12/1
 |
Festival
of Neptune,
Rome; Festival of Poseidon (Neptune), ancient Greece. |
12/1
|
Suijin-Matsuri;
Shinto
Festival of the Water Kami |
| 12/3 |
Festival
of Bona Dea (Fauna); ancient Rome. |
12/4
|
Festival
of Pallas
Athena (Minerva); ancient Greece |
| 12/5 |
Four
day Faunalia; ancient Rome,
begins today. |
| 12/8 |
Bodhi
day; Buddhist. |
| 12/8 |
Tiberinalia; ancient Rome |
12/8
 |
Feast
of Neith; ancient Egypt, Kemet. |
| 12/10 |
Ganga
Bois; Vodoun holiday
honoring the Loa
of nature. |
| 12/12 |
Agoué,
"Feeding the Sea;" Vodoun,
feast of the Loa of water. |
| 12/15 |
Consualia,
honoring Consus, God of time; ancient Rome. |
| 12/15 |
Festival
of Alcyone; ancient Greece, beginning of the 'Halcyon days.' |
12/15
|
Maun Ekadashi; Jain
festival
|
12/18
|
The
feast of Epona; Celtic goddess of Horses. |
| 12/20 |
Mother
night; Asatru
midwinter Holiday |
| 12/21 |
Winter
Solstice |
| 12/21 |
Yule;
Neopagan/Wiccan
winter holiday. |
12/22:
 |
Tohji-Taisai,
Shinto Festival for the
sun Goddess Ameratsu. |
| 12/22 |
Festival
of Wang-Mu; Taoist Holy
Day honoring the Empress Mother. |
| 12/25 |
Féte
Marassa; Vodoun,
honoring the divine twins. |
| 12/25 |
Natalis
Solis Invictus (birthday of the invincible sun); ancient Rome |
12/25
 |
Day
of Astarte; ancient mesopotamia. |
| 12/25 |
Birthdays
of Apollo, Attis, Adonis, and Mithras. |
| 12/26 |
Death
of the Prophet Zoroaster; Zoroastrian
Holy day. |
| 12/26 |
Birthday
of Horus; ancient Egypt |
| 12/26 |
Kwanzaa |
| 12/28 |
Arachne's
Day; ancient Rome |
| 12/29 |
Birthday
of Ra; Egypt |
| 12/30 |
Full
moon in Cancer |
| 12/30 |
Joya
no kane; Shinto, Ringing
of the temple bells to mark the New Year. |
| 12/30 |
Birth
of Lord Parshvanath; Jain
religion. |
| 12/31 |
Birthday
of Isis; Egypt |
| 12/31 |
Oharai;
Shinto festival of purification. |
| 12/31 |
Festival
for Yemaya; Santeria. |
| 12/31 |
Ghambar
Maidyozarem; Zoroastrian
Harvest festival. |
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