[Cro Dreoilin] Come celebrate Bealtaine with us!

[Katie Murphy]

We'll definitely be there. Not sure what foodstuffs we'll bring 'cause
we're not sure what finances are going to look like yet.

--Katie

On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Chris and Kelley <
chris.n.kelley at astronomytower.net> wrote:

> Hello, everybody. Updated info for Lá Bealtaine, below. Please read
> through to the end.
>
> _Location_
> Because of the continuing fire ban, we have changed the location to
> Harvard Gulch Park, in Denver. We will meet on Harvard Street between Pearl
> and Logan, on the north side of the street.
>
> _Time_
> Because we are changing the location, we will also be changing the time.
> Gather: 3 pm
> Start: 3:30 pm
>
> _Feast_
> Feast will follow the offerings.
>
> Traditional and Seasonal Foods:
> Fish, especially herring and salmon.
> Pork or other young animals. -- Chris and Kelley will bring a selection of
> sausages (Pork, poultry and veggie).
> Bread and grains dishes. -- Chris and Kelley will bring yeast bread.
> Greens, such as cooked nettles.
> Early summer fruit, such as strawberries.
>
> Feel free to round out the selection with other seasonal food but please
> bring no potatoes or other long-growing root or tuber vegetables until
> Lughnasadh.
>
> We will have fires for cooking on, if you wish to bring something for that.
>
> _Participation_
> -- Like at Samhain, Bealtaine is an occasion to relight the home fires
> from a communal fire. On Bealtaine Eve (That would be the sunset ending
> Saturday.), turn off lights, extinguish pilot lights, and make sure all
> fires are out in your home, if it is safe to do so in your circumstances.
>
> Bring a jar candle or other way to take safely take home the community
> fire to your home.
>
> -- Bring a small empty jar to take home Bealtaine water to walk your
> borders with.
>
> -- There will be a special honoring of the Gentle People. Please bring a
> small stone.
>
> -- Personal offerings are always encouraged. We will honoring Danu, Bilé,
> Bláthnaid, Lugh, and Nuada on this day.
>
> -- Bealtaine is the beginning of the summer battle season. Bring any
> weapons you'd like to be blessed.
>
> -- Bring burnable ribbon and paper bits to decorate the May Bough.
>
> -- It is customary to wear new clothes; dress nicely. Clothes should be
> light or bright colored. Don't wear anything that will get destroyed by
> water or smoke, if you'd like to keep it.
>
>
> _Personal Activities_
> -- Lá Bealtaine is a day of caution. Avoid taking long trips on that day.
> No planting or traveling from sunset to noon. No borrowing, lending or
> spending on May Day.
>
> -- Employment fairs were held around this time. If you have the ability to
> choose, this season is a wonderful time to begin a new job.
>
>
> We hope to see you all there!
>
>
> -- Chris and Kelley.
>
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