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April 29, 2024(1 event)

Golden week

April 29, 2024

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

April 30, 2024(1 event)

Walpurgisnacht

April 30, 2024

Today, Germanic and Saxon peoples celebrate Walpurgis Night. Saint Walpurga is said to have protected the German peoples from the plague, rabies, whooping cough and witches. This festival dates back to pre-Christian times and is said to be close to the Celtic festival Beltaine. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #April 30 #walpurgis

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May 1, 2024(9 events)

Barrin ar mae

May 1, 2024

Today, the Bretons are laying the Barrin ar mae (May branch). If today the May branch is considered more of a good luck charm, it was once hung in strategic places on the farm, such as the henhouse, the oven, the stable, in order to ward off bad luck. The entrances to the fields also had their may, in order to ensure a good harvest and to repel crop disease. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 1 #BarrinArMae #Brittany

Beltaine

May 1, 2024

On this day, the Celts celebrated Beltaine. It marks the return of the clear season or luminous season. The main ritual of Beltaine consists of fires lit by druids where livestock passed so that they would be protected from epidemics for the coming year. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #1May #beltaine

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

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Calan Mai

May 1, 2024

Today, the Welsh celebrate Calan Mai, Calan Haf or Cyntefin. It marks the start of summer, the inhabitants celebrate around bonfires, maypoles and songs. Some of its traditions parallel the Gaelic May Day festival Beltaine and other May Day traditions in Europe. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #1May #CalanMay #Cynteend #Wales

Fukuno Yotaka

May 1, 2024

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

Mayades

May 1, 2024

Today, Mayades take place in the Landes de Gascognes. A may (pine pole which is flowered/decorated, probably from the Beltane Celtic tradition) is planted on the night of April 30. On May Day, all kinds of celebrations take place, the traditions of which vary from one city to another. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #1May #Gascognes #Mayade #France

May lily of the valley

May 1, 2024

Today, the French treat themselves to May lily of the valley. The symbolism of the return of spring linked to this flower has its roots in Celtic traditions as well as Roman ceremonies performed in honor of Flora, goddess of flowers. The tradition of lily of the valley in May was formalized in 1561 by Charles IX who requested that the ladies of the court receive a lucky sprig every May 1st. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 1 #Muguet #CharlesIX

Saint Jeremiah

May 1, 2024

Today, Christians celebrate Saint Jeremiah (May Yahweh arise). He is the second of the four great prophets, a Judaic prophet of the Tanakh and the Old Testament and the presumed author (without certainty) of the Book of Jeremiah. He is a contemporary of one of the two minor prophets Zephaniah. Jeremiah made many prophecies for which he was brutalized, exiled or put in prison. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 1 #Jeremiah #Christianity #Tanakh

May 2, 2024
May 3, 2024(3 events)

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

day of the cross

May 3, 2024

Today in El Salvador is the Day of the Cross. Families decorate a Jiote cross with fruits and paper ornaments. This Salvadoran tradition dates back to colonial times and marks the beginning of the rainy or winter season in the country. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #salvador #crossday #3may

Saint Philip the Apostle and Saint James the Less

May 3, 2024

Today, Christians celebrate Saint Philip (the apostle, not the evangelist). He is one of the twelve apostles of the New Testament. He preached in Greece, Syria and Asia Minor. James the Less has an unclear identity (son of Alphaeus; brother of Jesus, cousin of Jesus?), he became head of the Church of Jerusalem and played a very important role in the beginnings of the Judeo-Christian religion. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #3May #SaintPhilippe #SaintJacques #Christianity

May 4, 2024(1 event)

Florian de Lorch

May 4, 2024

Today, Christians celebrate Saint Florian (Florian of Lorch). He is said to have saved a village from a fire by praying and symbolically having a bucket of water thrown at him to put it out; this is why it is associated with firefighters and all those who protect against fire, including chimney sweeps. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #4May #SaintFlorian #Christianity

May 5, 2024(1 event)

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

May 6, 2024
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May 8, 2024(2 events)

Johannine festivals of Orléans

May 8, 2024

Today, in Orléans (France), the Johannine Festivals take place in honor of the deliverance, on May 8, 1429, by Joan of Arc of the city then besieged by the English. It is the occasion for a grand parade and a mass in the presence of high-ranking personalities. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #8May #JeanneDArc #Orléans

Day of the Irises

May 8, 2024

Today, the people of Benelux celebrate Iris Day. An emblematic flower of Dutch know-how, whether in floral manipulation, perfume and even in the arts as evidenced by the love of this flower by great masters like Vincent Van Gogh, this day is an opportunity to pay tribute to the emblematic flower of the wealth and power of the Orange Republic. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #8May #Netherlands #Belgium #Iris

May 9, 2024(2 events)

Gudbrandsdal Gudrod

May 9, 2024

Today, the Asatrus commemorate Gudbrandsdal Gudrod, known as the martyr. He was one of the five Novegian kings who opposed the forced Christianization by Saint Olaf in 1018. Warned of their plan, he took them prisoner, Olaf took possession of their kingdoms and founded the Kingdom of Norway. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #9May #Norway #SaintOlaf #Gudrod

