The magic calendar
103 festivals, solstices, days of the dead and lucky and unlucky days, with the entries tied to each. Dates are worked out afresh every day; those marked "about" follow the moon or local calendars and can shift by a day.
Sponsored ClearTrust Solstices, festivals, days of the dead and omen days, with the dates each next falls on.
August 2027
1 Aug 2027Lughnasadh and LammasThe first-fruits festival at the start of August, a Gaelic assembly tied to the god Lugh, and the English loaf-mass of Lammas.
1 to 31 Aug 2027Pachamama monthAugust in the Andes is the month of offerings to the Earth Mother, when she is said to be hungry and open, and the ground is fed with food and drink.Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Makahiki: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Nagol Land Diving: Paul Stein, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Candlemas Weather Lore: Andrea Mantegna, Public domain, source
- Wassail Twelfth Night: Joss Smithson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lughnasadh Lammas: Mountainash333, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pachamama August: Penarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source