The late summer festival of Chelanya, the Festival of Regeneration, opens the Mysteries of Life season. It marks the beginning of the harvest season, symbolic of the spiritual bounty of Dea. It is known as the Golden Festival, reflecting the Solar Mother in both the summer sun and the ripening grain. A traditional symbol of the festival is the corn dolly, which may be made of wheat or maize and can take many forms, not all as representational as the one in the image here. Read more about Chelanya, the Golden Festival