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

May 10, 2024
May 11, 2024(2 events)

Saint Cyril and Methodius

May 11, 2024

Today the Orthodox celebrate the Synaxis of Saint Cyril and Methodius. These two brothers evangelized the Slavic peoples of Central Europe and are nicknamed the apostles of the Slavs. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 11 #cyril #methodius

Ice Saints

May 11, 2024

Today and for 3 days, Europeans celebrate the Ice Saints. These saints were invoked by farmers and gardeners to anticipate the effect of a drop in temperature on crops, which could be observed during this period and which caused frost (phenomenon of the red moon). Once this period had passed, frost was no longer to be feared. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 11 #May 12 #May 13 #SaintMamer #SaintPancrace #SaintServais

May 12, 2024
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May 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

May 15, 2024(4 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

Candles Festival

May 15, 2024

Today is the Candle Festival in Umbria and Perugia (Italy). Tradition has it that it is a celebration dedicated to Sant'Ubaldo Baldassini, citizen, bishop and patron of Gubbio. This festival would be the commemoration of a gift of wax that the medieval corporations of the city offered to the patron saint. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 15 #festadeiceri #ombria #Perouse

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

May 16, 2024(2 events)

Saint Brendan

May 16, 2024

Today, the Irish commemorate Saint Brendan, nicknamed the navigator. The account of his journey is linked to an Irish tradition of initiatory journeys containing obligatory passages, the imrama. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #ireland #May 16 #saintbrendan

honored Saint

May 16, 2024

Today, Christians celebrate Saint Honoré of Amiens. Patron saint of bakers and of Picardy, his legend comes from a donation from a baker to build a chapel for the bishop. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Christianity #Honore #May 16

May 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

May 18, 2024
May 19, 2024(2 events)

Pentecost

May 19, 2024

Today, Christians celebrate Pentecost. It celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the fiftieth day from Easter on a group of disciples of Jesus of Nazareth, including the Twelve Apostles. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Pentecost

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Saint Yves

May 19, 2024

Today, the Bretons celebrate Saint Yves or Gouel Erwann. He is the patron saint of sailors, lawyers and jurists in Brittany. Saint-Yves is at the origin of the Brittany festival. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 19 #SaintYves #GouelErwann #Bretagne

May 20, 2024
May 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

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Vejovis

May 21, 2024

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

May 22, 2024(1 event)

Saint Constantine the Great

May 22, 2024

Today, Christians commemorate Augustine I. This Roman emperor put an end to the Christian persecutions by the edict of Milan. He also created the capital of Constantinople and solidified the borders against the Germans. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 22 #ConstantinI #Constantinople #EditFromMilan

May 23, 2024(2 events)

Wallachian Day

May 23, 2024

Today, Vlach Day takes place in Romania. This people, probably of Thracian or Illyrian origin, has been Romanized. This is why they speak a Romance language unlike all neighboring peoples. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 23 1TP5Vlach #romania

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

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May 24, 2024
May 25, 2024(1 event)

Lag BaOmer

May 25, 2024

Today, Jews celebrate Lag BaOmer. The holiday is mentioned for the first time in medieval rabbinical literature which links it to Rabbi Akiva. A tradition strongly associates him with Rabbi Shimon bar Yohaï, legendary author of the Zohar, while Zionism celebrates the valor of Shimon bar Kokhba. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #18iyar #LagBaOmer #RabbiShimon #Judaism

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May 30, 2024(2 events)

Celebrates God

May 30, 2024

Today, Christians celebrate Corpus Christi or Corpus Christi. It is an essentially Catholic religious holiday designated on the Thursday following Trinity, that is to say sixty days after Easter, or the Sunday after in certain countries such as France. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Christianity #FeastGod #CorpusChristi

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Kaamatan

May 30, 2024

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

May 31, 2024(1 event)

Visitation of the Virgin Mary

May 31, 2024

Today, Christians celebrate the visitation of the Virgin Mary. The feast of the Visitation commemorates an episode from the Gospel according to Luke: the visit that Mary, pregnant with Christ, pays to her cousin Elizabeth, pregnant with John the Baptist. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Virgin Mary #May 31

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June 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

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June 2, 2024

Multicultural and multi-religious almanac

An almanac is a calendar showing the main dates of the calendar, the religious holidays, bearing ephemerides such as the phases of the moon or the duration of the days (lunar and solar calendars).

A calendar is a system for marking dates according to time. Such a system was invented by men to divide and organize time over long periods. The observation of the periodic phenomena of the environment in which they lived — such as the daily movement of the shadow, the return of the seasons or the lunar cycle — served as the first references for organizing the agricultural, social and religious life of societies.

The calendar used today in most of the world is the Gregorian calendar. In everyday language, an ephemeris designates what happens daily; the ephemeris of the day is the list of the significant events of this day.