The Goddess Book of Day for August 20th
Hopi (Native American) Snake/ Antelope Ceremony, bi-yearly. Mystic marriage of Snake Maiden and Antelope Youth to ripen the crops. In the bi-years, the Flute Ceremony, dedicated to Spider Woman. Other mystic marriages are of Venus/Adonis, Cybele/Attis, Erzulie or Aida Wedo/Damballah, Ata Bey/ Yoko-Hoo, Inanna/Tammuz, Ishtar/Damuzi, Ashtoreth/Baal, Bel/Marduk. The marriage assures the fertility of all the Earth and the coming harvest.
Source
The Goddess Book of Days
Diane Stein
