Pagan Calendar of Days for 2010

Here is a quick list of pagan, magical, and other holidays for November 2009 through December 2010. You will notice that some of the holidays are different depending on which side of the equator you are on.

November 2009

• 2: Full moon -- Mourning Moon
• 16: New moon
• 30: Festival of Hecate Trivia (The Night of the Crossroads)

December 2009

• 2: Full moon --Long Nights Moon
• 16: New moon
• 17: Beginning of Saturnalia
• 21: Winter Solstice or Yule
• 21: Litha (Southern Hemisphere)
• 25: Christmas Day
• 25: Feast of Frau Halle, Germanic goddess
• 31: Full moon -- Blue Moon
• 31: Partial lunar eclipse
• 31: Festival of Hogmanay

January 2010

• 15: New moon
• 27: Up Helly Aa celebration, Shetland Islands, Scotland
• 30: Full moon -- Wolf Moon
• 30 - Feb. 2: Roman celebration of Februalia

February 2010

• 2: Imbolc
• 2: Lammas or Lughnasadh (Southern Hemisphere)
• 3: Setsubun, celebration - Japan
• 13: New moon
• 14: Valentine's Day
• 15: Lupercalia
• 28: Full moon -- Quickening Moon

March 2010

• 1: Matronalia, the Festival of Women
• 14: New moon
• 20: Ostara
• 20: Mabon (Southern Hemisphere)
• 29: Full moon Crow Moon

April 2010

• 6: National Tartan Day
• 14: New moon
• 22: Earth Day
• 28: Full moon -- Wind Moon
• 30: Walpurgisnacht

May 2010

• 1: Beltane
• 1: Samhain (Southern Hemisphere)
• 5: Cinco de Mayo
• 9: Mother's Day
• 9, 11, 13: Roman festival - Feast of the Lemures
• 13: New moon
• 27: Full moon -- Hare's Moon

June 2010

• 12: New moon
• 20: Father's Day
• 21: Litha
• 21: Yule (Southern Hemisphere)
• 26: Full moon -- Honey Moon

July 2010

• 4: Independence Day
• 11: New moon
• 11: Solar eclipse
• 25: Full moon -- Blessing Moon

August 2010

• 1: Lammas or Lughnasadh
• 1: Imbolc (Southern Hemisphere)
• 9: New moon
• 24: Full Moon -- Corn Moon

September 2010

• 8: New moon
• 21: International Day of Peace
• 22: Fall Equinox or Mabon
• 22: Chinese Moon Festival
• 22: Ostara (Southern Hemisphere)
• 23: Full Moon -- Harvest Moon

October 2010

• 7: New moon
• 22: Full moon -- Blood Moon
• 31: Samhain
• 31: Beltane (Southern Hemisphere)

November 2010

• 6: New moon
• 11: Veteran's Day
• 21: Full moon -- Mourning Moon
• 25: Thanksgiving day (United States)
• 30: Festival of Hecate Trivia (The night of the crossroads.)

December 2010

• 5: New moon
• 17: Beginning of Saturnalia
• 21: Full moon -- Long Nights Moon
• 21: Winter Solstice or Yule
• 21: Litha (Southern Hemisphere)
• 25: Christmas Day
• 25: Feast of Frau Halle, Germanic goddess
• 31: Festival of Hogmanay

The Mourning Moon

The Mourning Moon is upon us. As the days grow shorter and the sun's life-giving fires are banked, sometimes it seems so dark we feel the light will never return. This moon, however, is a reminder that death is just a part of the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth....

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November Moon Names

What follows is a list (in alphabetical order) of the names given to the November moon. Also listed is the tradition and/or origin of that moon name:

All Gathered Moon ~San Juan, Native American
Beaver Moon, ~Algonquin, Native American, Colonial
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