April
The April moon is known as... Growing Moon, Hare Moon, Seed Moon, Planting Moon, Planters Moon, Budding Trees Moon, Eastermonath (Eostre Month), Ostarmanoth, Pink Moon, Green Grass Moon.
April 1: Indian 'Festival of Kali'. Roman 'Fortuna Virilis of Venus'. Egyptian 'Day of Hathor'. Death of Richard Napier
April 4: Roman 'Megalesia of Cybele' or 'Magna Mater', 7 day festival celebrating the arrival of the goddess to her temple
April 5: Roman frestival for good luck, paying homage to the goddess Fortuna. Trial of Alice Samuel found guilty. along with her husband and daughter. of bewitching the wife of Sir Henry Cromwell and several village children 1593
April 8: Japanese flower festival of 'Hana Matsuri'. Greek 'Mounichia of Artemis'
April 10: Birthday of Rev. Montague Summers (author of 'A History of Witchcraft and Demonology') 1880
April 11: Armenain 'Day of Anahit' the moon goddess of love. Burning of Major Weir (Scottish sorcerer, condemned by his own word)
April 12-19: Roman 'Cerealia' the return of Persephone, honouring Ceres and her daughter
April 15: Egyptian 'Festival of Bast'
April 19: Conviction of witches at the second of four trials at Chelmsford England 1579
April 22: Babylonian 'Festival of Ishtar'
April 25: Patricia Hutchins the first US military Wicaan granted religious leave for the sabbats 1989
April 28-May 3: Roman 'Floralia' 'Festival of Flora and Venus'
April 30: German 'Walpurgis Night'
