BEGIN:VCALENDAR BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19920320T084801Z DTEND:19920320T084859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:9mfarpbgoeAQgUPZAroKTRoT5Zei CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Mar 20 8:48 GMT 1992 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=908 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19920320T084801Z DTEND:19920320T084859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:7NdIymbSWoF549OXbZVD6OBGQ7Sy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Mar 20 8:48 GMT 1992 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5280 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19920621T031401Z DTEND:19920621T031459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:jjPoLPG4nvXmRhJCUTnG4pxIBSYt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sun Jun 21 3:14 GMT 1992 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=910 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19920621T031401Z DTEND:19920621T031459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:KdK7zkAWcoRfjUVNjyica2L6jHAc CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sun Jun 21 3:14 GMT 1992 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5282 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19920922T184301Z DTEND:19920922T184359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:lEPkVU29cRcV2dtuY4vHf0u0L0Ph CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Tue Sep 22 18:43 GMT 1992 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=909 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19920922T184301Z DTEND:19920922T184359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Ij5BCFg7mUFRewWBbT8g2oiugus7 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Tue Sep 22 18:43 GMT 1992 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5281 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19921221T144301Z DTEND:19921221T144359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:QkQvGqGJQbYJrMJIGjSaT6FxecHJ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Mon Dec 21 14:43 GMT 1992 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=911 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19921221T144301Z DTEND:19921221T144359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:7qNgIwYRd3TmUnrig2juEnFA000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Mon Dec 21 14:43 GMT 1992 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5283 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19930320T144101Z DTEND:19930320T144159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:WnJ9hGp46EeklE1qrxOUmgIb99vY CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sat Mar 20 14:41 GMT 1993 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=912 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19930320T144101Z DTEND:19930320T144159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:rqpQnIIeXNmvwX0Jq8pmcbDlRrwB CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sat Mar 20 14:41 GMT 1993 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5284 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19930621T090001Z DTEND:19930621T090059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:IfJm2evCESVtVwQJXtgIP5Xm1oUf CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Mon Jun 21 9:00 GMT 1993 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=914 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19930621T090001Z DTEND:19930621T090059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:cKMgQmq96dJEc9OTt6cexJTW6d37 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Mon Jun 21 9:00 GMT 1993 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5286 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19930923T002201Z DTEND:19930923T002259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:TM1hP0k3inNFjnzA0zjkwkQu16CF CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Thu Sep 23 0:22 GMT 1993 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=913 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19930923T002201Z DTEND:19930923T002259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:LrinJocbaQCc2buZdun1R8eInnmx CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Thu Sep 23 0:22 GMT 1993 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5285 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19931221T202601Z DTEND:19931221T202659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:qGKbHLBvaqqggdq2TOQIGtFsOzoA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Tue Dec 21 20:26 GMT 1993 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19931221T202601Z DTEND:19931221T202659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:7GSTMZagSx8eIHdTUExStruhJuvv CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Tue Dec 21 20:26 GMT 1993 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5287 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19940320T202801Z DTEND:19940320T202859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:jVC1WL9QXaB2QGYHa8roqNjD5E8R CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sun Mar 20 20:28 GMT 1994 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=916 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19940320T202801Z DTEND:19940320T202859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Jv9zwqROKEpNP88wGebHemz27ZaE CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sun Mar 20 20:28 GMT 1994 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5288 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19940621T144801Z DTEND:19940621T144859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:LDq1OxGpU7VGVMnpFDiTbFum7BHS CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Tue Jun 21 14:48 GMT 1994 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=918 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19940621T144801Z DTEND:19940621T144859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:f2gsLSNPBeknzlym7vyM713xlcXG CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Tue Jun 21 14:48 GMT 1994 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5290 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19940923T061901Z DTEND:19940923T061959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:OmJEGwv6LLEYP1nSYaz5khSv0NJK CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Sep 23 6:19 GMT 1994 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=917 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19940923T061901Z DTEND:19940923T061959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:NqQ0CMwXP2MbQXJtCXMAWAJMAifc CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Sep 23 6:19 GMT 1994 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5289 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19941222T022301Z DTEND:19941222T022359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:kG6RQ9oh9YB2NS1GUpg4juwpwtDL CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Thu Dec 22 2:23 GMT 1994 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=919 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19941222T022301Z DTEND:19941222T022359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:aDDmoI9SceDweXsk5AtOJF9ynDvv CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Thu Dec 22 2:23 GMT 1994 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5291 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19950321T021401Z DTEND:19950321T021459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:REgX1xlNfySeZO2vZ9GKVbbNGfF9 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Tue Mar 21 2:14 GMT 1995 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=920 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19950321T021401Z DTEND:19950321T021459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:MlkeXYDlEQ66EBcpXyptJV374BNQ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Tue Mar 21 2:14 GMT 1995 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5292 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19950621T203401Z DTEND:19950621T203459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:gMsCX7jEEM9SmpDuj3FrKFUPuKkF CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Wed Jun 21 20:34 GMT 1995 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=922 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19950621T203401Z DTEND:19950621T203459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:nFrnrvSU9y6R77EB7CiEQIY7IjI9 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Wed Jun 21 20:34 GMT 1995 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5294 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19950923T121301Z DTEND:19950923T121359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:CvPIe2ytk7EgOyoFay2bD70M53xt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sat Sep 23 12:13 GMT 1995 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=921 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19950923T121301Z DTEND:19950923T121359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:luz7h5XjnzCClU2CQCsaeTWdCmeB CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sat Sep 23 12:13 GMT 1995 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19951222T081701Z DTEND:19951222T081759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:GMcpM42LkEXSBZ6DLKV1BOG2MJxJ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Dec 22 8:17 GMT 1995 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=923 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19951222T081701Z DTEND:19951222T081759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ZZ8UV2ZMWciPAesT9qLeqsSXjJac CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Dec 22 8:17 GMT 1995 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5295 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19960320T080301Z DTEND:19960320T080359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Ffww4o5yfBhjR2wP6nd1WUYpojrw CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Wed Mar 20 8:03 GMT 1996 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=924 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19960320T080301Z DTEND:19960320T080359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:9MbkEVOpZORWrGKk1VW1Gb5SeS9F CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Wed Mar 20 8:03 GMT 1996 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5296 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19960621T022401Z DTEND:19960621T022459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:mejvXQ5xBLYIW38o9Tz39swyqEec CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Jun 21 2:24 GMT 1996 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=926 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19960621T022401Z DTEND:19960621T022459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:mdQ4OQwbhBWQTeLqCqRqg8UiBzrA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Jun 21 2:24 GMT 1996 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5298 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19960922T180001Z DTEND:19960922T180059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:t0DZ5HN7qAU7IVu4aHC6GUwI3IA0 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sun Sep 22 18:00 GMT 1996 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=925 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19960922T180001Z DTEND:19960922T180059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:1bE6YSnKQs1gNM9Zycug3JpmsDDj CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sun Sep 22 18:00 GMT 1996 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5297 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19961221T140601Z DTEND:19961221T140659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:uzTYLtNLm8a42s6FAZyraKaFrzAR CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sat Dec 21 14:06 GMT 1996 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=927 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19961221T140601Z DTEND:19961221T140659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:b0RL6JfWruBhO1DxuUfsTKUKhaCi CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sat Dec 21 14:06 GMT 1996 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5299 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19970320T135501Z DTEND:19970320T135559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:PWX2hBf07lgzyA9Ek4Gvi6k7tpY0 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Thu Mar 20 13:55 GMT 1997 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=928 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19970320T135501Z DTEND:19970320T135559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Dg8GKthnAkXSvJuHxJk8daIUvc1e CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Thu Mar 20 13:55 GMT 1997 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5300 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19970621T082001Z DTEND:19970621T082059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:vxJpnT0Y2A5CKhe3lVYnfFaILCux CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sat Jun 21 8:20 GMT 1997 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=930 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19970621T082001Z DTEND:19970621T082059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:01ku1GdMR7rw7NekZnG4teHzqnpM CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sat Jun 21 8:20 GMT 1997 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5302 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19970922T235601Z DTEND:19970922T235659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:eX0SWisXdAHl5PHW3VTkbDZ1ZjPy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Mon Sep 22 23:56 GMT 1997 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=929 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19970922T235601Z DTEND:19970922T235659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:jKznUMqrhbmSlcdH88G4u1GLFaeG CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Mon Sep 22 23:56 GMT 1997 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5301 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19971221T200701Z DTEND:19971221T200759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:AlZN3JHpwbBWXG6dxV9rzE3hLP3o CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sun Dec 21 20:07 GMT 1997 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=931 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19971221T200701Z DTEND:19971221T200759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:I47kw4oMrS5IGp7Mvxwd8okaOqD5 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sun Dec 21 20:07 GMT 1997 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5303 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19980320T195501Z DTEND:19980320T195559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:RX3hXKd4iNFFKXbJwIXzg0G8st2p CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Mar 20 19:55 GMT 1998 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19980320T195501Z DTEND:19980320T195559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:tkS6cyZbbDvhUtstRCPVL0PjQnBI CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Mar 20 19:55 GMT 1998 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5304 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19980621T140301Z DTEND:19980621T140359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:I3xi6AyfZtZCkajOoypjaydcAyjx CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sun Jun 21 14:03 GMT 1998 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=934 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19980621T140301Z DTEND:19980621T140359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Aks6vKtc6ciOZzuh9yTC5iURwDkq CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sun Jun 21 14:03 GMT 1998 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5306 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19980923T053701Z DTEND:19980923T053759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:FdP58NIE2ACAG1K8ERUVpzdLUT80 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Wed Sep 23 5:37 GMT 1998 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=933 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19980923T053701Z DTEND:19980923T053759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:W8NYtjC4JHPUB4IB8aUQiQwjlBjW CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Wed Sep 23 5:37 GMT 1998 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5305 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19981222T015601Z DTEND:19981222T015659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:YkK6RCc9B7sRUa1odlxBUsO6300s CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Tue Dec 22 1:56 GMT 1998 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=935 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19981222T015601Z DTEND:19981222T015659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ANdiySPXnGpWUYVTj929IpORzSAu CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Tue Dec 22 1:56 GMT 1998 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5307 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19990321T014601Z DTEND:19990321T014659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:vqcfuxpH3KeUpqADg89CIvMYXusQ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sun Mar 21 1:46 GMT 1999 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=936 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19990321T014601Z DTEND:19990321T014659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:swda8AokleEOeq9lTAtKsIXaVn2e CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sun Mar 21 1:46 GMT 1999 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19990621T194901Z DTEND:19990621T194959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:mx1wUwJun88ZgkqAZxDy0oru2omr CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Mon Jun 21 19:49 GMT 1999 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=938 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19990621T194901Z DTEND:19990621T194959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:7OcbdVoeeQ5t87Cb3XTxV83QCrxc CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Mon