This is a quick and extensive listing of pagan, wiccan, roman, magickal, secular, regional, and religious holidays for January 2022 through December 2022. As you can see there is a reason to celebrate just about any day of the year. Some of the holidays have short explanations.
See the A to Z listing if you are looking for something specific. For Almanac Events, such as: full moon, new moon, super moon, solar or lunar eclipse, meteor shower and other related dates, see the Almanac page. We also have a Chinese Lunar and Zodiac Calendar as well as a Celtic Oghum Calendar.
Note: Some of the holidays are different depending on which side of the equator you are on. The dates of many festivals and feast days vary from year to year. Those days are marked with this » symbol. Many of the holidays begin on the eve of the night before and end on the eve of the day of. The dates of archaic festivals and feast days may vary widely depending on the source.
Additional Note: Some public celebrations and special events may have been cancelled or rescheduled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
January:
- 1: New Year’s Day
- 1: Shichi Fukujin – Seven Deities of Luck Celebration
- 1: Gantan-sai – Shinto New Year Holy Day, see also Shogatsu
- 1: Ethics Day – Day to commit to cultivating personal honor.
- 1 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 1: Taos Pueblo Turtle Dance
- 1: Apple Gifting Day
- 1: Daisy Day
- 1: The Circumcision of Jesus
- 1 » Ciwaratri or Siwa Ratri (Bali) – Night of the god Shiva. A time for contemplation and purification, the Balinese do not sleep for one night.
- 1: Feast of Fools
- 1: Jump Up Day
- 1 thru 3: Kalends of January
- 1 thru 4: Tewa Turtle Dance – celebrating life and the first Creation, when Sky Father embraced Earth Mother and all life was conceived.
- 1 thru 5: Quadrantids Meteor Shower
- 1 thru 6: Shogatsu/Shinto New Year’s Festival – The Kami (Nature Spirits) of the four directions are honored, and prayers for happiness, good health, and prosperity are made.
- 2 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 2 » New Moon
- 2: Advent of Isis
- 2: Nativity of Inanna
- 2: Happy Mew Year For Cats (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 2: St Basil’s Day (alternative dates include – January 1, January 10, January 14 or 15, January 30, June 14)
- 2: Mange Loa, also called Breaking of the Cakes, or Jan Case Gateaux
- 3 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 3 » Handsel Monday
- 3 » Plough Monday
- 3 » Distaff Day
- 3: Festival of Pax – alternative date Jan 30
- 3: Snow Day
- 3 » The Noumenia
- 4: Evergreen Day
- 4 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 5 » The month of the Cow begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 5 » Little Cold begins (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 5: Festival of Lares Compitales
- 5: Feast of Old Roman Goddess Befana
- 5: Twelfth Night
- 5: Avian Day – Day to honor all creatures of the air and to meditate on Deity manifesting as birds.
- 5: The Voyage of Hathor to see her Seven Sisters
- 5 or 6: Festival of Kore
- 5 and 6: Feast of God Poseidon – dates varied from Dec – Jan
- 6: Epiphany
- 6 » Moon enters Pisces
- 6: Dia de los Reyes – Three Kings Day
- 6: Haxey Hood (English)
- 6: Taos Pueblo Deer or Buffalo Dance
- 7: Russian Christmas
- 7: Nativity of Christ
- 7: Genna – Ethiopian Christmas
- 7: Koshogatsu – Shinto rite honoring Goddess Izanami, partner of God Izanagi.
- 7: Feast of Sekhmet – Egyptian New Year’s Day (alternative date Aug 7)
- 8 » Moon enters Aries
- 8: Midwives’ Day
- 8 thru 9: The Haloa
- 9: Agonalia – Festival of Janus (alternative date Jan 11)
- 9: Raud the Strong’s Day
- 10 » Bodhi Day
- 10 » Moon enters Taurus
- 10: Geraint’s Day (Welsh)
- 10 » Seijin-no-hi – Coming of Age Day
- 11 and 15: The Carmentalia – Festival of Carmenta
- 12: The Compitalia
- 12 thru 16: Rustic Dionysia (alternative date Nov 28)
- 13: St Knut’s Day
- 13 » Moon enters Gemini
- 13 » Day of Ekadashi (Hindu)
- 13 thru 25: Mid Winter Blot (Midvetr, Midvetrarblot, Jordblot, Thorrablot, Freyrblot) – Old Norse Mid Winter Feast.
- 14: Thorrablot
- 14 thru 15: Dondoyaki
- 14 thru 17 » Pongal – Festival of Makar Sankranti
- 15 » Moon enters Cancer
- 15: Black Christ Festival (Guatemala)
- 15 : Dōsojin Matsuri – Japanese Fire Festival – dates may vary
- 16: Festival of Concordia
- 16: St Peter’s Day – also Jun 29
- 16 » World Religions Day – 3rd Sunday in January
- 16 and 17: Old Greek festival in which offerings were made to the Wind Gods of the Eight Directions.
