Candlemas Celebration 2022
On the left, #Geoff and #John planting an #ashtree, where a new belt of trees will be planted. Following our custom on #Candlemas Day we put several #candles into the #Earth and lit them to mark #winter gradually coming to an end and looking forward towards #spring. We also remember Dr #Arthur #Mitchell with these trees and candles. The candles had been made in the #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange Candle #Workshop and #Oliver give a short introduction to the #festival…
Halloween, All Saints, All Souls
#October 31st was an old #Celtic #festival, known as #Samhain. It was also the beginning of the #New #Year and marked the transition from summer’s end to the beginning of a long, unpredictable winter that could bring hunger and hardship. This time between years was a time of transition. Even the usual stable boundaries between the Other World and our Human World were more open on this day and the spirits of the dead could roam on earth, along with…
