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~Sabbat Correspondences





Samhain



celtic ~ Summer's End, pronounced "sow" (rhymes with now) "en" (Ireland), sow-een (Wales) - "mh" in the middle is a "w" sound - Greater Sabbat(High Holiday) - Fire Festival Oct 31-Nov 1(North Hemisphere) - Apr 30-May 1



(South Hemisphere)



AKA:

The Great Sabbat, Samhiunn, Samana, Samhuin, Sam-fuin, Samonios, Halloween, Hallomas, All Hallows Eve, All Saints/All Souls Day(Catholic), Day of the Dead (Mexican), Witches New Year, Trinoux Samonia, Celtic/ Druid New Year, Shadowfest (Strega), Martinmas or Old Hallowmas (..Scotttish/..Celtic) Lá Samhna (Modern Irish), Festival of the Dead, Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess), Hallowtide (Scottish Gaelis Dictionary), Feast of All Souls, Nos Galen-gae-of Night of the Winter Calends (Welsh), La Houney or Hollantide Day, Sauin or Souney ( Manx), oidhche na h-..aimiléise-the night of mischief or confusion(..Ireland), Oidhche Shamna (Scotland)



Animals/..Mythical beings:

bats, cats, dogs, pooka, goblin,medusa, beansidhe, harpies



Gemstones:

black stones, jet, obsidian, onyx, carnelian



Incense/Oil:

frankincense, basil, yarrow, lilac, camphor, clove, wood rose, wormwood, myrrh, patchouli, apple, heliotrope, mint, nutmeg, sage, ylang-ylang



Colors/Candles:

black (ward off negativity), orange (good luck), indigo, homemade apple or mint scented herbal candles to light jack-..o-lanterns or for altar candles



Tools/..Symbols/..Decorations:

black altar cloth, Halloween items, jack-..o-lanterns, oak leaves, acorns, straw, balefire, besom, black cat, black crescent moon, cauldron, divination tools, grain, magic mirror, mask, bare branches, animal bones, hazelwood,

pictures of ancestors



Goddesses:

The Crone, Hecate(Greek), Cerridwen(..Welsh-..Scottish), Arianrhod(..Welsh), Caillech (..Irish-..Scottish), Baba Yaga (Russian), Al-..Ilat(persian), Bast (Egyptian), Persephone (Greek), Hel(Norse), Kali(Hindu), all Death & Otherworld Goddesses



Gods:

Horned Hunter(..European), Cernnunos(..Greco-Celtic), Osiris(..Egyptian), Hades (Greek), Gwynn ap Nudd (British), Anubis(..Egyptian), Coyote Brother (Native American), Loki (Norse), Dis (Roman), Arawn (Welsh), acrificial/..Dying/Aging

Gods, Death and Otherworld Gods



Essence:

magick, plenty; knowledge, the night, death & rebirth, success, protection; rest, new beginning; ancestors; lifting of the veil, mundane laws in abeyance, return, change



Dynamics/..Meaning:

death & transformation,.. Wiccan new year,wisdom of the Crone, end of summer, honoring, thinning of the veil between worlds, death of the year, time outside of time, night of the Wild Hunt, begin new projects, end old projects



Purpose:

honoring the dead, especially departed ancestors, knowing we will not be forgotten; clear knowledge of our path; guidance, protection, celebrating reincarnation



Rituals/..Magicks:

foreseeing future, honoring/..consulting ancestors, releasing the old, power, understanding death and rebirth, entering the underworld, divination, dance of the dead, fire calling, past life recall



Customs:

ancestor altar, costumes, divination, carving jack-..o-lanterns, spirit plate, the Feast of the Dead, feasting, paying debts, fairs, drying winter herbs, masks, bonfires, apple games, tricks, washing clothes



Foods:

apple, pumpkin pie, pomegranate, pumpkin, squash, hazelnuts, corn, cranberry muffins, bread, ale, cider and herbal tea



