Seasons of the Witch – Legends and Lore, Ancient Holidays And Some Not So Ancient!
Today Is …
“Egyptian: First of the Epagomenal Days : Yesterday was the last day of the Egyptian year. Now there are five days outside of the year before the start of the next year.
Birthday of Osiris: Today is the birthday of Osiris, the Egyptian God of life and death. Osiris ruled the world of men in the beginning, after Ra had abandoned the world to rule the skies, but he was murdered by his brother Set. Through the magic of Isis, he was made to live again. Being the first living thing to die, he subsequently became lord of the dead. He was also the first mummy and supposedly the first Pharoah.
Horus: On this day, the birth of the wiccan falcon-headed god Horus is celebrated by many pagans. Light a royal-blue altar candle and burn some frankincense and myrrh as a fragrant offering to him.
Crop Circles: On this day in the year 1988, a series of mysterious crop circles began to appear in a wheat field near Silbury Hill in southwestern England.
O-Bon, Japanese Festival of the Ancestors. Set up an ancestor altar. Begin or review the genealogy of your family. Call your Grandparents if they are among the ancestors!
Synoikia -On the 16th day of Hecatombion, and two days after the full moon, the Athenians honored Eirene or peace.
Norwegian Midsummer Day -According to an ancient calendar stick, this was the midpoint of the summer season in Norway
BASTILLE DAY: Tremendous festivity throughout France. Paris dances all night along the Seine & in the streets
DADA DAY. First Dada soirée: “… in the presence of a compact crowd Tzara demonstrates, we demand we demand we demand the right to piss in different colours”.
PANDEMONIUM DAY. Sounds like most every other day of the week.
HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL: On this day, Buddhists feed the spirits of those who lived lives of hard-hearted greed & envy. They burn fake money & clothes for the use of the spirits.
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Remember The Ancient Ways and Keep Them Holy!
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