celebration
ritual and celebration Burning
Birch is a popular wood for hearth fires at Imbolc to celebrate the new Spring and have reference for Brighid and the protection of all women, all wombs and all lactation.
Milk may be warmed on birch fires or even pancakes made with flour, eggs and milk cooked on birch wood fires.
Ritual birch fires tend to be prepared by and cared for by women.
wands and staves
Some folks make walking sticks with Birch and have them blessed to serve protection during travels.
Some folks make wands from Birch wood to call upon protection during upcoming travels, new adventures and through new projects. .
divination
Some people carve Ogham symbols or other symbol sets onto Birch wood, have them blessed for protection. They place these blessed Birch wood pieces in a pouch, carried on a belt, around the neck or maybe within a shoulder bag.
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