r/paganism • • 10h ago

☀️ Holiday | Festival Samhain / Beltane Megathread

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Are we a little belated on this? Probably. But to my surprise we haven't been flooded with posts yet and so, here we are.

Post in this thread with holiday related questions, ideas, altar set ups, so on and so forth.


r/paganism • • 16h ago

💭 Discussion Celebrating "anniversary" of working with a deity?

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Hey, so. A while back I came here seeking advice on an issue I was having with a sort of disconnect from my practice due to my circumstances (being new to this, late mother passed before she could teach me anything, physical illness impacting my mental clarity...) and while I'm still struggling with that, it's not actually why I'm here.

Tomorrow and November 10th are both days that could be considered my first anniversary working with my deity, and though they feel absent in my life right now, I'd like to do something to honor their presence in my life and what they've done for me.

And it has me curious about how this looks for others! Have you ever done any sort of "anniversary" ritual like this? How did you go about it? Do you even keep that date in mind?

Personally, I'm planning on a smaller celebration tomorrow; reorganizing my altar and leaving them a special offering- October 16 is the day we "met", but I didn't start working with them until November 10th, and I want to save the big stuff for the "real" day so to speak. The real day? I'm not entirely sure what my plan is yet outside of doing something more involved if my health allows.

I'm not sure how to end this post off, this feels awkward and unfinished and it's nagging at me but I can't think of anything I can say to make it feel finished LOL... But yeah, I'd love to hear about your thoughts and experiences with any sort of anniversaries or general special dates for you and your deities!