Today is -- Ashuru Rishu Yani, Festival of the New Wine
In Canaanite paganism, today is... Ashuru Rishu Yani, Festival of the New Wine. So enjoy!
Wednesday August 9, 2006
Notes:
Party hearty, but sensibly!
This is a seven-day holiday of feasting and celebration for the summer fruit harvest. The festival takes place during the month of the same name, Ri’shu Yani, which means “new wine.” In the Gregorian calendar, this would occur around mid-August to mid-September. During the Chudthu, the new moon of the month, an offering of grapes is made to Ilu. The festival itself begins at Yamu Mlati, the full moon. Participants feast and drink, celebrating the harvest and bounty of the land. A modern-day celebration could include a feast and perhaps a visit to a local vineyard.
Wednesday August 9, 2006
Notes:
Party hearty, but sensibly!
This is a seven-day holiday of feasting and celebration for the summer fruit harvest. The festival takes place during the month of the same name, Ri’shu Yani, which means “new wine.” In the Gregorian calendar, this would occur around mid-August to mid-September. During the Chudthu, the new moon of the month, an offering of grapes is made to Ilu. The festival itself begins at Yamu Mlati, the full moon. Participants feast and drink, celebrating the harvest and bounty of the land. A modern-day celebration could include a feast and perhaps a visit to a local vineyard.