Anglo Saxon name: Winterfylleth. Celtic Tree the Vine, or in Britain, the Blackberry. This is the
vintage season. Bramble, berry, leaf and thorn. Joy, exhilaration and wrath. Hares. The call of
the wild goose. Vata is god of the wind and of travellers. Far, Wotan, Wayfarer. Waverer, Variety.
Far fetched and far flung. A time for irreversible decisions and journeys. The Equinox
is just before the full moon this year.
Mabon ap Madron, a little known Welsh god, son of the earth goddess, represents for
Wiccans the sun at Equinox.
Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Ganesha the elephant headed god of
wisdom and new ventures. Navaratri also Hindu. Significant Jewish days: – Rosh Hashana -Jewish
New Year. Yom Kippur is a day of atonement.
Sukkot celebrates years in the desert. Shmini Atzeret is a holiday with prayers for rain, and for
ancestors. Simchat Torah celebrates love of study.
The colour is variegated hues, like a clown. Druidic letter ‘M’ , Bird: Titmouse. c Virgo (Aug 23