* 3/30 eve to 4/7 eve: Passover/Pesach--Jewish festival recalling their deliverance from slavery in Egypt and celebrating freedom from oppression. Passover Truce.* 4/1 (OC 4/8): Easter/Pascha--Christian celebration of Lord Jesus’ resurrection by the power of the Holy Spirit.* 4/1: Veneralia--Old Roman festival celebrating Venus (Goddess of Peace) vanquishing Mars (God of War) with love.[caption id="attachment_7525" align="alignleft" width="188"]
Kuan Yin by Richard Goettling[/caption]* 4/4: Chinese Buddhist festival of Bodhisattva Kuan Yin; celebrates Her “birth.” She declared women the spiritual equals of men.*4/7: Mindfulness Day--Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that the joys and suffering of others are your joys and suffering.* 4/8: Hana Matsuri--Shinto rite honoring the Kami of Flowers.* 4/14: Cetacean Day--Day to honor all creatures of the sea and to meditate on Deity manifesting as sea creatures.* 4/14: Day the Sikh Khalsa was created (1699). Men and women initiated into the Khalsa seek harmony with the Divine through introspection and service to the dispossessed.* 4/14 to 4/25 (I 4/19): Old Norse Summer Days Feast--Offerings were made to the Deities (particularly Odin, Thor, and Freyr) for success, peace, and plenty.
* 4/15 (9:57 p.m. EDT): New Moon.* 4/15: Tax Day--Day to give back to the community for the benefits of community. Give from your own abundance for the betterment of all.* 4/15 to 4/18: Iroquois Thunder Ceremony--in thanksgiving for the rains. Iroquois believe Awenhai/Sky Woman descended from the Sky and created Earth.* 4/19 eve to 4/20 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Aphrodite--Day to honor peace and compassion.* 4/20: Beginning of Taurus (the Bull/Cow/Calf).* 4/20 eve to 4/23 eve (4/21 peak): Lyrid Meteor Showers.* 4/21: Birthday of John Muir (1838), naturalist and conservationist.[caption id="attachment_8662" align="alignleft" width="215"]
Image: Patricia Ariel[/caption]* 4/21 eve to 4/22 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis, who represents the feminine in Nature and protects women throughout their lives.* 4/22: Earth Day--Day to honor the Earth and to meditate on Deity manifesting as Mother Earth.* 4/23: Day Tibetan Buddhists meditate on Bodhisattva Deities Avalokitesvara and Green Tara, consciousness and empowerment of Compassion. Buddhists recognize the equality of all sentient beings.* 4/23 eve to 4/24 eve: Feast of God Poseidon, Goddess Amphritrite, and all Old Greek Gods and Goddesses of the seas.* 4/26 to 5/3: Mayan Rain Festival--honoring Rain God Chac and His attendant Chacmool, and welcoming the fructifying rains.
* 4/27: Arbor Day--Day to honor trees, to plant trees, and to meditate on Deity manifesting as trees.* 4/27: Death day of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1882), Transcendentalist Unitarian who believed in equality, self reliance, and the immanence of Deity in humans and in all Nature.* 4/28 eve to 5/3 eve: Floralia--Old Roman festival devoted to Flora, Goddess of Flowers.* 4/29 (8:58 p.m. EDT): Full Moon (Flower/Corn-Planting Moon).* 4/30 eve to 5/2 eve: Beltaine--Old Celtic/Welsh feast of Blodeuwedd (Goddess of Flowers) and Llew (the Oak King - God of the waxing Sun).
* 4/30 eve to 5/5 eve: Mid-Spring/May Day/Walpurgis--Celebrates sacred love and the flowering vegetation by gathering flowers and dancing around a Maypole.Excerpted fromTHE MYSTIC'S WHEEL OF THE YEAR 2018A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality© 2017 Marija Miovskiwww.WheeloftheYear.com
