User:Rochelimit/Wiccan calendar in H&O
Wicca/Pagan southern observances of Equinoxes and Solstices, should they be included?[edit]
Earlier there has been a discussion about whether southern observance of the pagan/wicca calendar should be included in the Holidays & Observation section or not. This pushed me to rewrite the complex equinoxes and solstices into a more consistent format.
Regarding the southern version of Wicca, I personally think that southern observance should not be included in the H&O section because of reasons I will mention below. But for this to work, I will place myself in neutral mode and mention the reasons, etc.:
Contra of Wicca/Pagan southern observances inclusion in the H&O
- Wicca celebrations are originally a northern observance anyway.
- Wicca celebration is not notable in the Southern Hemisphere (only notable within the English community of the south, for instance in Australia, and probably Australia only (not sure with South Africa and others).
- If the base reason to include the southern people is that it is unfair to them because the southern wiccans don't have their own reminder for the feasts, than it would be unfair for other people for instance those who live in the equator, etc. So I personally think that this reason is invalid.
- Too redundant. People are well educated enough to be reminded of this opposite vernal-autumnal-equinox or summer-winter-solstice opposite in the south.
- Other user has expressed contra toward this idea e.g. User:Asarlaí (Imbolc case)
Pro of Wicca/Pagan southern observances inclusion in the H&O
- Why not?
So in order to make everyone happy, first I will recheck the H&O sections especially on the equinoxes and solstices. The goal is to make a more consistent format for the H&O section on the complex equinox-solstice section, which in the end may benefit the every observances there including the Wicca's.
Notes on rule[edit]
- Rewrite the equinox on the other day? with link to the earliest day?
- On notability note, some Wiccan celebration are more notable on their eve (which begins the day before), while some are more notable on their "day"
- later > mention the southern observance on the main headings. This is to avoid people from separating the south observance, as in the case of May - Samhain May Day edit by Asarlai
Vernal Equinox[edit]
March 20 (per Mar 29, 2013)[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- Earliest date for the vernal equinox in the Northern hemisphere:
- Bahá'í Naw-Rúz, started at sunset on March 20. The end of the 19-day sunrise-to-sunset fast. (Bahá'í Faith)
- Chunfen (China)
- Earth Day, during its first celebration in 1971. Now celebrated on April 22.
- New Year (Thelema)
- Nowruz (Iranian diaspora, Kurdish diaspora, Zoroastrians)
- Ostara in the northern hemisphere, Mabon in the southern hemisphere. (Neo-Druidic Wheel of the Year)
- International Astrology Day (astrologers and astrology enthusiasts)
- Shunbun no Hi (Japan)
- World Storytelling Day, a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling.
- Earliest day on which Good Friday can fall, while April 23 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before Easter. (Christianity)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tunisia from France in 1956.
- International Day of Happiness (United Nations)
- International Francophonie Day (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie), and its related observances:
- World Sparrow Day (Nature Forever Society)
March 21 (per Mar 29, 2013)[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- Earliest day on which Holy Saturday can fall, while April 24 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday before Easter. (Christianity)
- Harmony Day (Australia)
- Human Rights Day (South Africa)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Namibia from South African mandate in 1990.
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (International)
- International Day of Forests (International), by proclamation of the United Nations General Assembly
- Mother's Day (most of the Arab World)
- Truant's Day (Poland)
- Vernal Equinox related observances (see March 20)
- World Down Syndrome Day (International)
- World Poetry Day (International)
- World Puppetry Day (International)
- Youth Day (Tunisia)
April 30 (per Mar 29, 2013)[edit]
- Armed Forces Day (Georgia)
- Birthday of the King Carl XVI Gustav, one of the official flag days of Sweden.
- Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion)
- Children's Day (Mexico)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Consumer Protection Day (Thailand)
- Earliest day on which Ascension Day can fall, while June 3 is the latest; celebrated 40 days after Easter (Christianity), and its related observances:
- International Jazz Day (UNESCO)
- May Eve, the eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere (see May 1):
- Beltane Fire Festival (Calton Hill, Edinburgh)
- Carodejnice (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
- Beltane begins at sunset in the Northern hemisphere, Samhain begins at sunset in the Southern hemisphere. (Neo-Druidic Wheel of the Year)
- Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe)
- National Persian Gulf Day (Iran)
- Queen's Day (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) (until 2013)
- Reunification Day (Vietnam)
- Teacher's Day (Paraguay)
Beltane[edit]
May 1 (per Mar 31, 2013) > Samhain is not May Day.[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- Augustin Schoeffer
- Andeolus
- Brioc
- James the Less
- Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic optional feast)
- Marcouf
- Philip the Apostle
- Sigismund of Burgundy
- Walpurga (canonization)
- May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Constitution Day (Latvia)
- Constitution Day (Marshall Islands)
- Commemoration of the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat following the foundation of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti (India):
- Earliest day on which Mother's Day can fall, while May 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday in May. (Samoa)
- Earliest day on which Mother's Day can fall, while May 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday in May. (Hong Kong, Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain, Romania)
- Earliest day on which National Day of Prayer can fall, while May 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Thursday in May. (United States)
- Earliest day on which World Asthma Day can fall, while May 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Tuesday in May. (International)
- Festival in honor of Bona Dea (Roman Empire)
- International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day (guerilla gardeners)
- International Workers' Day or Labour Day (International), and its related observances:
- EuroMayDay (Western Europe)
- Law Day, U.S.A., formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States)
- Loyalty Day, formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States)
- Lei Day (Hawaii)
- May Day (beginning of Summer) observances in the Northern hemisphere (see April 30):
- Walpurgis Night, celebrated before dawn (Central and Northern Europe)
- Beltane (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, Celtic Neopagans and Wiccans in the Northern hemisphere)
- Samhain (Celtic Neopagans and Wiccans in the Southern hemisphere)
Summer Solstice[edit]
June 20[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- Day of the National Flag (Argentina)
- Earliest date for the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and its related observance:
- Earliest day on which Day of the Finnish Flag can fall, while June 26 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday of Midsummer's Day (Finland)
- International Surfing Day (June 21 during non-leap years)
- Litha / Midsummer celebrations in the northern hemisphere, Yule in the southern hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
- Festival in honor of Summanus (Roman Empire)
- Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
- West Virginia Day (West Virginia)
- World Refugee Day (International)
June 21[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- Day of the Martyrs (Togo)
- Father's Day (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Uganda)
- Go Skateboarding Day
- National Aboriginal Day (Canada)
- Solstice-related observances (also see June 20):
- Day of Private Reflection
- National Day (Greenland)
- International Surfing Day
- We Tripantu, a winter solstice festival in the southern hemisphere. (Mapuche in southern Chile)
- World Music Day
- World Humanist Day (Humanism)
Lughnasadh > Where is Imbolc to Lughnasadh or Lammas?[edit]
August 1[edit]
- Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)
- Armed Forces Day or Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army (People's Republic of China)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Celebration of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 which ended the slavery in the British Empire, generally celebrated as a part of Carnival, as the Caribbean Carnival takes place at this time (British West Indies):
- Earliest day on which Caribana celebration can fall, celebrated on the first Weekend of August. (Toronto)
- Earliest day on which Emancipation Day can fall, celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Anguilla, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands)
- Emancipation Day (Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago)
- Earliest day on which Civic Holiday can fall; celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Canada)
- Earliest day on which Commerce Day, or Frídagur verslunarmanna, can fall; celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Iceland)
- Earliest day on which International Friendship Day can fall, celebrated on the first Sunday of August.
- Feast of Kamál (Perfection); First day of the eighth month of the Bahá'í calendar. (Bahá'í Faith)
- Liberation of Haile Selassie I from slavery. (Rastafari movement)
- National Day, celebrates the independence of Benin from France in 1960.
- National Day, commemorates Switzerland becoming a single unit in 1291.
- Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodoxy)
- Statehood Day (Colorado)
- The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year):
- The first day of Carnaval del Pueblo (Burgess Park, London)
- World Scout Scarf Day (International)
- Yorkshire Day (Yorkshire, England)
Autumnal Equinox[edit]
September 21[edit]
- Autumnal equinox observances in the Northern hemisphere, vernal equinox observances in the Southern hemisphere (see September 22):
- Christian Feast Day:
- Founder's Day (Ghana)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union in 1991.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Belize from the United Kingdom in 1981.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malta from the United Kingdom in 1964.
