Seasons of the Witch – Legends and Lore, Ancient Holidays And Some Not So Ancient!

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Day Dedicated to Ix Chel. Invoke Her aid in any project with which you are having difficulty.

Vinalia Rustica In ancient Rome, a wine-harvest celebration known as the Vinalia Rustica was held each year on this date. It was dedicated to the Goddess Venus of the Grape Vine and also to Minerva.

On this date in the year 1692, the Reverend George Burroughs and John Willard were put to death on Salem’s infamous Gallows Hill as punishment for the crime of Witchcraft.

Egypt/Kemet: This date roughly corresponds to the start of the ancient calendar month of Paopi, the Egyptian New Year. Ptah is honored by some as Netjer of this month, an ancient God, also called Peteh, whose center of worship was Mennefer/Memphis. He was the ‘sculptor of the earth’ to the people, and his spirit existed when the primeval mound formed from the waters. His identity later merged with that of Osiris and other creator Gods. There were rituals in the temples honoring Osiris, Ra, and Horus on this day.

Wales: Ancient Bardic Tourney of Druids. Group singing and processions.

First of the month of FRUCTIDOR (fruit) in the French revolutionary calendar.

Wales: Ancient Bardic TUORNEY OF DRUIDS. Group singing, processions, musical & literary competitions, awarding of bardic degrees.

St. Helena – On Old British legends say that Helena was the daughter of Old King Cole and married the British officer, Constantine, who later became Emperor of Rome, For political reasons, he repudiated her and married Theodora, the daughter-in-law of the previous Emperor Maximilian. When Helena’s son, Constantine, became Emperor and Christian, she too converted. She sponsored several excavations looking for the Holy Cross. Supposedly she also located the crosses on which the good and bad thieves were crucified which means she can be invoked for help in discovering thieves.

This is a name day feast for anyone named Ellen or Helene or any variation of those names. Attwater, Donald, Dictionary of Saints, Penguin 1965 Rufus, Anneli, The World Holiday Book, Harper San Francisco 1994

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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