1998 September 1
Kalends of September

September 2

September 3

September 4

September 5

September 6

September 7

September 8
Mary, the Blessed Virgin

Feast of the nativity of Mary.

September 9

September 10

September 11

September 12

September 13
Ides of September
Lectisernia

Roman festival honoring Jupiter, Juno and Minerva.

September 14
Feast of Lights

Anciet Egyptian ceremony.  Offerings of light burning all night in front of the tombs of the dead, as well as the images of the gods.

September 15

September 16
Rosh Hashanah

Jewish New Year.

September 17

September 18

September 19

September 20

September 21

September 22

September 23
Autumn Equinox
Mabon

Darkness overtakes the light, and the nights grow longer.  It marks the second station of the year.  It is a time of calling, ripening of the harvest and the prelude to awakening at Samhain.

September 24

September 25
Yom Kippur

The Day of Atonement--a day of fasting.

September 26

September 27

September 28

September 29
Michaelmas
Gwynn ap Nudd

St. Michael is the head of the angels (Christian tradition).  Celtic Gwynn ap Nudd, is the lord of the underworld and for the Norse, Heimdall, who is the orderer of society, watcher of gods and captain of Einheriar.  They are the chosen warriors of Valhalla.  Curious ritual biscuits in the form of a man riding a goose (Taffy on a Goose) were sold in Norwhich, Norfolk, England until WWII in 1939.

September 30

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