The Wheel of the Year
Samhain, fourth of 4 festivals
Spirit Room
Thursday, October 29
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Come join us in Circle where together we will create Sacred Space and celebrate the turning of the Wheel of the Year to the season of Samhain, pronounced “Sow-en”. This festival celebrates the end of summer and is the third and final Celtic harvest festival in the Wheel. Samhain, also known as Halloween, recognizes that the energies of nature are moving toward their rest, and the venerable Crone, who is filled with the wisdom of Her long life, also invites us to rest.
Samhain is the cross-quarter festival between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice, and is also the time when we remember our ancestors with honor and gratitude. In our Sacred Space, we will share rituals, symbols, stories, music, food, and drink as we celebrate what we have harvested in our lives and remember ancestors and loved ones who have crossed the veil.
We will have an Ancestors Altar, and you are invited to bring a picture or memento of an ancestor whom you wish to honor during our gathering (optional).
Join us for the “Wheel of the Year” events that will include 4 of the 8 seasonal festivals: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. These gatherings will be ritualized, celebratory, and creative, with primarily Wiccan and Neo-pagan influences, honoring the seasonal thresholds.
Each festival has seasonal themes that include symbols, stories, mythologies, and activities generally oriented toward Pagan worldviews, but may occasionally weave in some Judeo-Christian elements.
The four festivals will be open to all with prior registration and appropriate for all ages.
Please bring a simple snack to share (optional).
This event is proudly offered on a love-offering basis.
For more information, please contact Catherine Mangan at willowmorning@hotmail.com.
Registration is requested, please.
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