Jun 21 19:49 GMT 1999 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5310 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19990923T113101Z DTEND:19990923T113159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:2FpOvKyujsoawmlLnAAPh3ygX0nJ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Thu Sep 23 11:31 GMT 1999 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=937 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19990923T113101Z DTEND:19990923T113159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:S7lpeiaWm3tqGrA0sbmBku3mMDy0 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Thu Sep 23 11:31 GMT 1999 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5309 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19991222T074401Z DTEND:19991222T074459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:U6J33JaZRSFzroCN6gZQQoCZAz5L CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Wed Dec 22 7:44 GMT 1999 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=939 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:19991222T074401Z DTEND:19991222T074459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:DVlLhcRSLIJzYEOCxSu48YveImIZ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Wed Dec 22 7:44 GMT 1999 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5311 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20000320T073501Z DTEND:20000320T073559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:S5IOPgzdQKVrupBjt6Lcdl68B4cM CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Mon Mar 20 7:35 GMT 2000 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=940 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20000320T073501Z DTEND:20000320T073559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:h5d6vKEobK3HqxaXwo6jPSVeEkVZ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Mon Mar 20 7:35 GMT 2000 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5312 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20000621T014801Z DTEND:20000621T014859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:y2puVPFatDntybiEKP4wrvWqMKgb CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Wed Jun 21 1:48 GMT 2000 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=942 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20000621T014801Z DTEND:20000621T014859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:wU5vFuQzTy3SLloViYTldd6HvWRo CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Wed Jun 21 1:48 GMT 2000 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5314 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20000922T172701Z DTEND:20000922T172759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Fj0wC0a4SEDwbQbEZt3kG7m4EZ9S CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Sep 22 17:27 GMT 2000 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=941 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20000922T172701Z DTEND:20000922T172759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:8dzx4kcQLlv3fzSY16zG2bMs6DPq CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Sep 22 17:27 GMT 2000 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20001221T133701Z DTEND:20001221T133759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:l6EVAg8m9R1dQO2cY4yasZY771fq CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Thu Dec 21 13:37 GMT 2000 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=943 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20001221T133701Z DTEND:20001221T133759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ib4nCR0iLFrBY9W5y6rA9EHuOZqW CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Thu Dec 21 13:37 GMT 2000 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5315 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20010320T133101Z DTEND:20010320T133159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:wDJiD0vLOJaezh7Z9HphgsPfu0xt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Tue Mar 20 13:31 GMT 2001 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=944 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20010320T133101Z DTEND:20010320T133159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:dMjQEGeaWQMKlpsDeh1cnUu54tqU CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Tue Mar 20 13:31 GMT 2001 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5316 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20010621T073801Z DTEND:20010621T073859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:5IdoYxMmyxmsDIAfiHtHELNlTPnJ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Thu Jun 21 7:38 GMT 2001 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=946 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20010621T073801Z DTEND:20010621T073859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:W7299IXSZHUHF4ROsiRwn0063152 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Thu Jun 21 7:38 GMT 2001 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5318 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20010922T230401Z DTEND:20010922T230459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:27qTHurWPmSALTyvUCiOIK8pOLlG CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sat Sep 22 23:04 GMT 2001 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=945 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20010922T230401Z DTEND:20010922T230459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:QDVsIXRYAHVwVMs8KfQvKyX7mAh4 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sat Sep 22 23:04 GMT 2001 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5317 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20011221T192101Z DTEND:20011221T192159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:2ksKiLY7pekc57mgUHYJSNKehx7S CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Dec 21 19:21 GMT 2001 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=947 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20011221T192101Z DTEND:20011221T192159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:GBxT0KsGetsaITV6o0o7TQreU6cK CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Dec 21 19:21 GMT 2001 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5319 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20020320T191601Z DTEND:20020320T191659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Z5a8mHJQHySxDpgYwTBQgzk8wfWU CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Wed Mar 20 19:16 GMT 2002 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=948 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20020320T191601Z DTEND:20020320T191659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Mr1SPzmDnooKztaga6gK7FmD7SpQ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Wed Mar 20 19:16 GMT 2002 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5320 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20020621T132401Z DTEND:20020621T132459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:u6BSozzmtaGtW1z3sEBBkAny1Gbe CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Jun 21 13:24 GMT 2002 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=950 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20020621T132401Z DTEND:20020621T132459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Wt5wgIdgco2YQftAaPou9bMaVkgi CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Jun 21 13:24 GMT 2002 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5322 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20020923T045501Z DTEND:20020923T045559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:vfD3IdkXhY3p6Zxjvytwbu1jacQC CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Mon Sep 23 4:55 GMT 2002 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=949 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20020923T045501Z DTEND:20020923T045559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:luBEKgEAbaQ7obY8dwY72UFvi7oT CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Mon Sep 23 4:55 GMT 2002 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5321 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20021222T011401Z DTEND:20021222T011459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:HZuQ6Z6VzzrF0nvoGwoejhw5UqQz CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sun Dec 22 1:14 GMT 2002 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=951 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20021222T011401Z DTEND:20021222T011459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:SV8xkVBgDbla6kvOpJwi4HWTqi7k CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sun Dec 22 1:14 GMT 2002 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5323 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20030321T010001Z DTEND:20030321T010059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:6Orlgm1crenrdPCTMEHWfZTcf6i7 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Mar 21 1:00 GMT 2003 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=952 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20030321T010001Z