Emancipation Day (the end of slavery in the English Empire), in the Caribbean is celebrated as a part of Carnival. Freyasblot/Lughnasadh/Lammas (usually celebrated on August 2) is a festival to recognize the first fruits that are gathered after long and hard work. Let us explore the ways we “snatch joy from the jaws of despair.” … Continue reading Emancipation Day

May Day is celebrated on May 1st, a time of celebrating Spring and exchanging flowers with neighbors and friends. In earth-relating and deities-relating cultures of the Northern hemisphere, the themes of fertility, beauty, renewal, art and abundance were celebrated in festivals like Walpurgisnacht, Beltane, and Floralia. International Workers Day is May 1st as well. How … Continue reading Lusty Month of May