#eponalia

[kelcipher]

[aerislunam]

Tomorrow (Dec 18) is Eponalia

Here is a list of resources pertaining to the observance. This is mainly for me to reference back to, but I wanted to share for others.

Eponalia

Eponalia is the feast day of Gaulish Goddess Epona, the Divine Mare and in the time of the Roman Empire it was celebrated on ‘XV Kalendas Ia

Ideas for Celebrating Epona's Day, December 18th

There are many ways to honour the great Celtic horse goddess.

Eponalia

An Observance for the Winter Season The Sun sits low in the sky and dips even lower as his year draws to an end. The pale light of day soon

[tylercuddletail]

It's Eponalia Everypony!!!

Epona is the Celtic-Roman Goddesses of Horses. She was originally worshipped by the ancient celts but the Romans also started to worship her after conquering gaul.

Honor Epona's Gift to all mankind...Man's True Best Friend....The Horse!

Thank you oh holy mare! You are just as real as Jesus to me of sacred divine goddess! The Mary of Mares!

[potiasplace]

Blessings of Eponalia wished to all, especially those who care for equines.

18 December is the festival of Epona, divine mare, so today (as part of my upg) I also honour Loki in his guise as a divine mare and his offspring, the wonderful Sleipnir.

[drawingdownloreart]

Good morning Lovelies! Happy Eponalia! December 18th is the feast day of Epona, the Gallo-Roman Goddess of horses. 🙏🐎 Epona was the first deity on my shrine, when I became a Pagan back in 2005. This piece is from 2018, it was one of the first cards I painted for Tarot Equus. 5 years later it might be time for a re-do, even just to see how far my artwork has evolved. #epona #goddessepona #eponalia #thehighpriestess #tarotart #tarothighpriestess #tarotequus #horses #rescue #horserescue #equineart #equineartists #horse #paganart #paganartistsofinstagram #witchesofinstagram #paganartist #olderart https://www.instagram.com/p/CmUL59dLyiI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[proper-enrichment]

Firefly, my best boy.

[phynxrizng]

EPONALIA

Eponalia (Roman/Celtic) Eponalia is a day dedicated to the goddess Epona, it falls on the 2nd day of Saturnalia. Epona is the patron goddess of horses, donkeys, mules and other animals, her name translates as “Divine Mare”. She is a powerful Gallo-Celtic goddess who is also associated with the Earth, fertility, rebirth and abundance, making her a Mother Goddess. She is often depicted as a young maiden, either riding a horse (which was revered in the Celtic world for it’s beauty, speed and bravery), or standing between 2 horses. She often carries a cornucopia and basket, which further supports her role as a fertility and abundance goddess. People would adorn pictures and statues of her with rose garlands, in the shrines. Horses were very important to our ancestors and cults worshipping horses was commonplace. They left much evidence to show how significant horses were to them, such as The White Horse of Uffington. The origins of Epona are thought to have started in the Gallic region of northern France. She has many guises, being worshipped in Wales as Rhiannon and in Ireland as Macha. She is the only Gallo-Celtic goddess that made her way into the Roman Empire and was highly worshipped amongst the Roman cavalry, almost every stable had a shrine for her. Source, witches of the craft.com Posted by, phynxrizng

[sketchbookofbalderdash]

December 18th was Eponalia, feast of Epona in the Roman Empire. Epona was the only Gaulish deity that was worshiped in Rome and was probably the most widely worshiped Gaulish deity in the Roman Empire. The picture is a relief of Epona from Salonica, Greek Macedonia, 4th century AD.

Picture by QuartierLatin1968 [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)]. Posted via Wikimedia Commons.