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December
2003
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Below you'll find:
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We've
moved the following to our new new Lunar information page:
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Pagan
Holiday Celebrations
in December
Worship
today on the planet of your choice!
Some identify the month of December with ~
can
be viewed at: Virtual Temple
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1 |
Day
for meditation on Tantric Bodhisattva Goddess Tara Puja (Red Tara),
protector against evil and harm. |
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2 |
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3 |
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| December
4 |
Yoruba/Santeria feast of Shango, Orisha who defends
against evil. |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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December 8
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9 |
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10 |
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| December
11 |
Roman:
Agonium, Sacred to Janus, the god of Beginnings.
Roman: Dies Septimonium, the Feast of the Seven Hills of
Rome, celebrating the incorporation of the seventh hill, the Colline, as
part of the city of Rome. |
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12 |
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| December
13 |
Roman:
Ides of December: Sacred to Jupiter.
Roman: Feast of the Light-bringer--honoring Goddess as Juno Lucina
(Old Roman Midwife Goddess who first brings light to the newborn) &
Lucia (Old Swedish Goddess of light). Christians appropriated these
traditions and merged them to create the Christian feast of St. Lucia. |
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14 |
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| December
15 |
The
Consualia, sacred to Consus, the God of Time (Father Time). On this day,
the Temple of Consus is uncovered and opened to public worship. Horse
races and mule races were held in the Circus Maximus.
The Halcyon Days begin. These seven days preceding and the seven days
following the Winter Solstice were traditionally the days of peace and
calm. |
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16 |
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| December 17 |
Yoruba/Santeria
feast of Orisha Babalu Aye, healer of deadly diseases. |
December 17
- 23 |
Roman:
Saturnalia, honoring God Saturnus (a kindly Grandfather God identified
with agriculture and the Golden Age, sometimes identified with the weak
Sun.) Saturnalia is celebrated with gift-giving (especially to children
and subordinates), revelry, and abolishment of all class distinctions.
Masters waited upon slaves. Note: the generous and just Roman
Saturnus has a very different character from the astrological planetary
Saturn, who is closer to the Greek Chronus.
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18 |
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20 |
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December
21
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Winter Solstice, occurs this night (12/22
1:04 a.m. CST): This is the Solar New Year, marking the shortest day
and longest night of the year. Winter begins and light grows stronger for
the next six months.
The true Winter Solstice occurs within 24 hours of this date. Traditional
calendars often celebrated the winter solstice a few days late, because of
the inaccuracies of pre-Julian calendars, which tended to slip back a few
days a year. Communities without a priestly astrological tradition would
also have difficulty -- or perhaps disinterest -- in precisely defining
when the sun had begun its return to a higher azimuth.
Roman:
Divalia,
the 5th day of Saturnalia.
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December
21
- 22 |
Old
Europe: Festival of Evergreen Trees Celebrated by decorating evergreen
trees and hanging evergreen wreaths (symbols of eternal life).
In warm climes and in southern latitudes, this is celebrated by planting
evergreen trees and has been merged into International Arbor Day. |
December
21
- 25 |
Egyptian:
Festival of Goddess Isis as the Magna Mater (Great Mother: Mother of
God and Mother of All) giving birth to God Horus. |
| December
22 |
Winter
Solstice at |
December
22
-January 10 |
Hopi
& Zuni: Soyala, the New Year festival of purification and
renewal.
For three weeks, homes are cleaned, fires doused, and personal restraint
is observed. |
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23 |
Roman:
The Larentalia, seventh, and last, day of the Saturnalia.
On this day in 363 AD the last Pagan Emperor, Julianus died -- officially
in battle with the Persians, but quite possibly by assassination by a
Christian cabal. Julian, a Neo-Platonist magician, had infuriated the
newly powerful Christians when he issued the first Edict of Toleration,
institutionalizing the traditional Roman policy of Universal
Toleration.
