December-January
2000-2001
Vol. I , Issue IV
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December's Calendar of Celebrations
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| Color Legend |
| Celestial |
Religious |
| Pagan |
Traditional |
| Historical |
Birthday |
Old Church
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December 1
December 2
| Moon enters Pisces 10:23 pm |
December 3
| Advent begins |
Roman festival of Bona Dea - patroness of women |
| God's-truce - The Church declares all feud's must cease Advent through Epiphany; those who transgress are threatened with excommunication. |
December 4
| St. Barbara's Day - patroness of brewers |
December 5
| Moon enters Aries 9:17 am |
December 6
December 7
| Moon enters Taurus 4:26 pm |
St. Ambrose's Day - patron of orators, teachers and beekeepers |
December 8
| Birthday of Renaissance Central.com's webmaster, Matt Bethke |
December 9
| Moon enters Gemini 7:50 pm |
December 10
| St. Eulalia's Day - patroness of sailors |
Roman festival of Lux Mundi (light of the world) |
December 11
| Reserve tonight for a moonlit walk in the snow; make some snow angels. If there isn't any snow, enjoy some white peppermint ice cream. |
| Longest Moon Night, Full Moon 4:03 am, Moon enters Cancer 8:48 pm |
Roman festival of Bruma - goddess or Winter |
December 12
| Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
December 13
| Moon enters Leo 9:09 pm |
St. Lucy's Day - patroness of shopkeepers, also invoked to strengthen eyesight. |
Santa Lucia Day (Christianized version of the sun goddess, Lucina) |
December 14
| First day of Halcyon Days, a Greek festival honoring the Kingfisher goddess, Alcyone; takes place seven days proceeding and following Winter Solstice - a time of peace and tranquility for mankind and the seas |
Birth of Nostradamus -1503 |
December 15
| Moon enters Virgo 10:30 pm |
St. Valerian's Day - invoked for protection against cold and snow |
December 16
| Sit back and enjoy a pot of your favorite tea. |
| Greek and Roman festivals of the goddesses of Wisdom, Sophia and Sapienta |
Boston Tea Party 1773 |
December 17
| First day of the Roman Saturnalia festival |
December 18
| Moon enters Libra 2:01 am |
Roman festival of Opalia, honors Ops, Roman goddess of Grain and Agriculture |
December 19
December 20
| Moon enters Scorpio 8:12 am |
Feast day of St. Dominic of Silos - patron of shepherds |
December 21
| Be sure to light your Yule Log and keep it burning for the next 12 days |
| Sun enters Capricorn 8:37 am |
St. Thomas' Day |
Yule/Winter Solstice, Druid celebration of Alban Arthuan |
December 22
| Moon enters Sagittarius 4:57 pm |
Hannukah begins |
The Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock - 1620 |
December 23
| Roman festivals of Laurentia (the patronesses of Death, The Old Year and Life to Come) and Lares (the ancestors) are celebrated on this last day of the Roman year |
December 24
| Christmas Eve |
Celtic Tree Month of Birch begins |
December 25
| New Moon 12:22 pm, Solar Eclipse 12:35pm, Moon enters Capricorn 3:54 pm |
Christmas Day |
Feast of Frau Holle - Germanic weather goddess |
December 26
| Kwanzaa begins, Ramadan ends |
St. Stephen's Day - patron of horses |
Boxing Day |
December 27
| Moon enters Aquarius 4:25 pm |
St. John of God's Day - patron of writers |
Birthday of Freya - the Norse goddess of Love |
December 28
December 29
| St. Tropez' Day - patroness of newborns and children |
December 30
| Moon enters Pisces 5:27 am |
December 31
| Don't forget to open your doors and windows just before midnight. Shoo the spirits of the old year out and make way for good things to come! |
| New Year's Eve |
Last day of the year dedicated to the sun god, Hogmagog |
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