Schedule for 2023-24

June 2023 to May 2024

I hope you are enjoying the articles from Wheel and Cross so far. Here is the full 2023-24 schedule of articles with links to articles already published. I would love to hear about your own experiences, stories, traditions, poems, recipes, and thoughts related to the article topics or anything seasonal you wanted me to explore. Please share in the comments or drop me a note.

AUTUMN

May

• 30 May -Podcast: Episode 2 - Holle’s Day

• 23 May - Podcast: Episode 1 - Introduction

April

• 30 April - Samhain - Part 4: Creatures of Darkness

• 25 April - Samhain - Part 3: Jack-O-Lantern

• 18 April - Samhain - Part 2: Trick-or-Treating, Games and Scares

• 13 April - Samhain - Part 1: Bonfires, Divination and Ancestors

• 5 April - Easter Dissonance, April Fools and Śmigus Dyngus

March

• 28 March - Autumn Deepens: Foraging, Winyuwangga and Samhain

• 22 March - Autumn Equinox and Harvest Home

• 15 March - The Hedgerow Harvest

• 8 March - Autumn and the Last Honey Harvest

SUMMER

February

• 29 February - BREAK

• 22 February - BREAK

• 15 February - The Dog Days of Summer

• 8 February - Lunar New Year

• 1 February - Lughnasadh: The First Harvest (Harvest of the Grains)

January

• 25 January - Australia’s First Nations (First Scientists, Invasion Day)

• 19 January - Invasion Day: The Uncomfortable Truth about Australia Day

• 14 January - Midsummer: Celebrating Australia

• 1 January - New Year Traditions: Ancient Roman and Scottish Roots

December

• 28 December - New Year Traditions: Ancient Roman and Scottish Roots

• 23 December - Santa Claus: An Origin Story

• 18 December - A History of Santa’s Elves: The nice and ‘not so nice’

• 14 December - Aussie Christmas: Aussie Christmas Carols

• 11 December - Aussie Christmas: The joys of a hot and summery celebration

• 7 December - Aussie Christmas: A rather awkward colonial celebration

• 4 December - Aussie Christmas: Summer celebrations of our First Nations

• 1 December - Aussie Christmas: It’s that special time of the year!

SPRING

November

• 30 November - BREAK

• 23 November - BREAK

• 16 November - BREAK

• 9 November - The Language of Flowers

• 2 November - Dia de Muertos: Day of the Dead

October

• 26 October - Beltaine: Earth (Forests, Fields and Flowers)

• 19 October - Beltaine: Water (Springs, Wells and Morning Dew)

• 12 October - Beltaine: Fire (Lighting the Balefires)

• 5 October - Beltaine: Air (Introduction and Walpurgis Night)

September

• 25 September - Spring Equinox: Celebrating Easter in the Antipodes - Part 2 (Easter eggs, Easter hunts, Easter games and Easter food) (published 3 October)

• 18 September - Spring Equinox: Celebrating Easter in the Antipodes - Part 1 (the Christian Easter, Oestre, the March Hare, Easter Witches, and the Easter Bunny)

• 11 September - Spring Equinox: the Eastern European tradition of drowning Morana

• 4 September - It’s Swooping Season! The Indomitable Magpie

• 1 September - The First Day of Spring and Wattle Day (published 30 August)

WINTER

August

• 21 August - The Blue Moon and the Wheel of Months

• 14 August - The Birch Tree: Symbol of Spring

• 7 August - Imbolc: Spring Weather Divination and the Origins of Groundhog Day

• 1 August - Imbolc and Brigid’s Day: The First Signs of Spring (published 31 July)

July

• 27 July - The Robin and the Wren

• 24 July - The Yule Gnomes: Nisse and Tomte

• 20 July - Yule Beasts: Gryla, the Yule Cat and the Yule Lads

• 17 July - Julebok: The Yule Goat

• 13 July - The History and Traditions of the Twelve Days of Christmas and Twelfth Night

• 10 July - The History and Traditions of the Yule (Christmas) Tree

• 6 July - The Origins of Yule and the Yule Log

• 3 July - Jólabókaflóð: Iceland’s Yule Book Flood

June

• 29 June - Lussinatte: The First Day of Yule

• 26 June - Wassailing, Carolling and the Meri Lwyd

• 22 June - Join the Feast Part 2: Desserts and sweet treats of the winter solstice, Christmas and Yule

• 21 June - Join the Feast Part 1: Mains - Culinary customs of the winter solstice, Christmas and Yule

• 20 June - The Origins of Christmas: Traditions borrowed from the old winter solstice and Nordic Yule celebrations

• 19 June - Deck the Halls: Winter solstice traditions and symbolism of the evergreen plants

• 15 June - Winter Solstice: Traditions of the Ancient Celts, Romans and Germanic Peoples

• 12 June - Winter Solstice: Echoes of the Ice Age

• 8 June - Kings of Frost and Snow: Jack Frost, Old Man Winter and Frosty the Snowman

• 5 June - The Winter Queens: Hags, Witches, Sovereigns, and Goddesses of Winter

• 1 June - First Day of Winter: Hygge, Winter Nights, and Dísablót