In May or early June of 2024, you will be hearing all about cicadas in the news but they might not mention the Pagan connections. You may also be overwhelmed with the sound of them “singing” since two different groups will be emerging at the same time. Cicadas will spend a period of time underground and then emerge to mate. This instinct is not fully understood yet, but scientists can tell that this year both the 13-year cicadas and the 17-year cicadas will emerge around the same time. Their numbers are estimated to be in the hundreds of trillions or may even reach into the quadrillions!
Author Patricia Robin Woodruff (Boyana), MDiv, PhD. 