Calendars & celebrations

[Temwa]

I've got a question for the different recons out there. :)

What does your path celebrate, and when? Do you go by a specific calendar?

I know that Nova Roma has a calendar, and I know of a hellenic one based on Athens, and an asatru one, but I'd love to look at more, from those (and any other) paths. :)

[Ishtara]

Hej Temwa!

I am Kemetic too, so you already know what my calendar is like :)

However, I certainly do not observe the 150-odd holidays on my calendar, far from it, so here are the ones that I celebrated / plan to celebrate this year:

- Wep Renpet (Kemetic New Year): this year I am taking time off for Wep Renpet. Last year I celebrated at home but this year I would like to throw a party on the beach with my friends

- Month of Thuthi (July/August) : Opet (inundation) festival and Festival of Djehuty

- Month of Paopi (August/September): Great festival of the Netjeru

- Month of Hethara (September/October): Ritual of the Netjeru of the Two Lands and Festival of Ma'at

- Month of Koiak (October/November): Ritual of the Djed Pillar and Invocations to the Ka

- Month of Tybi (November/December): Heb-Sed festival and Day of Prolonging the Goodness of Ma'at

- Month of Pamenot (January/February): Festival of Djehuty and of the Ka

- Month of Pachons (March/April): Festival of the Harvest and Day of Djehuty Who heard Ma'at

- Month of Mesore (June/July): Day of Ma'at Reunited with the Netjeru in the Sky and Festival of Yinepu



I hope that others will tell us about their calendars, this is a really interesting question!

[Cerulean_damselfly]

1. Here's a concise guide to a modern calendar of Japanese festivals and dates:

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2062.html

2. There's a lot of information regarding rice-growing, regional festivals, historic birthdays...so I went to an agricultural source. The second Japanese word just is the name for first month--hence Ichi-Gatsu is First Month. Mutsuki's meaning is in English to the right, Harmony or Happy Spring.:

January -IchiGatsu -Mutsuki Harmony, Happy Spring
February -NiGatsu -KisaRagi Seasonal Change of Dress
March -SanGatsu -Yayohi Grass Grows Dense
April -ShiGatsu -Utzuki Summer, Plant Rice
May -GoGatsu -Satsuki Rice Sprouts
June -RokuGatsu -Minatzuki Watering Month
(put water in the field)
July ShichiGatsu -Futzuki Month of Letters
August HachiGatsu -Hatzuki Month of Leaves
September -KuGatsu -Nagatsuki -Autumn Long Month
October -JuuGatsu -Kanatzuki Month of Gods*
November -JuuichiGatsu -Shimotsuki Month of Falling Frost
December -JuuniGatsu -Shihasu -"Poor Looking" Winter


I'm still compiling them...

3. Chinese seasonal calendar (lunar months named by growing plants)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar

I'm having trouble editing this post, will post more in a different message.

[Philosophia]

I don't know how "right" these are but this is what I can find:
Celtic festivals
http://www.celticgrounds.com/chapters/c-festivals.htm
http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/index.htm#The%20Folklore%20Year
Kemetic (solely on Aset)
http://www.per-aset.org/festivals_of_aset.htm
http://www.hethert.org/festivals.htm
Sites devoted to festivals and celebrations:
http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/
http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/
http://www.earthcalendar.net/index.php
http://www.geocities.com/calendopaedia/
http://rudy.ca/callinks.html

[Temwa]

Thank you! :)

[Tim]

Hellenics have a lunar calendar that starts after the summer solstice... many use or model there's after the ancient Athenian calendar... and there are a good many observances... some lasting for days.