#spring rituals

[veiligplekje]

Horses decorated for Straô in Zeeland, the Netherlands

[thoughts-of-a-heathen]

"In Bohuslän, superstitious men went out into the forest and tapped birch-sap, which they drank immediately."

- Ebbe Schön, Folktrons år

On the topic of the spring ritual "dricka märg i benen" ('drink marrow into [your] bones'). This tradition existed all over Sweden. Most people drank some kind of alcoholic beverage. An expression from Finnspång, Östergötland goes: "Modstulen blir jag i sommar, om jag inte får dricka märg uti benen." ('I will become crestfallen this summer if I don't get to drink marrow into my bones.')

[appleandelder]

Ritual for the Robin

Today’s the day! The first robin has come to visit. To honor this spring time spirit I offer a gift of worms from my vermiculure.

But this also means it’s time to shed the winter beard ! Thanks to a tradition my neighbor has I have adopted growing a pretty mountain man like beard for the winter season, from Halloween until I see the first robin of spring! Shaving to have a clean fresh start just like the land going into spring time.

Today is a day of self care. Wintertime brings the blues but signs of spring bring back a little bit of warmth inside. So not only do I shave my face, I try to take extra time doing things for myself I often neglect. A time to remember that it’s important to take care of yourself.

[pattiwigington]

The Chocolate Rabbit Ritual

This is a ritual I created waaaaaay back in 2008 and posted on my About.com page, and since that time it’s been copy/pasted ad nauseum all over the Interwebs, and About/LearnReligions ended up eliminating it altogether, because reasons. I’ve heard about numerous shops and covens and groups doing this as a public ritual over the years, so if you want to do so, have at it. It’s a little levity in a…

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[herdirtylittleheart]

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