The Moon In Folklore
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» Achroigeal - Harvest Moon in Wales
Thought you might be interested in an old Welsh tradition connected to The Harvest Moon. People climb to the summit of the Snowden range, Y Wydfa the eyrie of the eagles.( the highest point in Wales ) Both locals from the valleys and today climbers and walkers gather on the summit to welcome the harvest moon. I feel it must have its roots in some distant Druidic Ceremony celebrating the gathering in of the harvest and the beginning of winter. Today many actualy ride the mountain railway to the summit and spend time celebrating well if not wisely at the summit station. The committed and hardy ascend to the actual summit to greet the dawnI have carried out this ritual some years ago, being fitter then climbed to the summit by the Crib Goch Ridge ( the Red Notched Ridge) a spectacular climb in the day and a truly hazardous one by moonlight. It was an experience I shall never forget, and somehow it gave me a feeling of being at one with my distant welsh ancestors.
-- posted by Achroigeal
» Dubh_Sidhe - Re: Harvest Moon in Wales
In response to message posted by scouser:Hi Peter. Thanks for your post and appreciate so much your Harvest Moon in Wales description. I cannot imagine a climb such as that to welcome the moon. Wow! And I can picture in my mind's eye the Druids, clad as they were, making such a hazardous climb by moonlight. Surely that must have been a sight to behold. I know you must have interesting stories that would fill a book. Thank you for your visit and post. (Dubh)
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» Dubh_Sidhe - Re: You always warm my heart
In response to message posted by jerrib:I have tried to remember, and I think it was my mother who first pointed out the lady in the moon to me--well, at least she tried. It took me a couple or three years to actually find her. I had found the man in the moon earlier, but the lady, for me, was the hardest to see. Since then, I have found faces and shapes of animals and people in things such as curtains and other objects. I once saw the face of Hitler in the plaster swirls on my laundry room wall, and finally painted it to cover it up. LOL!
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