Herbs:

allspice, broom, comfry, dandelion, deadly nightshade, mugwort, catnip, dittany of Crete, ferns, flax, fumitory, mandrake, mullein, dragon's blood, sage, straw, thistles, oak(leaf), wormwood (burn to protect from roving spirits)



Element/Gender:

water/male



Threshold:

midnight



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Yule



Lesser Sabbat - Winter Solstice, circa Dec 21



AKA:

Jul ("wheel", Old Norse), Saturnalia(..Rome ~December 17 & 18), Yuletide (Teutonic), Midwinter, Fionn's Day, Alban Arthuan, Christmas (..Christian~..December 25), Xmas, Festival of Sol, Solar/..Secular/Pagan New Year



Animals/..Mythical beings:

yule goat (nordic), reindeer stag, squirrels, yule cat, Sacred White Buffalo, Kallikantzaroi-..ugly chaos, monsters (greek), trolls, phoenix, yule elf, jule gnome, squirrels, wren/robin



Gemstones:

cat's eye, ruby, diamond, garnet, bloodstone



Incense/Oils:

bayberry, cedar, ginger, cinnamon, pine, rosemary, frankincense, myrrh, nutmeg, wintergreen, saffron



Colors/Candles:

gold, silver, red, green, white



Tools/..Symbols/..Decorations:

bayberry candles, evergreens, holly, mistletoe, poinsettia, mistletoe, lights, gifts, Yule log, Yule tree, spinning wheels, wreaths, bells, mother & child images



Goddesses:

Great Mother, Befana (strega), Holda (teutonic), Isis (egyptian), Triple Goddess, Mary(..christian), Tonazin (mexican), Lucina(roman), St. Lucy (swedish),Bona Dea (roman), Mother Earth, Eve(Hebrew), Ops(roman Holy Mother), the Snow Queen, Hertha (German), Frey (Norse)



Gods:

Sun Child, Saturn(rome), Cronos (Greek), orus/..Ra(egyptian), Jesus(..christian-..gnostic), Mithras(..persian), Balder(Norse), Santa Claus/..Odin(..teutonic), Holly King, Sol Invicta, Janus (God of Beginnings), Marduk (..Babylonian)Old Man Winter



Essence:

honor, rebirth, transformation,.. light out of darkness, creative inspiration, the mysteries, new life, regeneration, inner renewal, reflection/..introspection



Dynamics/..Meaning:

death of the Holly (winter) King; reign of the Oak (summer) King), begin the ordeal of the Green Man, death & rebirth of the Sun God; night of greatest lunar imbalance; sun's rebirth; shortest day of year



Purpose:

honor the Triple Goddess, welcome the Sun Child



Rituals/..Magicks:

personal renewal, world peace, honoring family & friends, Festival of light, meditation



Customs:

lights, gift-..exchanging, singing, feasting, resolutions, new fires kindled, strengthening family & friend bonds, generosity, yule log, hanging mistletoe, apple wassailing, burning candles, Yule tree decorating; kissing under mistletoe; needfire at dawn vigil; bell ringing sleigh bells; father yule



Foods:

nuts, apple, pear, caraway cakes soaked with cider, pork, orange, hibiscus or ginger tea, roasted turkey, nuts, fruitcake, dried fruit, cookies, eggnog, mulled wine



Herbs:

blessed thistle, evergreen, moss, oak, sage, bay, bayberry, cedar, pine, frankincense, ginger, holly, ivy, juniper, mistletoe, myrrh, pinecones, rosemary, chamomile, cinnamon, valarion, yarrow



Element/Gender:

earth



Threshold:

dawn



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Imbolc



(..im-..molc)..(em-bowl'g) - Major Sabbat (High Holiday) - Fire Festival February 1,2 - when the sun reaches 15-degrees Aquarius



AKA:

Imbolg (Celtic), Candlemas (Christian), Brigantia (Caledonii), Oimelc, Festival of Light, Brigid's (Brid, Bride) Day, La Fheill, An Fheille Bride, Candelaria (Mexico), Chinese New Year, Disting-tid (Feb 14th, Teutonic), DisaBlot, Anagantios, Lupercalia/..Lupercus (Strega), Groundhog Day, Valentines Day



