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{
"meta": {
"version": 1,
"notes": "Unified holiday repository across Gregorian, Hebrew, Islamic, and Wheel calendars. Convert via selected Gregorian reference year."
},
"holidays": [
{
"id": "gregorian-lughnasadh-cross-quarter",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "august",
"name": "Lughnasadh Cross-Quarter",
"dateText": "08-01 to 08-02",
"day": 1,
"monthDayStart": "08-01",
"description": "Harvest threshold between solstice and equinox.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "mercury",
"zodiacSignId": "leo",
"tarotCard": "The Hermit",
"godId": "thoth"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-december-solstice",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "december",
"name": "December Solstice",
"dateText": "12-21",
"day": 21,
"monthDayStart": "12-21",
"description": "Shortest day in the northern hemisphere; longest in the southern hemisphere.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "sol",
"zodiacSignId": "capricorn",
"tarotCard": "The World",
"godId": "saturn"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-geminids-peak",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "december",
"name": "Geminids Meteor Peak",
"dateText": "12-14",
"day": 14,
"monthDayStart": "12-14",
"description": "Peak activity of the Geminids meteor shower.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "mercury",
"zodiacSignId": "gemini",
"tarotCard": "The Lovers",
"godId": "hermes"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-imbolc-cross-quarter",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "february",
"name": "Imbolc Cross-Quarter",
"dateText": "02-01 to 02-02",
"day": 1,
"monthDayStart": "02-01",
"description": "Seasonal threshold between winter solstice and spring equinox.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "luna",
"zodiacSignId": "aquarius",
"tarotCard": "The Star",
"godId": "hecate"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-perihelion",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "january",
"name": "Earth Perihelion",
"dateText": "01-03",
"day": 3,
"monthDayStart": "01-03",
"description": "Earth reaches its closest orbital point to the Sun.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "sol",
"tarotCard": "The Sun",
"godId": "ra"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-sirius-rising-window",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "july",
"name": "Sirius Rising Window",
"dateText": "07-20 to 08-12",
"day": 20,
"monthDayStart": "07-20",
"description": "Heliacal rising period of Sirius in many northern latitudes.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "sol",
"zodiacSignId": "leo",
"tarotCard": "Strength",
"godId": "isis"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-june-solstice",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "june",
"name": "June Solstice",
"dateText": "06-21",
"day": 21,
"monthDayStart": "06-21",
"description": "Longest day in the northern hemisphere; shortest in the southern hemisphere.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "sol",
"zodiacSignId": "cancer",
"tarotCard": "The Sun",
"godId": "ra"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-march-equinox",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "march",
"name": "March Equinox",
"dateText": "03-20",
"day": 20,
"monthDayStart": "03-20",
"description": "Equal day and night; marks spring in the north and autumn in the south.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "sol",
"zodiacSignId": "aries",
"tarotCard": "The Emperor",
"godId": "maat"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-spring-eclipse-window",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "march",
"name": "Spring Eclipse Window",
"dateText": "03-15 to 04-15",
"day": 15,
"monthDayStart": "03-15",
"description": "Typical annual window for paired solar/lunar eclipses near nodal alignments.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "luna",
"zodiacSignId": "aries",
"tarotCard": "The Moon",
"godId": "thoth"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-beltane-cross-quarter",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "may",
"name": "Beltane Cross-Quarter",
"dateText": "05-01 to 05-02",
"day": 1,
"monthDayStart": "05-01",
"description": "Fertility and fire threshold between equinox and solstice.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "venus",
"zodiacSignId": "taurus",
"tarotCard": "The Empress",
"godId": "aphrodite"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-leonids-peak",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "november",
"name": "Leonids Meteor Peak",
"dateText": "11-17",
"day": 17,
"monthDayStart": "11-17",
"description": "Peak of the Leonids meteor shower under dark skies.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "jupiter",
"zodiacSignId": "sagittarius",
"tarotCard": "Temperance",
"godId": "zeus"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-samhain-cross-quarter",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "october",
"name": "Samhain Cross-Quarter",
"dateText": "10-31 to 11-01",
"day": 31,
"monthDayStart": "10-31",
"description": "Threshold of deep autumn and ancestral observance in many traditions.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "saturn",
"zodiacSignId": "scorpio",
"tarotCard": "Death",
"godId": "hades"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-autumn-eclipse-window",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "september",
"name": "Autumn Eclipse Window",
"dateText": "09-15 to 10-15",
"day": 15,
"monthDayStart": "09-15",
"description": "Typical annual window for eclipse pairings near opposite nodal season.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "luna",
"zodiacSignId": "libra",
"tarotCard": "The Moon",
"godId": "anubis"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-september-equinox",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "september",
"name": "September Equinox",
"dateText": "09-22",
"day": 22,
"monthDayStart": "09-22",
"description": "Equal day and night; marks autumn in the north and spring in the south.",
"associations": {
"planetId": "sol",
"zodiacSignId": "libra",
"tarotCard": "Justice",
"godId": "maat"
},
"source": "celestial-holidays.holidays[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-new-year-day",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "january",
"name": "New Year's Day",
"dateText": "01-01",
"day": 1,
"monthDayStart": "01-01",
"description": "First day of the Gregorian civil year.",
"associations": {},
"source": "popular-holidays.curated",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-good-friday",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "movable",
"name": "Good Friday",
"dateText": "Moveable Friday before Easter (March/April)",
"day": null,
"dateRule": "gregorian-good-friday",
