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Thread #34098   Message #458868
Posted By: GUEST,petr
09-May-01 - 02:47 PM
Thread Name: May / Beltane - how do you celebrate
Subject: RE: Help: May / Beltane - how do you celebrate
just came from a beltaine celebration the other week. a fiddle player/archaelogist friend has one out at his house in the country. Its well attended by musicians morris dancers and others. Usually there is a mini play this year it was Orfeus and Euridice followed by a Quest whereby groups of 5 or so walk through a designated trail and encounter the characters from the play. Sometimes its in the woods around the house, this year as it was a descent to Hades the path went throught the garage and basement. You have to learn a little song to get past the various characters and you pay Charon with a little coin that you make from a piece of wood cut into a circle decorated with sparkly bits (to get across the river styx) There is also morris dancing and a maypole dance and plenty of music jamming going on and of course there is a bonfire. Its a potluck and there is usually a 100 people or so. A great time.