Animals/..Mythical beings:

firebird, dragon, groundhog, deer, burrowing animals, ewes, robin, sheep, lamb, other creatures waking from hibernation



Gemstones:

amethyst, garnet, onyx, turquoise



Incense/Oil:

jasmine, rosemary, frankincense, cinnamon, neroli, musk, olive, sweet pea, basil, myrrh, and wisteria, apricot, carnation



Colors/Candles:

brown, pink, red, orange, white, lavender, pale yellow, silver



Tools/..Symbols/..Decorations:

white flowers, marigolds, plum blossoms, daffodils, Brigid wheel, Brigid's cross, candles, grain/seed for blessing, red candle in a cauldron full of earth, doll, Bride's Bed; the Bride, broom, milk, birchwood, snowflakes, snow in a crystal container, evergreens, homemade besom of dried broom, orange candle annointed in oil (see above)can be used to sybolize the renewing energy of the Sun's rebirth.



Goddesses:

Virgin Goddess, Venus, Diana, Februa, Maiden, Child Goddess, Aradia, Athena, Inanna, Vesta, Gaia, Brigid, Selene(Greek), Branwen(..Manx-Welsh)



Gods:

young Sun Gods, Pan, Cupid/..Eros(..Greco-Roman), Dumuzi (Sumerian)



Essence:

conception, initiation, insight, inspiration, creativity, mirth, renewal, dedication, breath of life, life-path, wise counsel, plan, prepare



Dynamics/..Meaning:

first stirring of Mother Earth, lambing, growth of the Sun God, the middle of winter



Purpose:

honoring the Virgin Goddess, festival of the Maiden/Light



Rituals/..Magicks:

cleansing; purification, renewal, creative inspiration, purification, initiation, candle work, house & temple blessings, welcoming Brigid, feast of milk & bread



Customs:

lighting candles, seeking omens of Spring, storytelling, cleaning house, bonfires, indoor planting, stone collecting, candle kept burning dusk till dawn; hearth re-lighting



Foods:

dairy, spicy foods, raisins, pumpkin, sesame & sunflower seeds, poppyseed bread/cake, honey cake, pancakes, waffles, herbal tea



Herbs:

angelica, basil, bay, benzoin, celandine, clover, heather, myrrh, all yellow flowers, willow



Element/..Gender: earth/female



Threshold:

midnight



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Ostara



( Oh-star-ah) - Lesser Sabbat - Spring/Vernal Equinox, March 20-21st - when the Sun enters Aries



AKA:

Ostre, Oestre, Eostre, Rites of Spring, Eostra's Day, Lady Day, First Day of Spring, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Alban Eiler, Bacchanalia



Animals/..Mythical beings:

unicorn, merpeople, pegasus, rabbit/easter bunny, chicks, swallows, snakes



Gemstones:

rose quartz, moonstone, amethyst, aquamarine, bloodstone, red jasper



Incense/Oil:

african violet, lotus, jasmine, rose, magnolia, sage lavender, narcissus, ginger, broom, strawberry



Colors/Candles:

gold, light green, grass green, robin's egg blue, lemon yellow, pale pink, anything pastel



Tools/..Symbols/..Decorations:

colored eggs, baskets, green clothes, shamrock, equilateral cross, butterfly, cocoons, sprouting plants; violets, lily, spring wildflowers, new clothes, lamb, hare/rabbit



Goddesses:

Eostre (Saxon Goddess of Fertility), Ostara (the German Goddess of Fertility) (..Teutonic)Kore, Maiden, Isis, Astarte (Persia, GrecoRoman), Ishtar(..Babylonian), Minerva (Roman), Youthful Goddesses. Faerie Queen, Lady of the Lake (..Welsh-..Cornish), the Green Goddess



Gods:

Hare, Green Man, Youthful Gods, Warrior Gods, Taliesin, Lord of the Greenwood (English), Dagda (Irish), Cernunnos (..Greco-Celtic), Pan (Greek), Adonis (Greek)



Essence:

strength, birthing, completion, power, love, sexuality, embodiment of spirit, fertility, opening, beginning



Dynamics/..Meaning:

the God comes of age, sexual union of the Lord & Lady, sprouting, greening, balance of light and dark



Purpose:

plant and animal fertility, sowing



Rituals/..Magicks:

spellcrafting, invention, new growth, new projects, seed blessing



Customs:

wearing green, new clothes, celtic bird festival, egg baskets coloring eggs, collecting birds eggs, bird watching, egg hunts, starting new projects, spring

planting



Foods:

light foods, fish, maple sugar candies, hot crossed buns, sweet breads, hard boiled eggs, honey cakes, seasonal fruits, milk punch, egg drinks



Herbs:

acorns, celandine, tansy,..cinquefoil, crocus, daffodil, dogwood, Irish moss, ginger, honeysuckle, iris, jasmine, rose, hyssop, linden, strawberry, violets



Element/Gender:

air/male (solar)



Threshold:

dawn



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Beltane



(beel-teen or bell-tayn) bel is......shining/..brilliant& tene is fire. Hence, Beltane means "brilliant fire, - Major Sabbat (High Holiday) - Fire Festival April 30-May 1st



AKA:

Bhealltainn, Bealtaine, Beltaine, Beltinna, Lady Day; Samhradh; La Baal Tinne May Eve, May Day, Walspurgis Night, Rudemas, Walburgal, Giamonios, Shenn do Boaldyn, Galan Mae, Whitsun, Rudemas, Festival of Tana(Strega)



Animals/..Mythical beings:

the white cow, goats, giants, rabbits, honey bees, faeries, satyrs, pegasus



Gemstones:

emerald, orange carnelian, sapphire, rose quartz, lazuli, sapphire, yellow agate, bloodstone



Incense/Oil:

passion flower, frankincense, tuberose, vanilla, lilac, rose



Colors/Candles:

red & white (symbolizing God and Goddess), dark green, dark yellow, rainbow spectrum, blue, pastels, all colors



Tools/..Symbols/..Decorations:

maypole & ribbons, flower crowns, fires, bowers, fields, May baskets, white flowers and ribbons, daisy chain, flower chaplet, white wine in clear crystal glass, chalice, butterchurn, blackthorn & hawthorn branches, seasonal fruit



Goddesses:

May Queen, Flora, Maia, Flower Goddesses, Lady of the Greenwood, Divine Couples, and Goddesses of the Hunt, Aphrodite (Greek) Blodewedd (Welsh), Erzulie (Voodun), Baubo (Greek), Rhea (Cretean), Prithvi (Hindu)



Gods:

May King, Jack in the Green, Horned God (European), Herne (Greek), Green Man, Bel (Celtic), Baal (Phoenician), Gods of the Hunt,



Essence:

compassion, youthful play, exhuberance, sensuality, pleasure, action



Dynamics/..Meaning:

sacred marriage of the Lord and the Lady, arrival of the Tuatha de Dannan in Ireland



Purpose:

fertility festival, celebrate 1st day of Celtic summer, 1st day of the light half of the year



Rituals/..Magicks:

The Great Rite, love, romance & fertility magicks, elf & faery power, offerings to elementals, crop blessings, relighting sacred fires, divination, building shrines,

fire-calling, honoring house guardians, snake dancing, bathing faces in the morning dew of May to retain their youthful beauty



Customs:

maypole erection, dancing around the maypole, bonfires, jumping fire, mating, picking flowers, making flower baskets, frolicking throughout the countryside, archery tournaments, sword dances, feasting, drinking and music, moving the herds to high pasture



Foods:

dairy, honey, oats, red fruits, herbal salads, red/pink wine punch, large round oatmeal/barley cakes, sweets



