#Ruby Haida

[nyssasorbit]

Happy Women's Day to them 💕

[of-stars-and-fireflies]

April 25th

“Today? Hold on.”

Alan turned his eyes away from Ruby, who held her hands behind her back, and pulled out his phone. His thumb clicked the power button, lighting up the screen. “…April 25th.”

“And do you remember what April 25th is?” The woman slid the box around to hold in front of her.

He rubbed the back of his neck. “What’s that? A present?”

She ushered it towards him. “Happy birthday.”

It hovered for a moment before his fingers delicately wrapped around it.

“Did you forget again?”

“...Why?”

 A rueful smile spread across her lips. “Am I not allowed to celebrate your birthday anymore?”

“That’s not what I meant.”

“...I know.”

“I thought we were done.”

Her gunmetal eyes shut. “...Behaving like this isn’t gonna bring him back.”

“So you’re not mad at me anymore?”

“Not at you.” Eyelashes fluttering open, she matched his gaze. “I…missed you.”

“You ‘missed me’?”

“When we used to spar and hang out. What we’ve done in the past few months to make up for lost time…I missed that.” She shoved her hands in her pockets, shuffling her feet while barely holding her head up. “I just wish Ishibashi was here again too.”

A sigh quietly left his nose. “Yeah…me too.”

“But this isn’t about him. This is your day.” She offered a more cheerful smile. “I have the meal plans laid out, but I’ll leave the day’s itinerary to you.”

“Meal plans?” he repeated incredulously.

“Yeah. Unless you’d prefer to grill something. You don’t gotta include me, just thought…I’d treat you, and make up for all the bullshit.”

“...If anyone has to make up for bullshit, it’s me.”

“Stop. I’m making you celebrate your birthday whether you like it or not.”

He hesitated.

“Birthday Rule #1. Thou shalt not place blame on the birthday boy.”

“Who made that rule?”

“I did. Just now.”

The slightest tug pulled at his lips. “Got it.”

“So? If there’s anywhere special you want to go, I don’t mind being your chauffeur for the day.”

Quickly swiping his keys, he spun them on his finger before firmly gripping them in his hand with a smirk. “No. I’ll do the driving. Come on.”

“Lead the way, Captain~”

[greenwitchcrafts]

June 2024 witch guide

Full moon: June 21st

New moon: June 6th

Sabbats: Litha/Summer Solstice- June 20th

June Strawberry Moon

Known as: Aerra Litha, Birth Moon, Blooming Moon, Brachmanoth, Dyad Moon, Egg Laying Moon, Green Corn Moon, Hatching Moon, Hoer Moon, Honey Moon, Lovers Moon, Mead Moon, Moon of Horses, Moon of Making Fat, Partner Moon, Rose Moon & Strong Sun Moon

Element: Earth

Zodiac: Gemini & Cancer

Nature spirits: Sylphs & Zephyrs

Deities: Aine of Knockaine, Bendis, Cerridwen, Green Man, Ishtar, Isis, Neith & Persephone

Animals: Butterfly, frog, monkey & toad

Birds: Peacock & wren

Trees: Maple & Oak

Herbs: Dog grass, meadowsweet, moss, mugwort, parsley, skullcap & vervain

Flowers: Lavender, orchid, tansy & yarrow

Scents: Lavender & lily of the valley

Stones:  Agate, Alexandrite, cat's eye, chrysoberyl, emerald, fluorite, garnet, moonstone, ruby & topaz

Colors: Gold, green, orange & yellow

Energy:  Abundance, balance, change of residence, communication, decision making, education, family relations, full & restful energy, love, marriage, prosperity, positive transformation, prevention, protection, public relations, relationships, responsibility, strength, tides turning, travel & writing

While strawberries certainly are a reddish-pink color and are roundish in shape, the origin of the name “Strawberry Moon” has nothing to do with the Moon’s hue or appearance.

• June's full Moon is typically the last full moon of spring or the first of summer. The June Full Moon will be extraordinary. For the first time since 1985, Full Moon happens precisely on the summer solstice, when the Sun is highest up. Because the Full Moon is always opposite the Sun, this year, you will see that the Moon is 10 widths lower on the horizon than the Sun ever is. 

This “Strawberry Moon” name has been used by Native American Algonquian tribes that live in the northeastern United States as well as the Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples to mark the ripening of “June-bearing” strawberries that are ready to be gathered. The Haida term Berries Ripen Moon reflects this as well. As flowers bloom and early fruit ripens, June is a time of great abundance for many.

