Calendar of the Sun
28 Eostremonath
Floralia: Flora's Day
Walpurgisnacht Day VI
Color: Pink
Element: Earth
Altar: Upon a cloth of pink set a pitcher of water, pots of earth, flower seeds, incense of flowers,
a bowl of beans, and many fresh flowers should be strewn around the room. The candles of
Walpurgisnacht should remain and be lit, and a sixth added to them, for Odhinn's journey
continues even as we celebrate Floralia.
Offerings: Give flowers to people. Allow a rabbit and a goat to run free in the house.
Daily Meal: Vegan. Beans. Salad with edible flowers in it. Flower jams.
Floralia Invocation
Hail Flora, Lady of Beauty!
We must have not only our bread,
And our work, and our discipline,
But we must also have beauty in our lives,
That we may never become mere worms,
Measuring out our dull grey lives,
Never thinking to look around
And see the great beauty
That the Gods have made for us.
Let us look upon their gifts
And see in that loveliness
A measure of their love for us.
Hail Flora, who lights up our eyes!
Chant:
Oh, She will bring the buds in the spring,
And laugh among the flowers.
In summer's heat Her kisses are sweet,
She sings in leafy bowers.
She cuts the cane and gathers the grain
When fruits of fall surround Her,
Her bones grow old in winter's cold,
She wraps Her cloak around her.
(All come forward and plant flower seeds in the pots of earth, which are afterwards carried
outside and transferred to the garden. As they plant, they say, "I plant beauty in my life," and
say what sort of beauty they hope to see. The pots are watered, and the rest of the water is
poured out as a libation for Flora. The rest of the day is spent adding beauty to the House.)
[Pagan Book of Hours]