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Saxon New Year.

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Feast of the Guardian Spirits, Druidic.

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Pyanopsia, Greek, festival of Beans in honor of Apollo and the Horai.

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Dionysiad, Rumanian wine festival.

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Ivy Day in Ireland.

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Day of Felicitas, Roman goddess of good luck.

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Athena's Birthday.

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Day of Fortuna Redux, Roman goddess of Happy Journeys.

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The Stenia (first day of Thesmophoria, Greek women's five day celebration of fertility and resurrection), ribald women journey from Athens to Halimus. Winter's Day.

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Thesmophoria (second day), women celebrate Aphrodite and the Genetyllides.Winter Nights, Icelandic beginning of Winter. Theseia (to 18th), Greek offerings to Theseus and Agaeus, free food for poor. Regia Race, for Mars, a fertility festival.

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Thesmophoria (third day), women return to Demeter's temple in Athens.

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Theseia (second day), contest of trumpeters and heralds.

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Theseia (third day), torch race and gymnastics.The Nestia (fourth day of T), strict fast mourning for Persephone.

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The Kalligenia (fifth day of T), rejoicing and extolling Demeter as the mother of a beautiful child (Persephone).The Great Horn Fair, English festival for Herne. Theseia (fourth day), horse race.

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Epitaphia, Greek public burial of dead warriors.

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Slavic moon goddess Orsel.

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Apaturia, Meeting of the Clans (to 10/25), Greek festival of family reunion.

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Feast of the Spirits of Air, Druidic.

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Koureotis, last day of Apaturia, receiving children into their clan and dedicating them to their matron/patron deities. Crispin's Feast, Roman god of shoemakers.

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Zetesis & Heuresis (to 11/2), Egyptian Isia, commemorates search & recovery of Osiris. Day of Saleeb, annual cresting of the Nile.

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Isia (third day), the search for Osiris.

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Sahmain. Hallowe'en