Today, Christians celebrate the Feast of the Precious Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Blood of Christ is the blood that escaped from the wounds of Jesus Christ during the Crucifixion. In Christianity, this blood is present during communion, in different ways depending on the various confessions. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 1 #Christ #SBloodOfChrist
2July 2, 2024●●(2 events)
Lwiindi-Gonde
July 2, 2024
Today the people of Tonga celebrate Lwiindi-Gonde. The Tonga perform rites to thank the ancestors for the first harvests and to ask them for rain for the season. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July #onga #Lwiindi
Today, Italians celebrate the Palio di Siena (Siena competition). The first race, Palio di Provenzano, held on July 2, corresponds to the old date of the Visitation and to a local feast in honor of the Madonna di Provenzano. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #2July #August 16 #his #paliodisiena
On this day, various ancient and medieval peoples celebrated the Days of the Dog, the hottest and driest summer days in the northern hemisphere. In reference to the arrival of Sirius in the sky. Ancient Greece linked the star to heat, drought, storms, lethargy, fever and rabid dogs. In Egypt, this was connected to the floods of the Nile and the goddess Sopdet. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #3July #DogDays
4July 4, 2024●●(2 events)
Elizabeth of Portugal
July 4, 2024
Today, the Portuguese commemorate the death of Elizabeth of Aragon or Portugal at the Poor Clare convent. A legendary queen and beloved by her people, she is a symbol of charity and dedication to her country. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #4July #portugal #ElizabethOfPortugal
On this day, the Aztecs began the month of Huey Tecuilhuitl in honor of the Great Lords Xilonen and Cihuacoatl (of mothers and fertility). Xilonen was the goddess of seven serpents, nurturing mother, agriculture, corn and women. During the festival, her priestesses designate the seed corn to be planted in the coming season. To appease the deity, as well as to ask for a good harvest, priests often engaged in child sacrifice. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #2August #HueyTecuilhuitl #Xilonen #Aztec
5July 5, 2024●(1 event)
Tynwald Festival
July 5, 2024 – July 6, 2024
Today the Manx (Isle of Man) celebrate Tynwald Day. Since 1417, the course of the summer solstice takes place at the Saint Jean church. The Tynwald (legislative representatives and chambers of keys) enact crown bills and swear in senior officials. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #5July #ynwald
Today the Manx (Isle of Man) celebrate Tynwald Day. Since 1417, the course of the summer solstice takes place at the Saint Jean church. The Tynwald (legislative representatives and chambers of keys) enact crown bills and swear in senior officials. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #5July #ynwald
Today, the Czech people commemorate the burning of Jan Hus. The Czechs made him a national hero, an allegory of their fight against Catholic, imperial and German oppression. He is at the origin of the Czech alphabet, the Hussite Church and probably a precursor of Protestantism. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #6July #janhus
Today, the Slavs celebrate Kupala night. This ancestral festival is today replaced by Saint John's Day. This festival celebrates fire, water, the Sun and Moon, the harvest, fertility, joy and love. Its origin is linked to the cult of Kupala. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 23 #July 6 #kupala
Today, Lithuanians commemorate the coronation of Mindaugas. First Grand Duke in 1236 and only crowned king of Lithuania in 1253, he converted to Christianity to avoid a new crusade by the Teutonic order. He was assassinated because of this decision, the country then plunged into chaos for half a century, between paganism, the German Church and Byzantine Orthodoxy. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #6July #Lithuania #Mindaugas
7July 7, 2024●(1 event)
San Fermín Festivals
00:00 – 01:00 July 7, 2024
Today, the Spanish begin the San Fermín celebrations in Pamplona, in honor of the judge of the foral community, Firmin of Amiens in the 3rd century CE. These multicolored festivals literally transform the face of the Navarrese capital, which becomes the scene of a popular spectacle mixing the profane with the sacred. On this occasion, the inhabitants wear white outfits, enhanced with a scarf and a red belt. These festivals are a mixture of religious traditions, commercial festivals and bull races dating back to the 14th century. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #7July #Pamplona #SanFermin #Spain #Navarre
8July 8, 2024●(1 event)
Saint Peter and Saint Fevronia
July 8, 2024
Today, the Northern Orthodox (kyiv Rus) celebrate Saint Peter and Fevronia. It celebrates the patron saints of marriage and the family, as well as the symbols of love and fidelity. On this day it was common to go to church, where people asked for family love and grace. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #8July #fevronia
