LUGNASAD ‘The night of full moon and waning summer’s feast...’
Our ancestors marked the seasons in the rhythm of four feasts taking place at the full moons halfway between the equinoxes and solstices....
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RITUEL PRIMAL
RITUEL
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Great Woodwose and the Full Moon
In Europe, the earliest masks that have come to us from a distant past and from isolated valleys represent mostly (male and sometimes...
- May 13, 2021
- 5 min
"Voodoo Death"
What lies behind ‘Voodoo Death’? In tribal worlds, breaking a taboo provokes a curse entailing removal from the tribe. Anthropologists...
- May 13, 2021
- 4 min
FROM THE FOREST
The core of ancient seasonal festivals, such as Carnival, is by far older than the settling for instance of the Celtic civilizations,...
- May 13, 2021
- 2 min
THE IMMENSE PALETTE OF RITUAL
There is little doubt we perform rituals which can properly be called human. They cover a vast repertoire of actions. Ritual stretches...
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
SAMHAIN AND OTHER COLD SEASON FESTIVALS
A procession of people donning masks or bodypainting is one of the most common human rituals. This phenomenon is known in Europe mostly...
- May 13, 2021
- 2 min
AUTUMN FESTIVALS
Autumn festivals. The bright and warm season ends. The dark and cold season starts. Between the autumn’s equinox and the winter solstice....
- May 13, 2021
- 2 min
LUGNASAD ‘The night of full moon and waning summer’s feast...’
Our ancestors marked the seasons in the rhythm of four feasts taking place at the full moons halfway between the equinoxes and solstices....
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