Calendar of the Sun
15 Solmonath
Februata
Color: White
Element: Earth
Altar: Spread with a clean white cloth and place thereupon four white candles and a bowl of
water, very simply.
Offerings: Clean something externally, and at the same time clean something internally.
Daily Meal: Fasting for the day. Drink plenty of water.
Februata Invocation
The winter has lain heavily upon us,
Juno Februata, Queen of the new light,
And we are sunk in layers of thought
Like a hibernating mole
Beneath layers of earth.
Bring us forth into the light, Lady!
Let us remove all filth
From our bodies and our souls,
Making them a place of clarity.
Chant: Februus Februus Lucina Lucina
(There is no further ritual; all silently take cleaning tools and being to thoroughly clean the entire
building, ending with a ritual bath just before Hesperis. As each cleans, they should meditate on
what part of the mind or spirit needs cleansing, and let the physical cleansing aid in the spiritual
aspect.)
[Pagan Book of Hours]