SRS 1110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Celtic Calendar, Midsummer, Esbat

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: Shelley Rabinovitch

Document Summary

Large numbers of pagans or neo-pagans and those who belong to the deep ecology movement revere to her the great goddess or great. The most common understanding of the goddess is that she is the earth mother. According to those who revere her, she is the oldest and at one time, the most widely worshipped of the gods. Neo-pagan holidays and festivals even before the age of human kind, the turning of the seasons signalled change. As people developed cultures they continued to celebrate the changing year. December 25: bridgid/ candlemas/ imbolg: on or around feb 2 halfway mark between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox. June 21st: harvest/ mabon: the autumnal equinox, on or about september. 21st marks the grain harvest for most of europe. Myths are religious narratives or stories that provide the basis for religious beliefs, and practices. The way in which societies perceive and interpret their reality is known as their worldview.