Earth Speak with Natalie Ross and Friends: Celtic Traditions & Folklore for the Winter Solstice, with Natalie Ross [episode 69]

Celtic Traditions & Folklore for the Winter Solstice, with Natalie Ross [episode 69]

Dec 16, 2021

Natalie Ross shares about Celtic folklore and traditions around the winter seasons, solstice, and Christmas holidays. You’ll also hear about:

Folklore of the ancient goddess, the Cailleach
Saining, the Celtic practice of cleansing with smoke and herbs
On the seasonal traditions and rituals of the Celtic people, co-opted by the church

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This episode is pulled from our Magical Wreath Making workshop, which was held within the Collective in December 2020. In this workshop, we made wreaths infused with our heart’s intentions. Whilst Collective members were putting together their wreaths, Natalie took us back about 9000 years for a quick history of the people who were Indigenous to the land, up until the Celtic people were living.

In this episode, we talk about:

The Romans as pagans
On the rabbit hole that is Celtic research
Celtic folklore and traditions around the winter solstice, and the Christmas holiday
Natalie shares some of her favorite books on learning about the Celtic people and their traditions
On re-connecting with Celtic roots and ancestry
On the movement of Celtic people and their relationship to the Indigenous people of the lands of Britain, Ireland, and Scotland
The fire feast festivals
The story of Newgrange - an ancient and sacred burial mound and its relation to the winter solstice
Natalie shares some tips on how to start doing research on the Celtic people
Whats is yule, and what is a yule log
Why and how evergreens play a part in Celtic rituals and traditions
How ancient pagan sacred sites are connected to the church
How the church painted the old gods as malevolent and satanic
Celebrating time as circular
Samhain as the Celtic new year
The necessary and destructive forces of winter
On why the church now celebrates the birth of Jesus on December 25th
The folklore of the ancient goddess, the Cailleach
The 12-day pagan holiday
Saining, the Celtic practice of cleansing with smoke and herbs
Traditions for disposing of seasonal garlands and wreaths
How the tradition of the Christmas tree evolved
And more!

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Earth Speak with Natalie Ross and Friends

Celtic Traditions & Folklore for the Winter Solstice, with Natalie Ross [episode 69]

Celtic Traditions & Folklore for the Winter Solstice, with Natalie Ross [episode 69]

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