2025 Celebration Calendar

Highlighted holidays have a full-length article with ways to rejoice/honor

January

1: Janus

Celebrate New Year with the Roman God Janus

3 - Pueblo and Apache Deer Dances

Struggle between good and evil, nature balance and celebration of big game

6 - Vodokres

Rodnovery Celebration of Water

6 - Perchta or Berchta

Germanic Goddess of winter, witchcraft, and animals

7 - Festival for Isis

Egyptian Goddess of magic, motherhood, and protection

11 - Carmentalia

Roman goddess of prophesy

17 - Morana

Slavic/Rodnovery Goddess of death and rebirth

18 - Day of Danu

Celtic Mother Goddess

24: Thorrablot

Norse Heathen celebration honoring Thor. A mid-winter feast.

Norse Men’s Day

21 - February 17 - Celtic Month Rowan Moon

Associated with Brigid and Imbolc. Power, success, and travel.

24: Sementivae

This grain-oriented festival celebrates the planting of the fields in preparation for new gardens.

31: Disablot

This Norse celebration marks new beginnings honors the land and revitalizes the plow for the upcoming planting season

Powamu Hopi Festival


February

1-2 - Imbolc/Candlemas

Celtic pagan holiday marking the beginning of spring. Christians refer to it as the feast day of Saint Brigid.

1 - 2 - Feburalia

Honoring the God Februus, Roman God of death and purification.

6 - Horus

Egyptian God of kingship, healing, and protection.

11 - Veles

Rodnovery God

13 - Days of Horses

Celebration of horses and the three-headed god Triglav

15 - Lupercalia

Festival in Ancient Rome to purify the city, promoting health and fertility.

17 - Maple Ceremony

Haudenosaunee honoring the Maple tree

18 - Feast of Nut

Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the Sky

18 - March 17 - Celtic Month Ash Moon

The ash is strength and power. Learn how to make a besom from ash. Pan’s day.

21: Parentalia

Ancient Roman time to honor the ancestors.

22 - Caristia

Roman celebration of family

23 - Norse Woman’s Day

March

1: Matronalia

The original Mother’s Day. This is the Festival of Women which is observed to honor Juno Luciana.

4 - Feast of Rhiannon( Epona)

Celtic Moon Goddess of the underworld

5 - Navigium Isidis

Roman festival to honor goddess Isis

18 - Chahar Shanbeh Soori

Persian Festival to honor the spirits of the dead.

March 18 - April 14 - Celtic Month Alder

20 - Ostara/Alban Eilir/Spring Equinox

Spring Equinox

21 - Quetzalcoatl

Aztec celebration of the feathered snake god, Quetzalcoatl at Vernal Equinox

Iroquois Maple Ceremony

April

1 - April fools day

Honor Apep, Bacchus, Cipactli, Loki…

3 - Iroquois Thunder Ceremony

Honors Sky woman and gives thanks for rain

4 - Megalenses Ludi

Festival to honor Roman/Greek Mother Goddess Cybele/Magna Mater

April 15 to May 12 Celtic Month Willow

Willow is a very magical month, great for drawing down the moon and love spells.

15: Sigrblot/Sumarsdag

Celebrate the first day of summer in Scandinavian countries

15 - Fordicidia

Roman/Greek Festival of Fertility. Honors Tellus & Ceres

22 - Earth Day

Honor Gaia

22 - Yggdrasil Day

Norse World Tree Recognition

25 - Serapia

Greek God of the afterlife, abundance, destiny

28–May 3: Floralia

This holiday celebrates Floralia, the goddess of spring flowers and vegetation.

30 - Walpurgisnacht - For or Against Witches?

Norse/Germanic celebration of spring

May

1 - Beltane

Beltane is a Celtic/Gaelic festival that celebrates spring

Honor Belenus

2 - Lykaia

Greek to Apollo/ Wolf/Werewolf transformation

8 - Honor Anubis

Egyptian god of the Underworld

9, 11, 13 - Lemuria

Roman festival to rid the home of dead spirits

12 - Honor Hanwi

Lakota Moon Goddess

May 13 to June 9 - Celtic Month Hawthorn

15 - Mokash

Mokosh is the Mother Goddess in Native Slavic Paganism

15 - Mercury

Honor the Roman God of luck and money

16 - Seed Ceremony

Haudenosaunee

Green Corn Dance

The Southern Ute Bear Dance (Memorial Day Weekend)

20 - Frigga Blot

Norse feast for the All Mother

23 - Vulcan

Roman God of fire

June

7 - 15 Vestalia

Ancient Roman Goddess Vesta, the goddess of the hearth and sacred fire

June 10 to July 7 - Celtic Month Oak

11 - King Kamehameha Day

Honors King Kamehameha I and Hawaiian culture, history, and heritage. 

20 - Litha/Midsomer/Alban Hefin/

Summer Solstice

22 - Aztec Goddess Xilonen/Chicomecoatl

Goddess of Maize

24 - Fortuna

Roman Goddess of luck and good fortune

24 - Feast Day of Inti Raymi

Inca Festival of the Sun

Sun Dance

Summer - Slavic Nature Transformation Festival

Rodnovery holiday - a phenomenon used as an orientation point for certain jobs and obligations.

