2023 Celebration Calendar
Highlighted holidays have a full-length article with ways to rejoice/honor
January
1: Janus
Celebrate New Year with the Roman God Janus
3 - Pueblo and Apache Deer Dances
Struggle between good and evil, natures balance and celebration of big game
6 - Vodokres
Rodnovery Celebration of Water
18 - Day of Danu
Celtic Mother Goddess
24: Thorrablot
Norse Heathen celebration honoring Thor. A mid-winter feast.
21 - February 17 - Celtic Month Rowan Moon
Associated with Brigid and Imbolc. Power, success, and travel.
24: Sementivae
This grain-oriented festival celebrates the planting of the fields in preparation for new gardens.
31: Disablot
This Norse celebration marks new beginnings honors the land and revitalizes the plow for the upcoming planting season
Powamu Hopi Festival
February
1-2 - Imbolc/Candlemas
Celtic pagan holiday marking the beginning of spring. Christians refer to it as the feast day of Saint Brigid.
1 - 2 - Feburalia
Honoring the God Februus, Roman God of death and purification.
11 - Veles
Rodnovery God
15 - Lupercalia
Festival in Ancient Rome to purify the city, promoting health and fertility.
18 - Feast of Nut
Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the Sky
18 - March 17 - Celtic Month Ash Moon
The ash is strength and power. Learn how to make a besom from ash. Pan’s day.
21: Parentalia
Ancient Roman time to honor the ancestors.
March
1: Matronalia
The original Mother’s Day. This is the Festival of Women which is observed to honor Juno Luciana.
4 - Feast of Rhiannon( Epona)
Celtic Moon Goddess of the underworld
15: Sigrblot/Sumarsdag
Celebrate the first day of summer in Scandinavian countries
March 18 - April 14 - Celtic Month Alder
20 - Ostara/Alban Eilir/Spring Equinox
Spring Equinox
21 - Quetzalcoatl
Aztec celebration of the feathered snake god, Quetzalcoatl at Vernal Equinox
Iroquois Maple Ceremony
April
3 - Iroquois Thunder Ceremony
Honors Sky woman and gives thanks for rain
April 15 to May 12 Celtic Month Willow
Willow is a very magical month, great for drawing down the moon and love spells.
22 - Earth Day
Honor Gaia
28–May 3: Floralia
This holiday celebrates Floralia, the goddess of spring flowers and vegetation.
30 - Walpurgisnacht - For or Against Witches?
Norse/Germanic celebration of spring
May
1 - Beltane
Beltane is a Celtic/Gaelic festival that celebrates spring
2 - Lykaia
Ancient Greek to Apollo/ Wolf/Werewolf transformation
9, 11, 13 - Lemuria
Roman festival to rid the home of dead spirits
May 13 to June 9 - Celtic Month Hawthorn
15 - Mokash
Mokosh is the Mother Goddess in Native Slavic Paganism
Green Corn Dance
The Southern Ute Bear Dance (Memorial Day Weekend)
June
7 - 15 Vestalia
Ancient Roman Goddess Vesta, the goddess of the hearth and sacred fire
June 10 to July 7 - Celtic Month Oak
21 - Litha/Midsomer/Alban Hefin/
Summer Solstice
22 - Aztec Goddess Xilonen/Chicomecoatl
Goddess of Maize
24 - Fortuna
Roman Goddess of luck and good fortune
Sun Dance
Summer - Slavic Nature Transformation Festival
Rodnovery holiday - a phenomenon used as an orientation point for certain jobs and obligations.
July
July 6-7 Kupala in Eastern Slavic Regions
Honor the Slavic Goddess Kupala
July 8 to August 4 - Celtic Month Holly
Apache (Girls Sunrise Ceremony)
17 Marina's Day Romania
19 Festival of Adonia
Ancient Greek festival to mourn the death of Adonis
23 - Neptunalia
August
1 - Lammas /Lughnasadh/ Freyfaxi
Celebration of harvest and honor God Lugh
Norse celebration of the first harvest and honor Frey
Eagle Dance
Hopi Flute Ceremony
4 - WAG Festival
Egyptian Festival of the Dead: Sunset Ceremony
August 5 to September 1 - Celtic Month Hazel
Pomona is the Roman goddess of apples and orchards.
17 - National Black Cat Day
22 - Feast of Montu
Egyptian God of War
23: Roman Festival of Vulcanalia
September
September 2 to September 29 - Celtic Month Vine
3: Roman Festival of Bacchus
The God of vines, vegetation, and wine.
The Mother goddess of the Nigerian people
23 - Mabon /Alban Elfed /Autumnal Equinox
One of the eight major annual sabbats in the Wiccan calendar.
25 - Haustblot
Norse Autumn Fest
27 - Festival of Astarte
Mesopotamian Goddess of fertility and healing. Day of Willows
September 30 to October 27 - Celtic Month Ivy
October
7 - Feast Day of Ma'at
Egyptian goddess of harmony, law, and balance.
21 - Feast of Artio
Celtic Bear Goddess
October 28 to November 23 - Celtic Month Reed
The Makahiki
Hawaiian New Years Festival
29 - Mokash
Mokosh is the Mother Goddess in Native Slavic Paganism
31 - Samhain
November
1 - Winter Nights/Vetrnaetr/Alfablot
Norse first day of winter
5 - Days of Wolves
Rodnovery celebration of the Cult of the Ancestors.
11 - Dajbog
Rodnovery God - first ancestor of all the Slavic people in the world
November 24 to December 23 - Celtic Month Elder
The Navajo Night Chant also referred to as the Yeibicheii Ceremony, is a healing ceremony that happens in late fall or early winter and extends for nine nights.
16 - Hecate’s Night
The Greek Goddess Hecate/Hekate of crossroads, death often seen with her sacred dogs.
24 - Feast of Sekhmet
Egyptian Goddess of war and healing. A powerful woman.
December
17: Saturnalia
A Roman celebration honoring the god Saturn.
18-26 Heliogenna
Honoring the Greek God Helios
21 - Yule/Midwinter/
Winter Solstice
25: Mithras
Birthday of Mithras, Persian God of light
