Good day dear Hive friends, first of all I would like to welcome you all to my contribution and hope you had a day that was full of positive experiences! In this post I would like to talk a little about mythology and hope you can learn something new.
Earlier the weather was very clear and I used the opportunity to take some pictures of the waxing moon and the next full moon is on the 25th January and is also known as Wolf moon. In this article I would like to discuss the old Celts and the importance that the moon had in their culture and even when it came to celebrating festivals, the Celts were guided by it and celebrated suns and moon festivals and one of the most important festivals of the Celts which was also called beltane was connected to the moon. Beltane is also celebrated on the first of May and it was about putting fertility in the foreground and it is also considered a typical lunar festival which is celebrated between the phase of the rising and the full moon and it was about celebrating the wedding between the sun and the earth and from this relationship the fruits or life will arise and it is considered the most important holiday of the Celts. Unlike in other cultures where the moon was mostly associated with female gods, the Celts associated it with male aspects, however, there are also some female goddesses that the old Celts worshipped like a guardian of the holy cauldron Ceridwen who was also often associated with fertility and the moon and she was also responsible for the growing grain and she was considered a very diverse goddess and was also associated with regeneration, healing, magic or inspiration. Another goddess who is probably associated with the moon is the goddess of fate and the evening sky Arianrhod who also had the task of directing the evening sky and the stars and she is also sometimes linked to the sun and the moon and here there are different views. The goddess Litha is also revered as a moon goddess and just like other goddesses in this regard she is associated with fertility and she is somewhat connected to the myth about beltane when marrying the sun and the earth and thus gave her energy as a fertility goddess and therefore she is also celebrated on sunny days.
Thank you very much for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new about nature! I captured pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens!