April

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Kalends of April, All Fools' Day, Fortuna Virilis, Loki

Today is a day of trics and practical jokes, ruled over by the Norse god Loki. Today is also the Roman womens' festival of Fortuna Virilis, seeking good relations with men and ruled over by Venus.

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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.

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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

Today is the fifth festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great mother.

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Megalesia

Today is the sixth festival day of Magna Mater, or Cybele, the great mother.

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Megalesia

Today is the final day of Megalesia, celebrated in Rome with sacred horse races.

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Easter

Easter is the festival of the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, Eostre or Ostara. Eostra is the protector of fertility and friend to children. Legend has it that to amuse some children once she changed a bird into a rabbit, which set about laying eggs for them to find.

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Cerealia

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.

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Cerealia, Runic half-month of Man, Sommarsblot, the 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 of the human condition.

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Cerealia, Tellus, the 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, the goddess of grain, growing plants and the love of a mother for her child.

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Cerealia

Today is the fifth 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, the goddess month of Columbina ends

Today is the sixth 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, the goddess month of Maia begins

Maia is a Greek earth goddess, the daughter of Atlas and Pleione. Today is the seventh 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

Today is the eighth 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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Parilia

Today is the Roman festival of Pales, a pastoral god... or possibly a patoral goddess. Pales is the guardian of flocks.

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Jupiter, and Venus, Sigurd

Today is the Roman festival of Jupiter and Venus, for fertility. It's also, the festival of Sigurd, the dragon-slayer. In England it's Saint George's day, also a dragon-slayer.

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Robigalia, Cuckoo's Day

Today is the Roman festival of Robigalia, to avert mildew on crops. It's 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

Walpugis night, or walpurgisnacht, is a festival sacred to witches of northern Germany.