- 16 and 17 » Tu B’shvat – New Year for Trees
- 17: Good Luck Day – Festival of Felicitas
- 17 » Full Moon, Wolf Moon, Birch Moon
- 17 thru 20 » Mahayana New Year – starts on the first full moon in January
- 18 » Moon enters Leo
- 19: Blessing of the Waters
- 19: Popcorn Day
- 19: Timkat – Ethiopian Epiphany
- 19: Festival of the Lights of Neith
- 20 » Moon enters Virgo
- 20 » Sun enters Aquarius
- 20: World Religions Day
- 20 » Severe Cold begins (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 21: Celtic Tree Month of Rowan begins
- 21: Eve of St Agnes
- 21 » Thorrablot (Þorrablót)
- 22 » Moon enters Libra
- 22: Feast of St Agnes
- 24: Feriae Sementivae – Blessing the Seeds
- 24: Gold Rush Day
- 24: Festival of Ekeko (Bolivian) – lasts 3 weeks
- 24 thru Feb 6: Iroquois Mid-Winter Ceremony – dates vary, generally the last part of January or the first part of February
- 25: Burns Supper
- 25 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 25: St Paul’s Day
- 25: St Dwynwen’s Day
- 26 » Kitchen God Festival (Xiao Nian Festival)
- 27 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 27 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 27 thru Feb 3: Powamu Festival (Hopi) – dates vary, an 8 day festival held around the end of January or beginning of February
- 28: Daisy Day
- 29: Gamelion Noumenia – Old Greek festival honoring all the Gods and Goddesses.
- 29: Red Carnation Day
- 29 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 30: Up Helly Aa – Scottish Viking celebration
- 30 thru 31: Feast of the Charities – dates vary widely also listed as Jan 17 – 18, Apr 18 – 19, May 26, Jul 9 – 10, or Oct 13.
- 30 thru Feb. 2: Februalia
- 31: Disfest/Disablot
- 31 » New Moon
- 31 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 31 » Li Chun (eve of the Chinese New Year)
- 31 thru Feb 3: Old European Lunar New Year – Celebration of the Triple Goddess (Goddess of the Moon and the Seasons) being transformed from the Crone into the Virgin; celebrated with ritual bathing of divine images.
- 31 thru Feb 6 » Sami Week and Reindeer Race (Norway)
- 31 thru Feb 8: Navajo Sing – Festival in preparation for the coming agricultural season; celebrated with prayer, chanting, dancing, and healing.
February:
- 1 » The Noumenia
- 1 » Chinese New Year – Year of the Black Water Tiger begins
- 1 » A Day of Silence
- 1: Vasant Panchami
- 1: Là Fhèill Brìghde
- 1: Imbolc Eve
- 1 thru 2 » Mauni Amavasya
- 1 thru 14: Old Greek Festival of Dionysus.
- 2 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 2 » Moon enters Pisces
- 2: Groundhog Day
- 2: The Bear Wakes Up
- 2: Saint Brighid’s Day
- 2: Disting – The Charming of the Plow – dates vary
- 2: Candlemas
- 2: Imbolc
- 2: Lammas or Lughnasadh (Southern Hemisphere)
- 2: Yoruba/Santeria feast of Oya, Orisha of Death and Rebirth.
- 3: St. Blaze Day
- 3: Setsubun
- 3: St. Anskar’s Day
- 3 thru 5: Festival of Saint Agatha
- 4 » Moon enters Aries
- 4: King Frost Day
- 4 » Spring begins (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 4: Feast of St. John de Britto
- 4 » The month of the Tiger begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 5 » Burning the Hom Strom
- 5 » Sarasvati Puja – Vasant Panchami , dates may vary
- 5: Tibetan New Year
- 5: St Agatha’s Day
- 5 » Saraswati Day (Bali), in honor of Batari Dewi Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge. No reading or writing is allowed on this day, books are taken to the goddess to be blessed. Dates vary.
- 5: Fornacalia – The Day of the Ovens – anytime between Feb 5 and Feb 17
- 6 » Moon enters Taurus
- 6: The Feast of Aphrodite
- 7: Day of Selene
- 7 » Everyman’s Birthday
- 8: Festival for the Broken Needles
- 8: Nirvana Day – celebrated on Feb 15 in some areas
- 8: Hari Kuyo, Japan
- 8: Kite Flying Day
- 9: Feast of Apollo
- 9 » Moon enters Gemini
- 9: St. Apollonia’s Day
- 11: Pattern Day
- 11 » Moon enters Cancer
- 11 » Day of Ekadashi
- 11: St. Caedmon’s Day
- 11 thru 13: The Anthesteria
- 12: Festival of Artemis – the Greek goddess of the hunt
- 12 thru 14: Borrowed Days (see also March 29-31)
- 13: Get a Different Name Day (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 13 thru 21: The Parentalis – festival to honor the spirits of the ancestors
- 14 » Moon enters Leo
- 14: St. Valentine’s Day
- 14: Feast of Vali
- 15: Sigfrid’s Day
- 15 » Chinese Lantern Festival – 15th lunar day of 1st lunar month
- 15: Lupercalia – the festival of Lupercus, the Roman god of flocks and fertility.
- 15: Kamakura Day
- 16 » Moon enters Virgo
- 16 » Full Moon –Full Snow Moon or Quickening Moon, Ash Moon
- 16 » The Great Fifteenth
- 17 : Feast of Shesmu
- 17: Toshigoi – Shinto rite honoring the Kami and offering prayers for a bountiful rice harvest.
- 17: Festival of Quirinus – god of war, storms and thunder
- 18: Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
- 18 » Sun enters Pisces
- 18: Celtic Tree Month of Ash begins
- 18 and 19: Spenta Armaiti (Zoroastrian)
- 19 » Moon enters Libra
- 19 » Rain Water (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 20: Day of Tacita
- 21: Feralia – an ancient Roman Day of the Dead
- 21: Toshi-goi-no-Matsuri known (also as the Yakuyoke festival) – Shinto rite honoring the Kami and offering prayers for a bountiful rice harvest.
- 21 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 22: Caristia – Roman holiday of family reunions
- 23 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 23: Festival of Terminus
- 24: Flight of the King – Regifugium
- 25: Day of Mut
- 25 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 26: Day of Nuit
- 26 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 26: Hygeia’s Day
- 27 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 27 » Meatfare Sunday
- 27 » Transfiguration Sunday
- 28: Saxon Cake Day – cakes offered to the God and the Goddess.
