Chronos, Kairos and Aion are the three deities of time, events and epic destinies. Here is the multi-religious and multicultural calendar!
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The schedule in brief from D-2 to D+5
- August 21, 2024, : Consualia
- August 23, 2024, : Grand Magal of Touba
- August 23, 2024, : Vulcanalia
- August 24, 2024, : Kamyshin Watermelon Festival
- August 24, 2024, : Saint Barthélemy
- August 25, 2024, : Arbain
- August 25, 2024, : opiconsivia
- August 27, 2024, : Volturnalia
- August 28, 2024, : Ludi Circenses
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Holidays of the month
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1July 1, 2024●(1 event) Blood of Christ – ![]() 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●(1 event) Palio di SienaJuly 2, 2024 ![]() 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 |
3July 3, 2024●(1 event) Days of the Dog – ![]() 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●(1 event) Elizabeth of PortugalJuly 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 |
5July 5, 2024●●(2 events) Tynwald FestivalJuly 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 PoplifugiaJuly 5, 2024 ![]() On this day, the Romans celebrated Poplifugium. It celebrated the disappearance of Romulus in a violent storm and taken to heaven while he was inspecting his troops near the Goat Swamp. He would then have become the god of the Romans and their city. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar July #4 #rome #romulus #poplifugium |
6July 6, 2024●●(5 events) Tynwald FestivalJuly 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 Jan HusJuly 6, 2024 ![]() 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 KupalaJuly 6, 2024 ![]() 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 Ludi ApollinaresJuly 6, 2024 ![]() On this day and for a week, the Romans celebrated the Apollo games in honor of Apollo. These games were established during the Second Punic War, following the true prophecies of the Sibylline Carmina Marciana books. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #6July #Apollo Mindaugas – ![]() 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●●(3 events) CaprotiniaJuly 7, 2024 ![]() On this day, the Romans celebrated Juno Caprotina in honor of slave women. The priestesses flogged themselves with their fists or pieces of wood. This commemorates a Roman victory by Camillus over the Latins; according to a minor tradition, a Roman servant or slave dressed as a noble woman and surrendered to the Latins as a hostage; That night she climbed a wild fig tree and gave the Romans a signal by torchlight to attack. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 7 #rome #caprotinia San Fermín Festivals – ![]() 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 Ra o te Ui ArikiJuly 7, 2024 ![]() Today in the Cook Islands takes place Ra o te Ui Ariki. This day celebrates the Ariki, the chiefs of the various Vaka of the islands. This is an opportunity to honor the different local cultures and customs. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #vaka #Ariki |
8July 8, 2024●●(2 events) Saint Peter and Saint FevroniaJuly 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 Vitulatio – ![]() On this day, the Romans celebrated Vitulatio. Macrobius says that it marked a Roman retreat of the Etruscans to Fidenae during the Gallic invasion, and that the Vitulatio commemorated their return victory. The festival was quickly eclipsed by the Ludi Apollinares from July 6 to 13. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #itulation #Rome #8July |
9July 9, 2024●●(3 events) Aude the Very Wise – ![]() 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 Martyr of the Báb – ![]() 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 PeaceJuly 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 | 10July 10, 2024 |
11July 11, 2024●●(3 events) Benedict of NursiaJuly 11, 2024 ![]() 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 NaadamJuly 11, 2024 ![]() Today, the peoples of Mongolia celebrate Naadam. During this festival, a competition of archery, wrestling and equestrian sports is disputed between the best athletes of each people. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 11 #mongolia #Naadam Zheng He – ![]() Today, the Chinese commemorate Zheng He's first voyage on July 11, 1405 with 317 boats. During these seven expeditions, he mapped, put in contact with and traded with all the coasts south of Liuj iagang, up to present-day Indonesia and Somalia. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #ZhengHe #July 11 #Chine #Ming |
12July 12, 2024●●(2 events) Olivier Plunket – ![]() 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 – ![]() 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 |
15July 15, 2024●●(2 events) Saint RosalieJuly 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 Vladimir the GreatJuly 15, 2024 ![]() 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 |
16July 16, 2024●●(3 events) AshuraJuly 16, 2024 ![]() 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 – ![]() 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 – ![]() 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 MariaJuly 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. | 18July 18, 2024 |
19July 19, 2024●●(2 events) Dehwa Rabba – ![]() 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 LucariaJuly 19, 2024 ![]() On this day, the Romans celebrated Lucaria. This very ancient festival has origins unknown to the Romans. The woods were celebrated for driving away demons from the trees. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #19July #21July #lucaria |
20July 20, 2024●●(2 events) PerunicaJuly 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 Saint Elijah – ![]() 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 – ![]() 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 MagdaleneJuly 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●(1 event) NeptunaliaJuly 23, 2024 ![]() On this day, the Romans celebrated the Neptunalia in honor of Neptune. They built arbors of green wood to get shade and they sacrificed a bull. This made it possible to avoid too big a heat wave. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #July 23 #rome #neptune | 24July 24, 2024 |
25July 25, 2024●●(2 events) FurrinaliaJuly 25, 2024 ![]() On this day, the Romans celebrated the Furrinalia. The origins of the festival and the goddess were already unclear during the Republic of Rome. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #25July #rome #furrinalia Saint James the Greater – ![]() 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 |
27July 27, 2024●(1 event) Clement of OhridJuly 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 – ![]() 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 – ![]() 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 – ![]() 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 – ![]() 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 LoyolaJuly 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●●(3 events) Swiss National DayAugust 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 LlamaAugust 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 LughnasadhAugust 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 |
2August 2, 2024●(1 event) The NegritaAugust 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●(1 event) Supplicia CanumAugust 3, 2024 ![]() On this day, the Romans celebrated Supplicia Canum. Dogs were sacrificed hanging from a cross and geese were decorated with gold and purple. This strange feast comes from the siege of Rome by the Gauls in 390 BCE. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #3August #rome #suppliciacanum |
4August 4, 2024●(1 event) White VirginAugust 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 |
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.