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Legends and Lore for November
November is the 11th month of the current Gregorian calendar, the 3rd month of Autumn. November was derived from the Latin word “novem”, which means nine (as November was the ninth month of the old Roman Calendar).
The traditional birthstone amulet of November is the topaz; and the chrysanthemum is the month's traditional flower. Astrological signs are Scorpio and Sagittarius, and November is sacred to the following Pagan deities: Astarte, Calleach, Hathor, Kali, Maman, and Sekhmet.
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Day at a glance…
November 1
*On this day in ancient Rome, the Feast Of Pomona Many modern Witches celebrate the day after the Halloween Sabbat with a feast commemorating fruition, maturity, immortality and resurrection.
*It is also called All Saints' Day. Its one of the most magickal and powerful days of the year to practitioners of Voodoo, and a time to perform rituals for spiritual strength and protection against evil Loas (spirit-gods).
*In Latin America and Spain, the Day of the Dead is celebrated on this date with offerings of food to honor the spirits of deceased loved ones.
*Many Pagans throughout Ireland and Great Britain celebrate a festival known as Cailleach’s Reign annually on this date. The festival honors the ancient Celtic Crone-Goddess.
November 2
*All Souls' Day is celebrated on this day. In England, small offerings known as soul cakes are traditionally set out for the dead every year on this date. According to folklore, this is considered to be an extremely unlucky day for wedding ceremonies. Those who are wed on All Souls' Day are sure to be cursed with misfortune, illness, divorce, or an early death.
November 3
*On this date in the year 1324, a Witch named Dame Alice Kyteler suffered death by fire in the first and most famous Witch trial to take place in Ireland. Nine others were arrested, found guilty, and sentenced to various punishments.
*In Egypt, the final day of the Isia takes place on this day. This annual festival celebrates the rebirth of the god Osiris through the sacred and life-giving milk of Isis.
November 4
*In ancient times, a Pagan festival honoring the Lord of Death was celebrated in England every year on this night called the Eve of Guy Fawkes Day. The bonfires and mischievous pranks associated with modern England's Mischief Night are actually remnants of the old Pagan customs.
November 5
*Every year on this date, young men gather in Shebbear, England, to turn a large red rock called the Devil's Boulder. The centuries-old custom of turning the one-ton rock (which was flung into the village square by the Devil himself, according to English folklore) conjures up ancient magickal powers and brings peace and prosperity to the village.
November 6
*On this day, the birth of Tiamat, an ancient Babylonian goddess known as the Dragon Mother, is celebrated. According to mythology, Tiamat and her consort Apsu gave birth to all the gods of the world, and the earth and the heavens were created from Dragon Mother's severed body.
November 7
*This night is known as the Night of Hecate. In ancient Greece, a fire festival was held once a year on this night to honor the goddess Hecate.
*In the Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiian Harvest Festival honors the ancient god Lono annually on this day.
*The Makahiki festival also takes place in Hawaii on this day.
November 8
*In Haiti, farmers make offerings of yams to their family's ancestral spirits and household gods every year on this day (approximately) in order to insure a bountiful harvest in the next year.
*Hettsui No Kami, the kitchen-range goddess, is honored on this day in Japan with an annual Shinto festival called the Fuigo Matsuri.
November 9
*In Thailand, a traditional witch-magick ritual is performed annually on this date. Banana peels and lotus leaves are made into little boats and filled with candles and various offerings to the gods (such as incense, coins, and gardenia flowers). Secret wishes are made as the "boats" are set adrift on a river, and if the candles keep burning until they are out of view, the wishes are said to come true.
November 10
*Throughout the Scottish countryside, Old November Eve was celebrated this night. The goddess Nicnevin was honored with prayers and feasts, and it was believed that she rode through the air and made herself visible to mortals on this night.
November 11
*In Ireland, this day in is known as Old November Day. The Faerie Sidhe is honored on this day with an annual Pagan Festival known as the Lunatshees.
*Pagans and Wiccans in northern Europe celebrate a festival called the Day of the Heroes annually on this day. The ancient deities of the Norse mythos are honored with prayers and merry feasts.
*On this day, the ancient Greeks observed the annual feast of Vinalia. This festival was in honor of the wine-god Bacchus.
November 12
*In Capitola, an annual festival called the Epulum Jovis was celebrated on this date in honor of Jupiter, the supreme god of the ancient Roman religion, identified with the Greek god Zeus, and the goddesses Minerva and Juno.
November 13
*In medieval times, the thirteenth day after the Witches' Sabbat of Halloween was considered a day of darkness, evil, and misfortune. It was believed to be a time when necromancers and sorcerers of the left-handed path summoned up evil spirits and demons to assist them in their practice of the Black Arts. In some parts of the world, the old superstition persists that if the thirteenth day after Halloween falls on a Friday, all persons born on that day will possess the power of the evil eye.
November 14
*An annual Druidic festival known as the Feast of the Musicians is celebrated by many Wiccans to honor the ancient Celtic gods of music.
*At temples throughout India, children gather annually on this day to receive divine blessings from the Children's Goddesses: Befana, Mayauel, Rumina, and Surabhi.
November 15
*Ferona, an ancient goddess who presides over fire, fertility, and woodlands, is honored annually on this day with a Pagan festival called the Feronia.
