Events — 2014 | Bøhemian

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JANUARY 2014

December -January (WFD)– College Football Bowls
December- January WFD – ☄ Quadrantids (Major Shower)
January WFD – Peoples Choice Awards
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Qualifier Te Only National Western Rodeo; Denver, CO
January WFD – ☄ Quadrantids maximum (Major Shower)
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo; Odessa, TX
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA National Western Stock Show and Rodeo; Denver, CO
January WFD –Peoples Choice Awards
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Mid Winter Fair & Rodeo; Lafayette, LA
January WFD – ^IgRodeo_A – IGRA University; To be determined
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Americom Pro Rodeo Classic; Lakeland, FL
January WFD – Miss America Pagent
January WFD – Golden Globes; 8ET/5PT, watch on NBC.
January WFD – Australian Open (Tennis); Melborne
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Division 2 Qualifying Event; Fort Worth, TX
January WFD – Sundance Film Festival; Park City, Utah
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Southwestern Exposition And Livestock Show; Fort Worth, TX
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Homestead Championship Rodeo; Homestead, FL
January – February WFD – ☄ alpha-Centaurids (Radient – Non-observable in Deadwood)
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA New Mexico Stampede; Rio Rancho, NM
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Prca Championship Rodeo; Lincoln, NE
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA PRCA Xtreme Bulls Div. 1; Rapid City, SD
January WFD – ^PRodeo_CA NE Mississippi Championship Rodeo; Tupelo, MS
January WFD — Tucson Gem & Mineral Show; Tucson, AZ
January WFD – Screen Actors Guild Awards

January 1 – New Years Day; US National Holiday
January 1 – ☦ Feast of St Basil – Orthodox Christian (Feast)
January 1 – ☦ Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus ** – Orthodox Christian (Feast)
January 1 – ☦ The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ – Orthodox Christian (Feast)
January 01, 2014; 11:15 AM – ● New Super-moon
January 1 – Rose Parade 8:00am (PST); Pasadena, CA, USA
January 1-7 – ☸ Gantan-sai (New Years) – Shinto
January 5 – ☫ Guru Gobindh Singh birthday – Sikh
January 5 –✞Twelfth Night
January 6 – ✞Dia de los Reyes – Hispanic Christians
January 6 – ☦ Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox Christian (Feast)
January 6 – ✞ Loppiainen (Epiphany — Finnish) – Christian
January 6 – ✞Nativity of Christ – Armenian Orthodox
January 7 – ☦ Feast of the Nativity** – Orthodox Christian
Nicholas Steno
January 11 Nicholas Steno’s (Niels Steensen (da)) Birthday (1638-1686) — Father of Geology & Stratigraphy
January 12, 2014– ✞ Baptism of Jesus – Christian
January (12) 13, 2014 – ☪ Mawlid an Nabi – Islam/Muslim
January 13 – ☫ Maghi – Sikh
January 13 – ☥ Talvennapa (Winter’s Heart) – Finnish Paganism
January 14– ॐ Makar Sankrant – Hindu
January 14, 2014 – ☪ Mawlid an Nabi – Muslim
January (14) 15 – R World Religion Day – Baha’i
January 15, 2014; 11:53 PM – ○ Full Moon
January 16-19, 2013 – ☸ Mahayana New Year ** – Buddhist
January 18-25 – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Christian
January 19 –☥ Henricus’ memorial day – Finnish Paganism
January 19, 2013 – ☦ Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian (20^th on Leap Year)
January 20 – ☥ Lallinpäivä (Lalli’s day) – Finnish Paganism
January 20, 2014 – ॐ Lohri (Hindu – Indian version of Thanksginving) (eve of winter solstice)
January 20, 2014 – Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr; US National Holiday
- Martin Luther King “I have a dream”
January 21-Febuary 19 – ♒ Aquarius
January 23 – Willo B. Boe, Birthday (’35)
January — Conversion of Saint Paul – Christian
January (25) 26, 2014 – ✡ Tu BiShvat
January 26– λ David Kato (Ugandan) Rememberance (2011)
January 26, 11:40PM – ○ Full Moon
January 26, 2012 – ☥ Thurseblot (Thor’s Feast) –Norse Paganism (Full moon in Jan.)
January 30 – ☦ The Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom – Orthodox (Feast)
January 30, 2014; 09:39 PM – ● New Super-moon
January 31 – February 14, 2014 – ☸ ☯ Chinese New Year (Horse – Wu) – Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist

FEBRUARY 2014

February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Sw District Fat Stock Show & Rodeo; Lake Charles, LA
February WFD – Super Bowl XLVII (47); Indianapolis, IN
February WFD – ☄ alpha-Centaurids maximum (Radient – Non-observable in Deadwood)
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA San Antonio Stock Show &Rodeo Gold Tour, San Antonio, TX
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo; Los Fresnos, TX
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Bell County Prca Rodeo; Belton, TX
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Dixie National Rodeo, Jackson, MS
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Coors Pro Rodeo; Gillette, WY
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo, Yuma, AZ
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Rotary Classic Rodeo; Starkvile, MS
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA PRCA Championship Rodeo; Bismark, ND
February WFD – 54rd Grammy Awards — 8 pm ET. Watch on CBS online or Grammy online.
February WFD — Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show; Madison Square Garden, NY.
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA San Angelo Rodeo; San Anglelo, TX
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Georgia National Junior Livestock Show & Rodeo; Perry, GA
February WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Road Runner Regional Rodeo; Phoenix, Arizona
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo; Hattiesburg, MS
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Silver Spurs Rodeo; Kissmmee, FL
February, WFD – ^PRodeo_CA La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros; Tucson, AZ
Febuary WFD – World Cup (Cricket): Bangladesh India & Sri Lanka
February WFD – Daytona 500
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Pasco Co. Fair Championship Rodeo; Dade City, FL
February WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Federation West Championship Rodeo; Sedalia, MO
February WFD – 84th Annual Academy Awards – Oscars
February WFD – Carnival, Rio de Janeiro

February 1-2 (alt. 2-7) – ☥ Imbolc (Pagan/ Wicca)
February 2 – ✞ Candlemas – Christian
February 2 – Disting – Norse Paganism
February 2 – Groundhogs Day
February 2 – ☦ Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple Orthodox (Feast)
Februray 3 – ☥ Dísirblót – Nordic Pagan
February 3 – Setsubum-sai – Shinto
February 4, 2014 – ॐ Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
February 12 — Charles Robert Darwin Birthday — Natrual Selection/Origin of Species (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882).
February 14, 6:54 PM – ○ Full Moon
February 14 – ✞ Valentines Day – Christian
February 14 – ☥ Valisblot – Norse Paganism
February 15, 2014 – ☸ 卐 Nirvana Day ** – Buddhist – Jain
February 16, 2014 – Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian
February 17, 2014 – Washington’s Birthday; US National Holiday
February 20-March 20 – ♓ Pisces
February (23) 24, 20134– ✡ Purim Judaism
February (25) 26- March 1 — R Intercalary Days – Baha’i
February 28, 2014 – ॐ Maha Shavartri ** – Hindu

MARCH 2014

March WFD – Iditarod; Anchorage to Nome, Alaska
March WFD – Snow Ball; Avon,CO
March WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo; Bay City, TX
March WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Parada Del Sol; Scottsdale, AZ
March WFD – Bike Week, Daytona Beach, FL
March WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Texas Tradition Rodeo; Fort Worth
March WFD –^PRodeo_CA Arcadia All-FLA Championship Rodeo; Arcadia, FL
March WFD — λ Pridefest; Fort Lauderdale
March WFD – ♣ DC St. Patrick’s Parade; Sunday, at 12:00 Noon, Washington
March WFD – ♣ St. Patrick’s Day Parade;11:00am to 3:00 pm (ET) New York City (Watch it on NBC)
March -April WFD — March Maddness Month (College Basketball Title Tournement)
March WFD – ^PRodeo_CA US National Championships (Boxing); Colorado Springs, CO
March WFD – ^PRodeo_CA PRCA Championship Rodeo; Fargo, ND
March WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Walker County Fair & Rodeo; Huntsville, TX
March WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Roots N Boots Queen Creek Pro Rodeo; Queen Creek, AZ
March WFD – Ultra Music Festival; Miami, FL
March – April WFD – ^PRodeo_CA ABC Pro Rodeo; Lubbock, TX

March 1, 2014 – Iditarod; Anchorage to Nome, Alaska
March 1, 3:02 AM – ● New Moon
March (1) 2-20 – RNineteen Day Fast – Baha’i
March 2 – Dr. Seuss’ (Theodore Geisel’s) Birthday.
March 2, 2014 – ☦Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
March 2, 2013 – ✞Transfiguration – Christian
March 4 , 2014 – Fat Tuesday Shrove Tuesday – Christian
March 5, 2014 –✞ Ash Wednesday – Christian
March 7, 2014 –☦Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
March 9, 2014 – Daylight Savings Time Starts.
March 9 — The Feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste – Orthodox (Feast)
March 10, 2014 – ☦ Clean Monday – Great Lent begins – Orthodox Christian
March 11, 2012 – Daylight Savings Time Starts.
March 13 – Birthday of L. Ron Hubbard – Scientology
March 15 – Ides of March
March 16, 12:10 PM – ○ Full Moon
March 16, 2014 – ☸Magha Puja Day ** – Buddhist
March 16, 2014 – ☦Orthodox Sunday – Orthodox Christian
March 16 or 17, 2014 – ॐHoli – Hindu
March 17-19– ☫ Hola Mohalla (Mock Fight)- Sikh
March 17 – ✞♣St. Patrick’s Day– Christian origin
- See Limericks
March (19) 20, 2014 – ☥Vernal Equinox; Ostara (northern hemisphere) Mabon (southern hemisphere)- Pagan-Celtic/Wicca
March (20) 21 – Naw-Rúz (New Year) – Baha’I (vernal equinox)
March 20-21 – ☥Ostara – Norse Paganism
March 21 – Norooz (New Year) – Persian/Zoroastrian (vernal equinox)
March 21-April 20 – ♈ Aries
March 24, 2013 –✞ Palm Sunday – Christian
March 25 – Annunciation of the Theotokos – Orthodox (Feast)
March (25) 26- April 1, 2013 –✡✞Pesach/ Passover
March 28 – Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) ** – Zoroastrian
March 30, 1:48 PM – ● New Moon
March 31 – ॐHindu New Year ** – Hindu

APRIL 2014

April WFD — Acadamy of Country Music Awards
April WFD– Masters (Golf); Augusta USA
April WFD – 46th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards Broadcast Live From The MGM Grand Garden Arena In Las Vegas Sunday, On CBS
April WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Fiesta Days; Cave Creek, AZ
April WFD – National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade; Washington, D.C. @ 10
April WFD – U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships; Salt Lake City, UT
April WFD – ☄ pi-Puppids (Radient – Non-observable in Deadwood)
April WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Midwest Horse Fair & Rodeo; Madison, WI
April WFD – ☄ Lyrids
April WFD – λ Pride Parade 11am 3rd Street From Thomas To Indian School Phoenix
April-May WFD – ☄ eta-Aquarids
April WFD – Coachella (Music Festival); Indio Valley, CA
April WFD – ☄ Lyrids; maximum
April WFD – ☄ pi-Puppids maximum (Radient – Non-observable in Deadwood)
April WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Helotes Festival Association Rodeo; Helotes, TX
April-May WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Minnesota Horse Exposition Rodeo; St. Paul, MN
April WFD – Jazzfest (New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival); New Orleans, LA

April 1 – April (All) Fools Day
April 8 – Ryan Wayne White Rememberence (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990)
April 8, 2014 – ॐ Rama Navami – Hindu
April 13, 2014 – ☦✞ Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian (Feast)
April 14 – ☫ Baisakhi New Year – Sikh
April (14) 15-22, 2012 –✡ ✞ Pesach/ Passover – Christian/Judaism
April 14-16 – ☥ Suviyöt (The Summer Nights) – Finnish Paganism
April 15, 2:45 AM – ○ Full Moon
April 15 – Titanic (Ship, Crew, & Passenger) Remembrance (1912)
April 15 – Tax Day (US)
April 15, 2012 – ☦ Easter/Pascha – Orthodox Christian
April 16-18 (63) – Christopher C. Boe, Birth-Period
April 16-17, 2014 –✞ Tenebrae
April 17, 2014 – ✞Maundy Thursday
April 18, 2014 – ✞ Good Friday
April 18, 2014 – ☦ Holy Friday – Orthodox Christian
April 18, 2014 – ✡Lag Ba’omer– Jewish
April 20, 2014 –✞ Easter
April 19, 2013 – ॐ Swaminarayan Jayanti – Hindu

April 21, 2014 – Patriot’s Day
April 21 – May 2, 2012 – R Ridvan * – Baha’i
April 21- May 21 – ♉ Taurus
April 22 – ♁ Earth Day
April 22-May1 – ☥ Walpurgis/Thirmilci – Norse Paganism
April 23 – ☦ The Feast of Saint George – Orthodox (Feast)
April 15, 2014 – ॐ Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu
April 23, 2014 – 卐 Mahavir Jayanti ** – Jain
April 25, 2014 – Arbor Day
April (26) 27, 2014 – ✡▼ Yom Ha’Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance)
April (28) 29 — R Ninth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i
April 29, 1:17 AM – ● New Moon
April 30 – ☥ Beltane