Litha

Known as: Alban Heruin, Summer Solstice & Whit Sunday

Season: Summer

Element: Fire

Symbols: Besom, fairies, God's eyes, sunflowers & symbols of the sun

Colors: Blue, gold, green, orange, red, tan & yellow

Oils/Incense: Cinnamon, frankincense, heliotrope, lavender, lemon, lily of the valley, mint, musk, myrrh, orange, orange pine, pine, rose, saffron, sandalwood & wisteria

Animals: Cattle, crab, horse & octopus

Birds: Goldfinch, kingfisher, meadowlark, owl, robin & wren

Mythical: Fairies

Stones: Bloodstone, diamond, emerald, jade, lapis lazuli & tiger's eye

Food: Ale, bread, cheese, edible flowers, garden fresh vegetables & fruit, lemons, meade, milk, oranges, pumpernickel bread, summer squash & wine

Herbs/Plants: Anise, basil, betony, cinquefoil, copal, elder, fennel, fern, frankincense, galangal, hemp, ivy, larkspur, lemon, lemon balm, mistletoe, mugwort, mullien, nettle, orange, orpin, plantain, rue, saffron, sandalwood, St.John's wort, thyme, verbena, vervain, wild thyme & ylang-ylang

Flowers: Carnation, chamomile, daisy, heather, heliotrope, honeysuckle, lavender, lily, marigold, orchid, rose, wisteria & yarrow

Trees: Elder, holly, laurel, linden, oak & pine

Goddesses: Amaterasu, Aine, Anahita, Dea, Cerde, Dag, Dana, Eiru, Fenne, Gwydion, Kupala, Mabd, Phoebe, Skhmet & Sul

Gods: Apollo, Baal, Balder, Bel, The Dagda, Donnus, El, The Green Man, Helios, Huon, Jupiter, Llew, Loki, Lugh, Maui, Mithras, Oak/Holly King, Ogmios, Ra, Surya, Thor & Zeus

Issues, Intentions & Powers: Agriculture, changes, divination, ending, fertility, life, light, manifestation, power, purpose, strength, success & unity

Spellwork: Fire & water magick

Activities:

• Charge and cleanse your crystals in the solstice sun

• Make Sun water

• Create crafts with natural elements such as flowers

• Burn a paper with things that no longer serve you or that you are trying to let go

•  Invite friends & family over for a bonfire and/or feast

• Gather & dry herbs for the upcoming year

• Clean, decorate & cleanse your altar with summer symbols

• Brew some sun tea

• Take a ritual bath/shower with flowers

• Make your own sun dial

• Craft a door wreath out of flowers & herbs

• Enjoy some sunrise/sunset yoga

• Volunteer at a food kitchen or animal shelter

• Plant trees (especially ones that may provide fruit or berries to feed the wildlife)

• Watch the sunset & say a blessing to nature

• Make flower infused anointing/spell oils

• Eat fresh fruits & berries

• Participate in a handfasting

• Create shadow art

The history of Litha reveals its deep connections to ancient agricultural societies & their reliance on the sun's power. Celebrated as part of the Wheel of the Year, Litha symbolizes the balance between light & darkness. Throughout history  customs such as bonfires, herb gathering & the construction of sunwheels have marked this festival. Today, Litha continues to be celebrated by various communities, with gatherings at sacred sites & private rituals in natural settings. It serves as a reminder of our connection with nature and the cycles of life.

• The traditions of Litha appear to be borrowed from many cultures. Most ancient cultures celebrated the summer solstice in some way such as the Celts celebrated Litha with hilltop bonfires & dancing. Many people attempted to jump over or through the bonfires for good luck. Other European traditions included setting large wheels on fire & rolling them down a hill into a body of water.

Litha is often associated with Midsummer, a celebration that extends beyond the pagan and Wiccan traditions. Midsummer festivities are observed in many cultures around the world, including Scandinavian countries where it holds a prominent place in their cultural heritage. Midsummer dances, bonfires, & feasts are integral parts of these celebrations, often accompanied by folklore and traditional rituals that honor the sun's energy and the abundance of nature during this time.

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year & in some traditions, Litha is when The Sun(The God) is symbolically at it's peak time of power & the World will soon be ripe to harvest. It is also when The Goddess is pregnant with The God who is to be reborn at Yule.

• In the Northern Hemisphere the Summer Solstice occurs when the Sun reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky. It marks the start of summer in the northern half of the globe. (In contrast, the June solstice in the Southern Hemisphere is when the Sun is at its lowest point in the sky, marking the start of winter.)

