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The Longest Day: Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice is a time of growth, vitality, magic, and a good time to reflect on our relationship with nature.

Christine Dorman
Jun 19, 20204 min read


Listen for the Cuckoo: Irish Wedding Traditions
The call of the cuckoo is a good omen on the morn of an Irish wedding, but the bride best wear old shoes & keep both feet on the ground!

Christine Dorman
May 22, 20207 min read


Wishing Trees and Holy Wells: An Irish Beltane
Water is said to have power on Beltane. It can give health & good luck but, in the wrong hands, it can be used to bring harm.

Christine Dorman
May 8, 20204 min read


Beltane: Fire, Fertility, Faeries (Oh yes, and Cows)
With all the faeries afoot on Beltane, you should stay inside. If you must go out, tuck a yellow flower in your pocket for protection.

Christine Dorman
May 1, 20205 min read


Balance and Rebirth: The Spring Equinox
For the Celts, the Spring Equinox was a time of rebirth and renewal. Most of all, it signaled the return of the light.

Christine Dorman
Mar 20, 20203 min read


Imbolc: The Celtic Celebration of Spring
Imbolc marks the return of the sun. In the cold dark of mid-winter, it promises life will bud again.

Christine Dorman
Feb 7, 20204 min read


Hogmanay and Other Celtic New Year’s Traditions
Fire, bread, scary horse heads, and catastrophe-bearing red-heads all play a part in Celtic New Year's traditions.

Christine Dorman
Jan 10, 20205 min read


Food and Fun for a Celtic Halloween
Divination was a part of Samhain activities so bring your fortune-telling tools to the Celtic Halloween party.

Christine Dorman
Oct 11, 20198 min read


A CELTIC HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION: Decorations
The room is dark. Participants are seated in a circle. Fire sparks in the center of the circle, grows, its flames leaping to life.

Christine Dorman
Oct 4, 20198 min read


Have a Celtic Halloween: Celtic Characters for Costumes
There’s a chill in the air. Trees are ablaze with red, orange, and golden leaves. It’s Autumn! That means Halloween is coming...Whether you

Christine Dorman
Sep 27, 20196 min read


Lughnasa: Celtic Celebration of the Harvest
Tailtiu enabled the Irish to reap a rich harvest. She cleared all the the land in Ireland so the Celts could farm it. Then...she died.

Christine Dorman
Aug 30, 20194 min read
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