Calendar of the Sun 21 Winterfyllith Great Horn Fair: Day of the Horned One Colours: Dark Green and Brown Element: Earth Altar: Upon cloth of brown lay the horns of many animals, branches of pine, cakes shaped like horned animals, and a horn filled with mead. Offerings: Figures of horned animals. Daily Meal: Meat from hoofed creatures. Invocation to the Horned Lord Hail to the Horned One, Opener of the Gates of Life and Death! Great Stag of the Western Islands Whose Name is Nobility, Whose Path is Swiftness, Whose Gift is Wisdom, We hail you for your sacrifice! Great Goat of the Eastern Mountains Whose Name is Lustful, Whose Path is Ascending, Whose Gift is Agility, We hail you for your sacrifice! Great Ram of the Southern Shores Whose Name is Protection, Whose Path is Leadership, Whose Gift is Courage, We hail you for your sacrifice! Great Reindeer of the Northern Tundra Whose Name is Endurance, Whose Path is Fate, Whose Gift is Warmth, We hail you for your sacrifice! Great Bull of the Central Plains Whose Name is Passion, Whose Path is Devastation, Whose Gift is Strength, We hail you for your sacrifice! Chant: Horned One, Lover, Son, Leaper in the Corn Deep in the Mother, Die and be reborn (The mead and cakes are shared and passed about, and the remainder is a libation.)
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