Some also believe the history & spirit of Litha revolve around two deities, The Oak King & The Holly King. In Wiccan and Neo-Pagan traditions, each King rules the Earth for half of the year. From Yule to Litha, the Oak King rules. On Litha, the two battled for the crown and it is then that the Holly King triumphs. The Holly King will rule through fall until Yule, and the cycle will begin again.

Related festivals:

• Vestalia- June 7th -15th

Was a Roman religious festival in honor of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth & the burning continuation of the sacred fire of Rome. It was held from 7–15 June & was reserved as a women's-only event. Domestic & family life in general were represented by the festival of the goddess of the house & of the spirits of the storechamber — Vesta & the Penates .

On the first day of festivities the penus Vestae (sanctum sanctorum of the temple of Vesta which was usually curtained off) was opened for the only time during the year, at which women offered sacrifices. As long as the curtain remained open, mothers could come, barefoot and disheveled, to leave offerings to the goddess in exchange for a blessing to them and their family.

For the last day, the penus Vestae was solemnly closed, the Flaminica Dialis observed mourning & the temple was subjected to a purification called stercoratio: the filth was swept from the temple and carried next by the route called clivus Capitolinus and then into the Tiber.

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

Wikipedia

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Encyclopedia britannica

Llewellyn 2024 magical almanac Practical magic for everyday living

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[the-occult-lounge]

> Before we adopted the Latin name for our second month, Old English used much more vibrant names to describe the month now known as February. The most common Old English name was Solmonath, which literally means “mud month.” (https://www.dictionary.com/e/february/)

> A lesser-used term was Kale-monath, which meant “cabbage month.” Perhaps, the medieval English were eating a lot of cabbage in February? Strange. (https://www.dictionary.com/e/february/)

Once February became an official month its name was changed. It was derived from the Roman festival of purification called Februa. In funny fashion the festival also gave birth to the Roman deity Februus. What is also interesting to note is that January and February were added months. Originally the calendar year was only 10 months but in 700BCE they were added by the second king of Rome to make the year match up more with how long it takes the Earth to complete it's rotation around the sun.

𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 ℂ𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤

⚘ Animals: otter, unicorn, dragon, groundhog, deer, sheep, hares, rabbits

⚘ Birds: eagle, chicadee, robin

⚘ Celebrations: Imbolc (Feb 2), Candlemas (Feb 2), Disablot (Feb 2), Februa (Feb 15), Valisblot (Feb 9), Lupercalia (Feb 15), Parentalia (Feb 13-21), Quirinalia (Feb 17), Equirria (Feb 27), Fornicalia (Feb 17)

⚘ Colors: light blue, violet, pale green, black, red, pink

⚘ Deities: Alhrodite, Juno, Mars, Brighid, Kuan Yin, Diana, Demeter, Persephone, Sjofn, Apollo, Boann, Chang-O, Parvati, Venus, Shakti, Bast, Selene, Hebe, Eros, Pan, Branwen

⚘ Element: air, water

⚘ Flowers: balm of Gilead, hyssop, myrrh, sage, spikenard, primrose, viola, snowdrop

⚘ Gender: neutral

⚘ Herbs: cypress, cinnamon, lavender, patchouli, lemon, orange, sandalwood, rose, jasmine, ginger, clove, frankincense, ylang ylang, palma rosa, bay, mint, nettles, rosemary, thyme, oregano, balm of Gilead, hyssop, myrrh, sage and basil.

⚘ Magick Areas: purification, growth, healing, energy, self-love, accepting responsibility, self-forgiveness, making future plans, astral realm, banishing, beginning, empowerment, fertility

⚘ Moons: Snow Moon (Dakota), Racoon Moon (Dakota), Eagle Moon (Cree), Bear Moon (Ojibwe), Black Bear Moon (Tlingit), Groundhog Moon (Algonquin), Goose Moon (Haida), Bony Moon (Cherokee), Hungry Moon (Cherokee)

⚘ Sabbat: Imbolc (Feb 1-2)

⚘ Scents: wisteria, heliotrope

⚘ Spirits: house faeries (home and house plants)

⚘ Stones: amethyst, ammolite, angelite, garnet, jasper, imperial topaz, onyx, aquamarine, fluorite, turquoise, ruby, bloodstone, moonstone, obsidian, pearl and quartz

⚘ Trees: rowan, myrtle, laurel, cedar, cypress

⚘ Zodiac: Aquarius, Pisces

[laresearchette]

