December
The December moon is known as... Cold Moon, Oak Moon, Wolf moom, Moon of Long nights, Long Nights Moon, Aerra Geola (Month Before yule), Wintermonat (Winter month), Heilagmanoth (Holy Month), Big winter Moon, Moon of Popping Trees
Dec 1: Greek and Roman 'Day of Pallas Athene/Minerva'
Dec 3: Roman 'Feast of Bona Dea' deity of justice
Dec 5: Death if Aleister Crowley 1947
Dec 6: Birthday of Dion Fortune 1890
Dec 8: Mayan 'festival of Ixchel'. Egyptian 'Festival of Neith'. Greek 'Astraea' dedicated to the goddess Astraea, deity of justice
Dec 10: Roman 'Festival of Lux Mundi' (Light of the World)
Dec 13: Swedish 'St. Lucia' (Lucy's Day)
Dec 17-23: Roman 'Saturnalia'
Dec 19: Roaman 'Opalia' for success and fertility. Indian 'Pongol'. Hindu Solstice festival to Sarasvati
Dec 21: Celtic 'Winter Solstice' Festival of the Stars. Egyptian return of Osiris to Isis
Dec 23: Egyptian 'Day of Hathor'. Egyptian 'Night of Lamps' final entombment of Osiris
Dec 24: Anglo Saxon 'Modresnach' (Mother Night). German 'Night of the Mothers'
Dec 25: Roman end of 'Saturnalia'. Greek 'Day of the Geniae' Greeks also honour Athene on this day. Semetic celebration of Astarte. feast of Frau Holle (Germanic weather goddess)
Dec 26: Egyptian birthday of Horus
Dec 27: Norse birthday of Freyja
Dec 31: Roman 'Day of Hecate'. Egyptian 'Lucky day of Sekhmet'. Scottish 'Hogmanay'. Welsh 'Faery of the Van'. sicilian celebration of Strenia, goddess of gifts. French celebration of Dame Abonde for presents. Mexican 'Wishing Night'
