[Cro Dreoilin] Come celebrate Bealtaine with us!

[Katie Murphy]

We've decided on greens. I'm not sure what would be good, though. I have no
idea about nettles (where to find them, how expensive they are, how to cook
them, etc). Would a salad be okay?

--Katie

On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Katie Murphy <katliz1234 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>
> --
> "We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a
> dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet. "
> ~Rita Rudner
>



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"We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a
dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet. "
~Rita Rudner
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