Herbs:

almond, angelica, damiana, hawthorn, hibiscus, saffron, ash tree, bluebells, cinquefoil, daisy, frankincense, hawthorn, ivy, lilac, marsh marigold, meadowsweet, primrose, roses, satyrion root, woodruff, yellow cowslip, yarrow



Element/Gender:

air/male



Threshold:

dawn



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Litha

Lesser Sabbat - Summer Solstice circa June 21



AKA:

Midsummer, Letha, Feill-..Sheathain (Scotland), Alban Hefin (Druidic), Alban Heruin, Midsummer's Eve, St. John's Eve, Bonfire Night,..Gathering Day (Wales), the Feast of Epona (ancient Gaul) and Vestalia (ancient Rome).



Animals/..Mythical beings:

wren, robin, horses, cattle, satyrs, faeries, firebird, dragon, thunderbird



Gemstones:

lapis lazuli, diamond, tiger's eye, all green gemstones, especially emerald and jade



Incense/Oil:

heliotrope, saffron, orange, frankincense & myrrh, wisteria, cinnamon, mint, rose, lemon, lavender, sandalwood, pine



Colors/Candles:

blue, green, gold, yellow and red



Tools/..Symbols/..Decorations:

the sun, oak, birch & fir branches, sun flowers, lilies, red/..maize/yellow or gold flower, love amulets, seashells, summer fruits & flowers, feather/flower door wreath, sun wheel, fire, circles of stone, sun dials and swords/blades, bird feathers, Witches' ladder



Goddesses:

Mother Earth, Mother Nature, Venus, Aphrodite, Yemaya, Astarte, Freya, Hathor, Ishtar, all Goddesses of love, passion, beauty and the Sea, and Pregnant, lusty

Goddesses, Green Forest Mother; Great One of the Stars, Goddess of the Wells



Gods:

Father Sun/Sky, Oak King, Holly King, Arthur, Gods at peak power and strength.



Essence:

humility, fire, partnership, nourishment, relationships, fertilization, nurturing



Dynamics/..Meaning:

crowning of the Sun God, death of the Oak King, assumption of the Holly King, end the ordeal of the Green Man



Purpose:

rededication to the Lord and Lady, beginning of the harvest, honoring the Sun God, honoring the pregnant Godddess



Rituals/..Magicks:

nature spirit/fey communion, planet healing, divination, love & protection magicks. The battle between Oak King, God of the waxing year & Holly King, God of the waning year (can be a ritual play), or act out scenes from the Bard's (an incarnation of Merlin) "A Midsummer Night's Dream", rededication of faith, rites of inspiration



Customs:

bonfires, processions, all night vigil, singing, feasting, celebrating with others, cutting divining rods, dowsing rods & wands, herb gathering, handfastings, weddings, Druidic gathering of mistletoe in oak groves, needfires, leaping between two fires, mistletoe (without berries, use as a protection amulet), women walking naked through gardens to ensure continued fertility, enjoying the seasonal fruits & vegetables, honor the Mother's fullness, richness and abundance, put garlands of St. John's Wort placed over doors/ windows & a sprig in the car for protection



Foods:

honey, fresh vegetables, lemons, oranges, summer fruits, summer squash, pumpernickel bread, ale, carrot drinks, mead



Herbs:



anise, mugwort, chamomile, rose, wild rose, oak blossoms, lily, cinquefoil, lavender, fennel, elder, mistletoe, hemp, thyme, larkspur, nettle, wisteria, vervain (verbena), St. John's wort, heartsease, rue, fern, wormwood, pine,heather, yarrow, oak & holly trees



Element/Gender:

fire



Threshold:

evening/dawn



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Lughnasadh



(Loo-nas-ah) Major Sabbat (High Holiday) - Fire Festival August 1, 2



AKA:

Lunasa (meaning August), Lughnasaad, Lughnasa Celtic),First Harvest, August Eve, Feast of Cardenas, Feast of Bread, Tailltean Games(Irish), Teltain Cornucopia (Strega), Ceresalia (Ancient Roman) Harvest Home, Thingtide (Teutonic), Lammas (Christian). Laa Luanys, Elembious, Festival of Green Corn (Native American)



