Tyvendedagen (Norway)
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Tyvendedagen (Norway)
Tyvendedagen (Norway)
MIELIKKI
Themes: Change; Providence
Symbols: Bear; Grain; Woodland Plants
About Miellikki: The Finnish goddess of game, hunting, and the forest, Mielikki protects our resources during the remaining cold season by keeping the pantry filled. As the goddess of abundant grain, she also encourages the return of fertility to the earth.
To Do Today: Go into your kitchen and get a small handful of any grain-based cereal. Take this outside and release a pinch of it to the earth, saying,
Mielikki, see this grain and bless, return to earth in fruitfulness.
Hear the prayer that fills my heart; to my home, providence impart.
Take the remaining pinch back in the house and store it in an airtight container, symbolically preserving your resources.
Tyvendedagen means "twentieth day after Christmas." In Norway, today marks the official end of the Yule season. It's celebrated with races, sleigh rides and the storage of ornaments and by burning the Christmas tree to drive away winter. So, when you dismantle your Yule tree, keep a jar full of its needles handy. Burn these throughout the year to banish frosty feelings or to warm up a chilly relationship. The pine smoke, being from a woodland tree, also draws Mielikki's attention to any pressing needs you may have.
By Patricia Telesco ~ From "365 Goddess"
MIELIKKI
Themes: Change; Providence
Symbols: Bear; Grain; Woodland Plants
About Miellikki: The Finnish goddess of game, hunting, and the forest, Mielikki protects our resources during the remaining cold season by keeping the pantry filled. As the goddess of abundant grain, she also encourages the return of fertility to the earth.
To Do Today: Go into your kitchen and get a small handful of any grain-based cereal. Take this outside and release a pinch of it to the earth, saying,
Mielikki, see this grain and bless, return to earth in fruitfulness.
Hear the prayer that fills my heart; to my home, providence impart.
Take the remaining pinch back in the house and store it in an airtight container, symbolically preserving your resources.
Tyvendedagen means "twentieth day after Christmas." In Norway, today marks the official end of the Yule season. It's celebrated with races, sleigh rides and the storage of ornaments and by burning the Christmas tree to drive away winter. So, when you dismantle your Yule tree, keep a jar full of its needles handy. Burn these throughout the year to banish frosty feelings or to warm up a chilly relationship. The pine smoke, being from a woodland tree, also draws Mielikki's attention to any pressing needs you may have.
By Patricia Telesco ~ From "365 Goddess"
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