1999 April 1

April Fool's Day
Kalends of April

Classic Festival of Fools, ruled over by the Norse god Loki.  It is also the Roman Women's festival of Fortuna.

April 2

April 3

April 4

Megalesia (Magna Mater)

First festival day, dedicated to the Great Mother.  It is a seven day festival commemorating the arrival of the image of Cybele in Rome from Asia Minor.

April 5

Fortuna

Festival for good luck, celebrating Fortuna.  Fortuna is the Lady of Luck to whom all gamblers pray.

April 6

Passover

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April 7

April 8

April 9

April 10

Megalesia

Final day of Megalesia, it was celebrated with sacred horse racing.

April 11

Easter

Easter is named for the goddess of spring, Eostre or Ostara.

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April 12

Cerealia

Eight day Roman festival of Ceres.  She was prayed to for peace, good government and plenty.

April 13

Libertas

Festival for the Roman goddess of Liberty.

April 14

Sommarsblot

Norse festival welcome summer.

April 15

Tellus

Old Roman Festival, traditionally devoted to the continued health of our environment.  Tellus is the matron goddess of all environmentalists.

April 16

April 17

April 18

April 19

April 20

April 21

Parilia

Roman festival of pastoral diety, Pales.  It includes decorating sheefolds with green branches, kindling fires and driving animals through their smoke.  Also, offering milk and cakes to the divinity.  In more recent times, it is known as Earth Day.

April 22 Secretaries Day

April 23

Roman festival of Jupiter and Venus.

Holoaust Rememberance Day
Sigurd
St. George

In England, St. George's Day is celebrated as a remanant of an ancient festival of fertility--the traditional day for parades of dragons, hobbyhorses and giant effigies.

April 24

Robigalia
St. Mark

Roman festival of the Robigalia.  It was intended to magically avert the spirit of mildew which threatened crops at this time of year.

St. Mark's Day, was intended to gain the blessing of heaven for the growing crops.

April 25

Anzac Day in Australia

April 26

April 27

April 28

Floralia

Roman festival dedicated to the goddess of flowers and the pleasures of youth.  Beans and other seeds were thrown to the crowds, denoting fertility and fecundity.

April 29

April 30

Walpurgis Night
May Eve

May Eve is the festival of the dead in Portugal and Spain.

In Germany, it is Walpurgis Night, dedicated to Walpurga.

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