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World Religious Calendar 141
February 1
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Feast of Nuit:
Feast of Nuit: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Feast of Nuit, She who counts the days. Make a
holiday.
Brighid’s Feast Day:
Brighid’s Feast Day: Irish Celtic holy day. Also called St. Bridget’s Feast Day. In the
fifth century, Christian missionaries desecrated the Goddess Brighid’s (= Power) shrine at
Kildare, turned her into St. Bridget, and dubbed her Queen of Heaven. This feast day was established to
replace Imbolc. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Brigit — Goddess of Healing, Smithcraft, and Queenship. She is patroness of the Celtic
spring festival of Imbolc, and was served by a female priesthood at Kildare. Her name
derives from her worship by the pre-Christian Brigantes, who honored her as identical with
Juno, Queen of Heaven. Brigit also shares attributes with the ancient Greek triple goddess
Hecate. She is Ruler, Bringer of Prosperity; her two sisters display the alchemical sword
and tongs of blacksmithing and the twin serpents connoting medical skill. Her Irish consort
was the Dagda. — JBL Statues
Imbolc:
Imbolc: Wiccan holy day. Imbolc is one of the eight Sabbats of the Wiccan religions.
Some Wiccans celebrate Imbolc on February 2nd. Some Wiccans celebrate Midwinter’s Day
on February 3rd.
Purification of Mary:
Purification of Mary: Christian holy day. Purification of Mary, based on Imbolc,
Candlemas, and Brigid.
Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries:
Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries: Greek holy day. Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries (February 1-3),
dedicated to Demeter and Persephone or Ceres and Proserpine. Kore Persephone is related to Bast.
Celebrates the marriage of Kore and Dionysos.
Feast of Isis the Healer:
Feast of Isis the Healer: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Feast honoring Aset (Isis) as
Goddess of healing.
Festival Dionysos:
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