DTEND:20030321T010059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:mq3upteOpxXmuy2LOQO7tgW8ecB0 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Mar 21 1:00 GMT 2003 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5324 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20030621T191001Z DTEND:20030621T191059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:IFGkKYrmAcXrXnlwH2e2RZMocxAe CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sat Jun 21 19:10 GMT 2003 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=954 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20030621T191001Z DTEND:20030621T191059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:RDq9U3MAoniVAVJcuP9DP65aAcVB CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sat Jun 21 19:10 GMT 2003 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5326 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20030923T104701Z DTEND:20030923T104759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:OxQCHUylgyeaMUygbz3ej3j558kK CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Tue Sep 23 10:47 GMT 2003 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=953 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20030923T104701Z DTEND:20030923T104759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:NrEFGJwIWmn2O6Y54tHHaze8clsJ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Tue Sep 23 10:47 GMT 2003 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5325 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20031222T070401Z DTEND:20031222T070459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:c8Wh9807QXso0wp3QAKUkwl7jdhg CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Mon Dec 22 7:04 GMT 2003 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=955 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20031222T070401Z DTEND:20031222T070459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:CCd4tm4G8VwwanHoAyVqnokcejJ6 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Mon Dec 22 7:04 GMT 2003 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5327 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20040320T064901Z DTEND:20040320T064959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:5MBBdZH18nmhdXOiXIyWWcuvvEhW CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sat Mar 20 6:49 GMT 2004 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=956 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20040320T064901Z DTEND:20040320T064959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:M6iSC9Evzo2E0YH1KuikVuGDSzHt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sat Mar 20 6:49 GMT 2004 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5328 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20040621T005701Z DTEND:20040621T005759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:0qDc9ULsVqiqdmnhUg4LQ0Ads5fW CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Mon Jun 21 0:57 GMT 2004 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=958 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20040621T005701Z DTEND:20040621T005759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:wfk1JWOhVfkzd4JGeMak4HjHCoqM CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Mon Jun 21 0:57 GMT 2004 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5330 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20040922T163001Z DTEND:20040922T163059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:cUsYXyXk4N99nbhi6fQJlWOjTuJB CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Wed Sep 22 16:30 GMT 2004 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=957 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20040922T163001Z DTEND:20040922T163059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:7XI2iSEvpvoJtmQhZODWdHXXVIC3 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Wed Sep 22 16:30 GMT 2004 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5329 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20041221T124201Z DTEND:20041221T124259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:CPjWYEKrdFKknWwEaZ4PEyWdP8CB CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Tue Dec 21 12:42 GMT 2004 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20041221T124201Z DTEND:20041221T124259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:YmGsubzmT0sea4Hor1cz1T7udiU2 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Tue Dec 21 12:42 GMT 2004 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5331 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050320T123301Z DTEND:20050320T123359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:1fQX7ckZSIze4tQqT8Iqt7kHgoxC CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sun Mar 20 12:33 GMT 2005 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=960 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050320T123301Z DTEND:20050320T123359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:H4CqWnFHY0tw2aboPIsFRGhcNOhg CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sun Mar 20 12:33 GMT 2005 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5332 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050621T064601Z DTEND:20050621T064659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:JM8DIRGHCCtw9zd2BQ47wKHEQdBJ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Tue Jun 21 6:46 GMT 2005 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=962 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050621T064601Z DTEND:20050621T064659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:8CHRZyFYsRs7tysphLkeUGN3uJrs CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Tue Jun 21 6:46 GMT 2005 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5334 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050922T222301Z DTEND:20050922T222359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:mo6pmYxyfxiChhTx8YlgFotCXaEw CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Thu Sep 22 22:23 GMT 2005 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=961 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050922T222301Z DTEND:20050922T222359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:lLMusL2DiLartgccvQojVsm1FrKn CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Thu Sep 22 22:23 GMT 2005 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5333 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20051221T183501Z DTEND:20051221T183559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:SJKawCDhRfrxDeXXv3O5M9ZDQ9RB CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Wed Dec 21 18:35 GMT 2005 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=963 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20051221T183501Z DTEND:20051221T183559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:SjRVpmYhJOJFv13KP0T0wbeZRG1W CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Wed Dec 21 18:35 GMT 2005 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5335 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20060320T182601Z DTEND:20060320T182659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:c8E6EsDuLQlnGVtuS9jvrzpsRyyH CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Mon Mar 20 18:26 GMT 2006 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=964 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20060320T182601Z DTEND:20060320T182659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ivuXTPQQeKhJauTkVkDXvMMyeDdt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Mon Mar 20 18:26 GMT 2006 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5336 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20060621T122601Z DTEND:20060621T122659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:eF8H0ojcIBDKopI4zYQglV59U0Bn CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Wed Jun 21 12:26 GMT 2006 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=966 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20060621T122601Z DTEND:20060621T122659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:WQ8Aqczi41N8v4fMbm6A0Vsk1ccU CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Wed Jun 21 12:26 GMT 2006 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5338 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20060923T040301Z DTEND:20060923T040359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:whF1AxcddFxxry5cI4Rge9fuRyRP CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sat Sep 23 4:03 GMT 2006 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20060923T040301Z DTEND:20060923T040359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:s4VSk2w1cqOR7p59vD8kVsBbfEe9 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sat Sep 23 4:03 GMT 2006 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20061222T002201Z DTEND:20061222T002259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:U4rrWGGBXFZvVQYPeJpYSevZGycC CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Dec 22 0:22 GMT 2006 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=967 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20061222T002201Z DTEND:20061222T002259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:C9LOfGO5In1YMLdEk64BEttE74Yj CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Dec 22 0:22 GMT 2006 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20070321T000701Z DTEND:20070321T000759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:H4JsXaIkYzeCxIYuZhWjIjIag6bA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Wed Mar 21 0:07 GMT 2007 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=968 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20070321T000701Z DTEND:20070321T000759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:JcFoyd0Y5QZO8c6AZqoyx5zfQvHl CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Wed Mar 21 0:07 GMT 2007 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5340 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20070621T180601Z DTEND:20070621T180659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:pw9ACqiRXXKk7zWsnaiOoVGAFFbw CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Thu Jun 21 18:06 GMT 2007 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=970 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20070621T180601Z DTEND:20070621T180659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:4BVPCWDuldj0llUGn9T2ghxZtQjP CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Thu Jun 21 18:06 GMT 2007 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5342 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20070923T095101Z DTEND:20070923T095159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:hw2NcwCTwi81Aepji1E64To9vuif CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sun Sep 23 9:51 GMT 2007 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=969 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20070923T095101Z DTEND:20070923T095159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:JKXCZyrJBx361AotSw4lOlZiiQFS CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sun Sep 23 9:51 GMT 2007 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5341 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20071222T060801Z DTEND:20071222T060859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:V1f9MkO9PCtBu5p3DrMiFktrdYrU CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sat Dec 22 6:08 GMT 2007 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=971 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20071222T060801Z DTEND:20071222T060859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:hhBWg5BqaPRp3E0pTnl5iyjInqMc CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sat Dec 22 6:08 GMT 2007 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5343 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080320T054801Z DTEND:20080320T054859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ho0AcEdH9b3F29SHRflnuRERDiY8 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Thu Mar 20 5:48 GMT 2008 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=972 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080320T054801Z DTEND:20080320T054859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:fWW5kkEyPmLaZQXEnQWBXKf8H3Et CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Thu Mar 20 5:48 GMT 2008 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5344 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080620T235901Z DTEND:20080620T235959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:wFowBwjh27WCNIxWcQF2JwnAyeJ2 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Jun 20 23:59 GMT 2008 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=974 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080620T235901Z DTEND:20080620T235959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:b9fO2ou6dHfXX9RFSiZSYnt5Y5zU CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Jun 20 23:59 GMT 2008 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5346 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080922T154401Z DTEND:20080922T154459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:nwM9snfkFj9LhwKxEknApvHiald4 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Mon Sep 22 15:44 GMT 2008 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=973 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080922T154401Z DTEND:20080922T154459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:NjA6vFQRkST3sQtWe1heQvoLiVxW CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Mon Sep 22 15:44 GMT 2008 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5345 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20081221T120401Z DTEND:20081221T120459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Ecaygxf5heBORAjDuTEeMKFVWULi CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sun Dec 21 12:04 GMT 2008 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=975 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20081221T120401Z DTEND:20081221T120459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:b6e0NQZXKUII8dq2AM6mb5FYXVTr CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sun Dec 21 12:04 GMT 2008 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5347 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090320T114401Z DTEND:20090320T114459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:RvhF1Zymj3qx0QIOJWsY4dGSBglG CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Mar 20 11:44 GMT 2009 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=976 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090320T114401Z DTEND:20090320T114459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:OEB1fPJHtiDs96oak9At6yhKuvGa CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Mar 20 11:44 GMT 2009 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5348 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090621T054501Z DTEND:20090621T054559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:hL8Ae7vHsVNKsRjT6ht1XbxeigoJ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sun Jun 21 5:45 GMT 2009 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=978 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090621T054501Z DTEND:20090621T054559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:JERl1XCj2w531jxxdaqopdlxZXTJ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sun Jun 21 5:45 GMT 2009 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5350 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090922T211801Z DTEND:20090922T211859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:6PP5foUtVzffYCGT86TYSKSVsRJT CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Tue Sep 22 21:18 GMT 2009 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=977 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090922T211801Z DTEND:20090922T211859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:LRvpZQAQ8YiMWwWxWSsndEqjyYim CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Tue Sep 22 21:18 GMT 2009 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091221T174701Z DTEND:20091221T174759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:dT7JSH8Rm9DnzrEFMlOFMmCR1C8l CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Mon Dec 21 17:47 GMT 2009 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=979 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091221T174701Z DTEND:20091221T174759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:zbfq7E0tSYyRfIaMQfdqVkuTFkeD CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Mon Dec 21 17:47 GMT 2009 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5351 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100320T173201Z DTEND:20100320T173259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:vWtjkQv0K0EHdECbyz3H8YWPDQ5q CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sat Mar 20 17:32 GMT 2010 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=980 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100320T173201Z DTEND:20100320T173259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:RX6b9WmQAnCxw8sM8wELoVrEWqzh CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sat Mar 20 17:32 GMT 2010 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5352 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100621T112801Z DTEND:20100621T112859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:oEcVsEE9TBMOgN6DHv6zEdoiR3NS CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Mon Jun 21 11:28 GMT 2010 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=982 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100621T112801Z DTEND:20100621T112859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:8g4nJvshKVmQ59h4l4SM5kCTJaL5 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Mon Jun 21 11:28 GMT 2010 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5354 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100923T030901Z DTEND:20100923T030959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:qI6CodmWzhGIQut44eyKUKgEaApr CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Thu Sep 23 3:09 GMT 2010 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=981 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100923T030901Z DTEND:20100923T030959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:tckEp4eFa02KvmyL5ONnU5xLZa6W CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Thu Sep 23 3:09 GMT 2010 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5353 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20101221T233801Z DTEND:20101221T233859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:YdRKQdIzkVtIWt2giyc5n38Ozplj CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Tue Dec 21 23:38 GMT 2010 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=983 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20101221T233801Z DTEND:20101221T233859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:HzC66R8XmKErTjWlkBd2gqBm2ATz CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Tue Dec 21 23:38 GMT 2010 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5355 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20110320T232101Z DTEND:20110320T232159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:V6DmhUPX6M6CztHEreTsjofepn27 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sun Mar 20 23:21 GMT 2011 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=984 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20110320T232101Z DTEND:20110320T232159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ebzMEq8AcxvukZXgr1323WCDlXSL CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sun Mar 20 23:21 GMT 2011 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5356 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20110621T171601Z DTEND:20110621T171659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:IVZCR6Yp35nuz6EwqNkHXhdw61Xi CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Tue Jun 21 17:16 GMT 2011 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=986 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20110621T171601Z DTEND:20110621T171659Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ysqrDBmYR8s035FeIII7dNYAL3E4 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Tue Jun 21 17:16 GMT 2011 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5358 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20110923T090401Z DTEND:20110923T090459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:coSazvFeOgMPDSH6YLySyuPy377O CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Sep 23 9:04 GMT 2011 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=985 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20110923T090401Z DTEND:20110923T090459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:FQXRUtCfnmQUhkB1KiK8tHp0Zgwg CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Sep 23 9:04 GMT 2011 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5357 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20111222T053001Z DTEND:20111222T053059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:XvgaflL9WFPsvX8excqaEq7vKYHZ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Thu Dec 22 5:30 GMT 2011 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=987 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20111222T053001Z DTEND:20111222T053059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:qIoWMFDcN82YiFilMtuOuxC1ZNjE CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Thu Dec 22 5:30 GMT 2011 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5359 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120320T051401Z DTEND:20120320T051459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:9J3uIKlHSvRcvI0Y6rQw8RCLIvIr CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Tue Mar 20 5:14 GMT 2012 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=988 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120320T051401Z DTEND:20120320T051459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Uqz5etoazAXtMz6GXW5ycc8TgBhZ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Tue Mar 20 5:14 GMT 2012 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5360 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120620T230901Z DTEND:20120620T230959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:0m4AcyA2OhgtF0qoVTYDDBjqJQMc CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Wed Jun 20 23:09 GMT 2012 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=990 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120620T230901Z DTEND:20120620T230959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:PDxGb1JrHjT0k8OkAptAab6vQZpy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Wed Jun 20 23:09 GMT 2012 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5362 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120922T144901Z DTEND:20120922T144959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:E1RvrQrHEQp5xM0ypHCke5o2VFM9 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sat Sep 22 14:49 GMT 2012 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=989 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120922T144901Z DTEND:20120922T144959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:139lKttYuQXbdqc4hSmFgAJ87sw2 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sat Sep 22 14:49 GMT 2012 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5361 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20121221T111101Z DTEND:20121221T111159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:WHabHqoGkNabuXlUx0ocGtlNQY4f CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Dec 21 11:11 GMT 2012 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20121221T111101Z DTEND:20121221T111159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:FS35qo1hVTnOHH7pTvxnHnvvjAPs CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Dec 21 11:11 GMT 2012 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5363 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130320T110201Z DTEND:20130320T110259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:RNF6ZBxHeYVkkjSaWmROJHFPuCHL CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Wed Mar 20 11:02 GMT 2013 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=992 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130320T110201Z DTEND:20130320T110259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:bBzWsRnKwMteawwugCDzcZiZSQR3 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Wed Mar 20 11:02 GMT 2013 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5364 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130621T050401Z DTEND:20130621T050459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:kl21WiiVu6LxFBI6gNH0CfuidHhf CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Jun 21 5:04 GMT 2013 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130621T050401Z DTEND:20130621T050459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:OnKyd0OuHdMMruMNo7bZXtg01PBd CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Jun 21 5:04 GMT 2013 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5366 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130922T204401Z DTEND:20130922T204459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:cpCeluqdEFsJwgVz1lqYdFIvaYvT CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sun Sep 22 20:44 GMT 2013 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=993 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130922T204401Z DTEND:20130922T204459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:TBxvnVFxBctFIFtakWQsYbOPfKQX CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sun Sep 22 20:44 GMT 2013 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5365 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20131221T171101Z DTEND:20131221T171159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:jnWlwV5ZtktxuQL1AahVeTvGkrdt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sat Dec 21 17:11 GMT 2013 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=995 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20131221T171101Z DTEND:20131221T171159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:1kCeLCBnn3l4O2u7mbjfnRjncVNt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sat Dec 21 17:11 GMT 2013 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5367 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20140320T165701Z DTEND:20140320T165759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ULdDA1KVNthPd6xs4dXgnftIV67Q CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Thu Mar 20 16:57 GMT 2014 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20140320T165701Z DTEND:20140320T165759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:EP4gVlodZ659W0oHbuh2A65cZhYb CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Thu Mar 20 16:57 GMT 2014 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5368 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20140621T105101Z DTEND:20140621T105159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:BIfCrkAPTOmJyjleZ2VHLFpRV1AA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sat Jun 21 10:51 GMT 2014 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=998 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20140621T105101Z DTEND:20140621T105159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:b54F3B7HikaJjaqBX8OKTCtgq2sL CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sat Jun 21 10:51 GMT 2014 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5370 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20140923T022901Z DTEND:20140923T022959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:cW9TTsq0hteU0pAX0GYFnEG7tPJV CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Tue Sep 23 2:29 GMT 2014 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=997 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20140923T022901Z DTEND:20140923T022959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:CWlXavOASMfenIfUOEbEImYMQJbJ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Tue Sep 23 2:29 GMT 2014 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20141221T230301Z DTEND:20141221T230359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:RvGk3Taco0aeCdjsIa7Xl1OImagj CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sun Dec 21 23:03 GMT 2014 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=999 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20141221T230301Z DTEND:20141221T230359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:oJZ7jBL3aBxzIyYLOWUmHO3ART08 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sun Dec 21 23:03 GMT 2014 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5371 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150320T224501Z DTEND:20150320T224559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:LmpIv3DqtMFQ0Tzx188DEMT8QtW3 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Mar 20 22:45 GMT 2015 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150320T224501Z DTEND:20150320T224559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:qkr19x2IhmiasA0pmqIDKfcOIyqX CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Mar 20 22:45 GMT 2015 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5372 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150621T163801Z DTEND:20150621T163859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:x8spkGunYQvZrbmpzHBHWNLyga54 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sun Jun 21 16:38 GMT 2015 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150621T163801Z DTEND:20150621T163859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:hGpkaXFd5wOkqikM9zsFgulkUI6H CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sun Jun 21 16:38 GMT 2015 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5374 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150923T082001Z DTEND:20150923T082059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:FonCfDxCpcaAkvbsRGlXUDQKp9Ew CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Wed Sep 23 8:20 GMT 2015 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150923T082001Z DTEND:20150923T082059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:clP5csOY9x5euuJIm1mFdYBSilnM CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Wed Sep 23 8:20 GMT 2015 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5373 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20151222T044801Z DTEND:20151222T044859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:x92xQnHLvGvYYK5bI5Rqms5sgCw0 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Tue Dec 22 4:48 GMT 2015 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20151222T044801Z DTEND:20151222T044859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ceU1w4EAlkAqyjRN1uumJjz9Zn0W CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Tue Dec 22 4:48 GMT 2015 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5375 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160320T043001Z DTEND:20160320T043059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:tv8ckFIHNWc2PbjS9E5AQxoFL615 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sun Mar 20 4:30 GMT 2016 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1004 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160320T043001Z DTEND:20160320T043059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:1DjzBa9mqXab5PByfvI7IJKHioYk CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sun Mar 20 4:30 GMT 2016 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5376 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160620T223401Z DTEND:20160620T223459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:NJfgNwlZu2k6AmRyswmK5z8WZBcp CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Mon Jun 20 22:34 GMT 2016 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1006 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160620T223401Z DTEND:20160620T223459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:84mWHFvgSEuNBSu5Kyo1YUWO88kL CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Mon Jun 20 22:34 GMT 2016 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5378 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160922T142101Z DTEND:20160922T142159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:5QodabTPULikR0N1WDQyASlJHf2R CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Thu Sep 22 14:21 GMT 2016 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1005 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160922T142101Z DTEND:20160922T142159Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ijmbX5M6LEAppvMZoLcNOp5o2Jmi CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Thu Sep 22 14:21 GMT 2016 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5377 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20161221T104401Z DTEND:20161221T104459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:tuqSPwgekmrwDhydM8RAjqtacIs7 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Wed Dec 21 10:44 GMT 2016 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1007 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20161221T104401Z DTEND:20161221T104459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:1Eci8h4QM9NOvX3aQh3h2FbjluMC CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Wed Dec 21 10:44 GMT 2016 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5379 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170320T102801Z DTEND:20170320T102859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:W1hSm5AxZEThCrCtLmYxbBLNlZvB CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Mon Mar 20 10:28 GMT 2017 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170320T102801Z DTEND:20170320T102859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:SKo8gCuPO1WoVakOX1aIkq5clx6m CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Mon Mar 20 10:28 GMT 2017 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5380 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170621T042401Z DTEND:20170621T042459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:t4zYher9H28xmzWnMZqMOy50lGFX CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Wed Jun 21 4:24 GMT 2017 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1010 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170621T042401Z DTEND:20170621T042459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:2SUp0dF4VX5Fn4ndeQmS6EeLFIVa CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Wed Jun 21 4:24 GMT 2017 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5382 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170922T200201Z DTEND:20170922T200259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:WZG2shP3Me2XoFKYQcwCrCto6Goy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Sep 22 20:02 GMT 2017 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170922T200201Z DTEND:20170922T200259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Q2QQBUhdOrW0Cgy3zP1qJP0nxoXa CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Sep 22 20:02 GMT 2017 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5381 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20171221T162801Z DTEND:20171221T162859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:yRhRwUGQv7zIGxf0xYyG3QMBX98x CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Thu Dec 21 16:28 GMT 2017 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20171221T162801Z DTEND:20171221T162859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ljocogwUHvRifVxu59yWhCg1gPt7 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Thu Dec 21 16:28 GMT 2017 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180320T161501Z DTEND:20180320T161559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:iNlAFM8LkfR4qriuSAMuoTxSApia CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Tue Mar 20 16:15 GMT 2018 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180320T161501Z DTEND:20180320T161559Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:eP7MfsRoEziVhEt56LSFh9Ffm6Ac CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Tue Mar 20 16:15 GMT 2018 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5384 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180621T100701Z DTEND:20180621T100759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Ib4VjHQKgy8Hr5rJEdMoEwn38tYN CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Thu Jun 21 10:07 GMT 2018 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180621T100701Z