The apparent path of the sun will cross the equator moving northward at 21:24 UTC today, signaling the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern. Enjoy the milder weather to come, and Blessed Be!
Archive for the ‘Holidays’ Category
Vernal Equinox 2023
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on March 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Sex Worker Rights Day 2023
Posted in Holidays, tagged activism, holidays on March 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Happy Sex Worker Rights Day to all my sisters and brothers, and our supporters. Here’s a linked list of everything I’ve written for the occasion.
Mardi Gras 2023
Posted in Holidays, tagged carnival, holidays on February 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Maybe the places where many of y’all live don’t observe it, but I still do. So Happy Mardi Gras, dear readers!
Valentine’s Day 2023
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays on February 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »
As longtime readers know, Valentine’s Day is my least favorite of holidays, and I’m not particularly fond of the typical iconography associated with it, either (which is often weird or violent or creepy as hell). So every year I try to share an exception, like this lovely lady on a Victorian Era card.
Imbolc 2023
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on February 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »
May the reawakening of the world bring with it the reawakening of good things you thought gone forever. Blessed Be!
Little Christmas 2023
Posted in Holidays, tagged carnival, holidays, Italy, witchcraft on January 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
If you don’t understand why this witch is carrying a sackful of toys, I suggest you consult my column from this day in 2015, which also (not by coincidence) contains links to the columns for the previous four years. That should give you all the information you need to understand why I’m wishing some of my readers a Merry Christmas, some a Good Epiphany and others a Happy King Day, and welcoming all of you to the Carnival season!
New Year’s Day 2023
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays on January 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Happy New Year, dear readers!
Boxing Day 2022
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays on December 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Just a reminder of what this day is for: relaxing and sharing with the less fortunate. And they needn’t be strangers. Happy Holidays, and Blessed Be.
Christmas Day 2022
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays on December 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
A Very Merry Christmas to all my readers, and Blessed Be!
Christmas Eve 2022
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays on December 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Merry Christmas, dear readers, and may you all find everything you hope for under your tree!
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