January 17 is the eve of the old Twelfth Night and is marked by pouring cider on the roots of apple trees while an invocation is sung to the trees, ensuring fertility. It also serves to drive away negative energies and malevolent entities.
(I should mention that the information about the dates themselves is coming from The Wicca Book of Days by Gerina Dunwich. I think I forgot to mention that earlier.)
2 comments:
What a charming ritual! Returning some of the apple tree's bounty to itself so that it will give you even more!
I agree with Debra...very lovely ritual.
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