A Tree Calendar
September 2nd - September 29th is the month of the vine.
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"The vine, though not native to Britain, is an important motive in
British Bronze Age art…" says Robert Graves in 'The White Goddess',
"… they will have used the bramble as a substitute". Possible, but Celts
were living elsewhere too, e.g. in Burgundy, where the great Vercingetorix
took his final stand against the Roman oppressor. The mythological figure for this month is beautiful Branwen, the sister of Bran. It is to avenge the ill treatment she suffered from her husband Mathowch, that Bran invaded Ireland. Branwen "Fair Bosom" was the Welsh goddess of the sea, of love and of sexuality, a Celtic equivalent to Venus and Aphrodite. The mystical white swan figures in several Celtic tales. It is a symbol both of Sun and the Moon, of Light, of intuition and gracefulness, of spiritual evolution. Their feathers were used in the ritual cloaks of the Bards. Stories also exist about swans shedding their feathers and thus turning into maidens. The Ogham sign attributed to this month is Muin. |
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