For Lammas this year I thought it would be fun to make Harvest Necklaces for the entire family. We will be making our necklaces out of corn that we soaked ahead of time. These necklaces will be representative of the harvest season during this time and can be worn in your everyday activities. Lammas celebrates the first harvest of the season for both wheat and corn. Although this holiday is named after the Celtic God Lugh, many other cultures celebrated this seasonal change as well. Through out the Native American tribes they worshipped the Corn Mother, who not only provided them with this grain, but taught them how to utilize it in their lives. There is a legend amongst the Creek tribe that tells the story the Corn Woman how she was an older wise woman in the tribe who takes care of her family and tribe by making sure that they are always feed. No one in the tribe or her family knew where she got the food, but it always included some type of corn. The sons followed her to try to figure out where she was getting it from, almost all versions of the legend state that the corn appear from either scabs, nail clippings and even her poop. Knowing this they were disgusted and refused to eat it. The Corn Mother did not want her family to go hungry so she told her sons to clear a section of land. Knowing her bloods would produce the food that would help her people to survive she told her sons to kill her and drag her bleeding body through the field. Every place that her blood fell corn began to grow. The Corn Mother sacrificed her life so that her children would not starve and corn has sustain her people from this day forward. Native American tribes celebrate the first harvesting of corn during the last week of July and first week of August. They take this time to honor the sacrifice of the Corn Mother made to give us, her children this amazing food. All different tribes gather together and hold a ceremony with rituals and through dance. In ancient times this is when all the tribes would gather and discuss any issues between them. It is normally at least a four day celebration with any of these tribes; Iroquois, Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes. To make the necklace you will need Indian corn, needle and fishing line. Soak your corn kernels over night Using a needle thread it threw the corn till you have enough to go around your neck. Tie it so that is comfortable around your neck. Before I place it on every ones neck I like to bless them. We give thanks Great Corn Mother for all your sacrifice. You gave your life so we may thrive. Let us thrive let us thrive in every aspect let us thrive. Children learn from what they see. We need to set an example of truth and action.
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As a mom of three boys who go to public school I started to notice that some things were not being taught in detail so I decided to create lessons for them. Many of these lessons cover science, history and of information about Paganism. I share crafts for the all different holidays and cultures as ways that they can learn and have fun at the same time.
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