MidSummer

Core Holiday

Fire Moon: First New Moon of July.
The Great Coronation / Coronasia / Feast of Oranges

Celebrates the joyful crowning and anointing of Our Lady of the Green as The Solar Queen in her fullest glory, authority, and power.

Here- laden in gold and jewels; anointed with oil; scented with Orange Blossom; and plied with holy gifts of incense and perfume, and the edenic fruit of knowledge, tutelage, sovereignty, and power- she is representative of the pinnacle moment of earthly power and solar energy before the final bid farewell to summer is set in its unstoppable motion, and the Earth begins its descent into the Underworld Era of the Earth Cycle once more.

Inspirations

The Russian Orthodox tradition of Slava; Catholic May Crowning of Mary Mother of God.

Associations

Symbols

Swallowtail
Prairie Grass
Blackberry Blossoms
Oranges

Activities

outdoor games and tests of skill
Pilgrimage to major holy site
Large offerings (wedding / coronation gifts)
Slava adjacent

Foods

Sand Plum
Wild Blackberries
Mulberries
Grilled foods
Salads and Slaws
Beans and Peas
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Apple