#kalends

[kalatordevesta]

Good morning!

Today, we usher in a new month, and we celebrate the Kalends of November, originally the ninth month. Today is a time for worshipping Ianus, for worshipping Portunus, and a goddess I am a devotee of - Cardea, goddess of doorhinges.

I once heard it said that New Year’s Resolutions are not important simply because they are made on the new year. They are important because they are goals to stick to - there is no difference between making one in January or making one in the middle of July. The important thing is stamina.

I believe the new month can be a sign for renewal. A helpful trick to commit to goals, to start fresh. One thing I want to do is read more books. That’s always my goal; but I am currently planning to start a book review YouTube channel, and to publish my first video, I need to finish the book I’m reading. The trick here is making the goal actionable - and for this, I have decided to read AT LEAST one chapter per day. It’s already helped me get through more of the book.

For me, there is another reason that today is ceremony: my grandfather’s birthday. He died a few years ago, and would now be a Lar. I plan to honor him, to give him offerings and simply talk to him. I do quite miss him. But I hope, wherever he is, whether that is Orcus or what he believed in (I think he was Christian, but I’m not quite sure what he actually believed), that he is happy and content.

Happy Kalends. May it be a blessed one.

[carneirodemercurio]

All the Kalends are sacred to Juno - for presiding over birth, she brings all new things into being - but today is also the start of the month named after her so has added significance. "O regina Iuno, maiestosa facies, aerea, divina, Iovis coniuge benedicta, throno in cœrulea aere, quae vitam pascis, quae vita quaerit".

O Queen Juno, of majestic form, blessed spouse of Jove, enthroned in the cerulean air, you who nourishes life, you who seeks life. Todas as calendas son sagradas para Xuno, pero hoxe tamén é o comezo do mes que leva o seu nome, polo que ten un significado aínda máis profundo. "Raíña Xuno, de forma maxestosa, divina, bendita esposa de Xúpiter, tes o teu trono no aire azul, ti que alimentas a vida, ti que buscas a vida."

[hecates-corner]

Happy Kalends, to those who celebrate!

Devoted hymn to our lady:

O’ Aphrodite, rose among the thorns

Lady of love, and war

Aphrodite Areia, pearl of the heavens

Of quartz, and praise, and passion

Hear our cries, and our pleas

And turn thine eyes to our squirming

For we praise thee, in utmost piety

This day, unto thee, and for thee

We thank you.

[careful-disorder]

Roman Calendar (Fasti Vallenses) - ISAW

"Even after the days of the month had lost any fixed correspondence with the phases of the moon, the Romans continued to count them in relation to one of three fixed points in the lunar cycle. The Kalends (from calare, "proclaim") was the first day of the month ... at the first appearance of the crescent new moon... The Nones (from nonus, "ninth") coincided with the first quarter of the moon and was the ninth day (counting inclusively) before the Ides (from iduare "to divide"), which occurred at the full moon and came in the middle of the month." - The Julian Calendar

[caelyohann]

Celebrating the #Kalends and the feast of #Lughnasadh/ #Lammas tonight. Blessed #Lunasa #witchesofinstagram ! #Pagan #PaganPriest #Witch #Witchcraft #Sabbat

[carneirodemercurio]

To honour the Kalends of March I Have hung laurel leaves by the front door & on the lararium, made offerings to Juno Lucina who births the new month, Janus who grants us beginnings, Mars for whom the month is named & whose vibrancy stirs the crops to start growing & to Anna Perenna, numen of the yearly cycle. In these difficult times, may the coming month be a good one for all.

"Garland your heads with fresh flowers, and say: 'You, Lucina, have given us the light of life’ Then winter, coated in frost, at last withdraws, And the snows vanish, melted by warm suns: Leaves, once lost to the cold, appear on the trees, And the moist bud swells in the tender shoot: And fertile grasses, long concealed, find out Hidden paths to lift themselves to the air". Ovid

Haec dea; de tenero cingite flore caput: dicite 'tu nobis lucem, Lucina, dedisti' quid quod hiems adoperta gelu tum denique cedit, et pereunt lapsae sole tepente nives; arboribus redeunt detonsae frigore frondes, uvidaque in tenero palmite gemma tumet; quaeque diu latuit, nunc, se qua tollat in auras, fertilis occultas invenit herba vias

Para honrar as calendas de marzo, colguei follas de laurel na porta e no larario, fixen ofrendas a Xuno Lucina que dá a luz ao novo mes, a Xanus que nos dá comezos, a Marte cuxa vitalidade medra as colleitas e a Anna Perenna, anima do ciclo anual. Nestes tempos difíciles, agardo que o próximo mes sexa bo para todos.

[daughterofthemuse]

Happy Kalends of March!

Time to sharpen your knives, bc the Ides is coming up!

[theenglishnook]

KALENDS

Kalends, the first day of Roman months, set financial and ritual milestones. Debts were paid, lunar cycles noted, and priests announced key dates. "At the Greek Kalends" humorously meant "never," like "when pigs fly."

IPA: /ˈkælɛndz/ Definition: Roman Calendar Term: Kalends refers to the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar. It was the day when accounts were settled, debts were due, and important public notices were announced. This day also marked the lunar cycle, as it typically coincided with the new moon. Figurative Use: The phrase “at the Greek Kalends” (ad Kalendas Graecas) was used…

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