February

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Cross-quarter day, Oimelc, Brigantia, Kalends of February

Imbolc is the fire festival between yule and the vernal equinox. This is the day of Brigantia or Brigit, of Ireland, the Celtic goddess of the seasons, doctors, poets, smiths and women in childbirth

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Juno Februa, wives'feast day, groundhog day, Scottish quarter day

The festival of Juno Februa, the presiding goddess of the month. In old northern England it was wives' feast day.

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King frost day.

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Nones of February, Tyche, Fortuna, Wyrd

This day is for telling fortunes and practicing divination. It's Sacred to Fortuna, the Roman goddess of women, luck and fertility.

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Feast of Apollo

This is the feast day of Apollo, the god of the sun, which celebrates the increasing light of the new year after the darkness of midwinter. Apollo is also the god of archery, agriculture, animal husbandry, crops, cattle, farmers, shepherds, sheep, poetry, medicine, prophesy and ethics.

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Our Lady at Lourdes.

On this day in 1858 the apparition of Our Lady at Lourdes appeared in a grotto which had been a shrine of the good goddess for centuries.

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Artemis, Diana, the runic half-month of sigel begins.

This is the holy day of the divine huntress, Artemis or Diana, the virgin goddess who assists in childbirth and guards the young. The runic half-month of Sigel represents the force of good and ascendancy over darkness.

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Ides of February, Parentalia, old leap year's day.

The Parentalia is a Roman festival of the dead.

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Juno Februa, Vali, St. Valentine's day

St. Valentine's day is a festival of love. It is also sacred to the as yet unborn Norse god Vali, the archer, and to Juno Februa, the goddess of love. Girls shoud decorate their pillows with five bay leaves, to dream of their lovers.

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Faunus, Lupercalia, Sigfrid

Lupercalia is a Roman festival to the god Faunus, and aspect of Pan, who protects agriculture and gives oracles. This day is sacred to the Nordic hero Sigfrid.

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Fornacalia, the celtic tree month of Luis ends.

This is the Roman festival of Fornicalia, for bread, ovens and the goddess therof. It is also a festival for the growing of plants.

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Festival of women, celtic tree month of Nuin begins.

This is the day of a Persian festival honouring women. It is also the day of the rites for Tacita, the silent Roman goddess, binding hostile speech.

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The goddess month of Bridhe ends

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The goddess month of Moura begins.

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Feralia

Today is the Roaman observance of Feralia, when the spirits of the dead were abroad in the world.

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Concordia, charistia

Today is the Roman festival of the goddess Concordia, of peace and harmony, the feast of good will, a day on which all disputes are to be resolved.

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Terminalia

Today is the Roman festival of Terminus, the god of boundaries.

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The runic half-month of Tyr begins.

The rune Tyr signifies self discipline and sacrifice to further an end.

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