The Christians, however, remained aggressively intolerant, desecrating and
burning temple, confiscating Pagan property, destroying classical art and
sculpture, conducting mass book burnings and public murders of those
branded with the epithet "pagan." After Julianus'
death, No Edict of Toleration was written again until a Unitarian king,
John Sigismund of Transylvania did so, more than a millennium later. |
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24 |
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25 |
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25 - January
5 |
Teutonic: Yule, honoring
the Agricultural fertility God Freyr/Frey and Goddess Freyja, and the God Balder.
Frey's symbol is the Boar, and Freyja's the necklace. Balder, God of
Light and truthfulness, is born. Traditionally, the festival includes
feasting on roast pork, decorating with evergreens, and keeping sacred
fires. |
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26 |
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27 |
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29 |
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December 31
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Modern:
Feast of Father Time, who ultimately overcomes us all.
Yoruba/Santeria
festival of the Orisha Yemaya, Mother of the Sun and Moon.
Pagan peoples around the world have
chosen different days on which to "ring in the New Year,"
but always, it's a time for reflection on the past and future, and for
divination.
Please don't drive or operate Karmic machinery while
intoxicated.
Happy New Year. |
December 31
- January
4 |
Zoroastrian: Feast of Vohu Manah, creator and protector of animals. Vohu Manah is one
of seven male and female divine emanations of Deity Ahura Mazda, which
roughly correspond to Hebrew and Islamic Archangels. |
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This
above list of Pagan
holy days was compiled by Christa Landon
from various
sources, including the URLs below.
(Note: In Celtic, Greek, Roman,
Jewish, and Arabic traditions,
the day starts at the prior
sunset.)
Sources
include:
Wheel of the Year Calendar: Many ancient
holidays were based on lunar phases, which make perpetual calendars
problematic. WHEEL OF THE YEAR dates for these holidays are based on the
Macedonian (Lunar) calendar. They offer a lovely universal calendar which
makes a nice gift for your friends of ANY faith.
http://www.wheeloftheyear.com/
Frances Bernstein, Ph.D., Classical
Living: Myths, Gods, Goddesses, Celebrations, and Rites for Every Month of
the Year. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2000).
Lawrence Durdin-Robertson, Juno Covella
(Eire: Cesara Publications, 1982).
http://www.fellowshipofisis.com/
Llewellyn's Astrological Calendar,
2003
Ovid, Fasti.
Minnesota Weatherguide, published
by the Freshwater Society.
Nigel Pennick, The Pagan Book of Days
(Rochester, VT.: Destiny Books, 1992).
Diane Stein, The Goddess Book of Days
(St. Paul: Llewellyn, 1988).
A Base for Calendar Exploration
http://www.greenheart.com/billh/linked.html
"Holidays by religion""Holidays by religion" including
Pagan holidays.
http://www.earthcalendar.net/
More Resources:
Adding Pagan Holidays to MS
Outlook
http://www.divanet.com/wynn/holidays.htm
Track the Signs of Spring,
Migrations, and More:
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/spring2003/species/spring/index.html
School of the Seasons: lots
of lore.
http://www.schooloftheseasons.com/
We are interested in additional
sources,
especially for Celtic, Heathen, Norse, Romuva, and Middle
Eastern holidays.
If you can suggest some, please email
editor@paganinstitute.org |
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Astronomical
Events
~ December,
2003
For details: http://www.skyviewcafe.com/skyview.shtml
Sky map showing each
night's view:
http://www.earthsky.com/Features/Skywatching/
See the Nine Planets
in relative size
http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/NinePlanets.jpg
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Visible Planets
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
The outer planets
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
are never visible
without a telescope.
Meteor
Showers
are best viewed
with the naked eye, after 15 minutes of accomodation to darkness.
Ursids
peak
with 15-25/hr.
on Dec. 22-23.