July

1 - Crone Day

Celebrate the wisdom and power of women as they age

July 5 - 8 Ludi Apollinares Games to honor the roman God Apollo

July 6-7 Kupala in Eastern Slavic Regions

Honor the Slavic Goddess Kupala

July 8 to August 4 - Celtic Month Holly

Apache (Girls Sunrise Ceremony)

17 Marina's Day Romania

17 - Victoria

Roman Goddess of Victory (Nike in Greek)

17 - Amaterasu

Japanese sun goddess

19 Festival of Adonia

Ancient Greek festival to mourn the death of Adonis

19 - Feast of Thoth

Egyptian God of wisdom and magic

21 - Month of Ma’at

Honor the Egyptian Goddess of balance and justice

22 - Concordia

Roman goddess. She represents peace and a stable society

23 - Neptunalia

Honor Neptune Roman God of the sea. The equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon

28 - Hedjihotep

Egyptian God/Goddess of weaving

August

1 - Lammas /Lughnasadh/ Freyfaxi

Celebration of harvest and honor God Lugh

Norse celebration of the first harvest and honor Frey

Eagle Dance

3 - Hopi Flute Ceremony

Honor Kokopelli God of Music & Fertility, encourage rainfall and promote the growth of corn

4 - WAG Festival

Egyptian Festival of the Dead: Sunset Ceremony

August 5 to September 1 - Celtic Month Hazel

6 - Festival of Nut & Ra

Egyptian

13: Pomona

Pomona is the Roman goddess of apples and orchards.

13 - Festival of Diana

Roman Goddess of nature and wildlife. Greek equivalent Artemis.

17 - National Black Cat Day

17 - Festival of Portunus

Roman God of ports, keys, and livestock.

20 - Osun Festival

Honor Osun, Yoruba River Goddess of fertility

22 - Feast of Montu

Egyptian God of War

23: Festival of Vulcanalia

Roman God of ports, keys, livestock.

23 - Festival of Nymphs

Greek minor deities or personifications of nature

27 - Procession of Bast

Egyptian Goddess of protection, pregnancy, and childbirth.

September

September 2 to September 29 - Celtic Month Vine

3: Roman Festival of Bacchus

The God of vines, vegetation, and wine.

7 - Feast Day for Yemaya

The Mother goddess of the Yoruba

14 - Egungun Festival

Yoruba festival that honors the ancestors and spirits of the dead

22 - Mabon /Alban Elfed /Autumn Equinox

One of the eight major annual sabbats in the Wiccan calendar.

22 - Haustblot

Norse Autumn Fest

26 - Olojo Festival

Yoruba God of Creation

27 - Festival of Astarte

Mesopotamian Goddess of fertility and healing. Day of Willows

September 30 to October 27 - Celtic Month Ivy

October

4 - Roman Jejunium Cereris:  Fast Day for Ceres

Roman festival that involved abstaining from food to honor the goddess Ceres.

7 - Feast Day of Ma'at

Egyptian goddess of harmony, law, and balance.

18 - Great Horn Festival

Horned God and Lady of the Wood invoked for the fertility of wild game and the Hunting Season.

20 - Festival for Sebek

Egyptian God of protection, fertility, and military prowess.

21 - Feast of Artio

Celtic Bear Goddess

October 28 to November 23 - Celtic Month Reed

The Makahiki

Hawaiian New Years Festival Wednesday, 11/20/2024 Makahiki Commemoration Day

29 - Mokash

Mokosh is the Mother Goddess in Native Slavic Paganism

31 - Samhain

Celtic/Gaelic festival, Wiccan Sabbat

November

1 - Winter Nights/Vetrnaetr/Alfablot

Norse first day of winter honoring the elves (álfar) and ancestral spirits.

1 - Cailleach’s Reign—Day of the Banshees

Gaelic/Irish. Celebrate winter

5 - Days of Wolves

Rodnovery celebration of the Cult of the Ancestors.

6 - Raising the Djed Pillar

Egyptian celebration of good over evil

11 - Dajbog

Rodnovery/Slavic Father God

13 - Navajo Night chant

Yé'ii Bi Cheii

The Navajo Night Chant also referred to as the Yeibicheii Ceremony, is a healing ceremony that happens in late fall or early winter and extends for nine nights.

16 - Hecate’s Night

The Greek Goddess Hecate/Hekate of Crossroads, Witchcraft, and Underworld

November 24 to December 23 - Celtic Month Elder

24 - Feast of Sekhmet

Egyptian Goddess of war and healing. A powerful woman.

29 - Feast of Hathor

Egyptian Sun Goddess of love, beauty, and music

Also available as a paperback on Amazon - Complete Guide To Become A Norse Pagan

December

5 - Celebrate Pan

Greek God Pan (Faunus in Rome) over forests, fields and shepherds. Loved fun and music.

6 - Bast goes forth from Bubastis

Egyptian Goddess goes from her sacred city of Bubastis on a religious journey

17: Saturnalia

A Roman celebration honoring the god Saturn.

18-26 Heliogenna

Honoring the Greek God Helios

21 - Yule/Midwinter/

Winter Solstice Wiccan Sabbat

December 24 - January 20 - Celtic Tree Month Birch

25: Mithras

Birthday of Mithras, Persian God of light

26 - Jan. 1 Kwanzaa

African American secular holiday with pagan elements

30 - Feast of Odin

Norse God/All Father

31: Festival of Hogmanay

The festive Scottish New Year