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Imbolc: Pagan Fire Festival
Feast of Lights or Torches or the Virgin or Waxing Light, Festival of the Ewe's Milk or Lights, Imbolgc Brigantia, Lupercus, Candlelaria, Snowdrop Festival....
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Sabbats: Pagan Fire Festivals
Pagan holidays celebrate changing seasons and the cycle of life. Greater Sabbats are Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lughnasadh; Lesser Sabbats, solstices and equinoxes.
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Pagan May Day Festival: Beltane
This Greater Sabbat, sometimes mistakenly called Roodmas, a non-Pagan holiday, features flowers, the Maypole and its own special foods. Celebrate and enjoy the recipes.
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Saint Patrick and the Irish Kings (Part Two)
How Saint Patrick converted the Irish people to Christianity.
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America's Stonehenge: Mystery Hill, NH
Stonehenge and Mystery Hill have three things in common. They were observatories. Each has astronomical alignments. Almost nothing is known about the builders of both.
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NeoPagan Traditions: Variations
As many religions have different persuasions, so does Wicca, reflecting individual paths. No one pure system of beliefs is the right one for all people to follow.
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Pagan Midsummer: Flowers, Crystals
All months have birthstones and flowers. Combined, they are those of the seasons. Enjoy reading the qualities of these flowers and precious and semi-precious gems.
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Pagan Roots of Easter Customs
At Easter time, children go on egg hunts looking for eggs the Easter bunny hid. Women and girls wear corsages. Traditional foods are eaten at Easter dinner.
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Witchcraft: Storm Raising
In Medieval times, belief was that witches had these powers, granted by the devil. The Malleus Maleficarum, most widely used witch hunting manual, provided a remedy.
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