As the Winter Solstice occurs, the Celtic festival of Yule begins. As the sun passes a halfway mark in the celestial heavens, it is essentially being reborn into a new cycle of life, growing brighter and stronger every day until the Summer Solstice. Continue reading
The Celtic festival of Samhain is one of the oldest and most important. It marks the end of one year and the beginning of the new. As the final of three harvest festivals, it is also the start of the winter season. During this special time of transition the veil between worlds is thinnest and the ancestors are able to return to visit their loved ones. Continue reading
To us summer is just beginning, but to the ancient Celts who saw the year as divided solely between summer and winter, we have reached the mid-point of summer and so celebrate Midsummer. It falls on the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. The sun now high over head is at the height of its power. Continue reading
Beltane, one or the four greater festivals of the year occurs on May 1st. Deriving its name from the Celtic fire god Bel, it was when “bael” or bonfires were lit to purify and insure the fertility of the land. People jumped the flames for luck and prosperity and cattle were driven between two fires so they too were blessed. Continue reading
The festival of Ostara falls on the first day of spring, the Vernal Equinox. It’s a time when light and dark are perfectly balanced. On this day it is said an egg can be balanced upright on a flat surface! Drawing its name from the Germanic (Anglo-Saxon) goddess Eostre, it’s when the rebirth and prosperity of the land are celebrated. Continue reading
Winter is soon to come to end when Imbolc (Gaelic meaning ewe’s milk) occurs on February 1st. After a long, hard winter, the first signs of spring are born in birthing sheep and the first feeding of the infant lambs. It was said that the goddess Brigit traveled the countryside with her companion, a red-eared white cow, to unveil her mantle of green across the land at this time. Continue reading
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