Guest guest Posted December 4, 2001 Report Share Posted December 4, 2001 Hi all As Chris so kindly allowed me to post one of these letters before, and as she seems to be lost in cyberspace (beacon in lit, hoping she finds her way home soon), I'm going to go ahead and post this. She can slap me down later if she has a mind to! LOL From the Essentially Oils ltd news letter, sent in bits and pieces! Wherefore Christmas Pud? Many of the year's festivals come with cooking rituals attached. When we make a Christmas pudding, for example, we are taking part in a pagan ritual, for our rich, fruit-stuffed dessert began life in Celtic times as a milky cornmeal gruel, stirred sunwise (K's note- clockwise), and served to guests at the solstice as an edible symbol of the god of plenty, Dagda, the 'Good God', the 'Great Father', the 'Most learned', and the leader of the Tuatha De Dannan (the 'People of the Goddess Danu', the divine race of Ireland). His attributes include a magic cauldron and a mighty club towed on wheels. The cauldron satisfied all who fed from it, while the club not only killed enemies but also resurrected dead friends. Dagda is credited with the ability to determine the weather and to control the harvest. He combines elements of a sky father, a storm god, a war god, a fertility deity and the sun itself, yet he is often portrayed as oafish and even comical. End of Part one...Shall I continue? Cheers! Kathleen Petrides SmeLLeNNiuM: 101 Aromatic Stories http://www.101aromas.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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