03/05/2025
Reviving old traditions around this Bealtaine season.. (with a little help from little hands)
As a child, it was my responsibility to pick flowers from the garden for the May altar, as not only does the month bring us the beginning of summer and the great fire festival, it is the whole month of dedication to Mother Mary.
Traditionally, a statue or picture of Mary would be placed on a white cloth and decorated with flowers and candles. Sometimes, the statue would be adorned with a flower crown.
The tradition of honouring Mary in May is said to have begun in Italy in the 11th century, but it may also be linked to the ancient Greeks who used flower crowns to honour and invoke favour, particularly with Artemis to symbolise her connection to fertility and nature.
Mary transcends any religion. For me, she is the embodiment of the divine feminine, The Mother of the World, Mother of Mothers, Mother to all, and we are all her children. Her energy is the purest unconditional love.
Honouring her in this way connects me to my childhood, honouring family lineage of devotion to her, and involving my son, which means the tradition may even carry forward if he chooses to.
So perhaps you might like to revive this old tradition.. or perhaps even start it afresh for generations to come.
The divine feminine lives in us all.. and this time of Bealtaine honours the balance of the male and female energy for new life..
Call on Mother Mary when you are out of balance, call on her when your little one's are unwell, call on her for everything. She is divine grace and love.
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