"description": "Christian observance commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus.",
"associations": {},
"source": "popular-holidays.curated",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-easter-sunday",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "movable",
"name": "Easter Sunday",
"dateText": "Moveable Sunday (March/April)",
"day": null,
"dateRule": "gregorian-easter-sunday",
"description": "Christian feast celebrating the resurrection of Jesus.",
"associations": {},
"source": "popular-holidays.curated",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-halloween",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "october",
"name": "Halloween",
"dateText": "10-31",
"day": 31,
"monthDayStart": "10-31",
"description": "Popular autumn festival observed on October 31.",
"associations": {},
"source": "popular-holidays.curated",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-thanksgiving-us",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "movable",
"name": "Thanksgiving (US)",
"dateText": "4th Thursday of November",
"day": null,
"dateRule": "gregorian-thanksgiving-us",
"description": "US harvest holiday observed on the fourth Thursday in November.",
"associations": {},
"source": "popular-holidays.curated",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-christmas-eve",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "december",
"name": "Christmas Eve",
"dateText": "12-24",
"day": 24,
"monthDayStart": "12-24",
"description": "Evening before Christmas Day, widely observed globally.",
"associations": {},
"source": "popular-holidays.curated",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-christmas-day",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "december",
"name": "Christmas Day",
"dateText": "12-25",
"day": 25,
"monthDayStart": "12-25",
"description": "Widely observed Christian and cultural holiday on December 25.",
"associations": {},
"source": "popular-holidays.curated",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-boxing-day",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "december",
"name": "Boxing Day",
"dateText": "12-26",
"day": 26,
"monthDayStart": "12-26",
"description": "Public holiday observed in many countries on December 26.",
"associations": {},
"source": "popular-holidays.curated",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "gregorian-new-years-eve",
"calendarId": "gregorian",
"monthId": "december",
"name": "New Year's Eve",
"dateText": "12-31",
"day": 31,
"monthDayStart": "12-31",
"description": "Last day of the Gregorian civil year.",
"associations": {},
"source": "popular-holidays.curated",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-adar-ii-2-purim",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "adar-ii",
"name": "Purim",
"dateText": "14 Adar II",
"day": 14,
"description": "Purim celebrations in leap years.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "pisces",
"hebrewLetterId": "qof"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-adar-ii-1-ta-anit-esther",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "adar-ii",
"name": "Ta'anit Esther",
"dateText": "13 Adar II",
"day": 13,
"description": "Fast of Esther.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "pisces",
"hebrewLetterId": "qof"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-adar-2-purim",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "adar",
"name": "Purim",
"dateText": "14 Adar",
"day": 14,
"description": "Joyful holiday celebrating the salvation of the Jews in Persia; megillah reading, costumes, gifts.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "pisces",
"hebrewLetterId": "qof"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-adar-3-shushan-purim",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "adar",
"name": "Shushan Purim",
"dateText": "15 Adar",
"day": 15,
"description": "Purim as celebrated in walled cities.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "pisces",
"hebrewLetterId": "qof"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-adar-1-ta-anit-esther",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "adar",
"name": "Ta'anit Esther",
"dateText": "13 Adar",
"day": 13,
"description": "Fast of Esther, the day before Purim.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "pisces",
"hebrewLetterId": "qof"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-av-1-tisha-b-av",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "av",
"name": "Tisha B'Av",
"dateText": "9 Av",
"day": 9,
"description": "Saddest day on the Jewish calendar; mourns destruction of both Temples and other calamities.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "leo",
"hebrewLetterId": "tet"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-av-2-tu-b-av",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "av",
"name": "Tu B'Av",
"dateText": "15 Av",
"day": 15,
"description": "Minor holiday; traditionally a day for finding one's soulmate.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "leo",
"hebrewLetterId": "tet"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-elul-2-daily-shofar-blowing",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "elul",
"name": "Daily Shofar blowing",
"dateText": "129 Elul",
"day": 1,
"description": "Shofar sounded every morning to call to repentance.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "virgo",
"hebrewLetterId": "yod"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-elul-1-selichot-penitential-prayers",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "elul",
"name": "Selichot (penitential prayers)",
"dateText": "Throughout Elul",
"day": null,
"description": "Prayers of forgiveness recited in preparation for Rosh Hashanah.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "virgo",
"hebrewLetterId": "yod"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-iyar-3-lag-baomer",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "iyar",
"name": "Lag BaOmer",
"dateText": "18 Iyar",
"day": 18,
"description": "33rd day of the Omer count; bonfire celebrations.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "taurus",
"hebrewLetterId": "vav"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-iyar-2-yom-ha-atzmaut",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "iyar",
"name": "Yom Ha'atzmaut",
"dateText": "5 Iyar",
"day": 5,
"description": "Israeli Independence Day.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "taurus",
"hebrewLetterId": "vav"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-iyar-1-yom-hashoah",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "iyar",
"name": "Yom HaShoah",
"dateText": "27 Nisan / early Iyar",
"day": 27,
"description": "Holocaust Remembrance Day.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "taurus",
"hebrewLetterId": "vav"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-kislev-1-hanukkah-begins",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "kislev",
