Your Wedding Ceremony - Celebrating the Four Earth Holidays in Your Wedding Ceremony
Posted on July 20, 2008
There are four other seasons to consider when you are planning your wedding ceremony. These come to us from the ancient Northern European agricultural calendar. I have worked with these holidays for over 20 years now and there are things about their symbolism that I like even more than I like the solstices and equinoxes. (Remember that these are the dates for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere.) But just as their better known counterparts, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, do, these 4 seasons offer new and interesting metaphors to deepen the meaning of your perfect wedding ceremony and support you in your happily and healthily ever after. (I confess, there is something subtle and joyous about these holidays — I can almost feel them coming, even if I am not paying attention to the calendar.)
Candlemas: Reawakening - February 1:
This is an ancient time of initiation. What role do you assume as you marry? How will this marriage make you a better and stronger person? How does your wedding ceremony celebrate and support those strengths?
Beltane: Passion - May 1:
Cut through the inhibitions keeping you from the life you desire. Use your passion to manifest your dreams of a lifetime lived happily and healthily ever after with your beloved.
Lammas: Everlasting Love - August 1:
Life is as juicy as a ripe peach. Take a bite and enjoy! You have all you need. Feel full and grateful! Share your wonder and your gratitude with the world. Summer Love is slow and relaxed. Create a wedding where you are slow and relaxed!
Hallowmas: Building on Tradition - October 31:
Look into your future through the lens of your past. Face your shadow and make your peace. What knowledge do your ancestors offer you — that you want and that you no longer need? If you have traditions you wish to honor, this is the perfect holiday to support that. How will you incorporate your heritage into your wedding vows, your wedding ceremony and your marriage?
Bottom Line?: Any of these four seasons is a wonderful anchor for your wedding ceremony and can give you metaphors and activities that will strengthen the life you lead together. And now I’d like to invite you back to my website to receive 2 free templates for creating the wedding vows that will create a marriage that lasts forever: http://www.annkeelerevans.org/weddings/optin
The Rev. Ann Keeler Evans - creating ceremonies to help you celebrate your life, your love, and your community.
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