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Today is Shrove Tuesday (also known as Mardi Gras ), the last day of Carnival , a Western Christian festive season that occurs before th...

D r Pirrello et al. state : “Lagophthalmos derives from the Greek terms λαγος (hare) and οφταλμος (eye). It is a condition in which the eye...

Writes Carl Neal in Imbolc: Rituals, Recipes, and Lore for Brigid’s Day : W hen the dark days of winter seem to have gone on forever, the...

T his year the Chinese New Year is celebrated between Sunday, January 22 and February 5. Many will start the celebration on Saturday night....

Invocation to the Dryads H ail, Keeper of the Trees! Hail, Spirits of the Old Ones! Sinewy strong male beings, Seductive to those o...

F ew animals can have been given as many different names as the hare. Some are very localised and often the hare's alternative names are...

Hoof and horn, hoof and horn, all that dies shall be reborn L ammastide — Lughnasadh — First Harvest. Originally a festival celebrated...

The following is excerpted from " The Hare Is the Original Easter 'Bunny' " by Stephen Colton (The Irish Times, March 26,...

N anabush was the grandson of the Earth, Nokomis , and because of this, was part human and part spirit. His talents were many, so the Grea...

Today is the feast of Saint Melangell , patron saint of hares. Her story traditionally begins with the Prince of Powys , Brochwel Ysgithr...

Writes Carl Neal in Imbolc: Rituals, Recipes, and Lore for Brigid’s Day : W hen the dark days of winter seem to have gone on forever, the...

[ L ]ate October/early November [has a power] over our collective psyches. There’s something spooky and marvelous about Samhain-time, someth...

Art: "The Sacred Glade" by Hannah Willow . See also the previous posts: • Sacred • Ancient and Enigmatic • Symbol of Enligh...

Writes Terence P Ward at The Wild Hunt , a website dedicated to "modern pagan news and commentary" . . . T his week, many mod...

Image: Michael Vavrin by Kris Micallef . See also the previous posts: • Hallowtide Transformations • Halloween Hare • Just in Time f...

Image: "Three Hare Tor" (2011) by Virginia Lee . See also the previous posts: • Ancient and Enigmatic • Sacred

H ares have been associated with magic and the ability to walk between worlds and connect to the other world. The hare is a totem of mystery...

Beltane or Beltain is the Gaelic May Day festival. Most commonly it is held on May 1st, or about halfway between the spring equinox and...

The following was first published at The Holiday Spot . T he bountiful Easter bunnies have become the most favorite Easter symbol. It...

. . . In Chinese symbolism, the hare is . . . associated with male homosexuality. W. Eberhard (1986) notes that in China, "the 'fe...