MAY 2014

May WFD — ^IgRodeo_A Hot Rodeo 2012; Palm Springs CA
May WFD– ☄ eta-Lyrids
May WFD – ☄ eta-Aquarids maximum
May WFD – ^PRodeo_CAChisholm Trail Stampede PRCA Rodeo; Duncan, OK
May WFD – ☄ eta-Lyrids maximum
May WFD – Festival De Cannes (Film Festival) – Cannes, France
May WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Comstock Rodeo; Reno, Nevada
May WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Mineral Wells Rodeo, Mineral Wells, TX
May WFD – ^PRodeo_CA San Augustine County PRCA Rodeo, San Augustine, TX
May WFD– ^PRodeo_CA Ken Lance Memorial PRCA; Ada, OK
May WFD – Joshua Tree Music Festival; Joshua Tree, CA
May WFD –^PRodeo_CA Las Vegas Helldorado Days; Las Vegas, NV
May WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo; Payson, AZ
May WFD – Dance Parade; 1:00; New York City
May -June WFD – French Open (Tennis): Paris, France
May WFD – Houston Art Car Parade; Saturday 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM CDT
May WFD – ^IgRodeo_A BigHorn Rodeo; Las Vegas, Nevada
May WFD – Hangout Music Festival; Gulf Shores, LA
May WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Great Plains Rodeo; Oklahoma City, OK
May WFD – Lightning in a Bottle; Silverado, CA
May WFD – Summer Camp Music Festival: Chillicothe, IL
May WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Rodeo Killeen; Killian, TX
May WFD – IPL 500 Festival Parade; Noon Downtown Indianapolis telecast live on WISH-TV 8
May-June WFD – λ Orlando Gaydays

May 1 – ☥ Beltane (Pagan)
May 1 – May Day
May 1 – May Day Parade, Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 1, 2014 – National Day of Prayer
May 3, 2014 – Free Comic Book Day
May 3, 2014 – Kentuky Derby (Horse) Race
May (3) 4-5, 2014 – ✡Shavuot – Judaism
May (4) 5, 2014 – ✡Yom Ha’atzmaut – Jewish
May 5 – Cinco De Mayo
May 5 — ☦ Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox Christian
May 11, 2014 – Mother’s Day
May 14, 2:18 PM – ○ Full Moon Super-moon
May 15-18, 2014 – ☸ Theravadin New Year ** – Buddhist
May 17, 2014 – Armed Forces Day
May 17, 2014 – Preakness Stakes 139 (Horse Race), Baltimore, Maryland (Third Saturday in May).
May 17 — Syttende Mai (May Seventeenth) – Norwegian Constitution Day
May 22-June 21 – ♊ Gemini
May (22) 23, 2012 – R Declaration of the Bab * – Baha’i
May 24 – ☥ Ukonvakat – Ukko’s Baskets (the Old Man’s Day) – Finnish Pagan+
May 14, 2014 – ☸ Visakha Puja – Buddha Day ** – Buddhist
May 24-26 — Sasquatch Festival; The Gorge Amphitheater, George, Washington Check it out online at NPR (?)
May 26, 2014 – Memorial Day; US National Holiday
May 28, 1:42 PM – ● New Moon
May (28) 29 – R Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i
May 29, 2014 – ✞ Ascension – Christian
May 29, 2014 – ☥ Helatorstai – Finnish Pagan (Ascension)
May 29, 2014 – Indianapolis 500
May 30 – ☥ Einherjar – Norse Paganism

JUNE 2014

June WFD – Mutek (Music Festival); Montreal, Canada
June WFD – Wakarusa (Music Festival);Mulberry Mountains,AR
June WFD – Starscape (Music Festival);Baltimore,MD
June, WFD – Stanley Cup Finals (Ice Hockey)
June, WFD – NBA Finals; USA
June-August (?) WFD — Netroot Nation; TBA (Live Streaming)
June WFD – λ Pride Week Boston, Ma
June WFD – λ Honolulu Pride Parade & Celebration
June WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Silver Spurs Rodeo; Kissimmee, FL
June WFD – Bonnaroo (Music Festival), Manchester, TN; watch the webcast online.
June WFD — Tony Awards
June WFD – College World Series; Omaha, NE
June WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Gateway Regional Rodeo; St. Louis, Missouri
June WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Sierra Stampede; Sacramento, CA
June WFD – λ Pridefest; Milwaukee, WI
June WFD – λ Pridefest; Des Moines, Iowa
June WFD – λ Capital City Pride; In Downtown Olympia.
June WFD – U.S. Open Golf Championship tournament; Bethesda, MD
June WFD – λ Columbus Pride
June WFD – Men’s College World Series (Baseball), Omaha, NE
June WFD – λ West Michigan Pride Festival
June WFD — λ Portland Pride, Portland, OR
June WFD – The Mermaid Parade Coney Island, Brooklyn, Ny 11224; Saturday,
June WFD – ☄ June Bootids
June WFD – ☄ June Bootids maximum
June WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Alamosa Round-Up; Alamosa, CO
June WFD – Wanderlust (Music) Festival;Bondville,VT
June WFD – Sonic Bloom (Music Festival);Georgetown, CO
June WFD –Summerfest (Music Festival);Milwaukee,WI
June WFD – Electric Daisy Carnival; Los Vegas,NV
June -July WFD – High Sierra (Music Festival); Quincy, CA
June WFD — λ New Orleans Pride Festival
June WFD – Wimbleton (Tennis): London, England
June WFD – λ Pride Festival; Minneapolis
June WFD – λ Dance On Pier: Dance 25 4:00 – 10:30 Pm, Fireworks; New York
June WFD – λ The March Noon; New York
June WFD – λ SF Pride Parade; 10:30 a.m. San Francisco
June / July WFD – Womens World Cup (Soccer), Germany
June WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Greater Motown International Rodeo; Detroit, Michigan
June – July WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Canadian Rockies International Rodeo; Calgary, Alberta
June – July WFD – ^I^gRodeo_A North Star Regional Rodeo; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota

