A little bit of background here:
Beltaine is the pagan holiday welcoming Spring, usually with bonfires and dancing around the maypole (a phallic symbol if ever I saw one :))---various cultures around the world still celebrate Beltaine as May Day, and though the religious significance of the day may have been forgotten, the sentiment itself hasn't been.
Anyhoo, our local Unitarian church has a Earth-centered spirituality group that's having a Beltaine bonfire Saturday night. And we're going to go. Yay, us. :)
Ever since I started studying things pagan years ago, Beltaine and Samhain (Halloween) have been running in close competition for my favorite holidays. Spring and Fall are my two favorite seasons, and Beltaine and Samhain mark those most strongly, at least in my mind.
So we're going to see the bonfire. And maybe, dance at the maypole the next morning. And maybe, just maybe, meet and get involved in a faith community that shares our values too. Who knows?
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- Krista
- Wife, mom of a preemie, follower of the old ways, lover of anything Irish or Celtic, history buff, trivia nut, Star Trek and Ren Faire geek and costuming fiend. Offer me coffee or chocolate and world peace is assured. Or at least I'll try really hard. :) I also believe in deleting spam. So, to the person or persons who keep leaving me comments in Chinese (along with links to what I can clearly tell are Chinese porn sites) stop it. It's bad karma, to say nothing of being really, really rude.
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