Monday, March 24, 2025 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: HOLLYWOOD DEMONS (Investigation Discovery) 9:00pm

NCAA WOMEN'S MARCH MADNESS (TSN/TSN4) 12:00pm: Second Round (TSN/TSN4) 2:00pm: Second Round (TSN/TSN4) 4:00pm: Second Round (TSN/TSN4) 6:00pm: Second Round (TSN3/TSN5) 7:00pm: Second Round (TSN/TSN4) 8:00pm: Second Round (TSN3/TSN5) 9:00pm: Second Round (TSN/TSN4) 10:00pm: Second Round

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 1:00pm: Yankees vs. Mets (SN360) 9:00pm: Dodgers vs. Angels

NBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 7:00pm: Raptors vs. Wizards (SN1) 10:00pm: Bucks vs. Suns

MURDOCH MYSTERIES (CBC) 8:00pm: When a lawyer's murder is staged like a dog attack, Murdoch suspects the culprits are after a dog bequeathed a fortune.

TGL GOLF (SN) 9:00pm: TGL Golf Final Match #1 - Atlanta Drive GC vs. New York Golf Club

KATE (CBC) 9:00pm: Kate adapts to the pressures of being royal and in the spotlight, from the press intrusion on a private holiday to the arrival of Meghan and the explosive Oprah interview.

LAID (W Network) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): When Ruby learns a guy she briefly dated in college has died, she attends his funeral to make up for how selfishly she treated him; this sets her off on a path of examining her past choices to move forward with her present love life.

DOPE GIRLS (CTV Drama) 9:00pm: When key information behind Silvio's murder falls into the wrong hands, it sets off a dangerous chain of events for Kate and Violet; Evie tries to reconcile with her grief.

PAMELA'S COOKING WITH LOVE (Flavour Network) 9:00pm: Michael Solomonov

SIGHT UNSEEN (CTV) 10:00pm (SEASON FINALE): A clandestine case reopens old wounds as Tess is forced to confront her mother's killer while working to bring down a deadly gang.

PETROGLYPHS TO PIXELS (APTN) 10:30pm: This episode celebrates Haida artists as they pay tribute to cedar, a keystone species essential to Haida Gwaii's ecosystem and a fundamental element in Haida art.

THE TRADES (CTV Comedy) 10:30pm: It's Conch Industries' annual golf tournament and Todd and crew are hitting the links; Medhi makes an industry-revolutionizing discovery that has Chelsea and Todd cooking up a plan to present the invention to her boss.

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My Love Interest Is A Cute Shortie Who’s Full Of Rage Squad

(Feel free to add more)

[waitingcomic]

Bunch of this year’s Valentines Day card designs

[gabystoiani]

Love always wins <3

[candy-pants]

Thank you, Carol! Do I even have 10 fandoms? lol

I'll go with some of my favorite media, not ones I'm necessarily active in (this isn't in order, btw)

Descendants - Ben x Mal duh

My Babysitter's a Vampire - Benny x Erica I'm 5 years late on this one

Violetta - Diego x Francesca

Tangled/Tangled The Series - Rapunzel x Eugene

Sonny With a Chance - Sonny x Chad

Miraculous Ladybug - Adrien x Marinette ah yes, the love square

Cloak and Dagger - Ty x Tandy

Cruel Summer - Kate x Mallory at this point I'm 99.9% sure she's not shady, that birthday scene was cute af

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Jake x Amy

Bia - Bia x Manuel

I'll leave this open to whoever wants to do it

STARTING A TAGGING GAME:

Tell me your favourite ship from 10 fandoms you are in. I'll go first -

1. Grishaverse - Kaz x Inej

2. Lucifer - Lucifer x Chloe

3. MCU - Steve x Tony

4. Merlin - Merlin x Arthur

5. Sherlock - Sherlock x John

6. POTC - Elizabeth x Jack

7. Riordanverse - Percy x Annabeth

8. Harry Potter - Sirius x Remus

9. Sex Education - Otis x Maeve

10. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - Phryne x Jack

Tagging @blackpheonix @boredbookwormgirl @captainswanandclintasha @accio-dopamine @caffeinated-365 @brekkercookie @alonlyfangirl @shadyslimee

[of-stars-and-fireflies]

Teamwork WIP

-Updated slightly-

[greenwitchcrafts]

