Turning the Wheel of the Year
The turning of the wheel of the year is something which is always with us. At the summer solstice,...
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Category: Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar
Lughnasadh, Lunastal or Lammas: The Celtic Harvest Festival
Lughnasadh is a festival where the first fruits of the harvest are celebrated on the 1st August....
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Grin Iron Wife: Witch, Ghost or Goddess?
Grin Iron Wife lies waiting. Sometimes she waits on the skerries, sometimes she lurks on cliffs...
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Calanais: The Sun, The Moon, The Goddess and The Stones
Many people visit the Calanais Stones, on the Isle of Lewis at sunrise on the Summer solstice....
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Beltane Brìde
In Scotland, Beltane and May Day are almost synonymous. May Day is a Spring holiday celebrated...
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From Imbolc to Candlemas; From the Goddess Brìde to Saint Brigid.
Imbolc is a festival which pre-dates the arrival of Christianity in Scotland. The Coming of...
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