Category: Cailleach

Beltane Brìde

Apr 30, 2023 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Myths and Legends

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.

Jan 30, 2023 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Imbolc, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Myths and Legends, Samhain and Halloween, Summer Solstice, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

Imbolc is a festival which pre-dates the arrival of Christianity in Scotland. The Coming of...

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Cailleach Nollich : The Burning of the Old Woman of Winter

Dec 24, 2022 | Cailleach, Christmas and Yule, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Fire Festivals, Hogmanay, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

The Cailleach Nollich or the Yeel Carlin is Scotland’s version of the Yule Log. This centuries old...

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Satanic Encounters in Scotland: Deals with the Deil

Oct 30, 2022 | Ardvreck Castle, Cailleach, Isobel Gowdie, Samhain and Halloween, Satanic Encounters, Tam Dalyell, The Wolf of Badenoch, Wizard of Gordonstoun

Satanic Encounters are a recurring theme in Scottish lore. Every notorious villain to grace the...

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The Dragon’s Hole: Beltane Revelries and Saintly Slayings

Apr 30, 2022 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Dragons, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Myths and Legends, Protestant Reformation

The Dragon’s Hole was said to be the den of a deadly dragon during the 6th Century. The beast...

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The Bodach- Ancient God, Folk Myth or Malevolent Ghost?

Sep 21, 2021 | Bodach, Bride, Cailleach, Nine Maidens

Tigh nam Bodach is an ancient pagan shrine built to the Bodach and his wife, the Cailleach, in one...

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