June – Gay & Lesbian Pride Month
June 3, 2012 – ✞ Trinity Sunday – Christian
June (3) 4, 2014 – ✡Shavuot
June 7, 2012 – ✞Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian (Feast)
June 8 , 2014– ☦ Pentecost – Orthodox Christian (Feast)
June 8, 2014 – ✞ Pentacost
June 9 – ☥ Sigurdsblot – Norse Paganism
June 10, 2012 – ☦ All Saints – Orthodox Christian
June 12, 11:13 PM – ○ Full Moon
June 14 – Flag Day
James Hutton
June 14 — James Hutton Birthday, Father of Modern Geology (3 June 1726 OS (14 June 1726 NS) – 26 March 1797)June 15, 2014 – Father’s Day
June (15) 16, 2012 – ☪ Lailat al Miraj ** – Islam
June 16, 2012 – ☫ Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom – Sikh
June 19 – New Church Day – Swedenborgian Christian
June (20) 21, 2014 – ☥_ Litha (northern hemisphere)/Yule (southern hemisphere) Pagan/Wicca
June 21, 2014 – Midsummer/Summer Solstice
June 20-21 – ☥ Midsummer – Norse Paganism
June 21-23 – ☥ Pesäpäivät (Nesting Days) – Finnish Pagan
June 22-23 – Cancer
June 24 – ☦ The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist – Orthodox (Feast)
July 24-August 23 – ♌ Leo
June 27, 3:10 AM – ● New Moon
June (27) 28, 2013 – ☪ Ramadan Starts – month of fasting (Muslim)
June 28 – λ Stonewall Remembrance (1969)
June 29 – ☦The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul – Orthodox (Feast)

JULY 2014

July WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Canadian Rockies International Rodeo; Calgary, Alberta
July WFD – ^PRodeo_CANorth Star Regional Rodeo; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
July –August WFD – ☄ alpha-Capricornids
July WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Hamel Rodeo & Bull Ridin Bonanza; Hamel, MN
July – August WFD – ☄ South. delta-Aquarids (Difficult/Low Visibility/Shower)
July WFD – British Open (Golf): Royal St George’s Golf Club
July WFD – All Good (Music) Festival –Masontown,WV
July WFD – ^PRodeo_CA The Showdown; Lancaster, CA
July WFD – Pitchfork Music Festival ; Chicago,IL
July WFD – EMRG+N+SEE (Music Festival); Portland,OR
July WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo; Denver, Colorado
July -August WFD – ☄ Piscis Austrinids (Difficult/Low Visibility/Shower)
July – August WFD – ☄ Perseids (Major Shower)
July WFD – World Swimming Champs; Shanghai
July WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Greater Motown International Rodeo; Detroit, Michigan
July 22-25, 2011 – Photosynthesis (Music Festival); Randall, WA
July WFD– ☄ Piscis Austrinids maximum (Difficult/Low Visibility/Shower)
July WFD – ☄ South. delta-Aquarids; maximum (Difficult/Low Visibility/Shower)
July WFD – ☄ alpha-Capricornids; maximum
July WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Zia Regional Rodeo; Albuquerque, New Mexico
July WFD – Torchlight Parade; 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Seattle

July 1-?, 2012 – Tour de France; France
July 3, 2012 – ☸ Asalha Puja Day ** – Buddhist
July (3) 4, 2012 – ☪ Lailat at Bara’ah ** – Islam
July 4 – Independence Day; US National Holiday
July 4^th–^– National Independence Day Parade; at 11:45 am ET Washington D.C.
Jul 12, 2014 6:27 AM– ○ Full Moon
July 13 – ☥ Karhunpäivä (Bear’s Day)– Finnish Pagan
July 13-15 – ☸ Obon , Ulambana** – Buddhist – Shinto
July 20 – ☦The Feast of Saint Elijah the Prophet – Orthodox (Feast)
July 21 (Approx.) – ☥ Ukonpäivä (Ukko’s Day) – Finnish Pagan
July (22) 23, 2014 – ☪ Lailat al-Qadr** – Islam
Haile Selassie I
July 23 – Emperor Haile Selassi I Birthday – Rastafari
July 23 – Monica Samille Lewinsky Birthday (1973)
July 24 – Pioneer Day – Mormon
July 24-August 23 – Leo
July26, 05:42 PM – ● New Moon
July (28) 29, 2014 – ☪ Eid Al-Fitr – Islam/Muslim
July 31-August 1 – ☥ Lithasblot – Norse Paganism