Animals/..Mythical beings:

griffins, basilisks, roosters, calves, centaurs, phoenix



Gemstones:

aventurine, citrine, peridot, sardonyx, yellow diamondsand citrine



Incense/Oil:

wood aloes, rose, rose hips, rosemary, chamomile, eucalyptus, safflower, corn, passionflower, frankincense, sandalwood



Colors/Candles:

red, orange, golden yellow, green, light brown, gold, bronze, gray



Tools/..Symbols/..Decorations:

corn, cornucopias, red, yellow flowers, sheaves of grain (wheat, barley, oats), first fruits/..vegetables of garden labor, corn dollies, baskets of bread, spear, cauldron, sickle, scythe, threshing tools, sacred loaf of bread, harvested herbs, bonfires, bilberries, God figures made of bread or cookie dough, phallic symbols



Goddesses:

the Mother, Dana (Lugh&'s wife & queen ), Tailltiu (..Welsh-..Scottish), Demeter (Greek), Ceres (Roman grain goddess .. honored at Ceresalia), the Barley Mother, Seelu (Cherokee), Corn Mother, Isis (Her birthday is celebrated about this time), Luna (Roman Moon Goddess), other agricultural Goddesses, the waxing Goddess



Gods:

Lugh (Celtic, one of the Tuatha De Danaan), John Barley Corn, Arianrhod's golden haired son Lleu (Welsh God of the Sun & Corn where corn includes all grains, not just maize), Dagon (Phoenician Grain God), Tammuz/ Dummuzi (Sumerian), Dionysus, plus all sacrificial Gods who willingly shed

blood/give their life that their people/lands may prosper, all vegetation Gods & Tanus (Gaulish Thunder God), Taranis (Romano-Celtic Thunder God), Tina, (..Etruscan-..Thunder God), the waning God



Essence:

fruitfulness, reaping, prosperity, reverence, purification, transformation,.. change, The Bread of Life, The Chalice of Plenty , The Ever-flowing Cup , the Groaning Board (Table of Plenty)



Dynamics/..Meaning:

Lugh's wedding to Mother Earth, Birth of Lugh; Death of Lugh, Celtic Grain Festival



Purpose:

honoring the parent Deities, first harvest festival, first fruits grains & drink to the Goddess in appreciation of Her bounty, offering loaves of sacred bread in the form of the God (this is where the Gingerbread Man originated!)



Rituals/..Magicks:

astrology, prosperity, generosity, continued success, good fortune, abundance, magickal picnic, meditate & visualize yourself completing a project you've started



Customs:

games, the traditional riding of poles/staves, country fairs, breaking bread with friends, making corn dollys, harvesting herbs for charms/..rituals, Lughnasadh fire with sacred wood & dried herbs, feasting, competitions, lammas towers (fire-building team competitions), spear tossing, gathering flowers for crowns, fencing/..swordplay, games of skill, martial sports, chariot races, hand-fastings, trial marriages, dancing 'round a corn mother (doll)



Foods:

loaves of homemade wheat, oat, & corn bread, barley cakes, corn, potatoes, summer squash, nuts, acorns, wild berries (any type), apples, rice, pears, berry pies, elderberry wine, crab apples, mead, crab, blackberries, meadowsweet tea, grapes, cider, beer



Herbs:

grain, acacia, heather, ginseng, sloe, cornstalks, cyclamen, fenugreek, aloes, frankincense, sunflower, hollyhock, oak leaf, wheat, myrtle



Element/Gender:

fire/female



Threshold:

noon



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Mabon



MAY-bon, MAY-bun, MAY-bone, MAH-boon or MAH-bawn, - Lesser Sabbat - Fall/Autumn Equinox, September 21-23



AKA:

Michaelmas (September 25th, Christian), Second Harvest Festival, Witches' Thanksgiving, Harvest Home (..Anglo-Celtic), Feast of Avalon, Wine Harvest, Festival of Dionysus, Cornucopia, Equinozio di Autunno (Strega), Chung Chiu (China), Night of the Hunter, Alban Elfed "The Light of the Water"..(Caledonii/ Druidic-..celebrates Lord of the Mysteries), Winter Finding (Teutonic, from Equinox 'til Winter Night or Nordic New Year, Oct 15th.)



