Current News

I am currently in the process of migrating the content shared here to a series of new websites hosted at shirleytwofeathers.com.

As you explore this site, you may find links to a "page not found" instead of something cool and magickal. For this I apologize. I am very working hard behind the scenes to restore those pages along with a link to their homes on my new website where they can be viewed in full.

Search the Spells

Monday, April 21, 2014

Festival for the Pales

Parilia / Palilia:
April 21, July 7

Festivals for Pales, goddess of herds. During these festivals, ritualistic cleansing of sheep/cattle pens and animals would take place.

The shepherd would sweep out the pens and smudge the animals and pens with burning sulfur. In the evening, the animals were sprinkled with water, and their pens were decorated with garlands. Fires were started...

... I am so sorry to do this to you, but this post has been moved to my new website, The Pagan Calender, and can be found in its entirety here: Festival for the Pales
Blog Widget by LinkWithin