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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Calendar</strong> 136<br />

January 31<br />

fixed holy days<br />

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.<br />

Hecate’s Feast:<br />

Hecate’s Feast: Greek holy day. Dedicated to Hecate.<br />

End of Cailleach:<br />

End of Calleach: Celtic holy day. End of Cailleach (winter). Signals start of Imbolc.<br />

During Samhain, the Crone aspect of the Triple Goddess Cailleach (Cally Berry) strikes the<br />

ground with Her hammer, making it iron hard until Imbolc, when She dies and is reborn in the body of<br />

a young woman. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.<br />

Imbolc Eve:<br />

Imbolc Eve: Celtic/Wiccan holy day. Imbolc Eve, Eve of Imbolc, Brigid, Candlemas, and<br />

Wiccan Sabbat, dedicated to Underworld Goddesses such as Hecate, Hel, Inanna,<br />

Erishkegal, Rhiannon, Sedna, Mother Holle, Oya, and Kore Persephone.<br />

February Eve:<br />

February Eve: Celtic holy day. Also called Imbolc Eve or Eve of Imbolc. Begins the<br />

Festival of Brigantia.<br />

Narcissus Festival:<br />

Narcissu Festival: Hawaiian holy day. Narcissus Festival.<br />

Feast of the Valkyries:<br />

Feast of the Valkyries and the Norns: Norse holy day.<br />

holy days 2007 and 2008<br />

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.<br />

Birthday of Guru Har Rai:<br />

Birthday of Guru Har Rai: Sikh holy day. The birthday of Guru Har Rai (1630-1661). He was the<br />

seventh of the ten Sikh Gurus. This is the date for 2007 in the modern Nanakshahi calendar.<br />

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