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Ancient Celts

Pagan Rituals

December 19, 2020 by Lesley Truffle

Pagan Rituals Many present day Christmas traditions were derived from ancient cultures. Originally created by our ancestors, the same rituals manifest across the Western World every December. In the past these traditions were mysterious and sacred rites. They were backed by superstition, belief in magic and the desire to protect communities from fear of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Australia, current news, Historical, Mythology, Observations, Social Comment Tagged: Ancient Celts, Ancient Myths, Celtic Druids, Celts, Christmas, Christmas mythology, Christmas rituals, COVID-19, Druids, Lesley Truffle, Mistletoe, Mistletoe myths, Saturnalia, Xmas

Halloween and Pagan Jollifications

October 23, 2020 by Lesley Truffle

  HALLOWEEN AND PAGAN JOLLIFICATION October turns my local supermarket black and orange. Ghoulish looking snacks appear and recipes are popular for anything that resembles decapitated hands, lost eyeballs, witches, jack-o-lanterns and skeletons. Currently popular are frozen hands in a bowl of spiced up red wine for the adults or red cordial for les enfants. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Melbourne, Observations, Social Comment Tagged: All Hallows Eve, Ancient Celts, Ancient Myths, Celtic, Faery Host, Fire Festivals, Halloween, Headless Horsemen, Lesley Truffle, Melbourne, Samhain, Sidhs, Sluagh

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