February 2025 Witch Guide

New Moon: February 27th

First Quarter: Feb 5th

Full moon: February 12th

Last Quarter: February 20th

Sabbats: Imbolc- February 1st

February Ice Moon

Also known as:  Cleansing Moon, Deep Snow Moon(Mahican), Eagle Moon(Cree), Bear Moon(Ojibwe), Black Bear Moon(Tlingit), Bony Moon(Cherokee), First Flowers Moon(Catawba), Goose Moon(Haida), Groundhog Moon(Algonquin), Hungry Moon(Cherokee), Ice Moon, Midwinter Moon(Oneida), Raccoon Moon(Dakota), Sleet Moon(Comanche), Solmonath, Suckerfish Moon (Ojibwe) & Quickening Moon

Element: Fire

Zodiac: Aquarius & Pisces

Nature spirts: House Faeries

Deities: Aphrodite, Brigid, Demeter, Diana, Juno, Kuan-Yin, Mars & Persephone

Animals: Otter

Magical: Unicorn

Birds: Chickadee & Eagle

Trees:  Cedar, laurel, myrtle & rowan

Herbs: Balm of Gilead, hyssop, myrrh, sage & spikenard

Flowers: Primrose

Scents: Heliotrope & wisteria

Stones:  Amethyst, jasper, moonstone, obsidian, onyx, pearl, rose quartz, red zircon &topaz

Issues, intentions & powers: Astral travel, banishing, beginnings, empowerment, fertility & purification

Energy: Breaking bad habits, creative expressiveness, energy working to the surface, forgiveness, freedom, friendships, future plans, growth, healing, problem solving, purification, responsibility & science

The explanation behind February’s full Moon name is commonly known as the Snow Moon. This is due to the typically heavy snowfall that occurs in February. On average depending on location & climate conditions, February can be one of the snowiest months of the year according to data from the National Weather Service.

• In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver, who had visited with the Naudowessie (Dakota), wrote that the name used for this period was the Snow Moon, “because more snow commonly falls during this month than any other in the winter.” 

 

Imbolc

Known as: Brigid’s day, Feast of Torches, Feast of Waxing Light & Oimelc

Season: Winter

Element: Air

Symbols: Besoms, Brigid’s cross, candles, candle wheels, corn dolls, cauldrons, fire, ploughs, priapic wands & white flowers

Colors: Black, brown, green, lavender, orange, pink,  red, white & yellow

Oils/Incense: Apricot, basil, bay, carnation, chamomile, cedar, cinnamon, dragon's blood, frankincense, heather, jasmine, myrrh, neroli, peppermint, red sandalwood, sage(green), styrax, vanilla, violet & wisteria

Animals: Badger, cow, deer, groundhog, sheep & snake

Birds: Lark, robin & swan

Stones: Amethyst, bloodstone, ×citrine, clear quartz, garnet, green tourmaline, hematite, iron, lodestone, onyx, red zircon, rose quartz, ruby, turquoise & yellow tourmaline

Mythical: Dragon

Food:  Ale, breads, chives, cider, cornmeal, curry, dairy products, dried fruit, dried meats, eggs, garlic, grains, herbal teas, honey cakes, lamb, mead, muffins, nuts, onions, peppers, poppy seed cakes, pork, potatoes, poultry, pumpkin seeds, raisins, scones, spiced wine & sunflower seeds

Herbs/Plants: Angelica, ashleaf, balsam, basil, bay, benzoin, blackberry, celandine, clover, coltsfoot, coriander, dragon's blood, garlic, lemon, myrrh, reed, rosemary, sage, vervain, wheat, witch hazel & wormwood

Flowers:  Chamomile, crocus, daffodil, heather, iris, rose hips, sunflower, tansy & violet

Trees: Blackthorn, cedar, rowan & sycamore

Goddesses: Anu, Aradia, Arianrhod, Artio, Athena, Branwen, Brigid, Danu, Februa, Gaia, Inanna, Juno, Selene, Selu, Sirona & Vesta

Gods: Aengus Mac Og, Bragi, Cupid, Dian Cecht, Dumuzi, Eros, Februus & Pax

Tarot cards: Death, The Empress & The Star

Spellwork: Air magick, cleansing, divination, fertility & new beginnings

Issues, Intentions & Powers: Awakening, animals, banishing, beginnings, change, fertility, healing, hope, illumination, inspiration, light, patience, pregnancy/childbirth, prophecy, prosperity, purification, transformation, well-being & youth

Activities:

•Make & light white candles

• Clean/decorate your altar & consecrate your  altar tools

• Go on a walk in nature & look for signs of spring

• Make a Brigid’s Cross

• Have a feast with your family/friends

• Give thanks & leave offerings to the Earth

• Set intentions, reflect & look deeper into your goals for spring

• Start a bonfire

• Bless new projects

• Clear snow/ice from public walkways

• Gather & distribute warm clothes, hand warmers & blankets to those who need it

• Pepare plans for your upcoming garden

• Craft a priapic wand

• Spend time with children celebrating Imbolc by making crafts & or baking

• Make or buy new magical tools

• Practice divination & fire scrying

• Draw a cleansing ritual bath for yourself

• Meditate, reflect & say your farewells to winter

• Cleanse & clean your house to prepare for spring

• Create a Brídeóg: a doll of Brigid made of straw

• Make Bride’s bouquet satchets & exchange as symbols of good luck and fertility

• Set aside seasonal food & or drinks as an offering to Brigid to invite her in your home

• Find Imboloc prayers & devotionals that bid farewell to the winter months & honor the goddess Brigid

Imbolc is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of spring. Most commonly it is held on January 31 – February 1, or halfway between the winter solstice & the spring equinox. The holiday is a festival of the hearth, home, a celebration of the lengthening days & the early signs of spring. 

•  It is suggested that Imbolc originally marked the onset of the arrival of fresh sheep milk after a period of food shortage & the beginning of preparations for the spring sowing.

The word “imbolc” means “in the belly” and refers to the pregnancy of ewes at this time of year. The term “oimelc” means ewe’s milk. Around this time of year, many herd animals give birth to their first offspring of the year or are heavily pregnant & as a result, they are producing milk.

Imbolc is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and it is associated with important events in Irish mythology. It is believed that Imbolc was originally a pagan festival associated with the lambing season and the goddess Brigid. It's believed that Imbolc was Christianized as a festival of Saint Brigid, who herself is thought to also be a Christianization of the goddess.

• Joseph Vendryes and Christian-Joseph Guyonvarc'h suggested that it may have also been a purification festival, similar to the ancient Roman festival Lupercalia which took place at the same time of year.

Some scholars argue that the date of Imbolc was significant in Ireland since the Neolithic. A few passage tombs in Ireland are aligned with the sunrise around the times of Imbolc & Samhain.

Related festivals:

•Groundhog Day: February 2nd- 

Is a tradition observed in the United States & Canada every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day & sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den & winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early.

• While the tradition remains popular in the 21st century, studies have found no consistent association between a groundhog seeing its shadow & the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather.

•St. Brigid’s Day: February 1st-

Celebrates the beginning of spring and the celebration of Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day. The day has long symbolised hope, renewal and the feminine.

•Because Saint Brigid has been theorised as linked to the goddess Brigid, some associate the festival of Imbolc with the goddess.

St. Brigid is the patroness saint (or ‘mother saint’) of Ireland. She is patroness of many things, including poetry, learning, healing, protection, blacksmithing, livestock & dairy production. In her honour, a perpetual fire was kept burning at Kildare for centuries & a recent campaign successfully established her feast day as a national holiday in 2023.

The customs of St Brigid's Day did not begin to be recorded in detail until the early modern era. In recent centuries, its traditions have included weaving Brigid's crosses, hung over doors and windows to protect against fire, illness, and evil spirits. People also made a doll of Brigid (a Brídeóg), which was paraded around the community by girls, sometimes accompanied by 'strawboys'. Brigid was said to visit one's home on St Brigid's Eve. To receive her blessings, people would make a bed for Brigid, leave her food and drink, and set items of clothing outside for her to bless. Holy wells would be visited, a special meal would be had, and the day was traditionally linked with weather lore.

•  Candlemas: February 2nd-

 Is a Christian feast day on February 2nd commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22-40. 

•While it is customary for Christians in some countries to remove their Christmas decorations on Twelfth Night, those in other Christian countries historically remove them after Candlemas.

On Candlemas, many Christians also take their candles to their local church, where they are blessed and then used for the rest of the year. For Christians, these blessed candles serve as a symbol of Jesus Christ, who is referred to as the Light of the World.

•Setsubun: February 2nd-

Is the day before the beginning of spring in the old calendar in Japan. The name literally means 'seasonal division’, referring to the day just before the first day of spring.

Both Setsubun & Risshun are celebrated yearly as part of the Spring Festival (Haru matsuri ) in Japan. In its association with the Lunar New Year, Setsubun, though not the official New Year, was thought of as similar in its ritual & cultural associations of 'cleansing’ the previous year as the beginning of the new season of spring. Setsubun was accompanied by a number of rituals & traditions held at various levels to drive away the previous year’s bad fortunes & evil spirits for the year to come.

