The Wicca Book of Days for Thursday, October 1
Honor and Fidelity
October 1 was sacred to Fides, the goddess of good faith, in Ancient Rome, Fides, who was believed to preside over the swearing of private and public verbal contracts, we typically depicted wearing a white veil and with her right hand out-stretched. When the flamines(Latin for “priests”) of Jupiter, Mars and Quirinus proceeded to the temple of Fides Publica (Honor of the People), on the Capitoline Hill, on this day, they traveled in a covered chariot and made offerings to the goddess with their right hands wrapped in white bandages, denoting unsullied honor and trustworthiness.
Faithful Friends
One of the meanings of the Latin word fides is “loyalty” a quality that dogs both demonstrate and symbolize. Pay tribute to Fides, and also give a canine companion a treat, by taking a dog for a long walk today, be it your own or one that you have borrowed.
—The Wicca Book of Days
Selena Eilidh Ash
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