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The longest days of the year.

The longest days of the year. | Summer Solstice, Litha & Alban Heruin: June 20th - 23rd. A time associated with deities such as Greek Goddess of growth Auxo, & Iranian Rapithwin; also sun Gods in general, including Apollo, Aztec Huitzilopochtli, & Egyptian Ra. For the Celts, St. John's wort is a symbol of the summer Solstice, & because of its yellow color, emblematic of the sun. It's the time when the Oak King reigns. Monuments such as the Bighorn Medicine Wheel & Stonehenge are oriented to the Solstice. | image tagged in slavic summer solstice,holiday,traditions,pagan,heathen | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Correction: it will be May 26th this year.

Correction: it will be May 26th this year. | Buddha Purnima: the 1st full moon in late April or early May (5th May this year). Celebrated in India, China & wherever Buddhism has spread. The birthday of Buddha Siddharta Gautama, as well as the day of his enlightenment, & of his passage into Nirvana, collectively called the Triple Blessing. The day before this celebration is a day of fasting, prayer, & contemplation, as well as offerings of food, money & incense; but upon the dawning of the next day, grand parades, dramatic reenactments of events from the life of the Buddha, & other spectacles are held, with much burning of incense and scattering of flowers. As the evening draws, lanterns are lit & every lamp in every building is turned on, as a symbol of Buddha's enlightenment & illumination of mankind. And--lest one forget--the sacred Bodhi Tree, under which Buddha sat as he meditated & achieved enlightenment, is ceremoniously watered. | image tagged in buddha bodhi tree blue,holiday,asia,tradition | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
141 views, 2 upvotes

Salem, Oregon's official nickname is the cherry city.

Salem, Oregon's official nickname is the cherry city. | Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) is celebrated in March or April (whenever the cherry trees bloom). A celebration of springtime and contemplation; the American festival commemorates the planting on March 27th, 1912, of Japanese cherry trees at the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. The trees, actually the 2nd such gift from Tokyo (the original 1909 gift of 3,000 trees was diseased & had to be destroyed), were paid for by chemist Jokichi Takamine, who had heard of then First Lady-Helen Taft's fondness for cherry trees. Sakura Matsuri take place across Japan during the flowering of the cherry blossoms, & generally feature parades and historical reenactments in traditional dress, as well as lots of hanami, or flower viewing, which has been a traditional spring pastime in Japan since the 8th century. TV and radio stations broadcast optimal times for cherry blossom viewing, just like ski reports, & thousands of people make excursions to orchards & groves, where they sit beneath the blossoms, drink sake, quote poetry, & contemplate life's mujyo ("transiency"). In the US, the cherry blossom festival has been celebrated in Washington, DC, annually since 1935 (except during World War II). At the Washington Festival, paper lanterns are lit & a National Cherry Blossom Festival Queen is crowned. Other celebratory festivities include a parade, a race, & a black tie gala. Other cities with cherry blossom trees also celebrate springtime Cherry Blossom festivals, most featuring traditional Japanese arts and crafts. | image tagged in cherry blossoms,sailor moon cherry blossoms,asian,holiday | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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It was originally on the Equinox.

It was originally on the Equinox. | Happy Easter! | image tagged in easter island bunny,spring,holiday,pagan,heathen | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
138 views, 1 upvote, 2 comments

Just ask Bill Murray.

Just ask Bill Murray. | February 1st or 2nd has been known as Imbolc, Brigid, Candlemas, Woodchuck Day & Groundhog Day. The sacred day of the Goddess Brigantia aka Bríde or Brighid. It's the traditional New Year's Day in Scotland. A time of new beginnings, halfway (6 weeks) between the Winter Solstice & the Spring Equinox. The meaning of groundhogs predicting weather is not hard to imagine. Animals living in nature learn to sense atmospheric changes to survive. So if you notice that those which live underground have started foraging on the surface, it indicates that the weather will be warmer soon. | image tagged in 17 days til imbolc,february,groundhogs,pagan,holiday | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
348 views, 1 upvote

Everybody exchanged candles to help the sun get through the winter.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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"Halloween" is a contraction of All Hallows Eve.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Farther east, Belenus is known as Apollo.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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AKA May Eve.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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There's a reason the holiday is not named after Jesus.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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