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June 24: Celebration of the Feast of San Giovanni; A Ritual to Celebrate our Survival as Witches — Theresa C. Dintino’s Abruzzo-Americana Wheel of The Year

by Theresa | Jun 19, 2022 | Strega and Italian-Americana

The Italian Tradition of San Giovanni Battista(St. John’s Eve and St. John’s Day): June 23 – June 24 “24 June the feast of San Giovanni Battista took over many of the pagan rites connected to the summer solstice. In Introdacqua people walk up to Mount Playa to...

The Walnut Tree of Benevento Italy

by Theresa | Feb 25, 2014 | Strega and Italian-Americana

The town of Benevento, Italy is famous for the legends of its ancient walnut tree. The Streghe danced around this tree in ritual celebration until it was deliberately cut down in 662 AD. According to Raven Grimassi’s research, the spiritual power specific to the...