Our Holidays

Celebration of bodily autonomy, sexual liberation, and reproduction

Based on the Roman festival of the same name, Lupercalia falls on February 15. In keeping with the ancient tradition, February 13th and 14th are observed as feast days leading up to the actual holiday. What we are translating this to in TST is a "hail yourself" day. This idea offers a parallel to traditions of Sol Invictus, which focus more on others than on oneself.

Occasion honouring victims of superstition and pseudoscience, whether by witch hunt, Satanic Panic, or other injustices

In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust: a Tragedy (1808), Mephisto and Faust attend the Walpurgisnacht revelry atop Mount Brocken. TST's Hexennacht is a solemn holiday to honour those who have been victimized by superstition and pseudoscience.

This day marks TST BC's first day as an official Congregation of The Satanic Temple. While this isn't an interntational TST holiday, it is an important day to us locally. 

Celebration of religious plurality and shedding archaic superstition

A centerpiece of our religious movement and icon of modern Satanism, the Baphomet with Children statue was commissioned by The Satanic Temple in 2014 and created by Mark Porter with "respect for diversity and religious minorities" in mind. On July 25, 2015, The Satanic Temple unveiled Baphomet to a large crowd of devotees in Detroit, signaling the beginning of the new Satanic era. We observe this milestone in Satanic history by celebrating Unveiling Day.

Holiday to celebrate indulgence and embrace the darkness and its aesthetic

Halloween is consistently described as evil, demonic, and satanic by those steeped in religious dogma. Costumes, candy, and facing fears are to be embraced.

Celebration of being unconquered by superstition and dedication to the pursuit and sharing of knowledge

The cult of Sol existed within Rome since its early days as a republic, and Invictus was an epithet used for Jupiter, Mars, and Apollo (among others). The festival celebrated these gods and may have also been used to celebrate the winter solstice.