LAURA SHANNON

FOLK DANCE - CIRCLE DANCE- SACRED DANCE - WOMEN'S RITUAL DANCE

Greek Fire 5. The Divine Mother gives birth! The dance circle as symbolic womb

Thursday, December 24, 2020
 
Last week, in Bread, birth, and the Píta of the Panayía, I wrote about the link between the life-giving power of women and the life-giving power of the earth in women's traditions of rural Greece. This week I explore these themes in relation to the Nativity, the moment of Christmas celebrated tonight and tomorrow, when the heavily pregnant Mother of God gives birth to the divine child.
 
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