- 28 » Bun Day or Bolludaguror
- 28: Kalevala Day – the epic poem, Kalevala is celebrated by the Finns.
- 28: Old Slavic Velja Noc – Spirits of the dead visit their living relatives, overseen by Veles, Lord of the Dead.
- 28 thru Mar 2 » Melasti (Bali) – A purification ceremony that takes place at the beach several days prior to Nyepi
March:
- 1: Matronalia – the Festival of Women
- 1 » Moon enters Pisces
- 1: New Year’s Day in the old Roman calendar.
- 1: Saint David’s Day
- 1: Mother March
- 1: Feriae Marti – Festival of Mars
- 1 » Shrove Tuesday
- 1 » Mardi Gras
- 1 » Pancake Day
- 1 thru 9: Navajo Sing – Festival in which fields are blessed in preparation for planting.
- 2: Holy Wells Day – the day of Ceadda, the Celtic goddess of healing springs and holy wells.
- 2 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 2 » New Moon
- 2 » Ash Wednesday
- 2 » The 40 days of Lent
- 2 » Holy Wednesday
- 2 » Ascent of the Christ of the Gypsies
- 3 » The Noumenia
- 3: Aegir’s Day (Teutonic) – sometimes called the Celtic Sea Festival
- 3 » Celebrate Artemis’ Birthday on the March Crescent Moon
- 3: Creation Day
- 3 » Nyepi Day
- 3 » Feast of Purification (Bali)
- 3: Momo no Sekku – Peach Festival
- 3: Hina Matsuri – Girl’s Festival, or Doll Festival
- 4 » Moon enters Aries
- 4 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 4: The Anestheria – Greek festival of flowers
- 4: Feast of Rhiannon
- 4: Maha Shivaratri – Great Night of Shiva, Vigil and feast for Transcendence
- 5: The Festival of Navigation – Navigium Isidis
- 5 » Excited Insects (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 5 » Running of the Reindeer (Alaska)
- 5: Blessing of the Fleets by Isis
- 5 » The month of the Rabbit begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 6 » Moon enters Taurus
- 6 » Cheese Fare Sunday
- 6 » Forgiveness Sunday
- 7 » Clean Monday
- 7 thru 14: Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries. Old Greek festival celebrating the marriage of Goddess Kore and God Dionysos, following their return from Elysium.
- 8 » Moon enters Gemini
- 8: Birthday of Mother Earth
- 10: The Daedala
- 10: Hypatia’s Day
- 11: Johnny Appleseed Day
- 11 » Moon enters Cancer
- 11: Hercules’ Day
- 12: Marduk’s Feast Day
- 12 » Snake Saturday
- 13 » Moon enters Leo
- 13 » Orthodox Sunday
- 13 » Snake Sunday
- 14: The Diasia to ward off poverty – Greece.
- 14: Equirria
- 15: Ides of March
- 16 » Moon enters Virgo
- 16: Feast of the Hand of the God
- 16 thru 17: Bacchanalia – The festival of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine
- 17: St Patrick’s Day
- 17: Damballah’s Day
- 17: Liberalia – the festival of Liber and Libera, a Roman fertility god and goddess
- 17 thru 18 » Holi
- 18 » Moon enters Libra
- 18: Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins
- 18 » Full Moon – Crow Moon, Storm Moon, Alder Moon
- 18: Forgive Mom and Dad Day (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 19: Festival of Anna Perenna – the Roman goddess of the circle of the year.
- 19: St. Joseph’s Day
- 19 thru 23: The Mivervalia and Quinquatria, main festivals of Minerva, the Roman goddess of war, wisdom arts and trades.
- 20 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 20 » Sun enters Aries
- 20: Festival of Isis
- 20: Ostara
- 20: Méan Earraigh – Vernal Equinox
- 20: Norooz – Persian/Zoroastrian New Year
- 20: Mabon (Southern Hemisphere)
- 20 thru 21: Feast of Esther, Purim
- 21: Sign of the Oak Tree
- 21: Festival of Salii
- 21: Music Day
- 21: Tea and Tephi Day – Irish holy day
- 22 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 22: Hilaria
- 22 thru 24: Hola Mohalla – Sikh
- 23: The Tubilustrium (also celebrated May 23)
- 23 » Day of Ekadashi
- 23: Summer Finding
- 23: Day of Artisans
- 24: Day of Blood
- 24: Feast Day of Archangel Gabriel
- 24 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 25: Lady Day – Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
- 25: Christian New Year
- 25: Birthday of Kwan Yin
- 25 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 26: Plowing Day
- 26 » Khordad Sal (Fasli, Iranian) – Alternative date Aug 24 (Shenshai)
- 27: Smell The Breeze Day
- 27 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 27 » Mothering Sunday
- 28: Ragnar Lodbrok`s Day – a celebration in honor of the sacking of Paris
- 29 » Moon enters Pisces
- 29: The Delphinia, or Artemis Soteira of Artemis in Greece
- 29: Festival of Ishtar
- 29: Expulsion of the Demons of Bad Luck
- 29 thru 31: Borrowing Days
- 30: Festival of Salus
- 30: Day of Bau
- 30 » Pagerwesi (Bali) celebrates Sang Hyang Pramesti Guru, god of teachers and creator of the universe. Offerings are made to stave off evil forces, and also for the uncremated dead.
- 30: Festival of Renenutet
- 31 » Moon enters Aries
- 31: Festival of Luna – the Roman goddess of the moon.
