3

Bona Dea, Roman secret women's rites. Feast of Fauna, in Rome.

4

Day of Minerva.

5

First Feast of St. Lucia, in Italy; goddess of birth and light.Lover's Fair in Belgium.

7

Mevlana, day of the Wirling Dervishes in turkey.

8

Festival of Neith, in Egypt.

11

Day of Bruma, Roman Goddess of Winter.

14

Halcyon Days (to 12/28), time of tranquility derived from Alcyone, Goddess of Pleiades. Consualia, Roman winter sowing festival.

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Prayet, Egypt, 4 months of spring begin.

17

Saturnalia (to 12/23), to Saturn and Ops.

18

Eponalia, Roman feast of Epona.

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Opalia, 3rd day of Saturnalia, for Sabine/ Greek Ops, Goddess of Fertility and Success.

22

Yule. Winter Solistice. Alban Arthuan, return of the Sun God. Osiris returns to Isis. Innana's birthday. Xurram, in Persia. Rural Dionysia, in Greece.

23

Basilinda (to 12/28), midwinter holiday. Larentalia, Roman fest for Acca Larentia. Day of Hathor.

24

Poseidea, Greek festival of Poseidon as consort of the Great Mother.Juvinalia, Roman children's holiday. Modresnach, Germanic Mother's Night. Nodlaig Eve, Celtic.

25

Birth of Pryderi, Herne, Frey, Persephone,Saturn, Dionysos, Adonis, Attis, Tammuz, Baalim, Quetzalcoatl, Mithra. Ishtar-Astarte Celebration, in Babylon/Caanan. *** Natalis Solis Invicti, Birth of the Invincible Sun.

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Birth of Freya and Buddha. Haloia of Demeter, Greek. First day of Yuletide (to 1/6).