"name": "Hanukkah begins",
"dateText": "25 Kislev",
"day": 25,
"description": "Eight-day festival of lights commemorating rededication of the Temple; lighting the Hanukkiah.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "sagittarius",
"hebrewLetterId": "samekh"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-nisan-2-counting-of-the-omer-begins",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "nisan",
"name": "Counting of the Omer begins",
"dateText": "16 Nisan",
"day": 16,
"description": "49-day count linking Passover to Shavuot.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "aries",
"hebrewLetterId": "he"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-nisan-3-last-day-of-passover",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "nisan",
"name": "Last day of Passover",
"dateText": "22 Nisan",
"day": 22,
"description": "Concludes the Passover festival.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "aries",
"hebrewLetterId": "he"
},
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},
{
"id": "hebrew-nisan-1-passover-pesach-seder",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "nisan",
"name": "Passover (Pesach) — Seder",
"dateText": "15 Nisan",
"day": 15,
"description": "Eight-day festival commemorating the Exodus from Egypt.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "aries",
"hebrewLetterId": "he"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
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},
{
"id": "hebrew-shvat-1-tu-b-shvat",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "shvat",
"name": "Tu B'Shvat",
"dateText": "15 Shvat",
"day": 15,
"description": "New Year of the Trees; fruit trees wake; associated with Kabbalistic 'Seder of the Four Worlds.'",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "aquarius",
"hebrewLetterId": "tsadi"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-sivan-1-shavuot",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "sivan",
"name": "Shavuot",
"dateText": "6 Sivan",
"day": 6,
"description": "Feast of Weeks; celebrates the giving of the Torah and the first fruits harvest.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "gemini",
"hebrewLetterId": "zayin"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-tammuz-1-17th-of-tammuz",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "tammuz",
"name": "17th of Tammuz",
"dateText": "17 Tammuz",
"day": 17,
"description": "Fast day commemorating the breaching of Jerusalem's walls. Begins the Three Weeks of mourning.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "cancer",
"hebrewLetterId": "het"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-tevet-2-10th-of-tevet",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "tevet",
"name": "10th of Tevet",
"dateText": "10 Tevet",
"day": 10,
"description": "Fast day marking the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "capricorn",
"hebrewLetterId": "ayin"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "exact",
"conversionConfidence": "exact"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-tevet-1-hanukkah-concludes",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "tevet",
"name": "Hanukkah concludes",
"dateText": "23 Tevet",
"day": 2,
"description": "Final days of the Festival of Lights.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "capricorn",
"hebrewLetterId": "ayin"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-tishrei-1-rosh-hashanah",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "tishrei",
"name": "Rosh Hashanah",
"dateText": "12 Tishrei",
"day": 1,
"description": "Jewish New Year; beginning of the Ten Days of Repentance.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "libra",
"hebrewLetterId": "lamed"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
"datePrecision": "approximate",
"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-tishrei-4-shemini-atzeret-simchat-torah",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
"monthId": "tishrei",
"name": "Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah",
"dateText": "2223 Tishrei",
"day": 22,
"description": "Conclusion of Sukkot; celebrates completing the annual Torah reading cycle.",
"associations": {
"zodiacSignId": "libra",
"hebrewLetterId": "lamed"
},
"source": "hebrew-calendar.months[].observances[]",
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"conversionConfidence": "approximate"
},
{
"id": "hebrew-tishrei-3-sukkot",
"calendarId": "hebrew",
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"gold"
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"purification",
"inspiration",
"hearth",
"healing"
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"colors": [
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"silver",
"pale yellow",
"pink"
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"rosemary",
"angelica",
"basil"
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"purification",
"inspiration",
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"pink"
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"day": 21,
"monthDayStart": "06-21",
"description": "Solstice fires ward off evil and bless crops and animals.",
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"themes": [
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"fullness",
"solar magic",
"fae",
"courage",
"strength"
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"deities": [
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"Lugh (early)",
"Ra",
"Apollo"
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"colors": [
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"yellow",
"orange",
"blue"
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"herbs": [
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"lavender",
"chamomile",
"elderflower",
"fern seed"
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"day": 21,
"monthDayStart": "06-21",
"description": "Watch the sunrise on the solstice; gather herbs at dawn for maximum potency.",
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"fullness",
"solar magic",
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"Apollo"
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"yellow",
"orange",
"blue"
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"lavender",
"chamomile",
"elderflower",
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"dateText": "August 1",
"day": 1,
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"description": "Bake bread from the harvest grain; offer a portion back to the earth.",
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"themes": [
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"grain",
"sacrifice",
"abundance",
"skill",
"games"
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"deities": [
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"The Corn King",