- 31 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 31 » New Moon
April:
- 1 » The Noumenia
- 1: April Fool’s Day – All Fool’s Day
- 1: Loki’s Day
- 1: The Veneralia – the festival of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty
- 2 » Moon enters Taurus
- 2 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 2 thru May 2 » Ramadan
- 3 » Samjinnal – Korean holiday announcing the arrival of Spring
- 4 thru 6: Cold Food Festival or Hanshi
- 4 thru 10: Megalesia – Celebrates the Mother of the Gods
- 5 » Moon enters Gemini
- 5: Ching Ming – Tomb Sweeping Day (China) – sometimes falls on April 4
- 5 » The month of the Dragon begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 5 » Clear and Bright (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 5: Lady Luck Day – the festival Fortuna, the goddess of good fortune
- 6: Birthday of Mother Earth – Gudi Padwa also known as Gudi Padva, is the traditional New Year for the people of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
- 6: Fête of the Little Boats
- 6: National Tartan Day
- 6: Chakri Day
- 7 » Moon enters Cancer
- 8: Hana-Matsuri – Japanese Flower Festival to honor the Buddha’s birthday.
- 8: Geranium Day – England
- 9: National Unicorn Day
- 9 » Tumpek Landep (Bali) – Celebration of all tools and appliances made of iron (knives, cars, televisions, etc.).
- 10 » Palm Sunday
- 10 » Moon enters Leo
- 12: Walk on Your Wild Side Day (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 12 » Moon enters Virgo
- 12 thru May 12 » Ramadan
- 12 thru 19: Ludi Cereales
- 13 thru 16: The Songkran Festival
- 14 » Moon enters Libra
- 14 » Maundy Thursday
- 14: Look Up At The Sky Day
- 14 » Galungan (Bali) – Represents the victory of Dharma (virtue) over Adharma (evil) also on Nov 10
- 14 thru 24 » Kuningan (Bali)- At the holy spring temple Tirta Empul, people partake in a ritual purification, bathing in the spring.
- 15: Fordicia – the festival of Tellus, the Roman earth goddess
- 15: Celtic Tree Month of Willow begins
- 15: Sigrblot
- 15: Festival of Bast
- 15 » Good Friday
- 15 » Lord’s Evening Meal
- 15 thru 23 » Passover
- 16: The Feast day of St. Bernadette
- 16 » Boat Blessing
- 16 » Hanuman Jayanti – Birthday of the Monkey God (dates vary in different areas)
- 16 » Lazarus Saturday
- 16 thru 25: Lyrids Meteor Shower
- 16 » Full Moon – Wind Moon, Willow Moon
- 17 » Go Fly A Kite Day
- 17: Mahavir Jayanti
- 17 » Easter Sunday – Easter Fires are lit
- 17 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 18 » Easter Monday – Dyngus Day
- 19 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 19: Sunshine Day
- 19: Primrose Day
- 19: Festival of Ceres ~ Last day of the Ludi Cereales
- 19 and 20: Furukawa Matsuri – one of Japan’s Three Great “Naked Festivals”
- 19 thru May 28: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
- 20 » Grain Rains (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 20 » Sun enters Taurus
- 20: 420 – International Pot Smoking Day
- 21: The Festival for the Pales Also held on July 7
- 21: The legendary founding date of Rome.
- 21 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 22: Earth Day
- 22: Sham el-Nessim – Egyptian Holiday celebrating the first day of Spring
- 22: Festival of Ishtar
- 22: Yggdrasil Day – Alternatively celebrated the last Saturday in April.
- 22 thru 24 » Whitby Goth Weekend and also Oct 28 thru 30
- 23: St. George’s Day
- 23 » Peppercorn Ceremony
- 23 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 23 and 24: Green George – Zeleni Jurij
- 25 » Moon enters Pisces
- 25 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 25: The Robigalia – the festival of Robigus, a Roman corn god.
- 27 » Moon enters Aries
- 28 thru May 1: The Floralia
- 30: May Day Eve – Walpurgisnacht
- 30: Beltane Fire Festival
- 30: St. James the Great Day
- 30: Theravada New Year
- 30: Festival of Belenus – the Celtic god of fire and the sun.
- 30: Beltane (May Eve)
- 30 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 30 » Partial Solar Eclipse
- 30 » Moon enters Taurus
- 30 » New Moon
May:
- 1 » The Noumenia
- 1: Mayday
- 1: Samhain (Southern Hemisphere)
- 1: Yom HaShoah – Jewish
- 1 » Humane Day
- 1 » Los Mayos in Alhama de Murcia
- 1: Day of Rauni (alternatively held on July 15)
- 1 thru 31: Flores de Mayo
- 2 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 2 » Moon enters Gemini
- 2: National Day of Prayer
- 2 to 3 » Eid al Fitr – Islam
- 3: Feast day of Saint Philip
- 3: Feast day of Saint James
- 3 to 4: Bona Dea
- 3 thru 5: Tako-Age (One of many kite festivals held during April and May in Japan.)
- 4 » Moon enters Cancer
- 4: Midori no Hi – Greenery Day (Japan)
- 4: Mercuralia – Festival of Mercury (sometimes celebrated on May 15)
- 5 » Start of Summer (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 5: Cinco de Mayo
- 5: Kodomo-no-hi, Japan
- 5 » The month of the Snake begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 5 thru 6: Kakava Spring Festival
- 7 » Moon enters Leo
- 7 » World Naked Gardening Day
- 6: Hidrellez – Spring Festival
- 6: Durdevan and the Feast of St. George
- 7: St Agathius Day (sometimes listed as May 8)
- 8: The Festival of Mens – the Roman goddess of mind and consciousness.
