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Pagan Celebrations of Beltane and May Day
By
Gus diZerega
Tonight is Beltane, and tomorrow is May Day. Two good discussions of this time are by Circle Sanctuary and Witchvox. Beltane and tomorrow is May Day. Beltane and May Day comprise one of our two most important Sabbats, the other being Samhain, which is six months away. For Wiccans and most other NeoPagans, Beltane marks…
Morris Dancers Dancing in the May
By
Gus diZerega
Beltane is approaching, and though I’m on the road right now to Southern California, I will be back to celebrate the dawn on May 1, arriving well before dawn at Berkeley’s Inspiration Point in Tilden Park . There, every year, in no matter what the weather, Berkeley Morris performs Morris dances to ‘bring up the…
Ostara Dawn
By
Gus diZerega
I got up this morning, well before dawn but too late to drive down and join friends in Berkeley for their coven’s Sabbat. So I walked out into the Laguna de Santa Rosa area, just east of town. It turned out to be a wonderful way to observe Ostara. Morning is a liminal time, being…
Meditations on Imbolc
By
Gus diZerega
This weekend many Pagans will celebrate Imbolc, or Brigid. Imbolc is one of the less emphasized Sabbats in our Wheel of the Year. We are emerging from the regular frantic holiday season, combining Yule with Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza and finally, New Year. The decorations have been put away and across our lives have…
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