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Während die Erde in Schlaf verfällt, schwingt die Alte von Baere ihre Sichel und schneidet den letzten Weizen, um ihn Auszusäen in der späten Winter Nacht.

Rising from the mists,
with your brother-husband in attendance,
bring divine light to me,
Aušrine, young and lovely,
and my words to them,
the lovely Holy Ones.

by Ceisiwr Serith (David Fickett-Wilbar)

High One, Heimdall, winder of the horn,
Ward and watcher of the way to Asgard,
standing at the border of the Bifrost Bridge:

I see a man coming towards me,
in a brazen chariot;
the horses which pull it are snorting sea-fog.
The green sea to me is a grassy field to him,
over which he rides;
the scattered sea foams are flowers about his wheels.

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind always be at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
May the rain fall softly on your fields,
And until we meet again,

We have no specific evidence to show that this holiday was observed by the ancient Celts. We do though, find a word in Old Celtic, Medro-saminos, that means '(of) Mid Summer'. Midsummer is also known as Litha and Alban Hefin (from Wales - point of summer).

Winter Solstice is called "Mean Geimredh", mid-winter, in Irish, "Alban Arthan", the point of roughness, in Wales, "Modranicht", mother night, to the Anglo-Saxon's, "Deuorius Riuri", great divine winter feast, in the Coligny Calendar and "Yule." The word "Yule," according to B

By Trebomâros Auigani

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Adopted by the Mother Grove on 15 February, 2012. Last modified on 15 February, 2012

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Submitted for the 2017 Liturgist Guild Yearbook. Written by Catherine Heath (Seo Helrune) and Converted from PDF by Willow Birch

Come druids all, ovates and seers
And let your minds be still.
Earth, sea, and sky will lend no fears,
As the gods reveal their will.

Let every heart sing praise to them,
And all our works be skilled.