Today, the Asatrus celebrate Aude the Very Wise. An “unlucky” Viking queen in the 9th century, she founded a Scandinavian establishment in Iceland. It is cited in numerous Viking and Icelandic sagas such as the Landnámabók of Sturla Þórðarson; The Laxdæla saga, which calls it Unn, the Njáls saga, the Eyrbyggja saga, the Eiríks rauða saga and the Grettis saga. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #9July #Unn #Aude #Scandinavia #Iceland
Nunavut Day
July 9, 2024
Today, the different tribes of northern Canada in Nunavut celebrate their national day. It is an opportunity to show their culture and to compete in traditional games between tribes. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #9July #nunavut
Today, Bahá'ís commemorate the martyrdom of the Báb. On the morning of July 9, 1850 in Tabriz, a 30-year-old Persian merchant known as Báb was accused of apostasy and shot on the orders of the Prime Minister of the Persian Empire. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #9July #Bahai #Bab
Our Lady of Peace
July 9, 2024
Today, Catholics celebrate Our Lady of Peace. The origins of the holiday come from France in the 15th century CE. A certain Jean de Joyeuse offered the statue as a wedding gift to his young wife, Françoise e Voisins. The statue was known as the Virgin of Joyeuse and became a family heirloom and then of the Franciscan Church. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #9July #notredamedaix
Today, Christians commemorate Benedict of Nursia, Saint Benedict. He is considered by Catholics and Orthodox as the patriarch of Western monks, thanks to his rule which had a major impact on Western monasticism and even medieval European civilization. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 11 #saintbenoit
Today, Irish Catholics celebrate Saint Olivier Plunket. He was born in Ireland on November 1, 1629. While studying theology in Rome, he was unable to return to his country because of Cromwell's persecution. Back in Armagh, he was accused of collaborating with the enemy of the English crown. He will be tortured, hanged, gutted and dismembered by English justice. King Charles II returned his remains to his loved ones for a decent burial. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 12 #OlivierPlunket #Ireland
Twelfth
00:00 – 01:00 July 12, 2024
Today, the Northern Irish celebrate Twelfth. It celebrates the Glorious Revolution (1688) and the victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured Protestant ascendancy in Ireland. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 12 #Ireland #Twelfth
13July 13, 2024
14July 14, 2024●(1 event)
Tlaxochimaco
00:00 – 01:00 July 14, 2024
On this day, the Aztecs celebrated the beginning of the month of Tlaxochimaco in honor of Huitzilopochtli the god of war. This festival signifies the outpouring or the birth of flowers. Major god of Aztec mythology, many sacrifices are made throughout the year, punctuating life in the capital Tenochtitlan. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 20 #Tlaxochimaco #Huitzilopochtli
15July 15, 2024●●(2 events)
Saint Rosalie
July 15, 2024
Today, the Italians celebrate Saint Rosalie said of Palermo. In 1624, the plague broke out in Palermo. Rosalie appeared to a dying woman who was saved by drinking water from the grotto of Mount Pellegrino and to whom the saint revealed the location of her relics. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #15July #sainterosalia #palermo
Today, the Northern Slavs (kyiv Rus) commemorate the death of Vladimir known as the Beautiful Sun or Vladimir the Great. It was baptized following an alliance with the Byzantine Empire and helping to Christianize northeastern Europe. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #saintvladimir #July 15
Today, Muslims begin the Ashura fast. This day commemorates Moses' crossing of the Red Sea. Among the Shiites, this day also marks the massacre of Imam Hussein by the Umayyad Caliphate in 680. #mythology #myth 1TP5Legend #calendar #ashura #achura #islam
Jersey Helier
00:00 – 01:00 July 16, 2024
Today, the people of Jersey celebrate Saint Helier. He was sent to the island because the inhabitants were asking for help against pirate attacks. Hélier settled on a rock in the bay of Saint-Aubin from where he could see the sails of the pirates' ships in the distance and could signal the inhabitants to run away. After thirteen years of prayers and miracles, pirates seized the hermit and beheaded him. According to legend, the saint took his head in his hands and the terrified pirates fled. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 16 #Helier #Jersey
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
00:00 – 01:00 July 16, 2024
Today, the Carmelites (Christian order) celebrate Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Highly venerated among sailors, Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been declared patroness of several countries, as well as the navy (military) and sometimes the countries' armed troops. This devotion is also sometimes linked to prayer for the “souls in purgatory”. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 16 #Carmel #NotreDame
17July 17, 2024●(1 event)
Ognyena Maria
July 17, 2024
Today, Slavic peoples celebrate Ognyena Maria, fiery Mary. Sister of the thunder god Perun, she is the amalgam of Margaret the Virgin, the Virgin Mary, both sisters of Saint Elias. She is often also associated with Lazarus, the rain and the sea.
