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LIGHT & DARK (dark days (Malagasy, Madagascar (Lyle - each month…
LIGHT & DARK
dark days
complete cycle includes light & dark
day, month, year
lunar calendar
day every month without moon
gathered together for festival
precede the rest of the year
divinatory
artificial creation of designated dark period
death, chaos, reversal, divination
Samhain
Celtic Year beginning in darkness
Malagasy, Madagascar
Lyle - each month begins with new moon
intervals not occurring in any month
modern interpretations
Samhain
8th century Christianisation
All Saints Eve, Halloween & Guising
fire festivals still take place
more cult revivals?
Guy Fawkes
divinatory qualities faded
modern technology - emojis & songs
not religiously followed
underlying interest in this predication
structure for understanding time still needed?
some underlying practices & understanding remain in subconscious
continuity of expression
further research
calendars
purpose of calendars
consider 'hidden rhythms'
establish temporal regularity
awareness of time, physical causation for each
other arbitrary creations
make cultural feasts seem natural
suit a particular society's means
rhythms articulated through ritual
deep structure
subsequent cultures construct their worldview
celtic year
celtic agrarians
dates
Samhain 1 Nov
day began in darkness, as life
end of harvest
festivities are dark
transition from birth to death
agriculture - seed
circular ressurection
Imbolc 1 Feb
spring, life returning
Beltane 1 May
spring equinox & summer solstice
astronomical calendar
fertility festival
movement of animals
Lughnasadh 1 August
harvest festival
dates chosen to fit calendar of solstices & equinoxes
understanding of nurtition, warmth, light
observe the pattern and see that it continues
sacred calendars
liturgical calendar
formation
pre-agrarian lunar calendar of Hebrews
festive counterpoint to work
solar calendar of Romans
overlaid & influenced one another
secular time rejuvinated
primordial chaos
conduit through which energy flows
rituals concentrate power
releasing into everyday stream of events