Dancing Lights Grove, ADF

Join Dancing Lights Grove in honouring the Warriors and their Gods as the dark half of the year gives way to the light. The traditional start of the warriors’ campaigns, we celebrate the year’s first ritual outdoors by kindling a fire and sharing the earliest growth of the land.

Lugh and Nuada will be honoured at this rite, along with the great hero Cuchulainn, and our ancestral warriors that have come before us. Praising the skills and telling the tales of the warriors, we gather together to honour this oft overlooked group.

We will also celebrate traditional Bealtaine customs – walking between two fires to receive the purificatory blessing, and decorating our Tree as a May Bush. Please bring ribbons and flowers for the May Bush.

WHERE IS IT?
Heber Down Conservation Area, Day Site 3
At the end of Country Lane, enter the main gate. Our site is to the left, over the bridge.
Parking is pay and display.

WHEN IS IT?
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
- A dish for the potluck (please provide list of ingredients) and your own plates and cutlery – note: there is no kitchen;
- Material offerings and/or praise offerings for Lugh, Nuada, Cuchulainn, or any other deity you wish to honour;
- Ribbons and flowers for the May Bush;
- Appropriate clothing and footwear – THIS RITUAL IS OUTSIDE;
- $5 (or pay what you can) to help cover the cost of the site rental;
- A non-perishable food item or other donation for Simcoe Hall Settlement House.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at dancinglightsgrove@gmail.com

Greetings to One and All!

Dancing Lights Grove, ADF will be holding a Latha na Cailliche ritual on Sunday, March 25, 2012, and everyone is invited.

This ritual will honour An Cailleach, a veiled, hag goddess with various forms around the Celtic world, especially Ireland and Scotland. As a personification of winter, she is coming close to the end of her reign. Lore has it that when the winter is over, An Cailleach turns into a large rock which exudes moisture for the duration of the summer, for within the rock is contained the essence of life. At this ritual, we’ll make offerings to her to honour her power, and we will share our stories and experiences of her. Offerings for An Cailleach are strongly encouraged.

As well, we will be having a decorated egg exchange, to celebrate Spring and to share in the blessings of fertility. Bring a decorated egg to exchange the magic and blessing, and noisemakers to wake up the Earth Mother.

WHERE IS IT?
Rundle Community Centre, 241 Park Rd. S., Oshawa, ON
Please note the parking lot is accessible from Burk St.

WHEN IS IT?
Sunday, March 25, 2011.
Doors open at 5:30p.m., ritual begins at 6:00p.m.

WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
- A dish for the potluck (please label all potential allergens – nuts, dairy, etc.) and your own plates and cutlery;
- Material offerings and/or praise offerings for An Cailleach, and for the Earth Mother, or any other deity you wish to honour;
- A decorated egg for the egg exchange
- noisemakers to wake up the Earth Mother
- $5 (or pay what you can) to help cover the cost of the site rental;
- A non-perishable food item or other donation for Simcoe Hall Settlement House.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at dancinglightsgrove@gmail.com

See you there!