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Image: Maradiop[/caption]* 7/27 to 8/3: Chinese Buddhist festival of Kuan Yin.* 7/29 eve to 8/17 eve (8/12 peak): Perseid Meteor Showers.* 7/31 eve to 8/2 eve: Lughnasadh.
* 7/31 eve to 8/7 eve: Mid-Summer/First Harvest/Lammas--Festival of thanksgiving for the first of the grain harvest; celebrated by offering the first fruits of the grain harvest and prayers for sustenance for all.* 8/1: Mindfulness Day--Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that desire for power over others results from ignorance of interdependence.* 8/2: Feast of the Black Madonna.[caption id="attachment_10805" align="alignleft" width="190"]
Image: Alex Seowtewa[/caption]* 8/4 to 8/7: Zuni Corn Dance--in thanksgiving to Mother Earth, the Kokos (Nature Spirits), and the Corn Maidens for the maize harvest.* 8/6 (OC 8/19): Transfiguration Day--Christian feast celebrating the revelation of Lord Jesus as the Cosmic Christ and friend to all humanity.* 8/6: Day the Voting Rights Act became law (1965) - register to vote!* 8/7 to 8/8: Old Egyptian festival of Neter Thoth, God of Knowledge and Wisdom.[caption id="attachment_10802" align="alignright" width="157"]
Athena[/caption]* 8/7 eve to 8/13 eve: Panathenaea--Old Greek festival of Goddess Athena - as daughter of Wisdom (Goddess Metis) and font of reason.* 8/9: World's Indigenous Peoples' Day--Day to celebrate the empowerment of indigenous peoples world-wide; vigil for justice and respect for the social, cultural, and political rights of all indigenous peoples.* 8/11: Christian feast of St. Clare of Assisi (d. 1253), guide of environmentalists.
* 8/14 (10:54 a.m. EDT): New Moon.* 8/15: Kaza Matsuri--Shinto rite honoring the Kami of Wind.* 8/15 (OC 8/28): Assumption Day--Christian feast commemorating Blessed Mother Mary rising into Heaven and being crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth.
* 8/15 eve to 9/13 eve: Elul--Jewish month of self-reflection, peace-making, and renewal.* 8/19: Vinalia--Old Roman festival of thanksgiving for the first of the grape harvest; celebrated by offering the first fruits of the grape harvest and prayers for sustenance for all.[caption id="attachment_10812" align="alignleft" width="178"]
Artemis by Joanna Barnum[/caption]* 8/20 eve to 8/21 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis - as defender of rights and liberties.* 8/22: Christian feast of Our Lady, Queen of Angels.
* 8/23: Beginning of Virgo (the Grain Maiden/Man).* 8/23: Feast of the Furies--honoring Nemesis and the Erinyes, Old Greek Goddesses who punish murderers, abusers, and exploiters of others.
* 8/25: Dakas' Day--Day Tantric Buddhists make offerings to the Dakas and Father Tantra; day to unite will and power to manifest positive social change and environmental healing.* 8/25: Old Roman festival of Goddess Ops, Lady of the Cornucopia, Bounty of the Harvest, and Sustainer of Life.* 8/26 eve to 8/27 eve: Old Greek festival honoring Athena Polias and Zeus Polios as protectors of city and state.* 8/27: Birthday of Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) (1910), Catholic nun who served the poorest of the poor and saw Deity in each person. She witnessed her faith by example, rather than by proselytizing, and respected those of other faiths.
* 8/29 (2:35 p.m. EDT): Full Moon (Harvest Moon).Excerpted fromTHE MYSTIC'S WHEEL OF THE YEAR 2015A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality© 2014 Marija Miovskiwww.WheeloftheYear.com
