A plea for Pagans to preserve the simpler Halloween traditions.
Festivals
How we keep Beltane
Celebrated as May Day, Beltane, the first day of Celtic summer, or when most spring flowers are blooming, May 1st is a special time for many of us. Here is a gallery showing how we keep this holiday now – celebrations, observances, and music included.
Happy Alban Elfed
I’m going off to the woods to hang with other druids- so happy early Alban Elfed everyone! Go here to see my fall equinox page.
Samhain
Samhain (Celtic new year) marks the end of harvest, the beginning of Celtic winter, and the time when the veil between the worlds is thinnest. Samhain traditions and resources are featured.
Happy Imbolc!
Happy Imbolc to those in the Northern Hemisphere! Go here for information about this festival.
Winter Solstice 2012- the dark & the light
The solstice on December 21, 2012 had a lot of expectations, both good and bad, buzzing around it. People were somewhat irrationally expecting both the worst in physical devastation or the best in sudden species enlightenment.
Beltane Ritual
Beltane (Beltaine) 2012 druid ritual; text with photos (OBOD Druid style by Danaan). Opening, quarters, ritual, and closing.