DTEND:20180621T100759Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:4Q5KYCLrL0kVTNmtZwpirz51UISh CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Thu Jun 21 10:07 GMT 2018 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5386 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180923T015401Z DTEND:20180923T015459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:tVP09Lzh2EXdxUNodho2F87usAxc CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Sun Sep 23 1:54 GMT 2018 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180923T015401Z DTEND:20180923T015459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:RL0Mx9lu6XARQelyY0MAszTgM97l CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Sun Sep 23 1:54 GMT 2018 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5385 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20181221T222201Z DTEND:20181221T222259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:wgfVa7revNWnqjJ39pHbLwukFPfx CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Dec 21 22:22 GMT 2018 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1015 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20181221T222201Z DTEND:20181221T222259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:BDKikOUWwAoUhkOKnhnwLoYSctUv CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Dec 21 22:22 GMT 2018 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190320T215801Z DTEND:20190320T215859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:0A7WyNR6suts0Nji0upLvkRsKGJu CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Wed Mar 20 21:58 GMT 2019 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1016 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190320T215801Z DTEND:20190320T215859Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:iHFIZ74vFftuMfzK3JnFPIWjrPxG CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Wed Mar 20 21:58 GMT 2019 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5388 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190621T155401Z DTEND:20190621T155459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:cbi4B7NF7dsEpkD3UNs93JUMKhjv CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Fri Jun 21 15:54 GMT 2019 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1018 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190621T155401Z DTEND:20190621T155459Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:2LbiEG9Oid9GNZ78TNQ0I8BOAaJr CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Fri Jun 21 15:54 GMT 2019 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5390 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190923T075001Z DTEND:20190923T075059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:znP44WXe3GtOLnESpnV6aE8ZbPjS CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Mon Sep 23 7:50 GMT 2019 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1017 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190923T075001Z DTEND:20190923T075059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:rjHu2U11QkR2QL88EqsXbT3RymE8 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Mon Sep 23 7:50 GMT 2019 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5389 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191222T041901Z DTEND:20191222T041959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ofKbqAPX7rCtuWjPDbFraViw2MyU CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sun Dec 22 4:19 GMT 2019 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1019 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191222T041901Z DTEND:20191222T041959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:MbJ3vzWcTixfwGvgZbQKjzIwsBPi CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sun Dec 22 4:19 GMT 2019 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5391 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200320T034901Z DTEND:20200320T034959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ElhulRqjtaKSLCOG5WSo0kohYE84 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Fri Mar 20 3:49 GMT 2020 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1020 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200320T034901Z DTEND:20200320T034959Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Mk0n4ZpIpmZ8eRP3Kehxg2OeH9Kh CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Fri Mar 20 3:49 GMT 2020 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5392 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200620T214301Z DTEND:20200620T214359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:OS19a82Eal6Di2fGWxbHwuoPQkph CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Sat Jun 20 21:43 GMT 2020 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1022 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200620T214301Z DTEND:20200620T214359Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:0hOoM2IUpw7kKxKdqaDL6rYKiEsO CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Sat Jun 20 21:43 GMT 2020 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5394 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200922T133001Z DTEND:20200922T133059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:9rAao9A3a7H92zd4JaFmGk4JLIrB CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Mabon"Harvest Home"Alban Elfed\, on the autumnal equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The use of the name Mabon (invented by Aidan Kelly) is much more prevalent in America than Britain\, where many Neopagans are dismissive of it as an unauthentic name. wikipedia:not an authentic ancient festival Tue Sep 22 13:30 GMT 2020 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Autumn Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1021 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200922T133001Z DTEND:20200922T133059Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:E1f1BtTsdtg7nIqCyoiGhGW72saZ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Spring Equinox. Ostara"Lady Day"Alban Eilir\, on the spring equinoxOstara\, according to Jakob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie\, is the old High German name for the Easter festival. It is a plural Grimm states that this is because the old festival lasted several days. A rough translation would be 'The Easters'.Grimm also proposes that Ostara might have been the name for a Goddess\, though he provides no direct evidence for this. Grimm may have based his goddess on the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre\, as described by the Venerable Bede\, who was also said to have a festival lasting several days. Bede indicated that this name was used in English when the Paschal holiday was introduced. This name was then converted to Easter\, or Ostern in German. Tue Sep 22 13:30 GMT 2020 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Spring Equinox URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5393 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20201221T100201Z DTEND:20201221T100259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:t4PnIg6DXeCiNkAMP8aaKbmvKj6x CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice Midwinter"Yule"Alban Arthan\, on the winter solstice known to have included the sacrifice of a pig for the god Freyr\, a tradition which survives in the Scandinavian Christmas ham. Many of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log\, the eating of ham\, the hanging of boughs\, holly\, mistletoe\, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. Heathenry In Germanic Neopagan sects\, Yule is celebrated with gatherings that often involve a meal and gift giving. Further attempts at reconstruction of surviving accounts of historical celebrations are often made\, a hallmark being variations of the traditional blot. Groups such as the Asatru Folk Assembly in the US recognize the celebration as lasting for 12 days\, beginning on the date of the winter solstice. Mon Dec 21 10:02 GMT 2020 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:NH-Winter Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=1023 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20201221T100201Z DTEND:20201221T100259Z DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Z0bHJDL53VOxspP5viA6sMqQqDoh CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Midsummer"Litha"Alban Hefin\, on the summer solstice Celebrated with the lighting of bonfires\, feasting and merrymaking. Litha\, is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism\, especially Wicca\, though the New Forest traditions (those referred to as British Traditional Wicca) tend to use the traditional name Midsummer. It is celebrated on the Summer Solstice or close to it. The holiday is considered the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest\, but at the same time it is said we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten Mon Dec 21 10:02 GMT 2020 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:SH-Summer Solstice URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/includes/event.php?id=5395 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR