Pagan Lore, September 9
Horned Dance, English. The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is an English folk dance dating back to the Middle Ages. The dance takes place each year in Abbots Bromley, a village in Staffordshire, England. The modern version of the dance involves reindeer antlers, a hobby horse, Maid Marian, and a Fool.
SEP. 9 – 11: Feast of Mother Earth (Greek, etc)
SEP. 9 – 18: Greater Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek): rites of Demeter/Persephone/Hades done every five years. (prepare on the 2nd, initiates on the 11th, purifying sea bath or sea salt bath on the 12th, offerings of barley and grain on the 13th, ‘holy basket of Demeter’/Persephone’s adduction by Hades on the 14th, torch procession for Demeter’s search on the 15th, Holy Night/Initiations/Dedications show mystery/promise of renewed life on the 16th, games/sports/Feast of Divine Life dedicated to Triple Goddess of Kore-Demeter-Persephone on the 18th, return with earthen jars representing the womb of Demeter on the 19th).
Burning Times:
Mary Bradbury tried and condemned as a Witch at Salisbury, New England (Mass.). She was sentenced to death as witch in 1692, but was not executed. Over a hundred neighbors testified in her support.
Else Pfraum a baker from Koppern, Germany sentenced to death for witchcraft, 1603.
Double Ninth Day: The Double Ninth Festival, observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar, is a traditional Chinese holiday, mentioned in writing since before the Eastern Han period.
Portions of today's lore compliments of The New York City Wiccan Family Temple, Wycksted, Teen Witch, Shirley Two Feathers, and independent research which often includes Wikipedia.
~Pan~v
