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SNOW MOON
The Full Moon of February
1•FEB•26
Hunger Moon • Storm Moon
Quickening Moon • Ice Moon
Hunting & foraging are most difficult during the month of the deepest snow; yet there's a shift as earth begins to stir. The days are a little longer; the birds sing a little louder; energy increases. Small changes set the new
in motion. • Learn more • Image
Groundhogs Day
2•FEB
Be it a groundhog, badger, hedgehog, marmot, or bear – depending on your time & place – animals emerging from hibernation plus the weather conditions of Feb 2nd – the midpoint between the Winter Solstice & the Spring Equinox – have been considered indicators of the winter thaw for centuries.
IMBOLC • CANDLEMAS
ST. BRIGID'S DAY
2 FEB
A Cross Quarter Day, Feb 2nd is the half-way point between the Winter Solstice & the Spring Equinox. It is considered a time of magical energy, related to the the feminine aspect of the goddess, of new beginnings, and of ritual purification. Symbols include candles, cauldrons, chalices, herbs, Brigid crosses & corn dolls.
LUIS
18•JAN•26 - 16•FEB•26
2ND LUNATION
CELTIC ASTROLOGYY
The Rowan Tree • Green Dragon
Crane • Cat
To the Celts, Rowan Trees were considered guardians & keepers of secret truths. Planted around dwellings, lonely crossroads & churchyards, they were thought to guard the gateway to the spirit world. The Rowan's red berries were believed to be have magical powers & were guarded by the Green Dragon – a symbol of spiritual growth, inspiration & imagination.
- Celtic Astrology by Helena Paterson • Image
RISSHUN • 立春
The First Spring
4 FEB - 18 FEB
二十四節季
NIJYUUSHI SEKKI • THE 24 JAPANESE SEASONS
The Japanese have 24 mini-seasons called Nijyuushi Sekki marked by celestial events including solstices, equinoxes & ecliptical degrees of the sun.
Risshun, when the sun moves from 315° to 330° along the ecliptic, marks the first day of the spring season.
OTTER
REST & CLEANSING MOON
20 JAN - 18 FEB
EARTH ASTROLOGY • NATIVE AMERICAN
Birth Totem: Otter
Element: Air • Totem: Buffalo
Clan: Butterfly
Your birth totem represents the teacher you chose to study under, not so much your personality or ego, as in Western Astrology
- by Sun Bear + Wabun • Learn more • Image
Arctic
The Lands & Waters of Ice & Snow
The latest scientific projections agree that summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean will be largely gone within a generation. This will undercut a whole ecosystem dependent on the Last Ice Area; including animals such as narwhals, polar bears, walruses, arctic foxes, beluga whales, bowhead whales & the longest living vertebrates on the planet, the 400-year old Greenland shark.
St. Valentine's Day
14•FEB
Often depicted with birds & roses, St. Valentine is the patron saint of engaged couples, bee keepers, happy marriages, love, lovers & young people. Associated with Lupercalia, a pre-Roman cleansing & purification festival, the romantic nature of Valentine's Day was established during the Middle Ages, when it was believed that bird pairs coupled in mid-February.
Nirvana Day
15•FEB•26
The day commemorates the death of the historical Buddha & his entry into the final & complete Nirvana –
a state of bliss & peace. A day for meditation, contemplation, study or pilgrimage.
PLUVIÔSE
The Rainy Month
pluviosus
20 JAN - 18 FEB
From the French Republican Calendar created during the French Revolution. It removed religious, royalist & classical references & honored liberty & secularism. The twelve months were named after natural elements; the days were named for seeds, trees, flowers, fruits, animals & tools common to France & French country living.
World Pangolin Day
21•FEB•26
Pangolins are scaled covered mammals found in Africa & Asia. Pangolins are listed as Critically Endangered & will probably go extinct within our lifetime due to illegal, commercial hunting for human consumption.
FESTIVAL OF THE CRANES
UNITED STATES
19-22•Feb•26
'The earth was dancing with the cranes, and the low sun, and the wind and sky.'
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Celebrated in several US cities, CRANES are the animal symbol for Aquarius, associated with Luis -the Rowan Tree in Celtic Astrology; and are said to chose their mates on St. Valentine's Day, as February is when bird courtship flights & dances begin.
VELES
11•FEB•26 OR 24•FEB•26
The day to honor Veles, the Rodnovery or Native Slavic Lord or the Forest. Able to take the form of a bear, Veles is the protector of animals, flora and the forest itself.
Recognized throughout Eastern Europe and as far south as the City of Volos in Greece.
International Polar Bear Day
26•FEB•26
While climate change remains the greatest threat to the polar bears' survival, the oil and gas industry's interest in the arctic adds habitat destruction, oil spills and toxic chemical & poison ingestion to the list of what threatens the survival of the species.
Sheer Lilac
• Uplifting, Progressive & Detached
• Sheer Lilac is inspiring & imaginative. A color that invokes humanity & kindness; it helps us disentangle emotions & appreciate the spirit of Humankind & community.
- Colorstrology by Michele Bernhardt
Pantone Color for February
• Learn more • Image
Amethyst
Amethyst is a form of quartz that contains iron & other trace minerals. It is believed that amethyst is a meditative & calming stone which works on the emotional, spiritual & physical planes to promote calm, balance & peace.
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