Color of the day: Ivory Incense of the day: Hyssop Calm the tension, calm the fight, everything will turn out right. Open our hearts and clear our minds, the best solution we will find. If you substitute essential oils for some of the dried herbs, this powder can also be tension-easing incense. Holiday lore: Although the month of June is named for Juno, principal goddess of the Roman pantheon, major festivals dedicated to her are scattered throughout the year. For instance, today marks Junoalia, a festival in honor of Juno celebrated in solemnity by matrons. Two images of Juno made of cypress were borne in a procession of twenty-seven girls dressed in long robes, singing a hymn to the goddess composed by the poet Livius. Along the way, the procession would dance in the great field of Rome before proceeding ahead to the temple of Juno. |