of death, in which straw dolls representing the death of winter are drowned or burned
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The Return of Persephone
This day marks the return of Persephone from the underworld and was celebrated on this day in ancient Rome signifying the beginning of spring
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Megalesia, Magna Mater
Today is the first festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great mother, founder of cities and guardian of civilization
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Megalesia
Fortuna
Nones of April
Today is a Roman festival for good luck, celebrating the goddess Fortuna.
Today is also the second festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great mother
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Megalesia
Today is the third festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great mother
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Megalesia
Today is the fourth festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great mother
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Megalesia
Mounichia
Today is the fifth festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great mother
On this day the feast of moon cakes, in honor of Artemis, was celebrated in ancient Greece. Artemis is a goddess of the hunt, of wild animals and wild places
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Megalesia
Hocktide
Today is the sixth festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great mother
This day was sacred in medieval England as the festival of the female warriors who triumphed over Danish invaders in 1002 CE
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Megalesia
Sun Dance
Bau
Today is the final day of Megalesia, celebrated in Rome with sacred horse races
In Celtic tradition, on this day the sun dances
The Babylonian goddess Bau, the great mother, was honoured with a festival on this day
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Ostara
Eostre
Today is a festival for the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, Ostara or Eostre
Ostara is the protector of fertility and a friend to children
Legend has it that to amuse some children she once changed a bird into a rabbit, which set about laying eggs for them to find
This observance has become the more commonly celebrated festival of Easter
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Cerealia
Return of Persephone
Today is the first day of the Roman festival of Ceres, the goddess of grain, growing plants and the love of a mother for her child
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Cerealia
Libertas
Ides of Spring
Today is the spring festival of Libertas, the Roman goddess of Liberty
Today is the second day of the Roman festival of Ceres
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Cerealia
Runic Half-month of Man
Sommarsblot
Celtic Tree Month of Fearn Ends
The Norse festival of Sommarsblot welcomes the summer
The Runic Half-month of Man is a time to meditate on the human condition
Today is the third day of the Roman festival of Ceres
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Cerealia
Tellus Mater
Bast
Celtic Tree Month of Saille Begins
The Roman festival of Tellus Mater, the mother of earth, is devoted to prayer for the continued health of the earth
Today is the fourth day of the Roman festival of Ceres
In ancient Egypt, today was the festival of Bast, the goddess of Egypt
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Cerealia
Hiketeria
Today is the fifth day of the Roman festival of Ceres
The festival of Hiketeria was celebrated on this day in honour of Apollo
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Cerealia
Goddess month of Columbina Ends
Today is the sixth day of the Roman festival of Ceres
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Cerealia
Goddess Month of Maia Begins
Maia is a Greek earth goddess, the daughter of Atlas and Pleione
Today is the seventh day od the Roman festival of Ceres
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Cerealia
Today is the eighth day of the Roman festival of Ceres
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Parilia
Today is the Roman festival of Pales, a pastorial god..or possibly a pastorial goddess. Pales is the guardian of flocks
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Sumarsdag
Sigrblot
Ishtar
This is the first day of summer in the Norse calendar, a time to honour Odin
Today was a festival of Ishtar in Babylonia, for the goddess of love, fertility, childbirth... and war
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Jupiter and Venus
Vinalia
Sigurd
Today is the Roman festival of Jupiter and Venus, for fretility
Today is the festival of Sigurd, the dragonslayer
In England it's Saint George's day
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Robigalia
Cuckoo's Day
Today is the Roman festival of Robigalia, to avert mildew on crops
Today is also Cuckoo's Day, which heralds the return of birds
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Floralia
Today is the start of the Roman festival of Floralia, sacred to Flora, the goddess of flowers and the pleasures of youth
Today is traditionally a day of sexual license and experimentation
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Floralia
Runic Half-Month of Lagu Begins
The rune Lagu represents the power of water
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Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night, or Walpurgisnacht is a festival sacred to witches of northern Germany and the Scandinavian countries
In some traditions, it's customary to protect one's home from evil on this night by laying birch twigs before doors and windows
Bonfires of rosemary and juniper are used to celebrate Walpurgis Night
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