Easter Flashback

Welcomed to my one week delay of sharing our Easter festivities. We greet you at the red door adorned with a spring wreath I created from vines in my yard. The rest of the decor is hot glued items from the Dollar Store I had in a closet. The Ostara dreamcatcher was created last year. My hope for this week is that my creativity comes back to me, I have an intense need to create. Below are some of our Easter Sunday traditions.

 

Dying Eggs

Hard Boiled

Doubled Eggs

Egg Hunt

Dog Egg Hunt

New Picnic Table

Notitas ~

 Our Governor has declared all Texas schools will remained closed the rest of the school year. We are working on making the Sanctuary a Summer Camp type feel of homeschool. 

Yule At Celestial Pines

Merry Solstice/ Yule salutations to all who visit my cyber home. The door is wide open and I invite you in to cozy up and enjoy the tidings of the season in my hearth and on the homestead. Today will celebrated by a sacred cleansing of the home, time spent with nature, and  family togetherness at night. Ohh and tonight is also the great gingerbread house throw down! Before winter break fully commences I want to share some of our holiday home.

BLESSINGS OF LOVE AND LIGHT 

Releasing The Power Of Gen 7

Come, sit close, warm your bones by the fire, what I whisper to you is of need and desire. The curious child sits and  listens intently to Abuelas teaching,  you must respect your elders and their message their preaching.

Mother Earth is bountiful with her provisions

but life will halt with human decisions

Tenderness to her must be made by all  nations

so your 3 stages will ripple into the next 7 generations

As above, so below

the ancestors knew, but will the future know?

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What's up my witches! I hope you enjoyed this contribution to Witches In Fiction 2016, the art below is a magical portal to the hostess's wicked domain so click and transport.

Witches In Fiction 2015 ~ Death Rites & Remembrances

~ Eternal Flame ~

From darkness to light and light to dark

Candles are lite by a tear streaked spark

The path to the next is full of illumination

Where we once came from  the source of creation

Time here on earth shall pass but you will not

The heart holds your remembrance forever in that flight of a thought

Grasp tight to the moments as they seem so fast to flee

Eternally held sacred is your memory

Special thanks to Magaly for hosting Witches In Fiction 2015.

Corner View ~ Twinkle

Twinkle twinkle little star. Did you know that the star of Bethlehem the three wise men followed was actually the planet Jupiter? Yesterday we celebrated Dia de los Tres Reyes Magos, which celebrates the three wise men's arrival to greet and gift the baby Jesus. It's also Mexican tradition for children to open their gifts from under the tree on this day, we however open them on Dec. 25th.

The celebration was held at my husband's Abuelita's. There's ton of family and conversation. Cutting the Rosca and eating tamales are part of the festivities. Bite into your piece of Rosca carefully because you might be one of the lucky to get " el nino" in your slice.

{M} some how ended up with a huge slice, but did not get a baby. {L} on the other hand did. If you receive a baby then you host a "Tamalada" at your house on February 2nd which is Candlemas and the end of our Christmas time celebrations. My Tia's children got the most babies from the Rosca so the party is at her house. Everyone who got a baby must help and prepare food for the family function.

As I was warming my bones around the fire pit last night I thought I caught a glimpse of La Befana flying across the moon.Thanks for visiting my corner of the world and our cultural traditions. For more twinkle corner viewing stop by Francesca's.