Tag Archives: Feast

Oimelc

Sunday, February 1, 2009 – 12:01 am

If today be sunny and bright, Winter again will show its might.
If today be cloudy and gray, Winter soon will pass away.
In northern climates, the first days of February look nothing like Spring, but if you look closely you can see the small but sturdy signs of changing seasons begin to appear. Maybe it [...]

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Winter Solstice

Monday, December 22, 2008 – 10:20 am

Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year. It falls around December 21st of each year. It is a festival day in many cultures often calling for bright lights and fires, freshly cut evergreens, feasting with loved ones and singing and dancing. These festivities serve to rekindle [...]

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Samhain

Thursday, October 30, 2008 – 8:24 pm

The Festival of Samhain was an ancient Celtic festival, falling on October 31st. A day which also marks Catholic All-Souls-Day and the secular Halloween, both strongly colored by the Celtic festival. Unlike most of the other sabbats, Samhain is not dictated by astrological events and therefor always falls on October 31st. Beltane is it’s counterpart [...]

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Lughnasadh: the grain harvest

Monday, August 11, 2008 – 1:45 pm

Though Lughnasadh was a few days ago, I just finished writing my Book of Shadows page about this sabbat. I thought I would share. Let me know what you think and if you see any glaring typos. Dyslexia and proofreading do not always mesh well…

Lughnasadh: the grain harvest

The blistering first days of August are here, [...]

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Blessed Lughnasadh!

Friday, August 1, 2008 – 8:43 am

Lughnasadh is going to be quite different for us this year since we now have Damian! His grandpa Tolman will be here to visit. I want to make an effort to celebrate all the sabbats with Damian but this one might wait till next weekend (I like that cross-quarter days are flexible like that! Heck my solstices and equinoxes kind of are too…)

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