Look North all night
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Morning Twilight
Jupiter
Saturn
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Jupiter in Leo
is the brightest planet in the sky,
easily seen near Denobula, the
star
that marks the Lion's tail.
Saturn
continues to be very brightly
visible
throughout the fall. |
Evening
Twilight:
Mars
Mercury
Venus
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Heliacle New Moon first visible about
~ central time,
setting
at
Venus
will be very close to the crescent Moon
on Dec. 25.
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Full Moon rises at
pm central time on
Mercury appears in the second week of
December, but is only faintly
visible;
look for it in the southwestern sky below
and to the right of
Venus near sunset.
Mars dominates the night sky,
but slowly dims as it receeds
from Earth.
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Sun or Moon
Rise/Set Table for One Year:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html
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December
2003 Ephemeris
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Times are UTC/GMT
DATE SID.TIME SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO NODE
Mo 01 04:37:47 08SG22 11PI41 27SG27 04CP54 21PI19 17VI07 12CN05 29AQ07 10AQ50 19SG20 19TA21
Tu 02 04:41:43 09SG22 24PI20 28SG48 06CP09 21PI51 17VI13 12CN01 29AQ08 10AQ51 19SG22 19TA17
We 03 04:45:40 10SG23 06AR41 00CP08 07CP23 22PI23 17VI19 11CN58 29AQ09 10AQ52 19SG24 19TA14
Th 04 04:49:36 11SG24 18AR47 01CP26 08CP38 22PI56 17VI25 11CN54 29AQ10 10AQ54 19SG27 19TA11
Fr 05 04:53:33 12SG25 00TA44 02CP42 09CP52 23PI29 17VI30 11CN50 29AQ11 10AQ55 19SG29 19TA08
Sa 06 04:57:29 13SG26 12TA35 03CP55 11CP06 24PI02 17VI36 11CN46 29AQ13 10AQ56 19SG31 19TA05
Su 07 05:01:26 14SG27 24TA22 05CP06 12CP21 24PI35 17VI41 11CN42 29AQ14 10AQ58 19SG33 19TA01
Mo 08 05:05:22 15SG28 06GE10 06CP14 13CP35 25PI08 17VI46 11CN38 29AQ16 10AQ59 19SG36 18TA58
Tu 09 05:09:19 16SG29 17GE60 07CP19 14CP49 25PI42 17VI51 11CN33 29AQ17 11AQ01 19SG38 18TA55
We 10 05:13:16 17SG29 29GE54 08CP19 16CP04 26PI15 17VI55 11CN29 29AQ19 11AQ02 19SG40 18TA52
Th 11 05:17:12 18SG30 11CN54 09CP15 17CP18 26PI49 17VI60 11CN25 29AQ20 11AQ04 19SG43 18TA49
Fr 12 05:21:09 19SG31 24CN02 10CP06 18CP32 27PI23 18VI04 11CN21 29AQ22 11AQ05 19SG45 18TA46