- 8: The Furry Dance
- 8 » Mother’s Day
- 8 » Festival of Cats – held every 3rd year on the 2nd Sunday in May
- 9 » Moon enters Virgo
- 9: A-ma Festival – Portugal and China, dates often vary
- 9, 11, 13: Feast of the Lemures – see also Day of Remembrance
- 10: The Going Forth of Neith along the Water
- 10 and 31: Rosalia – Roman Memorial Day
- 11 » Day of Ekadashi
- 11 thru 13: Icemen Days
- 12 » Moon enters Libra
- 12 thru 19: Ludi Cereales
- 13: Celtic Tree Month of Hawthorn begins – Sacred Thorn Tree Day
- 13 » Friday the 13th
- 14 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 14: Birthday of Apollo
- 15: Festival of Mercury – (sometimes celebrated on May 4)
- 15: Cold Sophie
- 15 » Full moon – Hare’s Moon, Supermoon, Hawthorn Moon
- 16 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 16 » Total Lunar Eclipse.
- 18: Happy Birthday to the Buddha
- 18 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 18: The Conception of Horus
- 19: Visakha Puja – Buddha Day
- 19: St Dunstan’s Day
- 19 thru 28: Festival of Kallyntaria and Plynteria
- 20: New Year of the Trees
- 20 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 20: Frigga Blot
- 21 » Sun enters Gemini
- 21: The Sailing of the Gods after the Goddess
- 21 » Grain Fills (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 21 thru 23: The Anastenaria
- 22 » Moon enters Pisces
- 23: World Turtle Day
- 23: The Tubilustrium
- 23 » Victoria Day
- 23 or 24: Declaration of the Bab
- 24 » Moon enters Aries
- 24: The Thargalia
- 24, 25: Festival of the Holy Marys – Gypsy festival and pilgrimage
- 24 thru 28: Mothers of Arles
- 25 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 25: Celebration of the Tao – The Mother of the World
- 26: World Dracula Day
- 26 » Ascension Day
- 27 » Moon enters Taurus
- 27: Frigga Blot
- 28: Einherjar Day
- 28: Insect Hearing Festival
- 29: The Ambarvalia
- 29 » Moon enters Gemini
- 29: Oak Apple Day
- 30: Feast of the Queen of Heaven
- 30 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 30 » Memorial Day
- 30 » New Moon
- 31 » The Noumenia
- 31: Flores de Mayo ends with the Santacruzan Procession
June:
- 1 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 1 » Moon enters Cancer
- 1: The Festival of Carna – the Roman goddess of bodily organs.
- 1 thru 2: Festival of Juno
- 2: St Erasmus of Formia’s Day
- 3 » Moon enters Leo
- 3: The Festival of Bellona – the Roman goddess of war.
- 3: Pharmakos
- 3: Vat Purnima
- 3 » Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (see also Boat Blessing April 26) – 5th lunar day of 5th lunar month
- 4: Saint Saturnina’s Day
- 4: The Rosalia
- 5: World Environment Day
- 5 » Pentecost
- 5 » Whit Sunday
- 6 » Whit Monday
- 6 » Moon enters Virgo
- 6: The Bendideia of Bendis
- 6 » The month of the Horse begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 6 » Grain In Ear (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 7: Festival of the Spirits of the Oak Tree
- 8: World Oceans Day
- 8 » Moon enters Libra
- 9: Festival of Vesta – the Roman goddess of the hearth.
- 9: St. Columba of Iona’s Day
- 10 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 10: Celtic Tree Month of Oak begins
- 10 » Day of Ekadashi
- 11: King Kamehameha Day
- 11: Festival of Mater Matuta – old Italian goddess of the dawn.
- 11: Holiday of the Happy Gnomes
- 12 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 12: Zeus’ Day
- 12 » Trinity Sunday
- 13: The Festival of Mut – Feeding of the Gods
- 14 » Full Moon – Honey Moon, Oak Moon, Supermoon
- 14: Vidar’s Day
- 14: Birthday of the Muse
- 14 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 14: Flag Day
- 14: Feast of St Basil – (most traditions celebrate St Basil’s Day in January)
- 15: Saint Vladimir’s Day
- 15 or 28: Saint Vitus Day
- 16: Night of a Teardrop
- 16 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 16: The Feast of Raet
- 17 » Friday the 17th
- 17: Maidens Fair on Hen Mountain
- 17: Ludi Piscatari
- 18 » Moon enters Pisces
- 18 » Bawming of the Thorn
- 19: Never Again Day
- 19: Emancipation Day
- 19 » Fathers Day
- 20: Bald Eagle Day
- 20: Corpus Christi
- 21 » Moon enters Aries
- 21 » Sun enters Cancer
- 21: Summer Solstice
- 21: Litha
- 21: Yule (Southern Hemisphere)
- 23: Rousalii
- 23 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 23 » Moon enters Taurus
- 23: Midsummer’s Eve also St John’s Eve
- 23: Let It Go Day (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 24: Saint John’s Day – Feast of the Dews
- 24: Sânziene – A Romanian Midsummer Festival
- 24: Midsummer
- 24: Inti Raymi, Peruvian Festival of the Sun
- 24: Bonfires of St John
- 24: The Festival of Fata – the Roman goddesses of fate and chance.
