Ritual Calendar

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Ethiopian calendar - The Ethiopian calendar or Ethiopic calendar is the principal calendar used in Ethiopia. It is based on the old Alexandrian calendar, which is the even older Egyptian calendar, but like the Julian calendar adds a leap day added every four years without exception, and begins the year ...

Chinese calendar - The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. In China today, the Gregorian Calendar is used for most day to day activities, but the Chinese calendar is still used for marking traditional holidays such as Chinese New ...

Liber Linteus - ... of Agram) is the longest Etruscan text and the only extant linen book. It remains mostly untranslated due a lack of knowledge about the Etruscan language, though the few words which can be understood indicate that the text is most likely a ritual calendar.

Patayani - Patayani, a popular folk dance (anushtana kala)a ritual art of Kerala. "Kadammanitta Padayani" is being performed along with the 10 days long Pathamudaya Maholsavam at Kadammanitta Devi Temple during March - April ( from 1-10 of medam month in Malayalam Calendar) of every year.

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The Bridge - Denton Chapter, Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (D-CUUPS) - Mission, bylaws, calendar, membership information, biographies, rituals, biographies, pictures and rituals.

EuroFaerie - Events calendar, photographs, ideas on rituals, and history.

Circle of Aradia - Dianic circle providing education and services to Los Angeles area women. Site has calendar of public rituals, classes and festivals. Local chapter of the Re-Formed Congregation of the Goddess International.

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