2008 Wiccan Calendar

From Patti Wigington,
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Pagans and Wiccans love to celebrate, and as the Wheel of the Year turns,
a number of milestones are reached. Each is a time for gathering together
with friends and family, working on our spiritual development, and feasting
and merrymaking! The following is a list of dates for 2008, as well as
resources for celebration in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Also, before you go to an event, make sure you read about proper
Pagan and Wiccan Festival Etiquette. It'll make your experience even
more enjoyable.

January

8: New moon at 6:37 am
22: Full moon (Cold Moon) at 8:35 am
30: Birthday of Z Budapest, founder of Dianic Wicca

February

2: Imbolc
2: Lammas or Lughnasadh (Southern Hemisphere)
4: New moon at 10:44 pm
7: Annular solar eclipse
12: Death of Gerald Gardner in 1964
20: Full moon (Quickening Moon) at 10:30 pm
21: Total lunar eclipse

March

7: New moon at 12:14 pm
20: Ostara
20: Mabon (Southern Hemisphere)
21: Full moon (Storm Moon) at 2:40 pm
28: Death of author Scott Cunningham in 1993

April

5: New moon at 11:55 pm
20: Full moon (Wind Moon) at 6:25 am
22: Earth Day

May

1: Beltane
1: Samhain (Southern Hemisphere)
5: New moon at 8:18 am
19: Full moon (Flower Moon)at 10:11 pm

June

1: England's Witchcraft Act of 1563 goes into effect
3: New moon at 3:22
13: Birthday of Gerald Gardner in 1884
15: Father's Day
18: Full moon (Strong Sun Moon) at 1:30 pm
20: Litha
20: Yule (Southern Hemisphere)
22: England's last Witchcraft Law is repealed in 1951
27: Birthday of author Scott Cunningham in 1956

July

2: New moon at 10:18 pm
4: Independence Day
18: Full moon (Blessing Moon) at 3:59 am
19: Rebecca Nurse is hanged in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692

August

1: Lammas or Lughnasadh
1: Imbolc (Southern Hemisphere)
1: New moon at 6:12 am
1: Total solar eclipse
1 - 2: Shreveport Pagan Pride Day (Shreveport, LA)
16: Full Moon (Corn Moon) at 5:16 pm
16: Partial lunar eclipse
30: New moon at 3:58 pm
31: Birthday of author Raymond Buckland

September

13: Arkansas Pagan Pride Day (Little Rock, AR)
14: Birthday of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in 1486
15: Full Moon (Harvest Moon) at 5:13 am
22: Fall Equinox or Mabon
22: Ostara (Southern Hemisphere)
29: New moon at 4:12 am

October

1: Birthday of Isaac Bonewits, founder of Ár nDraíocht Féin
14: Full moon (Blood Moon) at 4:02 pm
28: New moon at 7:14 pm
31: Samhain
31: Beltane (Southern Hemisphere)

November

14: Full moon (Mourning Moon) at 1:17 am)
27: New moon at 11:54 am

December

12: Full moon (Long Nights Moon) at 11:37
21: Winter Solstice or Yule
21: Litha (Southern Hemisphere)
27: New moon at 7:22 am

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