*In Japan, a centuries-old ritual for good health (Shichi-Go-San) is performed annually on this date in Shinto shrines. The ceremony involves children who have reached the ages of three, five, and seven.
*On this date in the year 1280, German alchemist and ceremonial magician Albertus Magnus died. According to legend, he discovered the Philosopher's Stone and also created a supernatural zombie-like servant using natural magick and astrological science.
November 16
*On this date (approximately), the annual Festival of Lights is celebrated in India to mark the Hindu New Year. Candles are lit to honor Lakshmi, the goddess who presides over wealth, prosperity, and sexual pleasures. Homes are decorated with ancient good-fortune ritual designs called kolams.
November 17
*The last of three annual festivals of death is observed in certain regions of China on this day (approximately). Paper clothing and money labeled with the names of the dead are traditionally burned as offerings to ancestors in the spirit world.
November 18
*Ardvi, a Persian goddess believed to the Mother of the Stars, is honored annually on this date with a sacred festival called the Ardvi Sura (The Day of Ardvi). The festival, which takes place under the nighttime stars, has been celebrated by the faithful in southwestern Asia since ancient times.
November 19
*This day is known as Warlock Day. According to medieval superstitious belief, the first stranger you meet on this day who is dressed in black from head to toe will be a warlock (a male Witch). Take care not to look him directly in the eyes; otherwise you will become bewitched.
November 20
*On this night, when the Pleiades (a cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus) become visible to the naked eye, native rituals and celebrations begin in Hawaii to mark the beginning of their harvest season and to honor and give thanks to the ancient god Lono.
November 21
*In ancient Mayan times, a joyous festival honoring the god Kukulcan began each year on this date. The celebration lasted for several days and nights.
*This day is also sacred to the Pagan gods Chango, Damballah, Quetzalcoatl, and Tammuz.
November 22
*On this date (approximately), the Sun enters the astrological sign of Sagittarius. Persons born under the sign of the Centaur-Archer are said to be optimistic, enthusiastic, curious, and often outspoken and prone to exaggeration. Sagittarius is a fire sign and is ruled by the planet Jupiter.
November 23
*On this day in England, Saint Clement, the patron of ironworkers, is honored with elaborate rituals. However, in ancient times, this day was celebrated with a Pagan feast in honor of the wizard-blacksmith of the Saxon deities.
*In Japan, a rice harvest celebration called the Shinjosai Festival for Konohana-Hime is held yearly on this date. It is dedicated to the granddaughter goddess of the solar deity Amaterasu.
November 24
*In Japan, the annual festival known as Tori-No-Ichi takes place on or around this date. Traditionally, special bamboo rakes decorated with symbols of good fortune are carried through the streets in order to attract benevolent spirits.
*In ancient Egypt, the sacred goddesses of light and birth were honored and invoked annually on or around this day with prayers, libations, and the ritual burning of special lamps.
November 25
*This day is known as Windmill Blessing Day. In days of old, many millers in Holland would bless their windmills on or around this date each year by throwing a handful or two of flour into the wind as an offering to appease the mischievous invisible entities known as the Windmill Spirits.
November 26
*On this day (approximately), annual manhood initiation rites are performed by young males in the Basari villages of Senegal.
*A centuries-old fire festival takes place every year on this day in Tibet. The festival is dedicated to the ancient goddesses who rule over light and fire.
November 27
*Buddhists and Hindus in Nepal honor on or around this date the Indian Mother-Goddess known as Gujeswari each year.
*In India, a religious festival called the Parvati-Devi takes place on this day each year. It honor the triple goddess known as the Mother of the Universe, whose three goddess aspects are Sarasvati (Maiden), Lakshmi (Mother), and Parvati (Crone).
November 28
*Sophia, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and inner truth, is honored and invoked annually on this day by cants, libations, and secret Pagan rituals performed by those who seek to acquire arcane knowledge.
November 29
*Each year on this night (according to ancient legend), vampires in Rumania are believed to rise up from their graves after a yearlong sleep and walk the Earth in search of human blood. Garlic and crucifixes are hung on doors and windows for protection.
*In ancient Egypt, the Feast of Hathor as Sekhmet was held each year on this day. It honored the lion-headed goddess of battle, who was also the consort of the moon-god Ptah.
November 30
*This day is knows as Saint Andrew's Night. In many rural villages in Germany, young women still perform traditional love-divinations on this night. Using various methods of fortune telling, they read omens and dreams to find out about their future husbands and marriages.
I hope you have enjoyed this month in review… in closing I leave you with a “Money Jar” spell… with the holidays all around us who can’t use more money! Enjoy!
MONEY JAR
You will need:
Paper & Pen
7 Dimes
Small Jar that seals
Bay Leaf
Write your need on the paper and drop it into the jar.
Take 7 dimes in your dominant hand and place them one by one into the jar.
As each one drops, visualize it multiplying into huge amounts and say:
"Toward this wish, the money grows
by leaps and bounds, it overflows.
Coins that jingle, coins that shine
Come to me now, you are mine."
Write your name on the bay leaf and drop it into the jar.
Seal the jar place it where YOU can see it everyday,
but where it is not visible to everyone who enters your home.
Add a coin or two to the jar each day, and watch as money flows
to you from unexpected sources. After you obtain the money you need,
thank the Goddess, remove and bury the paper outside.
Blessings to you and yours!
Saffron
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