Day of the Horned God of Britain (18/10)

Day of the Horned God of Britain — is an ancient pagan holiday. This forest deity, responsible for the fertility and fertility of plants and animals, had many names and was known far beyond Britain.

In Wales it was called Ato, the Horned God; in Windsor Forest — Earn the Hunter or Herne the Hunter; sometimes it was also called Cernunn. However, these were aspects of the same deity and his powers. But no matter what name he bore, no matter how he was depicted, he had one constant distinctive feature — deer antlers on his head, and, according to legend, he was the steward of nature.

Local residents claim that Ernie the Hunter still wanders through the forests in the vicinity of Windsor Castle. Someone saw him racing through the forest on a fire-breathing horse.

Nowadays, some areas of Britain celebrate the Feast of the Great Horn in autumn. Men walk the streets with deer antlers attached to their heads. This is a reminder that an ancient forest deity controls the fertility of forest animals and plants.

This god opens the Gate of Life and Death, is the Great Father, the Master of all Nature. The Druids knew him as Hu Gadern, the Horned God of fertility and fertility.

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