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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 9th, is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This year’s theme is “Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices”: The theme aims to highlight the importance of indigenous media in challenging stereotypes, forging indigenous peoples’ identities, communicating with the…
Read MoreAugust Cross-quarter
In the Northern Hemisphere, the cross-quarter is celebrated as Lughnasadh (Lughnasa, Lúnasa, Lùnastal, Luanistyn, Lammas). Astronomically, the event falls on the 6th, though some observe the traditional date of August 1st. Mike Nichols recognizes Lughnasadh as a day of games, craft festivals,…
Read MoreWorld Population Day
July 11th is World Population Day. This event initiated by the United Nations Development Programme was inspired by Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, when world population hit five billion people. By 2007, it had risen to 6.7 billion…
Read MoreWorld Refugee Day
World Refugee Day is June 20th (same day as the solstice this year). It is devoted to raising awareness of the situations of refugees across the world. This year’s theme is “One refugee without hope is too many.” From Wikipedia:…
Read MoreJune Solstice
The Summer Solstice is known in Contemporary Paganism as Litha or Midsummer, as in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. Nichols (2009) calls this a time when bonfires are lit, people may leap through the fires, and the young stay up all…
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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