December

December is the twelfth and last month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. It was the tenth month in the early Roman calendar. It became the twelfth month in a later Roman calendar. Until 46 B.C., December only had 29 days. But the Roman statesman Julius Caesar added two days to December, which made it 31 days.

Decima, the middle Fate in charge of the present, presides over December, but the month may have received its name as the tenth month of the Roman calendar. Vesta, patroness of fire also laid claim to the month of December.

Caerra Geola, "the month before Yule," or Wintermonat, "winter month," (Anglo-Saxons), Heilagmanoth, " holy month,"(Frankish)  and Wolfmoon (Asatru) . Míí na Nollag or an Dubhlachd is December in Ireland, the dark season.

The first Full Moon is the Moon before Yule or the Long Nights Moon. It is the Oak Moon, Big Winter Moon, or the Moon of Popping Trees. The name, Wolf Moon, is shared with January and February, and the Cold Moon may also be found in January.

Britain after yule song thrushes will start singing to define terrorory

Hibernating snails may be found under rocks etc

Birds flock together more

Birthstone: Turquoise

December 1
The festival of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.

The Greek goddess Athena was honoured annually on this day with a religious festival called the Day of Pallas Athena

December 3

Sacred to the roman goddess Bona Dea, and the goddess Cybele and the Greek goddess Rhea

December 4
The festival of Bona Dea -Roman fertility goddess.

The Roman goddess Minerva festival honoured. She is a Goddess of battle and also a patroness of the arts and wisdom.
 
This day is sacred to the Yoruban God Chango in West Africa. He is a God of lightning bolts, and the son of the deities Yemaya and Orungan.

St Barbera

December 5
Poseidea, an annual Greek seaside festival in honour of Poseidon

The First Feast of Saint Lucia

Eve of St Nicholas

December 6

St Nicholas Day

December 7
An annual rite called the Haloia of Demeter was performed in ancient Greece on this date.

December 8
The Mayan goddess Ixchel is honoured with the Festival of Ixchel

It is  the date of the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit.

The Festival of Neith is celebrated annually in Egypt on this day to honour the Earth-Goddess of the Delta.

The birth of the ancient and powerful Goddess of the Sun (Amaterasu)

Astrea the Greek Goddess of Justice

December 9
Sacred to Astraea, a Greek Goddess of justice.

The Optalia, the festival of Ops, the Roman goddess of harvest.

 The virgin-Goddess Tonantzin is honored on this day in Mexico, with an annual festival called the Fiesta of the Mother of Health.

Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins

December 10
The Roman festival called Lux Mundi (Light of the World) in honour of the goddess of liberty.

December 11
Sacred to Arianrhod ,the Snow Queen Goddess, and Yuki Onne.

The Roman goddess of the winter season is honoured with a festival called the Day of Bruma.

Agonium of Sol Indiges festival (Roman)

December 12
The Zorastrian Fire Festival of Sada celebrates the victories of good over evil and light over darkness. (Approximately)

Our Lady of Guadalupe religious festival held in Mexico 

 It is a sacred day to the Goddesses Coatlique , Tonantzin , and the Black Madonna .

December 13
The Sementivae, the second festival of Tellus, the Roman earth goddess.

Sun Goddess Lucina is honoured with a traditional festival of light on St. Lucia's Day 

The fates

December 15
The Greek goddess Alcyone, is honoured beginning on this day with the Halcyon Days festival which begins seven days before and continuing until seven days after. Her symbol is the kingfisher

In Puerto Rico, the Yule Child is honoured with a festival called Navidades, which begins annually on this day. It is celebrated until the sixth of January.

The second festival of Consus, the Roman god of good council.

December 16
The festival of the Goddess Sapientia or Sophia

The Yule Child is honoured on this day in Mexico, in a festival known as Posadas ,. It is celebrated until the twenty-fourth of December.

The Native American tribe of the Hopi in the southwestern United States celebrate the Soyal ceremony annually on this date (approximately).

This day is sacred to the -Goddesses: Athena, Kista, Maat, Minerva, and the Shekinah.

In Bhutan this day is honoured as the Meeting of Nine Evils.

December 17
The God Saturn was honoured on this, the Roman festival of Saturnalia.

December 18
On this second day of the Saturnalia, ancient Romans celebrated the Eponalia; a feast dedicated to Epona, the Celtic Mother-Goddess and a patroness of horses.

The birth of the God Diev and the rebirth of the Sun are celebrated annually in Latvia with a four-day winter festival.

December 19
The Romans celebrated the Opalia , a feast dedicated to Ops (Abundance), the harvest Goddess of fertility and success, and consort of Saturn, on this, the third day of the Saturnalia.

Hindu Solstice celebration honouring the Goddess Sankrat, called Pongol

December 20
The Mother Night, Yule Eve. Dreams this night foretell the future

A Germanic/Scandinavian Midwinter festival known as The Mother Night (or Modresnach).

It was believed that dreams on this night foretold events in the upcoming year.

December 21

Winter Solstice, known as Yule. The shortest day and longest night of the year.
The festival of Angerona, the Roman goddess of secrecy.

 Koleda festivals - Slovakia and lasts for ten days.

St Thomas

The Larentalia (Larentinalia), festival of Acca Larentia the Roman goddess who gave the early Romans their land

Secret of Unhewn Stone

Last day of Saturnalia

December 24th

Christmas Eve

Baltic- Slavic God Kaleda the God of Peace

 
December 25
Christmas Day

 The birthday of Mithra (also known as Mithras), the Persian god of light and wisdom.

The birth of many dying solar saviour-gods (Osiris, the Syrian Baal, Attis, Helios, Apollo, Dionysus, Balder, Frey)

Frau Holle

December 26
St. Stephen's Day

Boxing Day- UK

December 27

St John the Evangelist

December 28

April’s Fool Day –Mexico

Holy Innocents Day/Bairns Day –commemorating Herod’s slaughter of boys under 2yrs old

December 29
Moon of Hecate the Crone (Roman)

December 31
New Year's Eve in the Gregorian calendar

Hogmanay –The giant Gogmagog or Hogmagog guardian of London and Plymouth