• The commonly practiced tradition of throwing of roasted soybeans (called "fukumame") in order to drive away evil spirits & bring good fortune into one's home is upheld by both places of worship & regular people. Then, as part of bringing luck in, it is customary to eat roasted soybeans, one for each year of one's life (kazoedoshi), plus one more for bringing good luck for the year.

Other celebrations:

• Lupercalia: February 13-15th-

In ancient Rome, this festival was conducted annually on February 13th through 15th under the superintendence of a corporation of priests called Luperci. The origins of the festival are obscure, although the likely derivation of its name from lupus (Latin: “wolf”) has variously suggested connection with an ancient deity who protected herds from wolves & with the legendary she-wolf who nursed Romulus & Remus. As a fertility rite, the festival is also associated with the god Faunus to purify the city, promoting health & fertility.

Each Lupercalia began with the sacrifice by the Luperci of goats & a dog, after which two of the Luperci were led to the altar, their foreheads were touched with a bloody knife & the blood was wiped off with wool dipped in milk; the ritual required that the two young men laugh. The sacrificial feast followed, after which the Luperci cut thongs from the skins of the sacrificial animals & ran in two bands around the Palatine hill, striking with the thongs at any woman who came near them. A blow from the thong was supposed to render a woman fertile.

In 494 CE the Christian church under Pope Gelasius I forbade participation in the festival. Tradition holds that he appropriated the form of the rite as the Feast of the Purification (Candlemas), celebrated on February 2, but it is likely that the Christian feast was established in the previous century. It has also been alternately suggested that Pope Gelasius I replaced Lupercalia with St. Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14th, but the origin of that holiday was likely much later.

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

Wikipedia

Encyclopedia Britannica

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Encyclopedia britannica

Llewellyn 2025 magical almanac Practical magic for everyday living

Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials: Imbolc

Note:

This guide was written with Moon phases and dates corresponding to North America. These guides are supposed to be a generalized stepping off point to do your own research & help celebrate the way you feel called to.

•THIS IS CONDENSED INFORMATION AND SPECIFICS MAY NOT BE MENTIONED

This isn't based off what I do personally & I'm by no way suggesting people celebrate a certain way. It's stuff I've read & put together from books so people of different traditions & practices can get an idea of what to do for the sabbat, months or research for themselves.

Note that for Native American names, each Moon name was traditionally applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, the month starting either with the new Moon or full Moon. Also the name of the lunar month might vary each year or between bands or other groups within the same nation.

Some names listed here may reflect usage at once in history but may no longer be used by a designated group today. Many of the names listed here are English interpretations of the words used in Native American languages. They are only roughly aligned here with the months of the Gregorian calendar; you’ll notice that some names are repeated in multiple months.

The ones listed are the ones that were used in the books I used for correspondences & there are many more that are not mentioned.

[diefakekalvingarrah]

