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MAY-FESTIVAL – BELTAINE - 30th APRIL
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| Goddess: |
Rhiannon, Blodeuwedd, Aphrodite, Venus, Goddess of Erotic Love |
| Direction: |
South-East |
| Element: |
Fire-water |
| Colours: |
Red |
| Plants: |
Red and pink rose, fresh green
twigs from birch or beech, lilac, apple blossoms |
| Power Animals: |
White mare, horse, white dove |
| Magic Objects: |
Mirror, comb, shells |
| Ritual Food: |
May-bowl, drinks of woodruff, hot and sweet Indian dishes, sweets and bakery in the shape of the yoni |
| Theme: |
Sacred Union with your sexual partner, with the Goddess, with the Earth, celebrating eroticism and sensuality, belly dancing, dance around the “may-tree” – the sacred phallus |
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SUMMER SOLSTICE – AROUND 21st of JUNE
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| Goddess: |
Domnu, Sulis, Sedna, Mother of Oceans, Queen of the Abyss, Lady of the Lake, Lady of the Rivers and Hot Springs |
| Direction: |
South |
| Element: |
Water & sun |
| Colours: |
Water-blue with gold, turquoise |
| Plants: |
Summer flowers, water plants, grasses, elder tree flowers, St. John’s wort, oak leaves |
| Power Animals: |
Dolphin, whale, sea otter, seal, salmon |
| Magic Objects: |
The overflowing “chalice of love”, sea shells |
| Ritual Food: |
Elderberry juice or wine, elderflower pancakes, herbal soups, strawberries, cream cheese |
| Theme: |
Pregnancy of the Goddess with the fruits of earth and waters, diving into the body of the Mother of Ocean and Lakes, thanking for the clearness of our water, blessing the Sun at the turning point, solstice fires, climax of the power of light |
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