Check out these posts at the Boukoleon by Aridela, where she discusses her celebration of a couple recent festivals.
Arachneia the First: Plants, Dreams, Stars:
On Friday night before the Arachneia (being our devotional day for the Dionysian Heroines), I braided/wove some purple yarn into a long bracelet while saying an impromptu prayer to Arachne under the stars. I had initially planned to hang this in a tree once I finished, but instead I was compelled to wear it as a bracelet as a reminder of her throughout the weekend.
And A Storm for Prophets:
I live in the southwest in Arizona, where monsoon season begins sometime after the summer solstice. This is when we get the bulk of our rainfall, although even that has been very little the last few years, as we are in the midst of a drought like other parts of the country. These storms can come with almost no warning. And sometimes they have a unpredictable frenzy to them – coming in bursts that can tear off doors or roofs, knock down light or traffic poles, kick up dust and throw down lightning. Yeah, unpredictable!
Beautiful and powerful reflections.
So what did you do in observance of these days?
Tagged: festivals, thiasos of the starry bull