- 24: World UFO Day (sometimes celebrated on July 2)
- 25 » Moon enters Gemini
- 27: Seven Sleepers Day
- 27: Day of the Daemon
- 28: Vidovdan – St Vitus Day
- 28 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 28 » Moon enters Cancer
- 28 » New Moon
- 29 » The Noumenia
- 29: Herb Harvesting Day
- 29: Feast Day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- 30 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 30: Nagoshi-no-Oharai
July:
- 1: Canada Day
- 1 » Moon enters Leo
- 2: Feast of Expectant Mothers
- 2: World UFO Day (sometimes celebrated on June 24)
- 3: Rose of the World Day
- 3 » Moon enters Virgo
- 3: Festival of Cerridwen
- 3 thru Aug 11: Dog Days of Summer
- 4: Independence Day
- 5 » Moon enters Libra
- 5: Poplifugia
- 5 thru 21: Naadam Festival
- 6 – 7: Ivan Kupala Night (or June 23 and 24 on the Julian Calendar)
- 7 » The month of the Sheep begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 7 » Slight Heat (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 7: Festival of the Handmaidens – Nonae Caprotinae (“the nones of the wild fig”)
- 7: Festival for the Pales (also on Apr 21)
- 7: Tanabata – The Star Festival (Japan)
- 7: Rumilia Festival – see also Poplifugia
- 8 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 8: Celtic Tree Month of Holly begins
- 8 and 9 » Hemis Festival – dates vary
- 9 » Day of Ekadashi
- 9: Day of Unn the Wise Person
- 9: Nunavut Day
- 10: Day of Hel
- 10 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 10: Festival of Knut the Reaper
- 10: Lady Godiva Day
- 11: St Benedict Day
- 12 thru Aug 23: Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower
- 12 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 13 » Full Moon – Holly Moon, Buck Moon, Supermoon
- 13 thru 15: OBon Festival – see also Aug 13 – 15
- 14: Bastille Day
- 14 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 15: St. Swithin’s Day
- 15: Day of Rauni (alternatively held on May 1)
- 15: St. Vladimir the Great Day
- 16: Feast of Our Lady of Carmel
- 16 » Moon enters Pisces
- 16: World Snake Day
- 17: Festival of Amaterasu
- 17 thru Aug 24: Perseids Meteor Shower
- 18 » Moon enters Aries
- 18: Day of Bad Omens – Black Day (Also Oct 6)
- 19: Lucaria
- 19: Feast of Kuan Yin
- 19: Coming of Sopdet – The Sothic New Year
- 19 and 20 » Eid al-Adha
- 20: Moon Day
- 20 » Moon enters Taurus
- 22: Feast of Mary Magdalene
- 22 » Sun enters Leo
- 23 » Great Heat (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 23 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 23 » Moon enters Gemini
- 23: Neptunalia – the festival of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea.
- 23 thru Aug 1 » Boryeong Mud Festival
- 24: Feast of St Anne
- 24: Pioneer Day
- 25: Feast of Anket
- 25 » Moon enters Cancer
- 25: Plant A Turnip Seed Today
- 25: A Day Out of Time
- 25: Furinalia
- 25: Day of Aegir and Ran
- 25: St. James the Great Day
- 26: Feast of St Anne
- 27 thru 31: The Five Epagomenal Days
- 27: Birthday of Osiris
- 27: Take Your Houseplants For A Walk Day (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 28 » Moon enters Leo
- 28: Birthday of Horus
- 28 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 28 » New Moon
- 29 » The Noumenia
- 29: Birthday of Set
- 29: Honoring The Thunder God
- 29: Stikklestad Day – Honors the Asatru martyrs who died rather then submit to gray slavery.
- 29 thru Aug 27 » Ghost Month
- 30 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 30 » Moon enters Virgo
- 30: Birthday of Isis
- 31: Birthday of Nephthys
August:
- 1: Lammas or Lughnasadh
- 1: Festival of Lugh – the Celtic hero god.
- 1: Imbolc (Southern Hemisphere)
- 1: Freyfaxi – dates vary widely from place to place
- 1: Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus
- 1: Wipe The Slate Clean Day
- 2 » Moon enters Libra
- 4 » Chinese Valentine’s Day – 7th lunar day of 7th lunar month
- 4 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 5: Celtic Tree Month of Hazel begins
- 6: Festival of Thoth
- 6 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 6: Feast of the Transfiguration
- 6 thru 15 : Festival of the Tooth
- 7 » Start of Autumn (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 7: Raksha Bandhan
- 7: The Inebriety of Hathor
- 7 » The month of the Monkey begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 8 » Day of Ekadashi
- 8 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 8: Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 9: Festival of Sol Indigis – the Roman sun god
- 10: St Lawrence Day
- 10: Opalia
- 10 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 11: Dog Days come to an end
- 11 » Full Moon – Hazel Moon, Corn Moon, Supermoon
- 12 » Ghost Festival – 15th lunar day of 7th lunar month
- 12 » Moon enters Pisces
- 13: Pomona’s Day see also Nov 1
- 13: The Vertumnalia – the festival of Vertumnus
- 13: Day of Hecate
- 13 thru 15: Obon Festival (see also Jul 13 thru 15)
- 13 thru 15: Festival of Torches – The Nemoralia (alternatively celebrated during the August Full Moon)
- 14 » Moon enters Aries
- 15: Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
- 15: Herbal Holy Day
- 15: Krishna Janmashtami
- 17: The Portunalia – the festival of Portunes, the Roman god of gates, doors and harbors.
- 17 » Moon enters Taurus
- 17: Cat Nights begin19: The Vinalia Rustica
- 19 » Moon enters Gemini
- 21 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 21: Festival of Consus – the Roman god of good council.
- 22 » Moon enters Cancer
- 22: The Feast of Hathor and Min
- 23: The Nemesia
- 23 » Sun enters Virgo
- 23 » Still Hot (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 23: The Volcanalia – the festival of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire
- 24 » Moon enters Leo
- 24: Mundus
- 25: The Opiconsivia – the first harvest festival of Ops, Roman goddess of harvest.
