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Ronald Hutton's _Stations of the Sun_ is an excellent resource for the history of the year cycle. See also Jack Santino's _All Around the Year: Festivals and Celebrations_. Of course, the associations listed for each day on the fundamentalist calendar are so outrageous that you will not be able to find a scholarly reference to them; their source is simply the twisted imagination of hate-filled, ignorant bigots. See Alan Dundes' _The Blood Libel_ for a history of the attribution of the legend of child and human sacrifice to minority religions: first Christians, then Jews, and now Pagans of all stripes. Best, Sabina Magliocco Professor Department of Anthropology California State University - Northridge [log in to unmask] ________________________________________ From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James John Bell [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 1:45 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Calendar of Demonic Feast Days Hey folks, This calendar of “demonic feast days” put together by fundamentalists is apparently pulled from a variety of sources: http://www.shieldofaith.org/resources/library/article.asp?s=4&i=101 What we’re looking for is something like this calendar but with references for each of the days that explains the sources for specific dates, like right now we’re in “abduction week” according to the calendar, but what tradition is that pulled from? I’m assuming there must be an academic referenced version of this type of calendar? Or is this all just twisted out of context old pagan celebration dates? We’re gathering calendar information for a resource guide being put together by this organization: http://www.facebook.com/pages/League-of-Occult-Research-Education-LORE/74992045651 Appreciate sources/links to any interesting calendars that have surfaced over the years, best regards, James