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Celebrating Summer's End

The ancient customs of the Celtic festival Lughnasa, and how you can honor the holiday today.

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Celebrating Hallowmas

When honoring death this Samhain, decorate with autumn leaves and drink a toast to the trees.

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Celebrating First Harvest

Basic information on the Wiccan and Pagan summer harvest festival of Lammas.

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Spring's Annual Rerun

It's the only season we describe as 'returning' to us every year. Here's how the world's wisdom traditions honor this time.

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Loose Canon Archive: June 2005

Charlotte Hays's daily weblog on religion, spirituality, and politics.

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Death Needs a Holiday

At midnight on Halloween, I light candles to help the spirits find their way back--and I feel surrounded by a radiance of love.

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Beltane Fires

They burned in Ireland and Scotland from ancient times well into the 19th century.

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Charlotte Hays Loose Canon

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Jesse KornBluth - Swami Uptown

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An Invitation From the Sun

Celebrating life, light, and love at Beltaine also known as Beltane, the old Celtic name for May Day.

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