Today, the Mandaeans celebrate Dehwa Rabba, the new year. The day before Kanshī u-Zahli takes place, Mandaean priests spend the whole day performing prayers and masbuta until the afternoon, and animals are also slaughtered for consumption. Before sunset, Mandaeans prepare food for the day after Dehwa Rabba and also perform ṭmasha, or ritual immersion in water which does not require the assistance of a priest. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 19 #Mandaean #DehwaRabba
20July 20, 2024●●(3 events)
Lempira
July 20, 2024
Today, Honduras commemorates Lempira, the last leader of the Lenca people. Lempira symbolizes Native American resistance against the Spanish conquest in Honduras. The national currency, the lempira, bears his name. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 20 #honduras #lenca #lempira
Perunica
July 20, 2024
On this day, the Slavs celebrated Perun, the supreme god. The cult of Perun was probably replaced by the cult of the prophet Elijah among the Kyiv boyars in the process of Christianization of Rus. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 20 #perun
Today, many practitioners of the Abrahamic belief (including Christians) celebrate Elijah. Prophet of Israel from the 9th century BCE, his ministry took place in the kingdom of Israel after the death of Solomon. He is the prophet of YHWH, God of Israel, facing the god of the Canaanites, Baal, of whom the queen of Israel Jezebel became the ardent missionary. He performs many miracles before flying into the heavens in a whirlwind. He is also, according to the biblical prophets, notably Malachi, the herald of the Messiah of the end of times. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Lily #July 20
21July 21, 2024●(1 event)
Our Lady of Kazan
00:00 – 01:00 July 21, 2024
Today, Russian Orthodox celebrate Our Lady of Kazan. The icon is very important to the Russian Church, it dates from 1572. The young Matrona Onoutchina, a little girl from Kazan, after the fire of the city in 1579, saw in a dream the Mother of God who showed her where there was a icon representing her which had been lost. She is the symbol of Russian resistance and combativeness. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Kazan #July 21
22July 22, 2024●(1 event)
Mary Magdalene
July 22, 2024
Today, Christians celebrate Mary Magdalene. The Fathers of the Church emphasize his role as the first witness to the Resurrection. She is therefore designated as the apostle of the apostles by Hippolytus of Rome. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 22 #mariemadeleine
23July 23, 2024
24July 24, 2024●(1 event)
Aoussou Carnival
00:00 – 01:00 July 24, 2024
Today, Tunisians hold the Aoussou Carnival in Sousse. Probably drawing its origins from the Phoenician Neptunalia in honor of Neptune and Ocean, the modern festival only keeps trace of its etymology. Nowadays, it is a parade made up of symbolic floats, brass bands and folk troupes. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 24 #Tunisia #ousse
25July 25, 2024●(1 event)
Saint James the Greater
00:00 – 01:00 July 25, 2024
Today, Catholics celebrate Saint James of Zebedee, says the Major. According to The Golden Legend of Jacques de Voragine, Jacques left with a few disciples for Spain. With Peter and his brother Andrew, James is therefore one of the very first disciples of Jesus. Synoptic tradition makes him one of the three principal apostles. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 25 #SaintJacques
26July 26, 2024●(1 event)
Mayan New Year
00:00 – 01:00 July 26, 2024
On this day, the Mayans celebrated the new year (according to the Haab solar calendar). This marks the beginning of a new cycle and a new "personality" or essence for the coming year, signaled by its own sign or glyph such as Seed, Monkey, Storm, etc. However, the timeless day of July 25 is perhaps more important to the Mayans than July 26, in that it is a day to give thanks and reflect on what has been accomplished and what lessons are to be learned. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 26 #New YearMaya
27July 27, 2024●(1 event)
Clement of Ohrid
July 27, 2024
Today, Catholics celebrate Clement of Ohrid. He was the most illustrious disciple of Cyril and Methodius and he is often associated with the creation, and especially the propagation, of the Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets. He is considered the first bishop of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 27 #clementdohrid
28July 28, 2024●●(2 events)
Baptism of the Rus
00:00 – 01:00 July 28, 2024
Today, the Orthodox commemorate the Baptism of the Rus. It refers to the landmark event of the mass baptism of the people of kyiv in 988, when Grand Prince Vladimir accepted Orthodox Christianity as the religion of his lands. The event, as recorded in the Primary Chronicles, has been considered the turning point in the introduction of Christianity among the Eastern Slavs. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 28 #Orthodoxy #Kiev
Ólavsøka
00:00 – 01:00 July 28, 2024
