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Las Fallas Celebration Spell

March 13, 2015 by Ember Grant
Color of the day:  Coral
Incense of the day:  Alder
 
In Valencia, Spain, now begins a week-long celebration, the Fallas Festival, to dispel winter and welcome the warmer season. Fireworks are often used, and there are parades, bullfights, and music. Statues called ninots are created and placed around the city. These are giant figures made of papier-mache, wood, and plaster. They are burned at the end of the week. Images include gods and goddesses, mythical creatures, fruit, and even representations of celebrities. To create your own ninot, construct a piece of art that you can destroy. This can be a drawing, poem, photo, or anything to represent change.
Burn the item in a cauldron or pot on the stove. Or, if you prefer, gather
some fallen leaves and burn them instead. You may chant, if you'd like:

"Welcome warmer weather,
Free from winter's chill.
Changes come upon us,
Ready, come what will."
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About Ember Grant
Ember Grant is a full-time English professor and teaches writing, poetry, and literature. She has been writing for Llewellyn for more than twenty years and is the author of numerous articles and four books: Mythology for a Magical Life, The Book of Crystal Spells, The Second Book of Crystal Spells, ...
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