AUGUST 2014

August WFD – ☄ kappa-Cygnids
August WFD –^PRodeo_CA Deep South PRCA Rodeo; Winnsboro, LA
August WFD – Lollapalooza; Chicago,IL
Aug WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Zia Regional Rodeo; Albuquerque, New Mexico
August WFD – Hard Summer; Los Angeles, CA
August WFD — Outside Lands;San Francisco,CA
August WFD – 64^th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards ceremony.
August WFD – ☄ Perseids maximum (Major Shower)
August WFD – Sturgis Motorcycle Rally; Deadwood, SD (Spill-over) – Watch it on the Main Street Cam
August WFD – Sturgis Motorcycle Rally; Sturgis, SD – Watch it on Sturgis Cams
August WFD – US PGA (Golf); Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, GA
August WFD – VISA Gymnastics Championship; St. Paul, MN.
August 10 – 12, 2012 – ^IgRodeo_A Best Buck in the Bay; San Francisco, California
August WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Windy City Rodeo; Chicago, Illinois
August WFD – ☄ kappa-Cygnids maximum
August WFD – Sunset Strip (Music) Festival; Los Angeles, CA
August WFD – ^PRodeo_CA Annual World S Oldest Continuous Rodeo; Payson, AZ
August-September WFD – ☄ alpha-Aurigids
August WFD – Electric Daisy Carnival –Puerto Rico
August -September WFD — Burning Man (Music Festival); Black Rock City, NV
August -September WFD – US Open (Tennis); New York
August -September WFD — Southern Decadence; New Orleans
August WFD– ☄ alpha-Aurigids maximum
August – September WFD – ^I^gRodeo_A MGRA Show-Me State Rodeo, Kansas City, Missouri
August 1, 2012 — ☦ Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus – Orthodox Christian (Fast)
August 1, 2012 — ✞Lammas – Christian
August 1-2 (alt. 3-10) — ☥ Lammas or Lughnassadh (northern and southern hemispheres) – Pagan/Wicca
August 4-10, 2014 — Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
August 9, 2014 – Indian Pete’s Wild West Show & The Congress of Rough Riders; Deadwood Rodeo Grounds (pending).
August (4) 5, 2014 – ✡ Tish’a Bav – Jewish
August 6 — ☦ Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Christian (Feast)
August 10, 2014; 06:10 PM – ○ Full Super-moon
August 10, 2014 — ॐ Raksha Bandhan – Hindu
August 15 – ☦ Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian (Feast)
August 17, 2014 – ॐ Janmashtami – Krishna Jayanti – Hindu
August 24- September 23 – Virgo
August 25, 9:12 AM – ● New Moon
August 28 (1941-1955) Emmett Louis ‘Bobo’ Till Remembrance

See: The Death of Emmett Till Project (video)

August 29 – ✞Beheading of John the Baptist – Christian
August 2 9, 2014 – ॐ Ganesh Chaturthi ** – Hindu
August 30- September 7, 2014 – 卐 Paryushana Parva ** – Jain

SEPTEMBER 2014

September-October WFD – World Cup (Rugby); New Zeland
September WFD– MGRA Show-Me State Rodeo; Kansas City,Missouri
September WFD – Electric Zoo (Music Festival); New York City, NY
September WFD – North Coast Music Festival;Chicago,IL
September WFD – ☄ September Perseids
September WFD– Musicfest NW;Portland,OR
September WFD – Best Buck in the Bay; San Francisco,California
September WFD – Austin City Limits (Music Festival); Austin, TX
September WFD – Telluride Blues & Brews; Telluride, CO
September WFD — Nocturnal (Music Festival);Los Angeles,CA
September WFD – Grandparents Day; first Sunday after Labor Day
September WFD – ☄ September Perseids maximum
September WFD – Miss Universe Pagent; Sao Paulo, Brazil — See it on NBC.
September WFD– Las Vegas Pride
September WFD – ☄ kappa-Aquarids maximum
September WFD — River City Rodeo & Stock Show; Qwest Center, Omaha, NE.
September-November WFD – ☄ Southern Taurids & Northern Taurids
September – October WFD – Decibel (Music) Festival; Seattle,WA
September – October WFD – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival;San Francisco,CA
September WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Sooner State Stampede; Tulsa, Oklahoma
September – October WFD – AIBA World Boxing Championship; Busan, South Korea
September WFD – ^I^gRodeo_A Capital City Rodeo; Austin, Texas
September 1 – ☦ Indiction-Ecclesiastical Year begins – Orthodox Christian (Feast)
September 1, 2014 – Labor Day; US National Holiday
September 7-October 1– kappa-Aquarids
September 8 – ☦ Nativity of the Theotokos – Orthodox (Feast)
September 8 – ✞ Nativity of Mary – Christian
September 09, 2014; 01:39 AM – ○ Full Super-moon
September 11 – Trade Towers Remembrance
September 12 (60) – Roxanne D. Boe; Birthday (’60)
September 14 – ✞ Elevation of the Life Giving Cross – Holy Cross Day – Christian (Feast)
End of September / Early October / End of October – ☥ (the end of year and end of harvest time (the Old New Year). Mostly, the outdoor work was done and life moved indoors except for lumberwork and hunting.) Kekri / Keyri / Köyri etc. – Finnish Pagan
September 15-26 – ☥ Jakoaika (Dividing Time or perhaps Sharing Time) – Finnish Pagan
September 17 – Constitution Day, September 17, 1787
September 8, 8:39 PM – ○ Full Moon
September (21) 22, 2013 — Autumnal Equinox; ☥_ Mabon (northern hemisphere) / Ostata (southern hemisphere (Pagan/Wicca)
September 22, 2013 – Autumnal Equinox; ☥ Mabon (Pagan
September 22-23 – ☥ Mabon (Harvest End) – Norse Paganism
September (23) 24-25, 2014 – ✡ Rosh HaShanah– Judaism
September 24 – October 23 – ♎ Libra
September 24, 1:13 AM – ● New Moon
September 27– ☦ Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
September 29 – ✞Michael and All Angels– Christian
Navatir
September 29 – October 3, 2014 — ॐ Navaratri – Hindu

