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The Wheel of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere.Some Pagans in the Southern Hemisphere advance these dates six months to coincide with their own seasons.. The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals, observed by a range of modern pagans, marking the year's chief solar events (solstices and equinoxes) and the midpoints between them.
Spring equinox in Teotihuacán; The reconstructed Cahokia Woodhenge, a large timber circle located at the Mississippian culture Cahokia archaeological site near Collinsville, Illinois, [26] is the site of annual equinox and solstice sunrise observances.
Devoted to Woden, for victory in the forthcoming "Summer" months. March: Lencten-tid (Spring Feast) Devoted to the goddesses Hréðe, and Hludana. April: Eáster-freólsdæg (Eostre's Feast) Devoted to Eostre. Summer solstice: Midsumordæg : Devoted principally to Thunor, but also to Helith, with whom they associate good luck and healing. [26]
The Midsummer maypole tradition dates from the Middle Ages, while the summer solstice celebration can be traced to Norse pagan times, when the culture revolved around the mystical natural world ...
Celebration of the god of animals, forests and commerce: January 2, 6 / February 17 Komoeditsa Комоедица Often conflated with Maslenitsa: Spring equinox: March 24 Krasnaya Gorka Красная Горка (lit. "Red Hill") Celebration of ancestors: April 30–May 1 Kupala Night Купала: Summer solstice: June 23–24 Day of Perun
Part of Druidic traditions, the winter solstice is considered a time of death and rebirth. Newgrange, a prehistoric monument built in Ireland around 3200 BC, is associated with the Alban Arthan ...
The Summer Solstice is a time of gathering of many villages or bands. The ceremony goes for 4 days and is more of a time of teaching and fellowship. It is normally the largest of the Waabanowin ceremonies in the number of people. The ceremony starts at dusk with the lighting of the Mishi-ishkode or sacred fire.
The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and celebrations around the world.