Today, the people of the Faroe Islands celebrate Ólavsøka. The literal meaning is "Olaf's Vigil", originating from the death of Saint Olaf at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030. Vøka comes from the Old Norse Vaka, which was a religious celebration which always lasted two days. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Olaf #Faroe #July 28
29July 29, 2024●(1 event)
Olsok
00:00 – 01:00 July 29, 2024
Today, Scandinavians celebrate Olsok, Saint Olaf. King Olaf II Haraldsson of Norway is remembered as Rex perpetuus Norvegiae, the Eternal King of Norway. July 29 is traditionally the date of King Olaf's death at the Battle of Stiklestad, north of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway, in 1030. King Olaf's martyrdom at Stiklestad appears to have contributed decisively to the establishment of Christianity throughout the Norwegian nation. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Olaf #July 29 #Norway
30July 30, 2024
31July 31, 2024●●(2 events)
12 little prophets
00:00 – 01:00 July 31, 2024
Today, the Armenian Church celebrates the 12 minor prophets. From the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, they are part of the Tanakh and the Old Testament. The Books include both autobiographical and biographical texts and oracles. First come the prophets dated from the beginning of the Assyrian period: Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah; Joel and part of the beginning of Amos. We can also find in Amos and Joel a description of an invasion of locusts. Next come the prophets set at the end of the Assyrian period: Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah. Next come those set in the Persian period: Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, although some scholars date "Second Zechariah" to the Hellenistic era. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 31 #12Little Prophets
Ignatius of Loyola
July 31, 2024
Today, Christians celebrate Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatian spirituality is one of the main sources of religious introspection and vocational discernment in Catholicism. At the head of the Jesuits, he became an ardent promoter of the Tridentine reform, also called the Counter-Reformation. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #31July #SaintIgnatius
1August 1, 2024●●(5 events)
Caribbean Festival
August 1, 2024
Today, in Toronto, Canada, the Caribana festival takes place. Originating in the Caribbean, marching bands are the most important part of the main carnival parade. Each group displays an artistic theme through the making of costumes. Competing with each other during the parade, they walk past a judge who will rate each section of the group for their costume design, the energy of the masquerades, the creativity of the presentation, and more. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 1st #Toronto #Caribana
Swiss National Day
August 1, 2024
Today, the Swiss celebrate their national day. It took place the first time in 1891, on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the pact of 1291, concluded by the representatives of the three cantons: Uri, Schwytz, Unterwalden; which is then chosen as the founding act rather than the mythical Oath of the Rütli which was commemorated before. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 1st #Switzerland #1291 #Frütli
Llama
August 1, 2024
Today, Anglo-Saxon people celebrate Lammas. Between the solstice and the equinox, this festival marks the start of the harvest. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #1eraout #lammas #lammastide
Lughnasadh
August 1, 2024
On this day, the Celtic people celebrated Lughnasadh (the assembly of Lug). Legend has it that the God Lug created this festival in honor of his mother, the goddess Tailtiu, who died of exhaustion after transforming the Irish forests into cultivable plains. Lug also represents the earth and the underground world, he is the god of arts and techniques. This festival of several days favored the abundance of the harvests to come. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 1st #Lughnasadh #Lug #Celt #Druid
Pachamama Raymi
August 1, 2024
Today, Peruvians celebrate Pachamama Raymi in honor of the Earth Mother Goddess. The descendants of the Incas cook in pots various tubers, drinks and seeds of huairuro, which are placed underground. After that, a Pako begins with the haywasqa (payment to the Earth) on a multicolored coat. Then, the participants perform songs and dance for the goddess. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 1st #Inca #PachamamaRaymi #Peru
2August 2, 2024●(1 event)
The Negrita
August 2, 2024
Today, Costa Ricans celebrate their patron saint, Our Lady and the Angels, thus known as La Negrita. The Black Madonna is an indigenous representation of the Virgin Mary made on August 2, 1635. Since then, the figure has protected Costa Rica. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #2August #LaNegrita #Costarica
3August 3, 2024
4August 4, 2024●(1 event)
White Virgin
August 4, 2024
Today, the Basques celebrate Andre Maria Zuriaren Jaiak, the White Virgin. During a week, many cultural events take place in the Basque country including the famous competition of eskupilota. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #4August #basque country #andremariazuriarenjaiak