Today, the Japanese begin Golden Week. Four public holidays take place, April 29, the birth day of Emperor Shōwa; May 3 Constitution Commemoration Day; May 4 Nature Day; May 5 children's day. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #April 29 #GoldenWeek #Japan
30April 30, 2024
1May 1, 2024●●(4 events)
Bona Dea
May 1, 2024
On this day, the Romans celebrated Bona Dea. She was a goddess in ancient Roman religion. She was associated with the chastity and fertility of Roman women, healing and protection of the state and people of Rome. Its rites allowed women to use strong wine and blood sacrifice, things otherwise forbidden to them by Roman tradition. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #romeantique #rome #bonadea #1May #3December
Today, the Japanese of Nanto celebrate Fukuno Yotaka. This more than 350-year-old festival is known for its paper lamp works lit in the evening. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #1May #FukunoYotaka #japan
Lei Day
May 1, 2024
Today, Hawaiians celebrate Lei Day. Much more than May Day, this day is an opportunity to honor the culture of the island's natives since 1927. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 1st #LeiDay #Hawai
Moatsu Mong
May 1, 2024
Today, the Ao Nagas of Nagaland celebrate Moatsu Mong. The festival takes place after the fields have been cleared, the weeds have been thrown away and the seeds are sown. People dance and sing, feast and pray. The festive spirits are complete with competitions where the best rice wine is rewarded. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 1 #Nagaland #AoNagas #MoatsuMong
2May 2, 2024
3May 3, 2024●(1 event)
Hakata Dontaku
May 3, 2024
Today, the Japanese begin the Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka. This festival has two main parts which are the parade and the shows. Locals walk the streets in various costumes, and they play some instruments, and others clap with rice spoons. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #3May #Japan #hakatadontaku
4May 4, 2024
5May 5, 2024●●(2 events)
Miu Festival
May 5, 2024
Today, the Khiamniungan Nagas of Nagaland begin the Miu festival. Sacred songs and dances allow children to be blessed and the fields to be fertilized for Jhum crops. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #5May #Nagaland #Miu
Tango no Sekku
May 5, 2024
Today, the Japanese celebrate Tango no Sekku, one of the festivals traditionally held by the Gosekku imperial court. This feast fell on the fifth day of the fifth month, before being postponed on the Gregorian calendar. It marks the beginning of summer and the rainy season. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #5May #japan #tangonosekku
6May 6, 2024
7May 7, 2024
8May 8, 2024
9May 9, 2024●(1 event)
Lemuria
May 9, 2024
On this day, the Romans celebrated Lemuria. They paid homage to the dead and exorcised malevolent ghosts from their homes. The rites took place during the night, around midnight. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 9 #May 11 #May 13 #rome #lemuria
10May 10, 2024
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13May 13, 2024
14May 14, 2024●(1 event)
Reisai
May 14, 2024
Today, the Japanese of Izuma celebrate Reisai in one of the oldest Shinto temples in Japan, Izumo-taisha. It is dedicated to the god Ōkuninushi, famous as a Shinto divinity of marriage, and to Kotoamatsukami, distinguishing the celestial kami. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 14 #Japan #IzumoTaisha #Reisai
15May 15, 2024●●(3 events)
Aoi Matsuri
May 15, 2024
Today, the Japanese celebrate Aoi Matsuri in Kyoto. The origin of the festival dates back to the period of Emperor Kimmei (5th century CE). The harvests were not satisfactory, and this was experienced as a curse from the Kamo spirit. A horse was equipped to run with bells and the harvests were plentiful. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 15 #AoiMatsuri #kyoto
Kanda Matsuri
May 15, 2024
The weekend closest to May 15 takes place Kanda Matsuri in Japan, in Tokyo. The festival began in the early 17th century to celebrate Tokugawa Ieyasu's decisive victory at the Battle of Sekigahara and continued as a demonstration of the prosperity of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. Additionally, the current form of the festival is also held in honor of Kanda Myōjin's kami. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 15 #KandaMatsuri #Japan #Tokyo
Mercuralia
May 15, 2024
On this day, the Romans celebrated the Mercuralia. Mercury is the god of merchants and commerce. Merchants sprinkled their heads, their ships, their goods and their businesses with water taken from the well of Porta Capena. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #rome #May 15 #mercuralia
16May 16, 2024
17May 17, 2024●(1 event)
sanjamatsuri
May 17, 2024
Today, the Japanese celebrate Sanja matsuri, one of Tokyo's three major festivals. The festival is held in honor of Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari and Hajino Nakatomo, the three men who founded Sensō-ji. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #tokyo #japan
18May 18, 2024
19May 19, 2024
20May 20, 2024
21May 21, 2024●●(2 events)
Agonalia
May 21, 2024
On this day, the Romans celebrate an Agonium. Rites of early Rome, there are few sources describing the customs. Four Agonalia take place during a year. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #9January #21May #17March #11December #agonalia #rome
On this day, the Romans celebrated Vejovis, a god of Etruscan origin. A goat was sacrificed in his Capitol temple to prevent epidemics. There are few sources of early Roman ritual. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 21 #Rome #Vejovis #Capitole
22May 22, 2024
23May 23, 2024●(1 event)
Tubilustium
May 23, 2024
On this day, the Romans celebrate the Tubilustium. The month of March marked the beginning of the war season. The lustration ceremony accompanied by the sacred trumpets and the Saliens prepared the men and the city for future military campaigns. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #March 23 #May 23 #rome #tubilustrium
Today the Kadazan-Dusuns of Malaysia celebrate Kaamatan. The Harvest Festival falls under what is known as Momolianism. There is a dance show called Sumazau, a singing contest called Sugandoi, a bodybuilding contest, and other arts and crafts shows. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 30 #Kaamatan #Maya
31May 31, 2024
1June 1, 2024●(1 event)
Gawai Dayak
June 1, 2024
Today, the Dayak people of Malaysia and Indonesia celebrate Gawai Dayak. Many religious, family and community rites take place over two days. #mythology #myth #legend #June 1 #dayak