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Lammas 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on August 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Magdalene’s Day 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged Catholicism, holidays on July 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Every year on her feast day, I honor St. Mary Magdalene; even though the Church does not officially recognize her as the patron of whores, she certainly is in the public imagination. And if beliefs have power, that recognition of sacred whoredom in the minds of millions has far more metaphysical and philosophical weight than any official Church designation.
Summer Solstice 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on June 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The apparent path of the sun reached its northernmost point at 3:32 UTC today, marking the longest day of the year and the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and the shortest day of the year & first day of winter in the Southern. May all of your plans come to fruition in the fullness of time, and Blessed Be!
May Day 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on May 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »
May Eve 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on April 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Easter 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on April 4, 2021| 1 Comment »
Vernal Equinox 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on March 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The apparent path of the sun crossed the equator moving northward at 9:37 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!
Mardi Gras 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged carnival, holidays on February 16, 2021| 1 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 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays on February 14, 2021| 1 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 card Chekhov sent me last year, which is violent and creepy in a good way.
Imbolc 2021
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on February 2, 2021| 3 Comments »
May the reawakening of the world bring with it the reawakening of good things you thought gone forever. Blessed Be!
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