OCTOBER 2014

October WFD – Grand Final (AFL); Melborn, Australia
October-November WFD – ☄ Orionids
October WFD – ^IgRodeo_A Sonoran Desert Rodeo; Tucson, Arizona
October WFD – World Gay Rodeo Finals; Fort Worth, Texas
October WFD – Treasure Island Music Festival; San Francisco,CA
October WFD – CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival;New York City,NY
October WFD — Cypress Hill’s annual Smokeout “Mind Opening Music Festival“,San Bernardino,CA
October WFD – ☄ Draconids
October WFD – ☄ Draconids maximum
October WFD — 2011 Artistic World Championships (Gymnastics) – Tokyo, Japan
October WFD – ☄ Leo Minorids
October WFD– ☄ Orionids maximum
October WFD – ☄ Leo Minorids maximum
October WFD — Monster Massive, Los Angeles, CA
October WFD – Moogfest; Asheville,NC
October 1 – ☦ The Protection of the Mother of God Orthodox (Feast)
October 1-7, 2012 – ✡ Sukkot – Judaism
October (2) 3, 2014 – ☪ Waqf al Arafa – Hajj Day – Islam
October (3) 4, 2014 – ✡ Yom Kippur – Judaism
October 4, 2014 — ॐ Dussera ** – Hindu
October 4, 2014 — ☪ Eid Al-Adha – Muslim
October (15) 16, 2014 – ✡ Shemini Atzeret
October 8 – Bryce F. Boe Birthday (’33)
October (8) /9-15, 2014 – ✡ Sukkot (holy week lasts seven days) – Judaism
October 9 – Lief Erickson Day
October 11 – λ National Coming Out Day
October 12 – λ Mathew Shepard Remembrance December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998
October 13, 2014 – Columbus Day observed, October 12, 1492; US. National Holiday
October 14, 2014 — Thanksgiving – Canada
October (15) 16, 2014 – ✡Shemini Atzeret – Judaism
October (16) 17, 2014 – ✡Simchat Torah – Judaism
October 16 – Bosses Day
October 16-23, 2012 – ॐ Navaratri (Hindu)
October 8, 5:50 AM – ○ Full Moon
October (19) 20— R Birth of the Báb – Baha’i
October 20 – ☫ Installation of Scriptures as Gukru Granth – Sikh
October 20 – Scott D. Boe, Birthday (’55)
October 23, 2014 – ॐ 卐 ☫ Diwali – Deepavali ** – Hindu – Jain – Sikh
October 23 — Partial Solar Eclipse
October 23 – ☦The Feast of Saint James the Just Orthodox (Feast)
October 23, 4:56 PM – ● New Moon
October 24, 2014 – Jain New Year ** – Jain
October 24 – November 22 – ♏ Scorpio
October (24) 25, 2014 – ☪ Hijra – New Year ** – Islam
October 26 – ☦ The Feast of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki – Orthodox (Feast)
October 26, 2014 — ✞ Reformation Day ** – Protestant Christian
October 28 — ✞Milvian Bridge Day – Christian
October 29-November 2 – ☥ Winternights – Norse Paganism
October 31 – ✞ Halloween
October (31) November 1– ☥_ Samhain – Beltane (Northern and Southern hemispheres) * – Pagan /Wicca