Papa emeritus 

Ghost bc

The shins

Minecraft

Minecraft bee

enderman

Endermite

Ender dragon

Rainbow core

Lovecore

Kid core

teencore

Jhonen Vasquez

Hatsune Miku

Trans miku

Scene miku

Weird core

Vomitcore

Horror core

Web horror

Glitch core

Rawring twenties

Webcore

Ahenobarbus henocied

Bears in trees

Fujoshi

Animal crossing

Sanriocore

Traumacore

Fanboy and chum chum 

Kyle the conjurer

Cringe culture is dead

Guro

Gurochan

Frankenstein girls

Frankenstein girls will seem strangely sexy

Chihiro Fujisaki

Celestia ludenberg

Junko Enoshima

Mukuro Ikusaba

Kyoko Kirigiri

Kiyotaka Ishimaru

Ishimaru Kiyotaka

Mondo oowada

Owada Mondo

Byakuya Togami

Makoto Naegi

Aoi Asahina

Sakura Ogami

Fukawa Toko

Yasuhiro Hagakure

Leon Kuwata

Hifumi Yamada

Ishimondo

Food service drone au

Overflowing attention au

Mothdib

Mothman! Dib

Cryptid

Bad guys au

Iz office au

The office 

Sick Human Zim Au

Love bug au

Tallest red

Pakcreaturemutualism

Ghost bc

Papa emeritus

Cursed images

Luciferian

Tallest Miyuki

Cuddles htf

Giggles htf

Toothy htf

Lumpy htf

Petunia htf

Handy htf

Nutty htf

Sniffles htf

Pop htf

Cub htf

Flaky htf

The mole htf

Disco bear htf

Russell htf

Lifty htf

Shifty htf

Mime htf

Cro-marmot htf

Flippy htf

Flappy bob

Splendid htf

Splendon’t htf

Lammy htf

truffles htf

Sneaky htf

Mouse ka boom

Tiger general htf

Buddhist monkey 

Panda mom

Panda baby

Acnh

Animal crossing 

{January Birthdays}

Bob AC

Poncho AC

Joey AC

Diana

Roald

Carmen

Felyne

Harry

Pierce

Tiffany

Papi

Maddie

Moe

Puddles

Velma

Gladys

Ursala

Rizzo

Simon

Opal

Genji

Francine

Gwen

Rhonda

Savannah

Vivian

Aurora

Admiral

Margie

Cube

Flurry

Winnie

{end month}

Coronavirus

Covid 19

Cursed Aesthetic

Possum

Tele tubby

Pooh bah

Circus Baby

Funtime Freddy

Funtime Foxy

Funtime Chica

Rockstar Foxy

Rockstar Bonnie

Rockstar Freddy

Nightmare Chica

Nightmare Freddy

Freddy Fazbear

Withered Chica

Withered Bonnie

Withered Foxy

Nightmare Foxy

FAITH Chapter 2

Spinel

Rainbow Quartz 2.0

Rubipphire

Ruby SU

Sapphire SU

Greg Universe

Techmo

Mordecai RS

Rigby RS

Benson RS

Pops RS

Skips RS

Hi Five Ghost

Thomas RS

Benpops

Morby

Mordeson

Mordas

Rigleen

XJ9

MLAATR

Maiko Hakaine

Oliver UTAHloid

Calalini

The nightmare before Christmas

Haida

Aggretsuko

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Cosplays to do eventually:

• Simon/Ice King (with a Marceline or Betty) • Qrow (with a Ruby or Raven) • Dr. Stein • Spike Spiegel • Haida (with a Retsuko) • Hiro or Goro (with a Zero-Two or Ichigo)

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CARTOON ENDGAME TRAILER 1

Ed:Most people move on…….but not us…..(to everyone who survived Lexington’s Attack)we get even”

Johnny:You know if we do this we’ll be going in short handed?(as Saitama sits down looking depressed)”

Garnet:Yeah you mean because he killed our friends?”

Dolly Dalmatian:Well we owe it to the ones not here to try…...our friends( memories of Retsuko,Haida,Twilight’s friends,Samurai Jack)......family(images of half of Dolly’s brothers and sisters including Dylan and her Dad)....and everyone else”

Chip(my oc):It’s not about the people we lost…..(Fenneko,and Numbuh five holding the hand and hoove of distraught Stewie Griffin and Twilight Sparkle-All Might being hugged by Uraraka and Iida)it’s about what we have left”

All Might:We’re heroes……(All-Might muscles up and almost lands a punch on She-Ra and she’s unfazed by it ‘All Might:I like this one’”)we gotta finish this……..whatever it takes”

Chip:(practicing his stabs and jabs)Whatever it takes”

Ruby/Blake:(Target practicing while moving forward to their targets-training for their friends,family and teammates they lost Yang and Weiss)Whatever it takes”

Rick:(Holding a picture of him and Morty)Whatever it’blargh-takes”

She-Ra:Whatever it takes”

Goofy:(Clenching Max’s ‘Old Stuffed Bear’)Whatever it takes-eeyuk”

Sugar Mama:(Beating on a boxing bean bag-remembering her Proud Family)Whatever it takes”

Saitama:(Leaving a room with his now dusted disciple Genos’ robotic arms)Whatever it takes”

Ed:(In the attic with the past failed scams of his friends)Whatever it takes”

Twilight:(Enhancing every spell she can conjure)Whatever it takes

(The Cartoon Heroes sporting awesome spaces suits enter the spaceship on their way to find Lexington)

Fenneko:This has to work guys”

Chip:It have too…...because I got no idea what we’re gonna do if it doesn’t”

CARTOON ENDGAME

The End of Trailer

[ovalsilver]

Carol Davis #MMIW

Today I say the name of Carol Ruby Davis (age 28) from Haida Gwaii, mom of 2, sister to 7. Stabbed several times, transported & dumped in a ditch close to Wiggins Ave, near Marine Way & Byrne Rd, Burnaby (BC), 27 June 1987. Carol Davis #MMIW