Tag Archives: Celebration

Kate Braun :
The Summer Solstice is marked by a Mead
or Honey Moon

This is a fertility festival for crops and animals as well as humans. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | June 13, 2016 “Summer is coming, summer is coming, I know it, I know it…” Monday, June 20, 2016, … Continue reading

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Kate Braun :
This full moon is a time of high energy and power

Moon Musings: The Full Moon falls on Saturday, May 21, 2016, but can also be observed on Friday or Sunday. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | May 17, 2016 You may celebrate this month’s Full Moon on Friday, … Continue reading

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Kate Braun :
Candlemas honors Lord Sun & Brigit, the festival’s patron saint

The Wheel of Life clicks one more spoke in its ever-shifting circle. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | January 27, 2016 Tuesday, February 2, 2016, is Candlemas, also known as Imbolc, Feast of Lights, and Groundhog Day. This … Continue reading

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Kate Braun :
Here’s how to have a cool Yule!

At Winter Solstice we will be looking forward to much new energy pouring into us. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | December 20, 2015 Leer este artículo en español Monday, December 21, 2015 is Yule, which you may … Continue reading

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Kate Braun :
The Fall Equinox celebrates the bounty of Mother Earth

This is a season to focus on balance, harmony, and prosperity in all the areas of life. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | September 21, 2015 “…teach the world to sing in perfect harmony…” Wednesday, September 23, 2015, … Continue reading

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Kate Braun :
Lammas is a fire festival of harvest and prosperity

Be prepared to feel more energized than normal despite the summer’s heat. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | July 31, 2015 “Bonnie was the Lammas Moon…” Lammas is a fire festival of harvest and prosperity celebrating the First … Continue reading

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Kate Braun :
Summer Solstice brings the longest day,
shortest night

Light and dark are opposites that represent the balance we strive for in our daily lives. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2015 Sunday, June 21, 2015, is the Summer Solstice. This is the longest day … Continue reading

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Kate Braun :
Celebrate the fire festival Beltane, aka May Day

Beltane has to do with heat, romance, passion, survival, spontaneity, food, fertility, and joining. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | April 29, 2015 We celebrate the season of Beltane, also called Roodmas, May Day, and Walpurgisnacht, on April … Continue reading

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Kate Braun :
On Friday, March 20, we celebrate the
Vernal Equinox

Day and night hours are equal and the focus is all about recognizing the various balances in your life. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | March 17, 2015 Friday, March 20, 2015, is the Vernal Equinox. Day and … Continue reading

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Shepherd Bliss :
‘Village Building Convergence’ rocks
small-town Sebastopol

The two-day event was designed to ‘improve our experience of community… by transforming public spaces and making them into special places.’ By Shepherd Bliss | The Rag Blog | September 23, 2014 SEBASTOPOL, California — Participants in the ambitious 10-day … Continue reading

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Shepherd Bliss :
Neighbors come together to build the village

Small-town Sebastopol, California, sets 10-day festival to ‘shape common spaces in a way that promotes beauty and community.’ By Shepherd Bliss  | The Rag Blog | September 3, 2014 SEBASTOPOL, California — Village Building Convergence (VBC) activists and their supporters … Continue reading

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METRO EVENT | Austin friends to celebrate
the life of John Muir

Event: John Muir’s Wake Place: Shoal Creek Saloon Address: 909 North Lamar Blvd., Austin When: Sunday, August 24, 2014 Hours: 4-6 p.m. AUSTIN — Friends of John H. Muir will gather at Shoal Creek Saloon on Sunday, August 24,  to … Continue reading

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