Sa 13 05:25:05 20SG32 06LE20 10CP50 19CP46 27PI57 18VI08 11CN16 29AQ24 11AQ07 19SG47 18TA42
Su 14 05:29:02 21SG33 18LE49 11CP28 21CP01 28PI32 18VI12 11CN12 29AQ25 11AQ09 19SG49 18TA39
Mo 15 05:32:58 22SG34 01VI32 11CP58 22CP15 29PI06 18VI16 11CN07 29AQ27 11AQ10 19SG52 18TA36
Tu 16 05:36:55 23SG35 14VI32 12CP19 23CP29 29PI41 18VI20 11CN03 29AQ29 11AQ12 19SG54 18TA33
We 17 05:40:51 24SG36 27VI52 12CP31 24CP43 00AR15 18VI23 10CN58 29AQ31 11AQ14 19SG56 18TA30
Th 18 05:44:48 25SG38 11LI33 12CP33 25CP57 00AR50 18VI27 10CN53 29AQ33 11AQ15 19SG58 18TA27
Fr 19 05:48:45 26SG39 25LI37 12CP24 27CP12 01AR25 18VI30 10CN49 29AQ35 11AQ17 20SG01 18TA23
Sa 20 05:52:41 27SG40 10SC04 12CP03 28CP26 02AR00 18VI33 10CN44 29AQ37 11AQ19 20SG03 18TA20
Su 21 05:56:38 28SG41 24SC50 11CP31 29CP40 02AR35 18VI35 10CN39 29AQ39 11AQ21 20SG05 18TA17
Mo 22 06:00:34 29SG42 09SG52 10CP47 00AQ54 03AR11 18VI38 10CN34 29AQ41 11AQ22 20SG08 18TA14
Tu 23 06:04:31 00CP43 24SG60 09CP52 02AQ08 03AR46 18VI40 10CN29 29AQ43 11AQ24 20SG10 18TA11
We 24 06:08:27 01CP44 10CP05 08CP48 03AQ22 04AR22 18VI43 10CN25 29AQ45 11AQ26 20SG12 18TA07
Th 25 06:12:24 02CP45 24CP58 07CP35 04AQ36 04AR57 18VI45 10CN20 29AQ47 11AQ28 20SG14 18TA04
Fr 26 06:16:20 03CP47 09AQ30 06CP17 05AQ50 05AR33 18VI46 10CN15 29AQ50 11AQ30 20SG17 18TA01
Sa 27 06:20:17 04CP48 23AQ36 04CP55 07AQ04 06AR09 18VI48 10CN10 29AQ52 11AQ32 20SG19 17TA58
Su 28 06:24:14 05CP49 07PI13 03CP33 08AQ18 06AR45 18VI50 10CN05 29AQ54 11AQ34 20SG21 17TA55
Mo 29 06:28:10 06CP50 20PI21 02CP13 09AQ32 07AR21 18VI51 09CN60 29AQ57 11AQ36 20SG23 17TA52
Tu 30 06:32:07 07CP51 03AR03 00CP57 10AQ45 07AR57 18VI52 09CN55 29AQ59 11AQ37 20SG25 17TA48
We 31 06:36:03 08CP52 15AR25 29SG49 11AQ59 08AR34 18VI53 09CN50 00PI01 11AQ39 20SG28 17TA45
January 2004 Ephemeris
Times are UTC/GMT
DATE SID.TIME SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO NODE
Th 01 06:39:60 09CP53 27AR29 28SG49 13AQ13 09AR10 18VI53 09CN45 00PI04 11AQ41 20SG30 17TA42
Fr 02 06:43:56 10CP55 09TA23 27SG58 14AQ27 09AR46 18VI54 09CN40 00PI06 11AQ43 20SG32 17TA39
Sa 03 06:47:53 11CP56 21TA11 27SG18 15AQ40 10AR23 18VI54 09CN35 00PI09 11AQ45 20SG34 17TA36
Su 04 06:51:49 12CP57 02GE57 26SG48 16AQ54 10AR60 18VI54 09CN30 00PI12 11AQ48 20SG36 17TA33
Mo 05 06:55:46 13CP58 14GE46 26SG28 18AQ07 11AR36 18VI54 09CN25 00PI14 11AQ50 20SG38 17TA29
Tu 06 06:59:43 14CP59 26GE40 26SG18 19AQ21 12AR13 18VI54 09CN20 00PI17 11AQ52 20SG40 17TA26
