Tuesdays Correspondence...Sept 2 Todays Influences: Destination, War, Courage, Surgery, Physical Strength Deities: Lilith, Mars, Aries, the Morrighan, Aset [Isis], Soorejnaree, Pingalla, Anna, Aine, Danu, Yngona, Bellona, Aida Wedo, Sun Woman Aromas: Hellebore, Carnation, Patchouli Incense: Lignum Aloes, Plantain Candle: Orange Color: Red and orange Planet: Mars Metal: Iron Gemstones: Garnets, ruby Herbs & Plants: Thistles, holly, coneflower, cactus Associations: War and conflict, enemies, initiation, marriage and protection Perform rituals involving courage, physical strength, revenge, surgery, and the breaking of negative spells. Whats Happening Today: Greek New Year - On this date in ancient Athens, an annual Grape Vine Festival was held in honor of the Greek deities Ariadne and Dionysus. In Crete, Ariadne was worshipped as a Goddess of the Moon, and Dionysus as the son of Semele (who was also a Goddess of the Moon).From early on (OCY suggests 462), this was the first date of both the calendar year and the religious year in Greece. It is still considered the start of the year in the Greek Orthodox calendar. Since this is the beginning of the autumn sowing season, Greek farmers take seeds to church to be blessed (much like farmers in France on February 3rd). In Greece, people also make first-of-the-year wreaths with fruits and herbs which symbolize abundance. On the island of Kos, people use pomegranates, grapes, quinces, garlic bulbs and plane-tree leaves; on Rhodes, they work with walnuts, onions, garlic, grapes, tufts of cotton and bags full of grain. Just before dawn on September 1st, the children take the old wreaths down to the sea and throw them in; the new ones are dipped in the ocean water for good luck. Only after the new wreaths are hung up can the sowing begin. Another new year tradition involves collecting 40 pebbles from the beach and water from the tops of 40 waves in a jar which is taken home and kept as a protection charm. This is an ominous day as well as a beginning, for this is the day the Angel of Death writes down the names of all those who will die in the coming year, expressing the quality of judgement also found in the Jewish New Year holiday of Rosh Hashana, which falls on the new moon of September. This suggests the two holidays derive from the same source as the first of September would have been the new moon (first day) of the lunar month. Blackburn, Bonnie & Leofranc Holford-Strevens, The Oxford Companion to the Year, Oxford University Press 1999 Rufus, Anneli, The World Holiday Book: Celebrations for Every Day of the Year, Harper San Francisco 1994 Feast of Bishamon-Ten (Japan) Aug 29 -Sep 11 - Return of Isis - Egyptian festival marking the return to Egypt of Goddess Isis (as the star of Sept/Sirius) and God Osiris (as the rising Nile River). Aug 30 -Sep 10 -Ganesha Chaturthi - Hindu festival honoring God Ganesha (son of Goddess Parvati and God Shiva) as the challenger, creator and remover of obstacles.
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