Animals/..Mythical beings:

dogs, wolves, stag, blackbird, owl, eagle, birds of prey, salmon & goat, Gnomes, Sphinx, Minotaur, Cyclops, Andamans and Gulons



Gemstones:

yellow agate, carnelian, yellow topaz, sapphire, lapis lazuli & amethyst



Incense/Oil:

pine, sweetgrass, apple blossom, benzoin, myrrh, frankincense, jasmine, sage wood aloes, black pepper, patchouly, cinnamon, clove, oak moss



Colors/Candles:

brown, green, orange, red, deep gold, scarlet, yellow, russet, maroon, all autumn colors, purple, blue violet & indigo



Tools/..Symbols/..Decorations:

indian corn, red fruits, autumn flowers, red poppies, hazelnuts, garlands, grains especially wheat stalks, and colorful, fallen leaves, acorns, pine & cypress cones, oak sprigs, pomegranate, statue/or figure to represent the Mother Goddess, mabon wreath, vine, grapes, gourd, cornucopia/..horns of plenty, burial cairns, apples, marigolds, harvested crops, burial cairns, rattles, the Mysteries, sun wheel, all harvest symbols



Goddesses:

Modron (Welsh), Bona Dea, Land Mother, Aging & Harvest Dieties: the Triple Goddess-Mother aspect, Persephone, Demeter/Ceres, Morgan (Welsh- Cornish), Snake Woman (aboriginal), Epona (..Celtic-..Gaulish), Pamona (roman), the Muses (greek)



Gods:

Mabon ap Modron (Welsh), Sky Father, Wine Gods, Aging Gods, John Barley Corn , the Wicker-Man, the Corn Man, Thoth (Egyptian), Hermes, Hotei (Japanese), Thor, Dionysus (Roman), Bacchus (Greek) & all wine Deities



Essence:

beauty, joy; fullness of life, harvest of the year's desires, strength; laughter; power; prosperity, equality, balance, appreciation, harvest, protection, wealth,

security, self-..confidence, reincarnation



Dynamics/..Meaning:

death of the God, assumption of the Crone, balance of light and dark; increase of darkness, grape harvest, completion of the harvest



Purpose:

second harvest festival, new wine pressing/..making preparation for winter and Samhain, rest after labor, Pagan day of Thanksgiving, honoring the spirit world, celebration of wine



Rituals/..Magicks:

Celtic Festival of the Vine, prosperity rituals, introspection, rituals which enact the elderly aspects of both Goddess & God, past life recall



Customs:

offerings to land, preparing for cold weather, bringing in harvest, cutting willow wands (Druidic), eating seasonal fruit, leaving apples upon burial cairns & graves as a token of honor, walk wild places & forests, gather seed pods & dried plants, fermenting grapes to make wine,picking ripe produce, stalk bundling; fishing,. on the closest full moon (Harvest Moon) harvesting corps by moonlight.



Foods:

cornbread, wheat products, bread, grains, berries, nuts, grapes, acorns, seeds, dried fruits, corn, beans, squash, roots (ie onions, carrots, potatoes, etc), hops,

sasssafras, apples, pomegranates, carrots, onions, potatoes, roast goose or mutton, wine, ale, & cider



Herbs:

myrrh, thistle, tobacco, oak leaf, hazel, mums, hops, acorns, marigold, rose, sage, milkweed, solomon's seal, aster, fern, honeysuckle, benzoin, myrrh, passionflower, pine & cedar, ivy, hazel, hops, cedar



Element/Gender:

water



Threshold:

evening

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Eleanna
13:34 Mar 06 2010

Really nice entry, my favourite is Beltane and because its my birthday!!lol

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