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Mabon is the Wiccan and Pagan festival of the second harvest, which overlaps with the neodruid festival Alban Elfed, both celebrations for the Autumn Equinox. Mabon and the autumnal equinox seem to generally hold less weight for those who are Gaelic Polytheists. Personally, I really hold the Gaelic fire festivals of high importance: Samhain,...
Lughnasadh is a traditional European festival/holiday of the harvest that is widely celebrated by Wiccans, neo-druids, Gaelic Polytheists, eclectic Pagans, and others. It is sometimes referred to as Lammas, although Lammas is also a more distinct Christianized holiday in its own right, and the name has different Gaelic spellings (such as Lúnasa or...
Corn dollies are a traditional Celtic craft of Lughnasadh. Modernly, corn dollies are crafted by secular corn dolly makers, neo-druids, Gaelic Polytheists, Wiccans, and Pagans of various stripes and colors. The "corn" in "corn dolly" refers to grains and straw like wheat and barley, rather than simply American maize (yellow corn), while the "dolly"...
October has arrived and I am ready to start participating in the festivals! The upcoming festival is Samhain (Samhuinn, Samhainn, Oíche Shamhna), resembling most closely to the non-pagan public Halloween. I'm participating in the festival as a Gaelic Polytheist and am learning from their traditions, not Wicca. I do, however, incorporate modern...