- 26: Feast day of Illmatar
- 26: Women’s Equality Day
- 27 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 27 » Moon enters Virgo
- 27 » New Moon
- 27: Volturnalia
- 28 » The Noumenia
- 29 » Moon enters Libra
- 31 » Moon enters Scorpio
September:
- 1 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 1: Opet Festival
- 2 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 2: Celtic Tree Month of Vine begins
- 2 thru 13: Ganesh Chaturthi
- 4: Ludi Romani
- 5 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 7: Neith Goes Forth to Atum
- 7 » The month of the Chicken begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 7 » White Dew (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 7 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 7 thru Dec 10: Taurids Meteor Shower
- 9: Wonderful Weirdos Day (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 9 » Moon enters Pisces
- 9 » Day of Ekadashi
- 9: Double Ninth Day – alternatively the 9th day of the 9th lunar month
- 9 thru 15: The Rishi Stars appear
- 10 » Full Moon – Barley Moon, Harvest Moon
- 10 » Chinese Moon Festival -The Festival of Chang O, on the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox. Some Chinese celebrate this day as the moon’s birthday.
- 11 » Moon enters Aries
- 11: Patriot Day
- 13 » Moon enters Taurus
- 13: Ides of September – The Epulum Jovis
- 15 » Moon enters Gemini
- 17: Constitution Day
- 17: Hathor’s Birthday Feast
- 18 » Moon enters Cancer
- 19: The Fast of Thoth – this day-long fast honors the Egyptian god of wisdom and magic.
- 20 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 20 » Moon enters Leo
- 21: Nativity of Blessed Mary
- 21: International Day of Peace
- 21: Birthday of Athena, Greek Goddess of Wisdom also known as Sophia
- 21: The Feast of the Divine Life – honors the great goddess in her three-fold aspect as mother (creator), daughter (renewer), and dark mother (the absolute)
- 21 thru 29: Navaratri
- 23 » Moon enters Virgo
- 23 » Autumn Equinox – dates vary slightly from year to year
- 23 » Sun enters Libra
- 23: Mabon – Witches Thanksgiving
- 23: Ostara (southern hemisphere)
- 25 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 25 » Moon enters Libra
- 25 » New Moon
- 26 » The Noumenia
- 27 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 27 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 29: Michaelmas
- 30 » Moon enters Sagittarius
October:
- 1: Festival of Fides – the Roman goddess of good faith, honesty and oaths.
- 2 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 2: Honor Your Guardian Angel Day
- 2 thru Nov 7: Orionids Meteor Shower
- 3: Lamentations of Isis
- 4 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 4: Ieiunium Cereris – Fast of Ceres
- 4: St Francis Day
- 4: Blessing of the Animals
- 4 » Chinese Elder’s Day – 9th lunar day of 9th lunar month
- 6: Day of Bad Omens (also Jul 18)
- 6 » Day of Ekadashi
- 6 » Moon enters Pisces
- 6 thru 10: Draconids Meteor Shower
- 8 » Moon enters Aries
- 8: Feast Day of Ma’at
- 8 » Cold Dew (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 8 » The month of the Dog begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 9 » Full Moon – Blood Moon, Full Hunters Moon,
- 9: The Festival of Felicitas – the Roman goddess of good luck and joy.
- 10 » Moon enters Taurus
- 11: The Meditrinalia – the festival of Meditrina, the Roman goddess of healing.
- 12: The Festival of Fortuna Redux – the Roman goddess of successful journeys and safe returns from those journeys.
- 13: The Festival of Fontus – the Roman god of springs.
- 13 » Moon enters Gemini
- 13: Winter Nights – Sacred to Freya
- 14: Winter Nights (Vetrnætr or Veturnætur) – Dates may vary widely, could be held anytime between September and November or as an alternative to a Samhain or Autumn Equinox celebration.
- 15 » Moon enters Cancer
- 15: Equirria
- 16: Noah Webster’s Birthday
- 16: Opening The Bosom of Women
- 18 » Moon enters Leo
- 18: St Luke’s Little Summer – refers to summer-like days around October 18..
- 19: The Armilustrium – the second festival of Mars, the Roman god of war. On this day, military arms were ritually purified and put in storage for winter.
- 20 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 20 » Moon enters Virgo
- 22: A day sacred to all deities of the crossroads
- 23: Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day
- 23 » Sun enters Scorpio
- 23 » Moon enters Libra
- 23: Swallows depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
- 23 » Frost Descends (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 25 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 25 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 25 » New Moon
- 25 » Partial Solar Eclipse.
- 26 » The Noumenia
- 27 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 27 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 27: Day of Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica
- 27: Mice Wedding Day (alternative date Nov 8th)
- 28: Celtic Tree Month of Reed begins
- 28: Feast of the Einherjar
- 28 thru 30 » Whitby Goth Weekend and also Apr 22 thru 24
- 29 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 30: Haunted Refrigerator Night (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 31: Dia Do Saci (Brazil)
- 31: Halloween
- 31 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 31: Nut Crack Night
- 31 thru Nov 1: Samhain – the Celtic festival marking the beginning of the winter and the Celtic New Year. Also the rebirth of Caileach Beara, the Celtic goddess who turned to stone on May 1 (Beltane).
November:
- 1: Samhain
- 1: Beltane (Southern Hemisphere)
- 1: Day of the Dead
- 1: Dance of the Devils
- 1: Pomona’s Day see also Aug 13
- 1: La Mas Ubhal – Day of the Apple Fruit
- 1: All Saints Day
- 2 » Moon enters Pisces
- 2: All Souls Day
- 2: Feast of Baron Samedi
- 3: Fox Wedding Festival
- 4 » Moon enters Aries
- 4 thru 17: Ludi Plebeii
- 5 » Day of Ekadashi
- 5: Bonfire Night – Guy Fawkes Night
- 6 thru 30: Leonids Meteor Shower
- 7: Feast of Stolen Fire – alternatively held on the 8th Lunar Day in November
- 7 » Moon enters Taurus
- 7 » The month of the Pig begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 7 » Start of Winter (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 8 » Full Moon – Reed Moon, Mourning Moon, Snow Moon,
- 8 » Total Lunar Eclipse.
