Winter 2009 Wedding Dates

Planning a winter marriage? Here are some dates from many religions and some secular dates as well, if you'd like a date with meaning. Be warned, though. Having a marriage on a holiday can make it tiehr easier or more difficult for family to travel.

November 1^st - Samhain is the first day of winter in the Celtic calendar, and also New Year's Day in the same calendar. It is also the eighth annual festival in the Wiccan Wheel of the Year.

November 2^nd - Full Moon - Good night for an outdoor ceremony, especially in the southern states.

November 11^th - This would make your anniversary 11/11.

November 26^th - Thanksgiving Day. Represents the day when the pilgrims and the Native Americans feasted together in peace.

December 2^nd - Full Moon

December 11^th - Hanukkah starts on this date in 2009. It is an 8 day holiday celebrating oil that should have lasted only one night lasting eight instead.

December 12^th - This would make your anniversary 12/12.

December 21^st - The Winter Solstice is an interesting day to choose. It is the shortest day of the year, and the exact moment of the Solstice is 12:47 PM EDT. Traditionally, the Solstice represents rebirth, since days start getting longer after it.

December 24^th & 25^th - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. These are Christian holidays, but celebrated by nonChristians as well.

December 26^th - January 1^st - Kwanzaa. A week-long African-American holiday honoring African heritage.

December 31^st - Full Moon - Also a Blue Moon, since it's the second this month. The last full moon of 2009, on the last day of the year.

December 31^st - January 1^st - New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. A celebration of a new year, obviously. New Year's Day would also make your anniversary 1/1/10.

January 5^th - Twelfth Night. This concludes the 12 days of Christmas, and is also known as Epiphany Eve. Shakespeare wrote a play of the same name to be performed during the Twelfth Night festival. One of the traditions of the night was shown in the play, of role reversals (a woman dresses as a man, a servant dreams of being a nobleman).

January 26^th - Chinese New Year. It's the year of the Ox starting on this date. The Ox signifies tenacity.

January 30^th - Full Moon - This is the first full moon of 2010.

February 2 - Groundhog's Day. If the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter, according to myth. Would make your anniversary 2/2 as well.

February 14^th - St. Valentine's Day. This one's an obvious one!

Fabruary 28^th - Full Moon