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"Demeter"
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"colors": [
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"orange",
"brown",
"yellow"
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"herbs": [
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"sunflower",
"corn",
"calendula",
"nasturtium"
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"name": "Funeral games",
"dateText": "August 1",
"day": 1,
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"description": "Physical contests and games honoring Tailtiu (Teltown Games tradition).",
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"grain",
"sacrifice",
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"calendula",
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"day": 22,
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"description": "Reflect on what you are releasing as you move into the dark half of the year.",
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"themes": [
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"balance",
"gratitude",
"preparation for darkness",
"completion"
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"deities": [
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"Persephone descending",
"The Morrigan",
"Dionysus"
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"colors": [
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"brown",
"russet",
"purple",
"gold"
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"herbs": [
"ivy",
"oak",
"blackberry",
"rosehip",
"sage"
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"name": "Second Harvest feast",
"dateText": "~September 2223",
"day": 22,
"monthDayStart": "09-22",
"description": "Give thanks and share the abundance of the harvest.",
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"themes": [
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"balance",
"gratitude",
"preparation for darkness",
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"The Morrigan",
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"brown",
"russet",
"purple",
"gold"
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"herbs": [
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"oak",
"blackberry",
"rosehip",
"sage"
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"day": 20,
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"description": "Meditate on and balance opposing forces in your life at the equinox point.",
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"themes": [
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"rebirth",
"fertility",
"dawn",
"new beginnings"
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"deities": [
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"Persephone",
"The Maiden",
"Green Man"
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"colors": [
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"yellow",
"lilac",
"pastel"
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"herbs": [
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"jasmine",
"daffodil",
"lavender"
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"name": "Seed blessing",
"dateText": "~March 2021",
"day": 20,
"monthDayStart": "03-20",
"description": "Bless seeds or intentions for what you wish to grow this season.",
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"themes": [
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"rebirth",
"fertility",
"dawn",
"new beginnings"
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"The Maiden",
"Green Man"
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"yellow",
"lilac",
"pastel"
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"herbs": [
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"jasmine",
"daffodil",
"lavender"
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"dateText": "October 31 / November 1",
"day": 31,
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"description": "Set a dumb supper or ancestor altar to honor the beloved dead.",
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"ancestors",
"the veil",
"divination",
"endings"
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"deities": [
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"Hecate",
"The Morrigan",
"Hades",
"Osiris"
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"colors": [
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"orange",
"deep red",
"purple"
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"herbs": [
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"wormwood",
"dittany of Crete",
"nightshade"
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"element": "Earth"
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"name": "Divination Work",
"dateText": "October 31 / November 1",
"day": 31,
"monthDayStart": "10-31",
"description": "Thin veil makes scrying, tarot, and astral work potent tonight.",
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"ancestors",
"the veil",
"divination",
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"Hecate",
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"Hades",
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"colors": [
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"deep red",
"purple"
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"dittany of Crete",
"nightshade"
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"name": "Sun Vigil",
"dateText": "~December 21",
"day": 21,
"monthDayStart": "12-21",
"description": "Stay up through the night or rise at dawn to greet the reborn sun.",
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"themes": [
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"hope",
"inner light",
"return of warmth",
"solstice"
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"deities": [
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"Sol Invictus",
"Mithras",
"Odin / Father Christmas"
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"colors": [
"red",
"green",
"gold",
"white"
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"herbs": [
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"ivy",
"mistletoe",
"pine",
"frankincense"
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"dateText": "~December 21",
"day": 21,
"monthDayStart": "12-21",
"description": "Oak log burned through the night to welcome the sun's return.",
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"hope",
"inner light",
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"solstice"
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"deities": [
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"Sol Invictus",
"Mithras",
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"colors": [
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"pine",
"frankincense"
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