Juleigh Howard-Hobson The May Queen. We celebrate her appearance and her blossoming forth at this time of the year through Walpurgis observances, May Day faires, and Beltaine festivities. We’ve always known her, whether she is called by her ancient names of Flora, Maia, or Freya or the relatively modern names of Godiva, Guinevere, or…
Juleigh Howard-Hobson Just as there is an abundance of milk and dark chocolate bunnies this time of year, rabbits themselves possess both light and dark folkloric aspects. The sweet side is well known far and wide, not only as the Easter Bunny, but also as Tsuki no Usag the cute Japanese rabbit who mashes mochi…
Juleigh Howard-Hobson There are sacred traditions found the world over that are uncannily similar to each other–despite the fact that time and distance separate them. Tree dressing is one of the most common, and one of the most recorded, of these ritual acts. The Ancient Greeks celebrated a festival called Aiora, ordered by the god…