We 07 07:03:39 16CP00 08CN43 26SG17 20AQ34 12AR50 18VI53 09CN16 00PI19 11AQ54 20SG43 17TA23
Th 08 07:07:36 17CP01 20CN55 26SG25 21AQ48 13AR27 18VI53 09CN11 00PI22 11AQ56 20SG45 17TA20
Fr 09 07:11:32 18CP03 03LE17 26SG41 23AQ01 14AR04 18VI52 09CN06 00PI25 11AQ58 20SG47 17TA17
Sa 10 07:15:29 19CP04 15LE51 27SG04 24AQ15 14AR41 18VI51 09CN01 00PI28 12AQ00 20SG49 17TA13
Su 11 07:19:25 20CP05 28LE35 27SG34 25AQ28 15AR18 18VI49 08CN56 00PI30 12AQ02 20SG51 17TA10
Mo 12 07:23:22 21CP06 11VI31 28SG10 26AQ41 15AR55 18VI48 08CN51 00PI33 12AQ04 20SG53 17TA07
Tu 13 07:27:18 22CP07 24VI39 28SG51 27AQ54 16AR32 18VI46 08CN47 00PI36 12AQ07 20SG55 17TA04
We 14 07:31:15 23CP08 08LI01 29SG37 29AQ07 17AR09 18VI45 08CN42 00PI39 12AQ09 20SG57 17TA01
Th 15 07:35:12 24CP09 21LI37 00CP28 00PI20 17AR47 18VI43 08CN37 00PI42 12AQ11 20SG59 16TA58
Fr 16 07:39:08 25CP10 05SC29 01CP22 01PI33 18AR24 18VI40 08CN32 00PI45 12AQ13 21SG01 16TA54
Sa 17 07:43:05 26CP12 19SC38 02CP20 02PI46 19AR01 18VI38 08CN28 00PI48 12AQ15 21SG03 16TA51
Su 18 07:47:01 27CP13 04SG02 03CP21 03PI59 19AR39 18VI35 08CN23 00PI51 12AQ18 21SG05 16TA48
Mo 19 07:50:58 28CP14 18SG40 04CP24 05PI12 20AR16 18VI33 08CN19 00PI54 12AQ20 21SG07 16TA45
Tu 20 07:54:54 29CP15 03CP26 05CP31 06PI25 20AR54 18VI30 08CN14 00PI57 12AQ22 21SG09 16TA42
We 21 07:58:51 00AQ16 18CP14 06CP39 07PI38 21AR31 18VI26 08CN10 01PI00 12AQ24 21SG11 16TA39
Th 22 08:02:47 01AQ17 02AQ56 07CP50 08PI50 22AR09 18VI23 08CN06 01PI03 12AQ26 21SG12 16TA35
Fr 23 08:06:44 02AQ18 17AQ22 09CP02 10PI03 22AR47 18VI20 08CN01 01PI06 12AQ29 21SG14 16TA32
Sa 24 08:10:40 03AQ19 01PI27 10CP16 11PI15 23AR25 18VI16 07CN57 01PI09 12AQ31 21SG16 16TA29
Su 25 08:14:37 04AQ20 15PI07 11CP32 12PI28 24AR02 18VI12 07CN53 01PI13 12AQ33 21SG18 16TA26
Mo 26 08:18:34 05AQ21 28PI19 12CP49 13PI40 24AR40 18VI08 07CN49 01PI16 12AQ35 21SG20 16TA23
Tu 27 08:22:30 06AQ22 11AR06 14CP08 14PI52 25AR18 18VI04 07CN45 01PI19 12AQ38 21SG21 16TA19
We 28 08:26:27 07AQ23 23AR31 15CP28 16PI04 25AR56 17VI59 07CN41 01PI22 12AQ40 21SG23 16TA16
Th 29 08:30:23 08AQ24 05TA38 16CP49 17PI16 26AR34 17VI55 07CN37 01PI25 12AQ42 21SG25 16TA13
Fr 30 08:34:20 09AQ25 17TA33 18CP11 18PI28 27AR12 17VI50 07CN33 01PI29 12AQ45 21SG27 16TA10
Sa 31 08:38:16 10AQ26 29TA21 19CP35 19PI40 27AR50 17VI45 07CN29 01PI32 12AQ47 21SG28 16TA07
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Planetary
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