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Star shower[/caption]* 7/14 eve to 8/19 eve (7/28 peak): Delta Aquarid Meteor Showers.* 7/29 eve to 8/17 eve (8/12 peak): Perseid Meteor Showers.* 7/31 eve to 8/2 eve: Lughnasadh--Old Celtic/Irish Feast of Goddess Tailtiu and God Lugh (Deities of Sustenance and Light).
* 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.* 8/2: Feast of the Black Madonna.* 8/4: Mindfulness Day--Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that desire for power over others results from ignorance of interdependence.* 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.[caption id="attachment_7047" align="alignleft" width="213"]
Pallas Athena by Gustav Klimt[/caption]* 8/4 eve to 8/10 eve: Panathenaea--Old Greek festival of Goddess Athena - as daughter of Wisdom (Goddess Metis) and font of reason.* 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!* 8/6 to 8/7: Old Egyptian festival of Neter Thoth, God of Knowledge and Wisdom.* 8/7: Gaia Consciousness Day--Day to meditate on Mother Earth as a living planet.* 8/10 eve to 9/9 eve: Elul--Jewish month of self-reflection, peace-making, and renewal. Elul-Rosh Hashanah Truce (through Yom Kippur).* 8/11: Partial Solar Eclipse (visible in northern North America).
* 8/11 (5:58 a.m. EDT): New Moon.* 8/11: Christian feast of St. Clare of Assisi (d. 1253), guide of environmentalists.* 8/11 to 8/17: Iroquois Green Corn Ceremony--in thanksgiving for the maize harvest.* 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.* 8/16 eve to 8/17 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis - as defender of rights and liberties, and punisher of rapists and oppressors.* 8/17 eve to 8/24 eve: Hajj--Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca to honor Allah. Hajj Truce (through Eid al-Adha).* 8/20: 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.
* 8/22: Christian feast of Our Lady, Queen of Angels.* 8/22 eve to 8/23 eve: Old Greek festival honoring Athena Polias and Zeus Polios as protectors of city and state.* 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: Old Roman festival of Goddess Ops, Lady of the Cornucopia, Bounty of the Harvest, and Sustainer of Life.
* 8/26 (7:56 a.m. EDT): Full Moon (Harvest Moon).* 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.Excerpted fromTHE MYSTIC'S WHEEL OF THE YEAR 2018A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality© 2017 Marija Miovskiwww.WheeloftheYear.com
