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Beltane …. and other feasts of the Celtic wheel of the year (1 Viewer)
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The Plowing - A Beltane Celebration | Reno Magick | May 4, 2024
The Plowing - A Beltane Celebration happening at Reno Magick, 1004 S Wells Ave, Reno, NV 89502-2524, United States,Reno, Nevada on Sat May 04 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
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The Plowing - A Beltane Celebration | Reno Magick | May 4, 2024
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The eight spokes of the wheel? No, just the Germano-Christianized versions.
The first four spokes on the wheel symbolize the spring and fall equinoxes and the summer and winter solstices. These are also what make up the four arms of the Celtic sun cross. The other four spokes are the midpoints between the first four. Since Spring Equinox used to be the new year (aka the first spoke), and Beltane occurs on the festival after that, Beltane would be the second spoke on the wheel. For some reason only six of these have festivals associated with them, but knowing the Celts who loved secrets, the last two were probably not for public displays.
The Celts were crazy about wheels, probably because they were the first to figure out how to fit iron tires to them (same method they used to invent the barrel).
I would say there's a good change that the custom of using wheels to execute criminals is probably an old Celtic custom that was de-paganized and made it into the middle ages (just like drowning and burning witches were ealier forms of human sacrifice). The Christian priestly tonsure is supposedly also an old Celtic invention.
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I often celebrate the 8 pagan sabbats. Even as an atheist, those days make more sense to me than any religious or political holiday.
My birthday is on Yule
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In both Finland and Sweden the day before May Day (and May Day is considered the day of workers and students) is usually when alot of people party and gets very drunk. It's called Vappu in Finnish and Valborg in Swedish.
When it comes to ancient Celtic stuff I always had a soft spot for Samhain.
The wheel of the year is a Neo-Pagan reconstruction, and should not be taken as a representation how the ancient Celts actually experienced their holidays.
When it comes to ancient Celtic stuff I always had a soft spot for Samhain.
The wheel of the year is a Neo-Pagan reconstruction, and should not be taken as a representation how the ancient Celts actually experienced their holidays.