NOVEMBER 2014

November WFD – Melbourne Cup (Horse Racing); Victoria, Australia
NovemberWFD – ☄ Southern Taurids maximum
November WFD– ☄ Leonids
November WFD – ☄ Northern Taurids maximum
November WFD – ☄ alpha-Monocerotids
November-December WFD – ☄ Monocerotids
November WFD– ☄ Leonids maximum
November WFD – ☄ alpha-Monocerotids maximum
November-December WFD– ☄ December Phoenicids (Radient – Non-observable in Deadwood)
November -December WFD – ☄ sigma-Hydrids
November – December WFD – ☄ Puppid/Velids (Radient – Non-observable in Deadwood)
November-December WFD – ☄ Geminids (Major Shower)
November 1 – ✞ All Saints Day
November 1 – Bryce T. Boe, Birthday (’58)
November 2, 2014 – Daylight Savings Time Ends.
November (4) 5, 2014 – ☪ Ashura ** (Muslim)
November 6, 7:27 AM – ○ Full Moon
Nobember 6, 2014 – ☫ Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Birthday – Sikh
November 8 – ☦ The Feast of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel – Orthodox (Feast)
November 9-10 (1938) – die Kristallnacht (Crystal night/the Night of Broken Glass)
November 11 – Veterans Day; US National Holliday
November (11) 12 – R Birth of Baha’u’llah – Bahai
Charles Lyell
November 14 — Sir Charles Lyell Birthday – Uniformitarianism (14 November 1797 – 22 February 1875)
November 15-25 Winter Lent – ☦ Orthodox Christian
November 15-25 — ☦ Nativity Fast – Orthodox Christian
November 21 – ✞Yule – Christian
November 21 – ☦Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple Orthodox (Feast)
November 22, 2014; 7:32 AM – ● New Moon
November 23 thru December 21 – ♐ Sagittarius
November 23, 2014 – ✞ Christ the King – Christian
November 24 – ☫ Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom – Sikh
November (25) 26 – RDay of the Covenant – Baha’i
November 27 – λ Harvey Bernard Milk Remembrance (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978)
November (27) 28, 2012 – R Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha – Baha’i
November 28, 2013 – ✞Thanksgiving Day;; US National Holiday
November 29, 2013 – Black Friday (Day after Thanksgiving)
November 30, 2012 – Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian
November 30 – December 24, 2014 — ✞Advent, First Sunday (Levavi) – Christian

DECEMBER 2014

December -January (WFD)– College Football Bowls
December – January WFD – ☄ Quadrantids (Major Shower)
December WFD – ☄ Coma Berenicids
December WFD – ☄ December Phoenicids maximum (Radient – Non-observable in
December WFD – ☄ Puppid/Velids maximum (Radient – Non-observable in Deadwood)
December WFD – ☄ Monocerotids maximum
December WFD – ☄ sigma-Hydrids maximum
December WFD – ☄ Geminids maximum (Major Shower)
December WFD – ☄ Ursids
December WFD – ☄ Coma Berenicids maximum
December WFD – ☄ Ursids maximum
December 1 – World Aids Day – see: The Last Song-Elton John/And the Band Played On
December 6 – Itsenäisyyspäivä (Independence Day –Finland)
December 6 – ✞☦ The Feast of Saint Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra in Lycia – Christian/Orthodox (Feast)
December 6, 7:27 AM – ○ Full Moon
December 7 – National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 8 – Nativity of Mary – Christian
December (8) 9-16, 2012 – ✡ Hanukkah
December 8 — ☸ Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) ** – Buddhist
December 9 – ☦The Feast of the Conception of Mary by Saints Joachim and Anne – Orthodox (Feast)
December 12 – ☦ The Feast of Saint Spiridon – Orthodox (Feast)
December 14 – Todd T. Boe, Birthday (’56)
December (15) 17- 24, 2014 – ✡Hanukkah
December 16-25 — ✞ Posadas Navidenas – Christian
First Flight
December 17 – Wright Brother’s Day
December (20) 21, 2014 – ✞ ☥_ Yule (Northern hemisphere)/ Litha (southern hemisphere) Christian/Pagan/Wicca
December 20-31 – ☥ Jul – Norse Pagan
December 21, 08:36 PM – ● New Moon
December 21, 2013 – Winter Solstice
December 21-25 – ☥ Pesäpäivät (bi-annual) – Finish Pagan
December 22 thru January 20 – ♑ Capricorn
December 25 – ✞ Christmas Day; US National Holiday
December 25 – ☦ Feast of the Nativity ** – Orthodox Christians (Feast)
December 26 – Zarathosht no Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) ** – Zoroastrian
December 26 thru 27 – Joulupäivä or tapaninpäivä – finnish/Andre juledag – Norwegian) [St Stephen’s Day]
December 26 – January 1 – Kwanza
December 28 – ✞ Holy Innocents – Christian
December 31 — λ Brandon Teena (Teena Renea Brandon) Rememberance (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993)
December 31 – New Years Eve
December 31 – Watch Night – Christian