February
The February moon is known as... Ice Moon, Storm Moon, Horning Moon, Hunger Moon, Wild Moon, Red and Cleansing Moon, Quickening Moon, Solmanoth (Sun Month), Big Winter Moon
Feb 1-3: Celebration of the returning daughter in Greece, Demeter and Persephone (Ceres and Proserpina in Rome)
Feb 2: Imbolc (Groundhog Day)
Feb 7: Day of the moon goddess Selene. Death of Thomas Aquinas 1274
Feb 9: Singapore New Year and celebration of Kuan Yin
Feb 12: Festival of the Roman goddess of the hunt Diana (Artemis in Greece). Death of Gerald Gardner 1964
Feb 13-18: Roman purification festival 'Parentalia and Feralia' in honour of the goddesses Mania and Vesta
Feb 14-15: Roman festival of 'Lupercalia' where women petitioned Juno-Lupa for children. the god Faunus (Pan) is also honoured
Feb 14-21: Roman 'Aphrodite's Festival of Love'
Feb 17: Roman 'Feast of Ovens' (Fornacalia)
Feb 20: Roman 'Day of Tacita' (silent goddess who averts harmful gossip)
Feb 21: Chinese and Taiwanese 'Lantern Festival', celebration of Kuan Yin
Feb 22: Roman 'Carista', day of family peace and accord
Feb 23: Roman 'Terminalia', honouring the god of boundaries 'Terminus'
