Seasons of the Witch! Remember the ancient ways and keep them sacred! (and some not so ancient )
Be Humble Day
Branch Day
Concordia (Old Roman Festival of Goodwill)
Feast of Hastseltsi, the Red God, God of Racing – Navaho
Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
Festival of Carista – Roman
Festival of Concordia
For the Love of Mike Day
George Washington’s Birthday
Girl Guides Day – UK
Girl Scout Thinking Day
Handing Back of Goblin Orphans Day – Fairy
Independence Day – St. Lucia
Mother’s Day – India
National Margarita Day
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington joined the Union
People Power Day – Philippines
Recreational Sports and Fitness Day
St. Joseph of Arimathea’s Day
St. Margaret of Cortona’s Day (patron of fallen women)
Unity Day – Egypt
Unity Day – Syria
Virgin Island Donkey Races Day
Walking the Dog Day
World Thinking Day
Caristia/Cara Cognatio -From the Roman word, cara, meaning dear, this was a day of family reunions after the solemnity of the Parentalia. Now that the ancestors had been honored, the living were acknowledged with feast and gifts. It was ruled by Concordia, the goddess of peace, depicted with a cornucopia in one hand and an olive branch in the other.
“Sweet it is, no doubt, to recall our thoughts to the living after they have dwelt upon the grave and on the dear ones departed from us; sweet, too, after so many departed, to look upon those of our blood who are left, and to count kin with them,” wrote Ovid about this festival.
Concordia – The Roman festival of Charista, Caristia, or Cara Cognatio (from the word cara “dear” kinsfolk) is a feast of favor and good will in honor of the goddess Concordia. Disputes between family and friends are settled today and presents were given with the intent of reconciling friends and relations. Near relations come to honor the familial deities, the Lares, with offerings of incense and food. This holiday also serves to strengthen family bonds. After so many days of honoring the dead, the celebrants rejoice in the living.
“Sweet it is, no doubt, to recall our thoughts to the living after they have dwelt upon the grave and on the dear ones departed from us; sweet, too, after so many departed, to look upon those of our blood who are left, and to count kin with them,” wrote Ovid about this festival.
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Church of St Peter – To replace the pagan festivals of the Concordia, the Church made this day the feast of St Peter’s Chair, celebrating his role as teacher and feeder of that flock of sheep, the faithful. However in 567, at the second Council of Tours, people were still “offering mashed food to the dead.” Many early blooming plants are named after Peter including the cowslip in England which may be called Peterwort, and daffodils in Wales which are called Peter’s leeks.
There are also many legends about ice on St Peter’s Day. The Germans say that if water is frozen on this day it will not melt for a fortnight. The Norwegians extend this to 60 days. The Norwegians also say that St Peter threw hot rocks at the ice to melt it, or that if there is no ice on this day, he will make it (see also St Matthias Feb 24). It is also believed that the weather on this day will last four weeks, or forty days, or all of spring. However, if there is sun enough to saddle a horse, or moisture on a roof sufficient to slake a hen’s thirst, then there will be a good harvest.
Branch Day
Concordia (Old Roman Festival of Goodwill)
Feast of Hastseltsi, the Red God, God of Racing – Navaho
Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
Festival of Carista – Roman
Festival of Concordia
For the Love of Mike Day
George Washington’s Birthday
Girl Guides Day – UK
Girl Scout Thinking Day
Handing Back of Goblin Orphans Day – Fairy
Independence Day – St. Lucia
Mother’s Day – India
National Margarita Day
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington joined the Union
People Power Day – Philippines
Recreational Sports and Fitness Day
St. Joseph of Arimathea’s Day
St. Margaret of Cortona’s Day (patron of fallen women)
Unity Day – Egypt
Unity Day – Syria
Virgin Island Donkey Races Day
Walking the Dog Day
World Thinking Day
“Sweet it is, no doubt, to recall our thoughts to the living after they have dwelt upon the grave and on the dear ones departed from us; sweet, too, after so many departed, to look upon those of our blood who are left, and to count kin with them,” wrote Ovid about this festival.
Concordia – The Roman festival of Charista, Caristia, or Cara Cognatio (from the word cara “dear” kinsfolk) is a feast of favor and good will in honor of the goddess Concordia. Disputes between family and friends are settled today and presents were given with the intent of reconciling friends and relations. Near relations come to honor the familial deities, the Lares, with offerings of incense and food. This holiday also serves to strengthen family bonds. After so many days of honoring the dead, the celebrants rejoice in the living.
“Sweet it is, no doubt, to recall our thoughts to the living after they have dwelt upon the grave and on the dear ones departed from us; sweet, too, after so many departed, to look upon those of our blood who are left, and to count kin with them,” wrote Ovid about this festival.
Church of St Peter – To replace the pagan festivals of the Concordia, the Church made this day the feast of St Peter’s Chair, celebrating his role as teacher and feeder of that flock of sheep, the faithful. However in 567, at the second Council of Tours, people were still “offering mashed food to the dead.” Many early blooming plants are named after Peter including the cowslip in England which may be called Peterwort, and daffodils in Wales which are called Peter’s leeks.
There are also many legends about ice on St Peter’s Day. The Germans say that if water is frozen on this day it will not melt for a fortnight. The Norwegians extend this to 60 days. The Norwegians also say that St Peter threw hot rocks at the ice to melt it, or that if there is no ice on this day, he will make it (see also St Matthias Feb 24). It is also believed that the weather on this day will last four weeks, or forty days, or all of spring. However, if there is sun enough to saddle a horse, or moisture on a roof sufficient to slake a hen’s thirst, then there will be a good harvest.
Feast of Old Greek Deities Aphrodite and Eros – Day to honor love and passion.
Navaho: FEAST OF HASTSELTSI, the Red God, God of Racing.
Smaragdie – The finding of The Emerald Tablet, the original alchemical texts of Hermes Trismegistus, discovered by Sara in Hermes’ tomb at Hebron, albeit previously found by Alexander the Great. The tablet, known as the Tabula Smaragdina, was inscribed with thirteen most sapient lines in Phoenician, including the famous ‘As above, so below …’.
Sybil Leek (1923-1983) was born today. Sybil Leek was an English Witch, a gifted psychic, astrologer, and prolific author who wrote more than 60 books on such subjects as Astrology, Numerology and Reincarnation. She was born with a witch’s mark and claimed to be a hereditary witch of Irish and Russian Descent. Her entire family was involved in astrology and some of the guests who visited her childhood home included H.G. Wells, Lawrence of Arabia and Aleister Crowley.
Sybil Leek (1923-1983) was born today. Sybil Leek was an English Witch, a gifted psychic, astrologer, and prolific author who wrote more than 60 books on such subjects as Astrology, Numerology and Reincarnation. She was born with a witch’s mark and claimed to be a hereditary witch of Irish and Russian Descent. Her entire family was involved in astrology and some of the guests who visited her childhood home included H.G. Wells, Lawrence of Arabia and Aleister Crowley.
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