December

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Kalends of December, Poseidon

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Bona Dea

Today is the Roman festival of the good goddess. It's traditionally celebrated only by women.

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Pallas Athena

Today is the festival of Pallas Athena, the goddess of wisdom and of the arts.

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Nones of December

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Thor, Nicholas

Today is the festival of Nicholas, an aspect of Odin, leader of the hunt, who rides the heavens on a chariot drawn by reindeer. In gnostic tradition it is a day to attain a higher spiritual dimension through frequent sex. Nicholas has become the contemporary Santa Claus.

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Astraea

Today is sacred to Astraea, the greek goddess of justice.

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Lux mundi, Liberty

Today is the Roman festival of the light of the world, and of the French goddess Liberty.

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Ides of December, the runic half-month of Jara begins

The rune Jara is of Completion and union between spiritual and temporal elements.

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Nostradamus

Today is the remembrance of the French mystic and seer, Nostradamus.

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Alcyone, the beginning of the halcyon days

Today is the festival of the Greek goddess Alcyone, the first of fourteen halcyon days, when peace reins.

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Sapientia, eve of Saturnalia

Today is the festival of Sapientia, the goddess of wisdom. Tomarrow is the first day of Saturnalia, when wisdom will probably cease to be commonly found.

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Saturnalia

The Roman festival of Saturnalia begins today, a time of sexual license, extravagance and general debauchery.

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Mother Night

Tonight is the Norse festival of mother night, when dreams are prophetic.

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Winter solstice, yule, midwinter, Alban Arthuan, forth station of the year

Today is the Druidic festival of Alban Arthuan, when gifts are bestowed on those less fortunate than ourselves. The forth station of the year is a time of enlightenment, whin light is reborn in the womb of darkness. This is the shortest day of the year.

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The celtic tree month of Ruis ends.

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Secret of the unhewn stone, end of Saturnalia, Acca Larentis

Today is the only day of the celtic calendar not ruled by a tree. It's also the Roman festival of Laurentina, the goddess of the dead and of seed corn, patroness of the year and life to come.

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The celtic tree month of Beth begins

The month of Beth, the birch tree, is a time of purification and birth.

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The goddess month of Astraea ends

Happy Christmas.

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Hunting the wren, the goddess month of Hestia begins

On this day it is traditionally permissible to hunt wrens, no matter what local laws or custom provide on other days of the year. The tradition is that a captured wren is to be placed in a box, and referred to as a king by passers-by.

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Bairns day, the runic half-month of Eoh begins

Today is the least lucky day of the year, and no work should be undertaken. The rune of Eoh signifies the dead.

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New year's eve, Hogmanay, Asatru twelfth night

Today is the festival of Hogmagog, the god of the sun. At the last minute of the old year, all doors should be opened to release the spirits of the year gone by.