*Ø* June 1 | Festival of Carna, or Cardea, Roman Goddess of Doors
Today is the kalends of June, and we should repair doors, door hinges and locks today (they might be tested by Tempestas, the weather goddess, whose day this also is.)
In the Green Rose tradition this day is sacred to Circe. The Romans, always good at having a deity for almost any aspect of life, had Carna as a tutelary domestic goddess of door hinges.
However, it seems the Romans themselves might have been confused about this goddess. The Roman writer, Ovid, in Fasti, his work on the Roman calendar writes: "June 1st. The first day is given to thee, Carna. She is the goddess of the hinge: by her divine power she opens what is closed, and closes what is open.” One source, though, mentions that the goddess was Cardea, and says “It is doubtful whether she is to be identified with the goddess Carna, who is said to have taken the larger organs of the body – heart, lungs, and liver – under her special protection."
June folklore and customs; Goddess Juno
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Today is the kalends of June, and we should repair doors, door hinges and locks today (they might be tested by Tempestas, the weather goddess, whose day this also is.)
In the Green Rose tradition this day is sacred to Circe. The Romans, always good at having a deity for almost any aspect of life, had Carna as a tutelary domestic goddess of door hinges.
However, it seems the Romans themselves might have been confused about this goddess. The Roman writer, Ovid, in Fasti, his work on the Roman calendar writes: "June 1st. The first day is given to thee, Carna. She is the goddess of the hinge: by her divine power she opens what is closed, and closes what is open.” One source, though, mentions that the goddess was Cardea, and says “It is doubtful whether she is to be identified with the goddess Carna, who is said to have taken the larger organs of the body – heart, lungs, and liver – under her special protection."
June folklore and customs; Goddess Juno
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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