Calendar of Seasons: A Cycle of Days, Moons and Trees January |
| In the night of the year we are compelled to find the inner strength that will hold us and carry us to spring. It is a time for working with our inner power to develop a sense of who we are, as well as to find our place in the web of existence. Winter storms may howl, but appreciating the beauty of this fierce side of nature means that we can flow with and enjoy the spiral of life energy rather than struggle against it. |  |
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Moon
of the First Circle Other names for this moon: Wolf Moon, Chaste Moon, Ice Moon. In
the Celtic Tree Calendar
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Apple, Birch, Heather New Year’s Day Celtic tree month of Birch begins 1st to 4th Quadrantid meteor showers 2 – Birch, Fir Birth of Inanna 3 – Birch, Fir J.R.R. Tolkien born in 1892 Full moon – Moon of the First Circle Full Moon Ritual 4 – Birch, Fir Honor Badb 5 – Birch, Fir Avian Day Honor birds and bird gods and goddesses: Morrigan/crow, Athena/owl, Horus/hawk 6 – Birch, Fir Twelfth Night – traditional time to wassail apple trees Joan of Arc born 1412 (France) 7 – Birch, Fir Galileo discovered four of Jupiter’s moons in 1610 Devi Puja Day – make offerings to Maha Devi (Hindu) 8 – Birch, Fir Honor the Muses 9 – Birch, Fir Feast of Janus 10 – Birch, Fir Honor the bard, Geraint (Welsh, 9th century) 11 – Birch, Fir Roman goddess Carmenta celebrated 12 – Birch, Elm Norse goddess Frigg celebrated 13 – Birch, Elm Runic half month of Peorth begins 14 – Birch, Elm This day is notoriously known as the coldest day of the year in England. 15 – Birch, Elm Roman goddess Vesta celebrated First appearance of Our lady of Banneux (Belgium 1933) 16 – Birch, Elm Enjoy the warmth of family and friends on cold evenings 17 – Birch, Elm Honor Rhiannon 18 – Birch, Elm Winter jasmine brightens dull gardens 19 – Birch, Elm Dark Moon Think like a polar bear 20 – Birch, Elm Old Norse mid-winter – honor Thor and Freyr Sun enters Aquarius 21 – Elm, Rowan Celtic tree month of Rowan begins 22 – Elm, Rowan St. Vincent’s Day – patron saint of winemakers 23 – Elm, Rowan Birth of Marija Gimbutas, archeologist, writer, professor and explorer of goddess-worshipping civilizations, 1921 24 – Elm, Rowan Sementivae – Roman celebration of Ceres 25 – Rowan, Cypress Disting – Norse feast honoring Disir 26 – Rowan, Cypress Egyptian god Amen and his queen Amenet celebrated 27 – Rowan, Cypress Day of Ishtar 28 – Rowan, Cypress Eve of Old European Lunar New Year Runic half month of Elhaz begins 29 – Rowan, Cypress Look for early snowdrops and primroses 30 – Rowan, Cypress Feast of Hekate Pax Day – Roman festival of peace 31 – Rowan, Cypress In 1862 the companion Sirius B dwarf star was discovered. People of the Sahara had legends of this double star long before the telescope was invented. |
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night is dark, the world is still, Seeds rest beneath snow-covered hills. Waiting for spring, I turn within, To other realms, t’is time to begin. |
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January • February • March • April • May
June • July • August • September • October • November • December
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