February 13 2012 - Correllian Tradition

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Pagan Calendar February 6 -12
February 13 On this date, an annual holiday called the Parentalia was observed in ancient
Rome. It lasted until the twenty-first of February and was a day for families to honor and
commemorate their deceased loved ones, particularly their parents. During the week of
Parentalia, all temples in Rome were closed and all wedding ceremonies forbidden. Ancestral
tombs were visited and offerings of wine and flowers were made to family ghosts.
February 14 Saint Valentine's Day. This is a day dedicated to all lovers, and the traditional
time for Witches around the world to practice all forms of love magic and love divination.
This day is sacred to Juno-Lupa, the she-wolf goddess of the ancient Roman religion. In early
times, she was honored annually on this day by a women's fertility festival and the sacrifice of
a female wolf.
February 15 On this date in ancient Rome, a festival known as the Lupercalia (Feast of the
Wolf) was celebrated to honor the god Lupercus and to mark the beginning of Spring. The
festival which was a rustic ritual of both purification and fertility magic, also included the
sacrifice of goats and dogs to the god Faunus (identified by classical writers as the horned
goat-god Pan). During the orgiastic festival, young men would choose their sexual partners by
drawing the names of young women out of a bowl.
February 16 In the distant past, a rite called the Devil's Dance was performed annually on
this date (approximately) as part of the Tibetan New Year festival. Monks wearing grotesque
masks would dance for hours as a village sorcerer exorcised demons and the evil influences of
the past year with various magickal incantations.
February 17 On this day, according to Hindu religion and mythology, the fearsome goddess
known as Kali was born and the world entered into the Kali Yuga (the "Evil Age"). Kali, the
destroyer-goddess, was depicted with black skin, a hideous face, and four arms. In ancient
times, human sacrifices were made to appease her and to satisfy her thirst for blood.
February 18 On this day, a festival of women known as the Spenta Armaiti was held
annually throughout the country of Persia. Ancient fertility rites were performed by temple
priestesses in honor of the goddess Spandarmat, and the goddess who dwells within all
women was honored and invoked with special prayers and meditations.
February 19 On this date (approximately), the Sun enters the astrological sign of Pisces.
Persons born under the sign of the Two Fishes are said to be telepathic, tolerant, sensitive,
artistic, and often prone to daydreaming. Pisces is a water sign and is ruled by the planet
Neptune.
According to mythology, the goddess Minerva was born on this day (which is sacred to the
Pagan deities Nammu and Nina).
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