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Wheel
of the Year Turning Points
Flag String Set |
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New!
Wheel of the Year Turning Points Flag String Set
20 inches wide by 24 inches top to point
Winter and Summer Solstices
Spring and Autumn Equinoxes
Designed for display at each of the solar holidays
(Solstices and Equinoxes) these will fit on a flag pole outside your house, in
your window or on a wall, for festive Pagan cheer!
Based on the Goddess traditions of Europe.
Includes four large pennants: Winter and Summer Solstices,
and Spring and Fall Equinoxes.
Not sewn on a string.
First Quality Rayon Batik made
in Bali, Indonesia.
$49.00
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December
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Winter Solstice -- Yule The longest night of the year. From this night on, light
returns with the lengthening of the daylight hours. Many cultures hold a
Festival of Light to honor the Goddess as Mother giving birth to the Sun God.
"Yule" comes from the Norse word for "wheel", and many of
our customs derive from Norse and Celtic Pagan practices (the Yule log, the
tree, the custom of Wassailing, et al). Great yule logs were burned to help the
sun to shine more brightly, and people drank mead around the bonfires listening
to minstrel-poets singing ancient legends until dawn. This image shows the wise
Father Solstice bringing his precious gifts, and Lucina, a Scandinavian Goddess
who wears a crown of candles and brings a tray of sweets to herald the coming
light. The evergreen tree covered with decorations and fruits reminds us of the
ever renewing cycle of life. A Pentacle, symbol of perfected humans, crowns the
tree. This is a great time for self-growth, abundance, fertility, and above all,
hope for the future. |
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March
21
Vernal Equinox (Spring) -- Eostar (Eostre Ostara ) Day and night are equal as
Spring begins to enliven the environment with new growth and more newborn
animals. Many people feel "reborn" after the long nights and coldness
of winter. The Germanic Goddess Ostara (Goddess of the Dawn), or for some the
Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre after whom Easter is named, is the deity of this
holiday,. The egg and the bunny are pagan imagery of fertility, as are flowers.
The goddess awakened from her deep winter slumbers and returned from the
underworld, now wears the aspect of the Maiden of Spring. this is the energy of
wind, dawn and new beginnings. |
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June
21
Summer Solstice -- Litha (Midsummer's Eve) On this day, the noon of the year and
the longest day, light and life are abundant. In some traditions the sacred
marriage of the Goddess and God is celebrated and June is a traditional time for
weddings. Some believe that on midsummer night "all wishes are
granted" by the fairy world . On this day the god in his aspect as the Sun
King is at his most powerful, here shown as the solar lion, with wands of roses
and oak leaves. Litha is a great opportunity for taking stock of ones' own life,
bringing desires to fruition, and also getting rid of those aspects that deter
you from your goals. |
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September
21
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) -- Mabon This day sees light and dark in balance again,
before the descent to the dark times, at time of Thanksgiving. This is the
element of water, and sunset, and final feasting. At this time the god and
goddess prepare for the sacrifice which ensures continued renewal, birth and
growth of the next season. The Autumn Sage sacrifices himself through the final
harvest of the land he represents as he offers to carry the community's regrets
and sorrows to the underworld with him, flowers wither, leaves fall, and
darkness descends. This is a time to balance light and dark in your own life,
releasing sorrows and regrets which no longer serve you. |
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Wheel of the Year in the Celtic Goddess tradition is comprised of eight solar
holidays or Sabbats (same as Sabbath), four major ones (the solstices and
equinoxes) and four secondary, referred to as the cross-quarters.
See the full set of celebratory flag strings here:
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