Festival of Cerridwen: July 3rd
Colour of the day: Turquoise
Incense of the day: Carnation
Colour of the day: Turquoise
Incense of the day: Carnation
July 3rd is dedicated to the goddess Cerridwen, the Welsh goddess of fertility, wisdom, magic, and divination. This festival celebrates the fertility of the land and is a reward for the labours of summer.
Her name means 'White Sow', because the sow was a symbol of divine fertility and rebirth; hence, the sow is her special symbol. Cerridwen is a lunar Goddess and seen both as mother and crone. She was credited with prophetic foresight and magical shape shifting abilities. Cerridwen also keeps the cauldron of rebirth, in which souls are rejuvenated before moving on to a new life.
Honour Cerridwen with a feast involving her symbols. Serve a rich pork roast or barbecued ribs, along with foods that pigs adore, such as corn, nuts, and truffles. Decorate the table or altar with images of white pigs. Include a cast-iron cauldron if you have one.
Invoke Cerridwen with words such as these:
Cerridwen,
Crafty one,
Come and see
What we’ve done.
Cerridwen,
Great White Sow,
We call you—
Be here now!
All information courtesy of my dear Wiccan Sister, Moonflower Willow Phoenix
Her name means 'White Sow', because the sow was a symbol of divine fertility and rebirth; hence, the sow is her special symbol. Cerridwen is a lunar Goddess and seen both as mother and crone. She was credited with prophetic foresight and magical shape shifting abilities. Cerridwen also keeps the cauldron of rebirth, in which souls are rejuvenated before moving on to a new life.
Honour Cerridwen with a feast involving her symbols. Serve a rich pork roast or barbecued ribs, along with foods that pigs adore, such as corn, nuts, and truffles. Decorate the table or altar with images of white pigs. Include a cast-iron cauldron if you have one.
Invoke Cerridwen with words such as these:
Cerridwen,
Crafty one,
Come and see
What we’ve done.
Cerridwen,
Great White Sow,
We call you—
Be here now!
All information courtesy of my dear Wiccan Sister, Moonflower Willow Phoenix
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