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World Religious Calendar 1011
Roman information
a.d. IV Id. Sept.
4 days before the Ides of September
Month: September
The a.d. IV Id. designation means ante diem or four “days before” the Ides (Full Moon) of the
month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western
culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the
lunar day names.
The Roman month of September is named for septem, because it was originally the seventh month of
the Roman solar year September was sacred to Vulcan (Vvlcan), Roman God of fire.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar
aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In
Romulus’ calendar, September (the seventh month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the
seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar,
September had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious
title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar),
September had 30 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian
astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made
other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar,
named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
Today totals 1 in modern Western numerology.
numerology
lunar information 2007
Hecate Moon:
Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New
Moon), Greeks would honor Hecate, the Goddess of Witches, by leaving a small meal on altars at
crossroads. These meals were eaten by the poor or animals (note use a paper plate, because any plate
must be permanently donated to Hecate). Occurs today in 2007. Many modern Witches and Wiccans
volunteer to help distribute food the poor on this day. other modern Witches and Wiccans organize food
drives or donate food for the poor on this day.
Moon enters Virgo:
Moon Enters Virgo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Virgo at 1:09 am GMT.
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