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·August 1- Lammas-Traditionally celebrated
with a fair. Attend a county, state, or
Renaissance fair.
·August 2-Fiesta of Our Lady of the
Snows-Celebrate with a snow cone or by
placing a picture of a snow scene on your
altar.
·August 3-Day of Dryads-Spend time in the
woods. Leave an offering for the tree spirits.
·August 4-Festival of our Lady of the
Snows-Celebrate with a snow cone or a big
glass of ice water.
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Silbury Hill near Avebury Circle in
Wiltshire, England is the largest artificial
prehistoric mound in Europe. It stands 130
feet high and was created around 2660 BCE.
Although its purpose is unknown, it is
believed that wheat was planted on its flat
top and then harvested on Lammas (Aug. 2).
The Lammas wheat was then used in the sacred
celebrations of Avebury: a central place
where ancient wisdom and magic was shared.
Like the ancients of Avebury, at Lammas I
have observed a similar custom. I find a
wheat field and cut a sheaf of wheat. By
tradition this act brings luck to the fields
and to the harvester. I keep this wheat on
my altar until Bridget (Feb. 2) and then use
it for a Bridget tradition, the making of
corn dollies and Bridget's crosses.
Lammas is the time of the first harvest and a
day of thanksgiving for the grain harvest.
It is a time of bounty. Many Goddesses are
associated with the bounty of this season.
This is especially true of Demeter or Ceres
(the origin of the word cereal) who was so
closely associated with grain that an ear of
wheat was a symbol for her. Lammas is a time
when Goddess Women can look for the bounty in
our lives. What are the blessings Lammas
brings to you? How can you acknowledge and
celebrate them? Urban or rural, surrounded
by traffic lights or fields the Goddesses
bounty lies before you. Gather in your
personal harvest and name your Lammas
blessings.
Jade River
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RCGI is an international congregation of
Goddess Women. Currently, 2,782 women have
signed the Affirmation of Women's
Spirituality and become members of the
Congregation.
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Hallows Gathering
October 17-19,2008 Wisconsin Dells, WI She calls for us to assemble. We walk the
labyrinth when the veil between the worlds is
the thinnest as She reaches out to us to
share her wisdom and keep Her promises. For
generations women have gathered at
Hallows for celebrations, renewal and
community. We invite you to join other women
for a weekend of stimulating discussion,
workshops, self-discovery and sacred
celebration.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess-International
email:
rcgiorg@aol.com
phone:
(608) 226-9998
web:
http://rcgi.org
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