On this episode of the ‘cast, Court and Shaun are talking the many celebrations of May Day! Typically observed as a fire festival in Celtic Pagan history and a celebration of the height of spring, on May Day we welcome light and new life back to the Earth after the dormancy of winter. In German and Scandinavian culture, the first of May is also held as an observance of spring’s glory, in which bonfires are lit as they are in Celtic culture, to ward off evil spirits, stagnation and illness associated with the dark side of the wheel of the year. At this time we’re celebrating the strength of the Earth’s energies as blooms unfurl around us, fertility of the land and the potential of the growing season. How will you harness the energy of the first of May? RESOURCES: Year of the Witch by Temperance Alden; The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Natural Magick by Lindsay Squire; “Walpurgis Night” from Encyclopedia Britannica; “Walpurgisnacht” from Germanculture .com
