Seasons of the Witch – Legends and Lore, Ancient Holidays And Some Not So Ancient!
Today Is …
Day of Peace between Heru and Set
Day Dedicated to Hina, Polynesian Moon Goddess. Go canoeing or offer some fresh coconut to Hina on your Moon altar
Scotland: Day of the Burryman. On this day, a ‘burryman,’ a man wearing a costume of thistle burs, walks the streets of fishing villages along the coast of Scotland. Representing an ancient fertility god, he collects donations from Villagers as offerings for good fortune. The origins of the Burryman are lost in time.
Greece: On this day at sun-up, the Panathenaia continues. On this day, the birth day of Athena, when she burst full-grown from Zeus’s head, was celebrated. The Greeks believed that all the Olympian Gods and Goddesses attended Athena’s birthday festivities on Olympus.
Eve of the Assumption – According to the advice given by an elderly husband to his young wife in 1393, the eve of Assumption is a good time for planting parsley.Bayard, Tania, ed, A Medieval Home Companion, Harper Collins 1991
Sardinia: Festival At Sassari, which originated following a 16th century plague. A great procession of people carrying enormous lighted candles, each with many long ribbons attached & held by others, with ballet-like movements to flute & drums, & ending at the MADONNA OF THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST.
15: Sproshinki – Serpen An agricultural holiday celebrating the end of haymaking. People have a good time, feasting, boxing, and much more. 15: Birthday of Charles Leland, folklorist and author, 1824 20: Full Moon – Corn Moon 29 August 2015 20: Birthday of author Ann Moura in 1947 31: Birthday of author Raymond Buckland
GrannyMoon’s Morning Feast Archives Remember the ancient ways and keep them sacred! )0( Live each Season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. ~Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
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