{"id":224,"date":"2014-12-03T07:27:55","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T07:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/mysteryschool\/?p=224"},"modified":"2014-12-03T07:27:55","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T07:27:55","slug":"decemberholidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/mysteryschool\/decemberholidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Early December Esoteric Holidays, St. Nicholas of Myra, Tara, Buddha&#8217;s Enlightenment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-225\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/mysteryschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SaintNicolasofMyra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/mysteryschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SaintNicolasofMyra-150x300.jpg\" alt=\"December esoteric holidays gnostic holy days\" width=\"150\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/mysteryschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SaintNicolasofMyra-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/mysteryschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SaintNicolasofMyra-512x1024.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/mysteryschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SaintNicolasofMyra.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint Nicholas of Myra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See our\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/school\/way\/calendar\/advent.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Sundays of Advent<\/span><\/span><\/a> page. Here&#8217;s a traditional <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Advent_wreath\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Advent Wreath<\/span><\/span><\/a> &#8220;how-to&#8221; page.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dec 1<\/b> &#8211; Greek \/ Roman Day of Pallas Athena \/ Minerva.<br \/>\n&#8211; Day for Meditation on Tantric Bodhisattva Goddess Red Tara &#8211; Protector against evil and harm.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dec 3<\/b> &#8211; Roman Day of Cybele \/ Rhea &#8211; The Great Mother.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dec 4<\/b> &#8211; Feast of Shango &#8211; Orisha who defends against evil.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dec 6<\/b> &#8211; St Nicholas of Myra Day, patron saint of children &amp; mariners, original Santa Claus, known for his love of children<br \/>\n&#8211; Mindfulness Day &#8211; Zen Buddhist day for mindfully seeing and acting with compassion for the poor and oppressed.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dec 7<\/b> &#8211; Haloia of Demeter.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dec 7 &#8211; 9<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 Feast of the Immanent Feminine Divine Spirit &#8211; Honoring Goddess as Maha Devi Shakti (Hindu), Holy Spirit Wisdom (Christian).<\/p>\n<p><b>Dec 8<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 Rohatsu &#8211; Zen Buddhist celebration of the Buddha&#8217;s enlightenment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See our\u00a0 Sundays of Advent page. Here&#8217;s a traditional Advent Wreath &#8220;how-to&#8221; page. Dec 1 &#8211; Greek \/ Roman Day of Pallas Athena \/ Minerva. &#8211; Day for Meditation on Tantric Bodhisattva Goddess Red Tara &#8211; Protector against evil and harm. Dec 3 &#8211; Roman Day of Cybele \/ Rhea &#8211; The Great Mother. 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