Three Marys Celebration: Virgin, Magdalene, Mary Salome

Three Marys Celebrate

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Mid-May, 2013

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"The Three Marys"

at the tomb of Christ

Mary Magdalene in Meditation

May 24 - Day of the Three Maries

The Three Marys or Maries are three women mentioned in the New Testament, all of whom were, or have been traditionally called Mary. This name is used for a group of three women who came to the sepulchre of Jesus.

In Eastern Orthodoxy they are among the Myrrh bearers. All four gospels mention women going to the tomb of Jesus, but only Mark 16:1 mentions the three that this tradition interprets as bearing the name Mary: Mary Magdalene, Mary Mother of James and Salome (called Mary Salome in this tradition of the three Marys at the tomb).
Three Maries at theTomb
by Mikołaj Haberschrack, 15th century

A medieval legendary account had Mary Magdalene, Mary of Clopas and Mary Salome, the Three Marys at the Tomb, with Saint Sarah, the maid of one of them, as part of a group who landed near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in Provence after a voyage from the Holy Land.

They settled at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, where their relics are a focus of pilgrimage. The feast of the Three Marys was celebrated mainly in France and Italy, and was accepted by the Carmelite Order into their liturgy in 1342.

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Fathers' Day is June 16
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Anacreon: Greek Poet

Ancient May - June Calendar

May 18 - Celtic Feast of Old Greek God Pan - Who represents the masculine in Nature and protects men throughout their lives. Men recognized the transitions in their lives and honored male fertility.

May 19 - Old Celtic Feast of Brigid - In which sacred healing wells and springs were adorned with flowers in honor of Goddess Brigid, daughter of Mother Goddess Danu and Father God Dagda.

May 20 - Mjollnir (Germanic, Teutonic, heathen)

May 21 - Dark/Bright Mother Goddesses Day - Kali/Parvati and Hecate/Demeter.

- Plato's Birthday

May 22 - Ragnar Lodbrok's day (Norse Heathen)

May 23 - Semik (Russian)

-Hermes Trismegistus famed founder of Hermetic philosophy and writer of the Emerald Tablet

May 24 - Day of the Three Maries (special to Mary Magdalene and Grail Christianity)

Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene

- Feast Day of Hermes Trismegistus

- Celtic Festival to the Three Mothers

- Greek Celebration of the Horae

May 25 - Celebration of the Tao, Mother of the World (Chinese, Japanese)

May 26 - Festival of Diana begins (ends 31st) (ancient Roman holiday)

Diana of Ephesus

- Dakinis' Day - Tantric Buddhists make offerings to Mother Tantra; day to unite will and power to manifest positive social change and environmental healing.

Dakini

May 30 - Frigg's Day, Northern Goddess, spouse of Odin (Teutonic "heathen" European pre-Christian holiday)

Frigga

- Feast of the Queen of the Underworld Begins (Roman)

- Feast of the Queen of Heaven (European)

May 31 - Feast of the Triple Goddess - Marking the transformation of the Virgin into the Mother.
- Feast of Stella Maris - Venus, (and Asherah) as Star of the Sea. Mother Mary was later given the title Stella Maris.

JUNE
Movable Holiday: sometimes in May, sometimes in June: Shavuot/Feast of First Fruits, Pentecost, Sacred Marriage holiday

Movable Holiday: 3rd Sunday in June. Father's Day

Month of Juno - Dedicated to Roman Goddess Juno, partner of Jove (God of Happiness), protector of marriage and family.

June 2   - Juno Regina's Day (Roman)
            - Sin's Day (Norse)
            - Shapatu of Ishtar (Babylonian)
            - Seamen's Day (Icelandish)
            - St. Elmo's Day

June 4 - Socrates' Birthday

June 5: Earth Mother Day - Call forth good harvests

Dolni Vestonice

June 11 - Feast of Matuta (Roman)
            - Matralia (Roman)
            - Fortuna's Day (Roman)

June 13: Feast of Epona - The Celtic Horse Goddess
              - All Soul's Day (Tibetan)
              - Children's Day (USA)
              - Athena's Day (Greek)
              - Minerva's Day (Roman)

Epona - Rhiannon

June 14 - Vidar's Day (Norse Heathen)

- Birthday of the Muses (Greek). Music, the arts & inspiration "born"

June 16 - Night of the Teardrop (Egyptian)
-Father's Day (USA)

source:...http://www.northernway.org/school/way/calendar/jan.html