tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post8364925206516707022..comments2023-12-22T20:36:45.744-05:00Comments on Isle of Wonder: Mother's NightThe Red Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-4378864915920037522012-01-07T06:01:45.808-05:002012-01-07T06:01:45.808-05:00LOL! Nah, It's just I always feel extremely er...LOL! Nah, It's just I always feel extremely er <i>fertile</i> in the Spring.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-27132869336289254222011-12-29T16:44:13.778-05:002011-12-29T16:44:13.778-05:00Witchy woman. ;-)Witchy woman. ;-)The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-14620108994663897702011-12-29T06:57:27.676-05:002011-12-29T06:57:27.676-05:00then the women who got pregnant around the spring ...<i>then the women who got pregnant around the spring equinox would give birth around the winter solstice.</i><br />Interesting thought, Kristin - umm, my daughter was born on the Winter Solstice.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-40355477223904329642011-12-27T07:03:42.185-05:002011-12-27T07:03:42.185-05:00A great thinking, Kristin - I bet prospective moth...A great thinking, Kristin - I bet prospective mothers wanted to ensure a speedy and safe delivery so they made those sacrifices. It also <br />fits well the later Christian beliefs that Jesus Christ was born that night.Some sources say that this is the night that the Goddess awakens from her rest to discover that she is pregnant with the Sun God.Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-85153507519586468862011-12-26T11:52:19.041-05:002011-12-26T11:52:19.041-05:00That is a good point Kristin, thanks. Because the...That is a good point Kristin, thanks. Because the hag of winter is not usually tied to motherhood so it can't be her.The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-84593203848085632962011-12-26T11:16:59.378-05:002011-12-26T11:16:59.378-05:00If the spring sexual festivals were as common as h...If the spring sexual festivals were as common as historians say they were, then the women who got pregnant around the spring equinox would give birth around the winter solstice. Don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. Just a thought. :))Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787365829018329681noreply@blogger.com