- International Day of Peace (International)
September 22[edit]
- American Business Women's Day (United States)
- Car-Free Day (Europe and Montreal, Canada)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Earliest date for the autumnal equinox in the Northern hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern hemisphere:
- Autumnal Equinox Day (Japan)
- French Republican New Year, the first day ("Grape") in the Month of Vendémiaire. (French Revolution)
- Harvest Festival, celebrated on Harvest Moon, the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox. (Britain)
- Mabon in the Northern Hemisphere, Ostara in the Southern Hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
- The first day of Miķeļi (ancient Latvia)
- Hobbit Day, the containing week is celebrated as Tolkien Week. (American Tolkien Society)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mali from France in 1960.
- OneWebDay, an annual day of Internet celebration and awareness, started in 2006.
- Resistance Fighting Day (Estonia)
Samhain[edit]
October 31[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- Earliest day on which All Saints Day can fall, while November 6 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday between October 31 and November 6 (Finland)
- Eve of Winter, the eve of the first day of winter in the Northern hemisphere (see November 1):
- Allantide (Cornwall)
- Halloween (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places)
- Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere, Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere; begins on sunset of October 31 (Gaels, Welsh people and Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
- King Father's Birthday (Cambodia)
- Reformation Day (Slovenia, Germany and Protestant Church)
November 1[edit]
- All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation (Roman Catholic Church. A holiday in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta (for schools only), Mauritius, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and parts of Switzerland.)
- Andhra Pradesh Formation Day (Andhra Pradesh)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Coronation of the fifth Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan)
- Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico) & (Haiti)
- Day of the leaders of the Bulgarian National Revival (Bulgaria)
- Haryana Foundation Day (Haryana)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Antigua and Barbuda from the United Kingdom in 1981.
- Karnataka Foundation Day (Karnataka)
- Kerala Foundation Day (Kerala)
- National day (Algeria)
- Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere and Beltaine in the Southern hemisphere, celebrations start at sunset of October 31 (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
- World Vegan Day (International)
Winter Solstice[edit]
December 20[edit]
- Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as Fête des Cafres (Réunion, French Guiana)
- Bo Aung Kyaw Day (Myanmar)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve (Northern Hemisphere), and its related observances:
- International Human Solidarity Day (International)
- Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Macau)
December 21[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- O Oriens
- Petrus Canisius
- Thomas the Apostle (Anglicanism), (pre-1970 Roman Calendar)
- December 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Divalia, in honour of Angerona (Roman Empire)
- Earliest date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observances:
- Earliest date for Yule in the Northern Hemisphere, and Midsummer in the Southern Hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
- Sanghamitta Day (Theravada Buddhism)
- Ziemassvētki (ancient Latvia)
- Forefathers' Day (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
- São Tomé Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
- The first day of Pancha Ganapati, celebrated until December 25 (India)
December 22[edit]
- Armed Forces Day (Vietnam)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Mother's Day (Indonesia)
- National Mathematics Day (India)
- Unity Day (Zimbabwe)
- Winter solstice related observance (see December 21):
--Rochelimit (talk) 08:52, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
Imbolc[edit]
January 31[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Nauru from Australia in 1968.
- The beginning of spring observances in the Northern hemisphere and autumn observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year):
- Imbolc in the Northern hemisphere, Lughnasadh in the Southern hemisphere; traditionally begins on the eve of January 31.
February 1 (to fixed this for H&O purpose, no Imbolc in Feb 2)[edit]
- Air Force Day (Nicaragua)
- Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery (Mauritius)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Earliest day on which National Wear Red Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Friday in February (United States)
- Federal Territory Day (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, Malaysia)
- Heroes Day (Rwanda)
- Imbolc (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and some Neopagan groups in the Northern hemisphere)
- Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary)
- National Freedom Day (United States)
- The first day of Quebec Winter Carnival, celebrated until February 17 (Quebec City)
- The start of Black History Month (United States and Canada)
- The start of LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)
- The start of National Bird-Feeding Month (United States)