Solstice Blessings

Today Sun breathes his last breath. That he will choose rebirth is never taken for granted. The Mamos and Zagas will spend the day doing pagamento (payment), thanking Sun for sustaining life on this planet, for loving Earth. They’ll offer burial rights and tomorrow, in all likelihood they’ll greet the dawn and welcome a newborn celestial body with abundant birthday gifts. Such offerings are primal but not primitive.

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