Wiccans of Central Wisconsin
Presents:
2005
Join us for the Rites of Beltane
May 6 - 8, 2005.
Viroqua, WI
Pagans, Heathens, and all those
curious are welcome
Several members of POCW & POSW organized and attended Beltane 2003 and Beltane 2004 held in Black River Falls, WI. Due to a change in campground management, we will no longer be holding our Beltane festivities at NCN-North Campground. This year we will be camping through the weekend on private property located in Viroqua, Wisconsin. THIS IS NOT A CAMPGROUND. There are no electric sites and facilities will be rustic. Any proceeds from this year's event will go towards the cost of holding Beltane 2005 and towards reserving a campground for Beltane 2006. Donations for next year's event will also be accepted and appreciated. Due to the late listing and lack of electric sites, vendors will not be charged a vending fee this year. Vendors are asked to donate an item for the silent auction, for which the proceeds will go towards the cost of this year's Beltane festival and towards reserving a campground for Beltane 2006. Barter is encouraged this year. If you have any items you'd like to barter, please bring them and we'll set aside time Saturday for barter. Vendors, please use the e-mail address below to notify organizers as to what you will be selling. All vendors must be pre-approved.
The cost of the festival for the weekend will be $15 per adult, children 5 years of age and under may attend for free and children ages 6-17 will be $7. Day passes for Saturday are $5.
The weekend will consist of:
Noon - 8 pm check-in and sign up for the
chance to be chosen as May Queen or May King
Opening Ritual
- Led by Lady Owl
Weekend Announcements, Pot luck & Social Gathering
Bring dish to pass and a loaf of bread. Back again this year by popular demand, Stone Soup!
Ancestor Ritual
Bring candle or photograph to honor your loved ones
There will be music, dancing, drumming, a bonfire, "Getting to know you" games and Beltane merriment
Early morning prayer led by Kerryann immediately followed by nature hike with Lisa and children's scavenger hunt.
Afterwards, the children will be making a collage of their nature finds to be sacrificed during ritual.
Children's Noise Ritual
Highland Games (modified weight) including:
Caber Toss
Stone Throw
Braemar Stone
Farmer's Walk
This year we will also have children's games and an adult and children's garb contest
Workshops throughout the day
Pagan Unity with Wade
Henna with Lady Owl
Energy with Becca and Kristin
Creating Home Made Beauty Products with Lisa
Selecting of the May Queen and King
Honoring the Sidhe/Fey
Drumming Circles
Main Multi-Path Ritual led by Tonya in the evening
followed by a feast of roast turkey, fresh bread and stone soup.
We will have a vegetarian
and a meat version of the stone soup. Please bring an item for one or the
other. Please have your food item prepared and ready to go into the pot.
(Ex. peeled and washed potato's, etc. pre-cooked - off the bone meat.)
After the feast we will have a New Moon Ritual led by Kristin
Bon/Bale fire jumping
Music, Dancing, drumming, and YES! More Beltane merriment!
Clean up and
departure
Grounds must look nicer when we leave than it did when we arrived!
Please help do your part!
Camping
gear
(tent, cooking supplies, sleeping bags, etc.)
WARM CLOTHES!
WARM BLANKETS!
Musical Instruments
Food/Snacks/Drinks
(You are responsible for your own
breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks. Dinner Friday and Saturday evening will
be a group effort. Please bring your own place settings and don't forget bowls
for the stone soup.)
Offerings
for the Sidhe/Fay ritual such as tied ribbons, trinkets, flowers or herbs.
There will be an ancestor altar, so bring a picture of your loved one or a
candle.
Bring something to represent your favorite element(s) for the Elemental
Altars.
MINORS: May attend with a prent/legal guardian. Parent/Legal Guardian is responsible for supervision of minor(s) and for ensuring the minor(s) complies with all provisions of POCW & POSW Beltane 2005 rules.
PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS that may require medication and/or periodical medical attention must be described on the back of the registration form. Bring ample supply of medications.
ALCHOHOL/TOBACCO use is limited to adults. Alchohol must be used in moderation. No sale of alchohol is permitted. If you smoke be considerate of non-smokers, make sure butts are extinguished and deposited in an appropriate receptacle and not placed on ground.
RESPECT & RESPONSIBILITY: You are responsible for your welfare and the welfare of any minor(s) in your care, your personal property and the personal property of any minor(s) in your care. You and any minor(s) in your care shall: respect all participants, including those whose spiritual tradition, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, race & other ways differ from yours, be quiet in designated quiet areas and ritual spaces & at designated times, be honest, trustworthy & considerate in dealing with others including POCW & POSW members, all staff, volunteers and associates, respect the site, plants, animals, and all the nature Spirits that dwell there.
pocwposwbeltane2005@yahoo.com
** Please note that the Pagans of Central Wisconsin, Pagans of Southern Wisconsin and their members
are not responsible for any losses, damages or any injuries **
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