December 10 Day of Mirage Death
Aztec: Start of Atemoztli (The Decent of Water)
Ancient Rome: Lux Mundi
Turkey: Start of Whirling Dervishes Festival
During Atemoztli Aztecs honored the bringers of rain. Blood-letting was done and men were to abstain from sex. Nobility celebrated this the most and sacrificed people of their choosing after adorning them with flowers.
Lux Mundi celebrates Libertas for bringing light to the world. She is the goddess of liberty.
Whirling Dervishes festival honors saint Mevlana with a spinning dance done to trance. This dance is called Sema. Mavlana is renowned for his words of wisdom and poems and is known as Rumi in the western world.
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