May 1: Beltane in the Northern Hemisphere, Samhain in the Southern Hemisphere
May 3: New Moon
May 5: Cinco de Mayo
May 6: Waxing Moon; Peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower
May 8: Mother’s Day
May 10: First Quarter Moon
May 13: Friday the 13th
May 15: Moon at perigee (it’s closest point to Earth); Mercuralia
May 17: Full Moon
May 24: Last Quarter Moon
May 26: Einherjar Day
May 27: Frigga Blot
May 30: Memorial Day
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Thanks for that
I hadn't realised that there was a Friday the 13th in this month yet. Normally I don't realised till it's too late to sort anything out.
And happy birthdays to one of mine and one of yours. Thanks for this calendar of events……The Olde Bagg
I love friday's the 13th, they have always been lucky for me.. This one however was meant to be my graduation cermony from University. At 36 I never thought I would finally finsh, however I will not be going as I broke my leg two months agon. Never mind. I get to celebrate with my friend instead. I must remember to send a present to my niece as this is her birthday tooThanks for adding the Southern Hemisphere it took years for me to figure out when they were in this Hemisphere it is nice to know that someone actually acknowledges the seasons are different in the two hemispheres.
Sorry this is a comment on an old post…I am doing some research and was wondering, what is the significance of May 1st? I know nothing of pagan holidays and was wondering what "Beltane" means?Thank you~
Hi Tricia! Beltane is a sabbat of fertility and renewal. Here are a couple of good links that might be able to help: http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/beltanemayday/p/Beltane_History.htmhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/bos/bos032.htmhttp://celticarthistory.com/beltaine-or-beltane-history/