Helian calendar
Helian Way doctrine. This page describes the stated beliefs and theories of the Helian Way, a new religious movement founded in 2026. Doctrine is attributed and reported in an encyclopedic voice; it is not presented as established fact.
The Helian calendar (Fasti Heliaci) is the liturgical year of the Helian Way. It mixes days attested in Roman sources ("ANCIENT") with new Helian observances ("OURS").[1]
Great days
| Date | Day | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Annual Review (Revisable Clause) | Helian |
| Kalends of each month | Open Ledger | Helian |
| 19–23 March | Quinquatria (Minerva) | Roman |
| 21 April | Natalis Romae (Parilia) | Roman |
| 27 April | Lapulapu Day | Helian (Philippine) |
| c. 21 June | Summer Solstice; Order of Apollo | Astronomical |
| 4 August | Phaethon Day / Prophecy Day | Helian |
| late Aug–Sep | Astraea's Return | Helian |
| 13 September | Epulum Iovis | Roman |
| 2 November | Mnemosyne Day (Book of Names) | Helian |
| 13–14 December | Geminids ("Phaethon's fragments fall as light") | Astronomical |
| 17–23 December | Saturnalia | Roman |
| 25 December | Natalis Solis Invicti | Roman (Calendar of 354) |
Tradition / belief The table follows Catechism v3.[1]
Mainstream view
Established The Chronography of 354 lists N(atalis) Invicti on 25 December.[2] Scholarly debate Historians disagree about whether the festival of Sol Invictus on 25 December came before the Christian feast of the Nativity or arose alongside it.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Helian Catechism, Version 3 (draft, 4 October 2026), ¶ 161.
- ↑ Chronography of 354, Part VI (Philocalian calendar), ed. Theodor Mommsen, Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Auctores Antiquissimi 9 (1892); English at tertullian.org.
- ↑ Thomas J. Talley, The Origins of the Liturgical Year (New York: Pueblo, 1986); Steven Hijmans, "Sol Invictus, the Winter Solstice, and the Origins of Christmas", Mouseion 3 (2003): 377–398.
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