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Cross-quarter day, Lammas, Lughnassadh, eight station of the year, kalends of August, Scottish quarter day

Lammas is the festival of the first harvest, sacred to Odin and Frigg in the Norse tradition. This is the final station of the year.
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The celtic tree month of Tinne ends today.
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Celtic tree month of Coll begins today.

Coll is the hazel tree, which embodies wisdom and dridic priactices. It encompasses regeneration and growth through the spirit, and the divination of unseen things.
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Tan

Today is the festival of Tan Hill, a diety of Celtic fire.
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The goddess month of Kerea ends today.
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The goddess month of Hesperis begins today.
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Lights of Isis

Today is the old Egyptian festival of the Lights of Isis.
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Hecate, the runic half-month of As begins today

The rune As, of the ash tree, symbolizes stability, with the power of gods at work in the world.
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Festival of Arianrod, the great mother goddess, end of the dog days

Today is sacred to the great mother goddess, for fertility. The end of the dog days marks the passing of the hottest portion of the year.
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First day of Odin's ordeal

Today marks the beginning of the nine days during which Odin, father of the Norse gods hung on the tree Yggdasil to secure the knowledge of runes.
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Second day of Odin's ordeal

Today is the second of the nine days during which Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.
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Third day of Odin's ordeal, Rustic Vinalia

Today is the Roman festival of Rustic Vinalia, a day sacred to Venus and offered for the ripening of grapes. Today is the third of the nine days during which Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.
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Fourht day of Odin's ordeal

Today is the fourth of the nine days during which Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.
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Fifth day of Odin's ordeal

Today is the fifth of the nine days during which Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.
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Sixth day of Odin's ordeal, Aedesia

The fifth century philosopher Aedesia is commemorated on this day. Today is the sixth of the nine days during which Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.
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Seventh day of Odin's ordeal, Nemesea, Vertumnalia, Vulcan and the nymphs

Today is Nemesea, sacred to Nemesis, the greek goddess of relics and the memory of the dead. It is also the Roman festival of the god Vertumnus, celebrating the change of seasons.
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Eighth day of Odin's ordeal, first day of Mania

The Mania is a Roman festival for the manes, the deified spirits of ancestors. Today is the eighth of the nine days during which Odin hung on the tree Yggdrasil to secure the knowledge of runes.
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Ops, Final day of Odin's ordeal, discovery of the runes

Today is Opiconsivia, the festival of the Roman earth deity Ops. On this day Odin fell screaming from the tree Yggdrasil with the knowledge of runes.
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llmatar

Today is the festival of the Finnish goddess llmatar, the water mother, who created the world.
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Today marks the birth of Isis

Isis is the Egyptian goddess, popularly worshipped throughout Greece and Rome as well.
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Birth of the Egyptian goddess Nephthys
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Urda, birth of Hathor, Augustus, runic half-month of Rad begins

Today is the festival of Urda, the eldest of the Norns, the fates. Today is also the Roman festival for the emperour Augustus. The rune Rad suggests harnessing energy toward a desired end.
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Charisteria, Alexdadrian new year

Today is the old Roman festival of Charisteria, for thanksgiving.
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