Category: Almanac
Pentecost
The Holy spirit comes down
May
1st Calan Mai Beltane – fire festival celebrating the coming of summer and the fertility of the coming year. 6th Lì xià – Chinese start of summer 8th The word of God Layla al Qadr, the giving of the Quran 13th End of Ramadan 17th Shavuot, the giving of the torah 9th Rogation Sunday asking Read more about May[…]
Super Full Pink Moon in Scorpio
The culmination of the 6 months from the Scorpio new moon in November – the two magical times of samhain and beltane. A sacred pause in the cocoon as the caterpillar transforms into the butterfly Pink Moon – April Here is Moon Circle’s 3 minute Taurus Scorpio Full Moon Ritual by Dana Gerhardt and “April’s Full Pink Moon” Read more about Super Full Pink Moon in Scorpio[…]
Chinese Gu yu Grain Rain
but no rain to be seen
Ramadan begins
At the first sighting of the new moon
April
New life bursts forth from translucent red pomegranate tips on the branches of the handkerchief tree and I stand surrounded by a choir of lilac leaves as they open soft, furry, almost-purple buds and unfurl into delicate new leaves with blushed red tips sounding their notes to the warm bright spring sky I am captivated, Read more about April[…]