Recurrences

January 1: New Year’s Day.

January 6: New Year bonfire.

January 29–30–31: the Days of the Blackbird.

Last Thursday of January: Gioeubbia festival.

February 1–2: Candlemas – Imbolc. Midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.

Carnival/Lent.

March 1: more veneto (Venetian New Year).

March 7: Women’s and Mothers’ Day.

March 13: Tredesin de Marz.

March 17: Fathers’ Day.

March 20–21: Ostara. Spring equinox.

May 1: Calendimaggio – Beltane. Midpoint between the spring equinox and the summer solstice.

June 20–21: Midsummer Night – Litha. Summer solstice.

June 24: solstitial fires of Saint John the Baptist.

August 1: Harvest Festival – Lughnasadh. Midpoint between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox.

August 2: Festival of the Sun and of Men.

September 22–23: Harvest Festival – Mabon. Autumn equinox.

September 29: Saint Michael the Archangel.

October 31 – November 1: Calenda – Samonios. Midpoint between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.

December 21–22: Astronomical New Year – Yule. Winter solstice.

December 25: Solar Christmas.