Festival Calendar
Month: Festival:
God: Goddess: Time: Solar Dec.
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Feb. Oimelc Angus Og Brighid 16 deg. 18'S
Mar. Mean Earrach Angus Og Danu 0 deg. Aries
May Beltane Belenos Danu 16 deg. 18'N
June Mean Samradh Belenos Aine 0 deg. Cancer
Aug. Lughnasadh Lugh Aine 16 deg. 18'N
Sept. Mean Foghamhar Lugh Morrigan 0 deg. Libra
Oct. Samhain Cernunnos Morrigan 16 deg. 18'S
Dec. Mean Geimredh Cernunnos Brighid 0 deg. Capricorn
The Minor
High Days are Mean Earrach (Spring Equinox), Mean Samradh (Summer Solstice),
Mean Foghamhar (Fall Equinox), Mean Geimredh (Winter Solstice). These are based
on the fixed signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. These are calculated
by standard means.
The Major High Days are calculated as to when the Sun reaches 16 degrees 18
minutes declination, North or South. This puts them half way between the Minor
High Days, plus or minus a couple of hours. This is based on the research of
Robert Larson into the Famous "Cologny Calendar" as well as his analysis
of the observation angles he believes were used at Stonehenge.
For observing purposes, the Celts reckoned each day as starting with sunset
of the night before.
For each holiday, two deities have been assigned. One is the major, the other
is the minor. The deity is first honored as a minor deity one festival.
The next festival, it is the major one. It is recommended, that one male and
one female deity be honored each festival. These are the Irish ones. Feel free
to use Gods and Goddesses from any Indo-European culture.
Druid New Moons are celebrated on the sixth night after the night in which the
New Moon is first visible. In other words, the "first quarter".