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World Religious Calendar 560
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Merrymoon
Roman information
Id. Mai.
the Ides of May
Month: Maius
The Ides was originally the Full Moon on the early Roman lunar calendar. The Latin word idus
means “half division” of a month and comes from an older Etruscan word meaning “divide”. The Ides
occurred on the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and on the 13th day of all other months.
The Romans considered the ides to be a particularly auspicious (good) day, dedicated to Jupiter, the
Roman King deity.
The Roman month of Maius is named for Maia. Maia was a daughter of Atlas. May was sacred to
Maia, Roman Goddess of spring.
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, May (the third month) had 31 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, May had
31 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), May
had 31 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 6 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 Taurus:
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