TLDR The Pagan Wheel of the Year is an ancient Celtic calendar that celebrates significant solar events and represents a deep connection with nature.
Key insights
🌞The Pagan Wheel of the Year celebrates the Earth’s Rhythm and Humanity’s enduring connection with nature.
❄️Pagans celebrate the rebirth of the Sun during Yule, gathering around bonfires to coax back the sun’s warmth.
🎃”In ancient times it was believed that the veil Between Worlds was thinnest during sewing.”
🔥Belane arrives with its fires of protection and purification in Olden days people danced around Mapes a symbol of fertility.
🌾The Harvest llamas and Mayon llamas mark the first and second harvest, historically a time of gratitude for the abundance of crops.
🍂The Pagan Wheel of the Year symbolizes balance and reflection, much like the modern American Thanksgiving.
🌍The adaptation of ancient Pagan festivals into current holidays shows the resilience and evolution of cultural and religious traditions
Highlights
📅00:00 The Pagan Wheel of the Year is an ancient Celtic calendar with eight main celebrations that mark significant solar events and represent a connection with nature.
🌞00:44 Pagan Wheel of the Year celebrates the rebirth of the Sun at the winter solstice and marks the beginning of the darker half of the year.
📅01:21 Pagan Wheel of the Year: ancient beliefs, honoring ancestors, divining the future, celebrating spring, and honoring the goddess Bridget.
📅01:57 Pagan Wheel of the Year celebrates equinoxes and solstices with feasts and symbols of fertility and renewal.
🌞02:44 Ancient pagan celebrations of litha included bonfires to honor the son’s strength, and modern pagans still observe the Harvest llamas and Mayon llamas to mark the first harvest and the Autumn Equinox.
📅03:23 Pagan Wheel of the Year marks balance and reflection, preparing for winter and sharing the Bounty with deep respect for nature.
📅03:51 Ancient Pagan festivals have evolved into modern holidays, adapting to cultural and religious changes.