- 8: Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 9 » Moon enters Gemini
- 9 thru 10: Mawlid an Nabi – Islam
- 10 » Galungan (Bali) – Represents the victory of Dharma (virtue) over Adharma (evil) also on April 14
- 11: Lunantishees Day – Celtic Faery Day
- 11: Martinmas – Feast of Saint Martin
- 11: Veteran’s Day – Hero’s Day
- 12 » Moon enters Cancer
- 12: Festival of Odin
- 12 thru 14: The Osirian Mysteries
- 13: Ides of November – Epulum Jovis
- 13 or 15: Festival of Feronia
- 14 » Moon enters Leo
- 15: Seven Five Three Festival for Children – Shichi-go-san (Japan)
- 15 thru Dec 24: Nativity Fast begins
- 16: Button Day
- 16: Depina Hekates ~Night of the Crossroads
- 17 » Moon enters Virgo
- 18 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 19 » Moon enters Libra
- 21 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 22 » Sun enters Sagittarius
- 22 » Light Snow (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 23: Niiname-no-Matsuri – a Japanese harvest ritual
- 23 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 23 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 23: Feast of Ullr
- 23 » New Moon
- 24 » The Noumenia
- 24: Brumalia
- 25 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 25 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 25: Celtic Tree Month of Elder begins
- 25 or 26: Day of the Covenant
- 27 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 27: Feast of Ullr
- 28: The Rural Dionysia – Festival of Dionysus
- 30 » Moon enters Pisces
- 30: Andrzejki: Feast of love Divinations
- 30: Festival of Hecate Trivia (The night of the crossroads.) see also Nov 16
- 30: St. Andrew’s Day
December:
- 1: The Festival of Poseidon – the Greek god of the sea. Poseidon is also the god of rebirth.
- 1 thru 24: Advent
- 2 » Moon enters Aries
- 3: The Sementivaem – the second festival of Tellus, the Roman earth goddess.
- 4 » Moon enters Taurus
- 4 » Day of Ekadashi
- 4: Bona Dea – a Roman festival for women only
- 5: Faunalia
- 5: Bathtub Party Day (Thomas Roy’s Calendar)
- 6 » Moon enters Gemini
- 6: Saint Nicholas Day
- 7 » The month of the Rat begins – (Chinese Zodiac)
- 7 » Heavy Snow (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
- 7 » Full Moon – Elder Moon, Big Winter Moon
- 7 thru 17: Geminids Meteor Shower
- 9 » Moon enters Cancer
- 11 » Moon enters Leo
- 12: Feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 13: St. Lucy’s Day
- 13 to 18: Voyage of Hathor to Egypt and her Father
- 14 » Moon enters Virgo
- 14: Halcyon Days Begin
- 15: The second Festival of Consus – the Roman god of good council
- 15: Bill of Rights Day
- 16 » Moon enters Libra
- 17: Beginning of Saturnalia – festival of Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture. The most popular Roman festival, for on this day the roles of master and slave were reverted.
- 17 thru 25: Ursids Meteor Shower
- 18 » Dakini Day (Tibetan)
- 18: Eponalia
- 19 » Moon enters Scorpio
- 19: The Festival of Ops – second festival of Ops, Roman goddess of harvest.
- 21: Poseidonia of Aegina – possibly lasting as long as 2 months
- 21 » Moon enters Sagittarius
- 21 » Sun enters Capricorn
- 21: Death of Tammuz – Ancient Babylonian Yule Ritual
- 21: Divalia – Angeronalia, festival of Angerona, the Roman goddess of secrecy.
- 21: The Feast of Isis the Black Cow
- 21: The Dōngzhì Festival
- 21 » Yule (In the southern hemisphere this is Litha)
- 21 » Winter Solstice
- 23: The Larentalia (Larentinalia) – festival of Acca Larentia the Roman goddess who gave the early Romans their land
- 23 » Night of Hekate Suppers
- 23 » New Moon
- 23 » Moon enters Capricorn
- 23: Day of Creation (Celtic Calendar)
- 24 » The Noumenia
- 24: Birth of the Unconquered Sun ~ Sol Invictus
- 24: Celtic Tree Month of Birch begins
- 24: Christmas Eve
- 25 » Moon enters Aquarius
- 25 » Celebrating The Agathos Daimon
- 25: Christmas
- 25: The Birthday of Mithra – the Persian god of light and wisdom.
- 25: Festival of the Invincible Sun God
- 25: Feast of Frau Halle – Germanic goddess
- 26: Boxing Day
- 26: St Stephen’s Day
- 26: Day of the Wren
- 27: Mother Night
- 27: St John’s Day
- 27 » Moon enters Pisces
- 28: Feast of the Holy Innocents
- 28: Childremass
- 28: Dyzymas Day
- 29 » Moon enters Aries
- 29: Feast of Fools
- 29 thru Jan 3: Shōgatsu (Shinto)
- 30: Bringing in the Boar
- 31: Watch Night
- 31: New Year’s Eve
- 31: Festival of Hogmanay
- 31: Stonehaven Fireball Ceremony
- 31 » Moon enters Taurus
- 31: First Footing
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BIG DISCLAIMER: I am currently in the process of updating this calendar from 2021 to 2022. At present, many of the holidays with dates that vary from year to year are pretty much absent because I’m in the process of figuring all that out. When the entire calendar is updated and current, this disclaimer will disappear. Wish me luck and send me lots of good vibes and great energy because this is a huge undertaking and I need all the help I can get.