Today Is …
Earth Day- Partake in local festivities. Do your recycling. Adopt a new green practice at home.
Earth Day. This is a day dedicated to Mother Earth and a time for Witches throughout the world to perform Gaia-healing rituals. The first Earth Day took place in 1970 as a result of the Ecology Movement of that time, and since then it has been held each year to help encourage recycling programs and the use of solar energy, and to increase community awareness of important environmental issues.
Earth Day: The first Earth Day, was created by John McConnell and proclaimed by the City of San Francisco on March 21, 1970. Now commonly celebrated on April 22, this is a time for thanksgiving and celebration of Mother Earth and a time for dedication and commitment to the care of our planet. Celebrations have expanded to include the entire month of April as Earth Month.
“The earth will continue to regenerate its life sources only as long as we and all the peoples of the world do our part to conserve its natural resources. It is a responsibility which every human being shares. Through voluntary action, each of us can join in building a productive land in harmony with nature.” ~ President Gerald Ford, proclaiming March 21st as Earth Day
Babylonia: Festival of Ishtarh– in honor of the Goddess of Love, War, Fertility, Childbirth, and Healing.
Greece: Festival of Elaphebolia
Slavic Pagan: Lela’s Holiday – Berezozol (April) 22. Today is the feast day to honor the Goddess-Daughter, Lela. In Scandinavia, this day is celebrated in Odin’s (Woden’s) Honor. That says to us that Lela was one of the important Slavic Goddesses. Say a toast in honor of this Deity.
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