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Monthly Archives: April 2015
The Mythology of May Day II: The Bonfire Rituals of May Day Eve
This post continues my discussion of the mythology of May Day, along a less familiar tangent. We’ve all heard of Maypoles, but what about May Day bonfires? Traditionally, in most countries of northern Europe the May Day bonfire ritual was … Continue reading
The Mythology of May Day I: The Goddess of May Day
May Day does not get much attention in America, but our culture has deep mythological roots in this holiday going back to our European ancestors and even to the ancient Classical world. I’ll be devoting three posts to this mythology … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
Tagged April Fool's Day, Attis, Botticelli, Brigde, Cailleach, Chloris, Cybele, Elysian Fields, fertility, Flora, Foralia, goddess, Green Man, Hilaria, Karpos, May Day, May King, May Queen, Maypole, Morena, nymph, Ovid, Primavera, Queen of Winter, Roman Mythology, Sabines, St. Walpurga, Vesna, Virgil, Virgin Mary, Walpurgis Night, Zephyros
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The Goddess of Easter
We celebrate the spring equinox season through Easter, which in Christian tradition marks the resurrection of the divine Jesus Christ. According to the Gospels, this event indeed took place in the spring (on the day of the Passover Sabbath in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Goddess, Holidays
Tagged goddess, Earth Goddess, Christ, Easter, Eostre, Ostara, Grimm, Easter Bunny, Pascha, Passover, Eosturmonath, Bede, Eastre, matron Austriahena, Vesna, Morena, Marzanna
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Mythology Matters 