Month:  Festival:       God:            Goddess:        Time: Solar Dec.
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Feb.    Oimelc          Angus Og        Brighid         16 deg. 18'S

Mar.    Mean Earrach    Angus Og        Danu            0 deg. Aries

May     Beltane         Belenos         Danu            16 deg. 18'N

June    Mean Samradh    Belenos         Aine            0 deg. Cancer

Aug.    Lughnasadh      Lugh            Aine            16 deg. 18'N

Sept.   Mean Foghamhar  Lugh            Morrigan        0 deg. Libra

Oct.    Samhain         Cernunnos       Morrigan        16 deg. 18'S

Dec.    Mean Geimredh   Cernunnos       Brighid         0 deg. Capricorn

        The Minor High Days are Mean Earrach (Spring Equinox), Mean Samradh
(Summer Solstice), Mean Foghamhar (Fall Equinox), Mean Geimredh (Winter
Solstice).  These are based on the fixed signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and
Capricorn.  These are calculated by standard means.
        The Major High Days are calculated as to when the Sun reaches 16 degrees
18 minutes declination, North or South.  This puts them half way between the
Minor High Days, plus or minus a couple of hours.  This is based on the research
of Robert Larson into the Famous "Cologny Caalendar" as well as his analysis of
the observaton angles he believes were used at Stonehenge.
        For observing purposes, the Celts reckoned each day as starting with
sunset of the night before.
        For each holiday, two deities have been assigned.  One is the major, the
other is the minor.  The deity is first honored as a minor deity one festival.
The next festival, it is the major one.  It is recommended, that one male and
one female deity be honored each festival.  These are the Irish ones.  Feel free
to use Gods and Goddesses from any Indo-European culture.
        Druid New Moons are celebrated on the sixth night after the night in
which the New Moon is first visible.  In other words, the "first quarter".

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