| Wheel of the Year |
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A workshop designed to teach and discuss the customs followed when
celebrating the Wheel of the Year. Taught by Susanna Tocco.
$15
Dates TBA
"The Wheel of the Year is a term for the annual cycle of the Earth's seasons. It
consists of eight festivals, spaced at approximately even intervals throughout
the year. These festivals are referred to as Sabbats (pronounced /ˈsæb.ɛt/).
While the term Sabbat originated from Abrahamic faiths such as Judaism and
Christianity and is of Hebrew origin, the festivals themselves have historical
origins in Celtic and Germanic pre-Christian feasts. The celebrations are really
a combination of the two cultures' solstice and equinox celebrations. When
melded together, two somewhat unrelated European Festival Cycles merge to
form eight festivals in modern renderings. Together, these festivals are
understood by some to be the Bronze Age religious festivals of Europe. As
with all cultures' use of festivals and traditions, these festivals have been
utilized by European cultures in both the pre and post Christian eras as
traditional times for the community to celebrate the planting and harvest
seasons. The Wheel of the Year has been important to many people both
ancient and modern, from various religious as well as cultural and secular
viewpoints.
celebrating the Wheel of the Year. Taught by Susanna Tocco.
$15
Dates TBA
"The Wheel of the Year is a term for the annual cycle of the Earth's seasons. It
consists of eight festivals, spaced at approximately even intervals throughout
the year. These festivals are referred to as Sabbats (pronounced /ˈsæb.ɛt/).
While the term Sabbat originated from Abrahamic faiths such as Judaism and
Christianity and is of Hebrew origin, the festivals themselves have historical
origins in Celtic and Germanic pre-Christian feasts. The celebrations are really
a combination of the two cultures' solstice and equinox celebrations. When
melded together, two somewhat unrelated European Festival Cycles merge to
form eight festivals in modern renderings. Together, these festivals are
understood by some to be the Bronze Age religious festivals of Europe. As
with all cultures' use of festivals and traditions, these festivals have been
utilized by European cultures in both the pre and post Christian eras as
traditional times for the community to celebrate the planting and harvest
seasons. The Wheel of the Year has been important to many people both
ancient and modern, from various religious as well as cultural and secular
viewpoints.
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