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Hundreds gathered at the National Monument of Scotland for the celebration from Celtic folklore.
The photos are so cool!
In Babylon, the new year began with the first full moon, after the Spring Equinox. On this day the Akitu festival, which honoured the god Marduk would begin. The festival celebrated the sowing of barley and the cyclical rebirth of the world. The festival continued for 12 days and the opening was presided over by the Priest of Ésagila, the temple of Marduk. Mock battles would be held, songs would be sung and people would celebrate.
The festival invoked the divine right of kings, with the King needing to prove that he had not spurned, or disappointed Marduk. In order to do this he would remove his accoutrements, including his crown and sceptre. The priest would then strike the king on the face. Once this had been completed, the king would kneel before the statue of the god and receive a portent of the coming year.
Ritual completed, the king would be free to again don his royal regalia.
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April and May 2019 Heathen and Asatru Holidays
April 1: Loki Day. Loki's Day is celebrated on April 1st by American Asatru groups and individuals influenced by the old Ostara festival held by the old Ring of Troth, which was a multi day campout that included April 1st when that date fell on a weekend. Loki Day was a day for pranks and jokes in honor of Loki, and toward the end of the RoT women who were awake in the early morning threw their hair-combings into the fire for Loki. When the Ring of Troth broke into two groups, the American Vinland Association kept the Loki celebrations intact, while over the years the Ring of Troth abandoned them due to the influence of new members who were Nokeans (see my post on Nokeans for a definition and discussion.) The Troth recently re-embraced Loki, so the old custom may or may not come back. Also on April 1st: Narrentag (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and the season of the possible date of Alp Aufzug begins (Switzerland.)
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Floralia was a Roman festival held towards the end of April in honour of the goddess Flora, who was goddess of spring and flowers. She was a relatively minor goddess, though she did receive her own temple between 241-238BC following a local drought. The festival involved theatre performances, mock gladiator battles and other games.
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Rethinking the Ostara Hare
“I shall go into a hare, with sorrow and sighing and mickle care, and I shall go in the Devil's name; aye, till I come home again.”
—Isobel Gowdie
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Spring, Spring Has Come!
Greetings all, readers! It is finally the Spring Equinox, also known in Germanic traditions as Ostara (from which the name Easter derives, though not the holiday). Either regarded as the start of spring or its midpoint, the Spring Equinox is widely regarded around the world as an important occasion for when the days begin to grow longer than the nights and the natural world begins to blossom in full.
As we always do we’ve gathered all of our related posts as well as those from around the internet we thought you might enjoy . We hope you have a great time this spring!
-Aryós Héngwis