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TWV Presents... Popular Pagan Holidays [Show all] Views: 5,329,722 Holiday: ... Autumn: The Croning Time The Hidden God: an Observance of Samhain It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Chri... Yuletide! The Holly King Presents Christmas's Pagan Origins Samhain: A Time for Introspection---and Activism Daily Goddess Awareness Well, You Don’t Celebrate Christmas... The Dark Half of the Year La Befana The Path to Avalon: An Inner Journey for Samhain The Halloween Witch: Sense of Humor or Sense of Ire The Holiday Season, The Constitution and What's REALLY Important What Is A Real Witch's Sabbat? Spiritual Aspects of Yule A Beltane Celebration The Beltaine Storm The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Virginia, Get a Life. Alicia Meets Grandmother Autumn: A Children’s Story Winter Solstice By Any Other Name For A Religion So Opposed to Paganism, You Sure Stole a Lot of Our Stuff! Supermoms’ and Superdads’ Defense Against “Holiday Kryptonite” Key Points of the Pagan Wheel of the Year Lughnasadh, The Ritual Mabon: Preparing the Celebration Mabon and the Coming of Autumn The Ostara Transformation A Story For Autumn The Solstice Flame: A Yule Story Yule Traditions, Old and New A Meditation on Samhain: How Lucky You Are. The Babylonian Ghost Festival Let Slip The Past, Free The Now: The Alchemy of Samhaine Samhain: The Ritual The Theme of Mabon Samhain: Learning to Release November Days Samhain The Celtic Origins of Samhain Ostara: Enter the Light! Mabon Equinox. Circa September 21st August: Celebrating The Harvest Honor The Father, Honor the Sun: A Summer Solstice Tribute Happy Interfaith Pagan Christmas Yule Holiday Season January: The Solitude of Winter Those Magickal, Mellow Days of Summer Solstice Swim at Beach 69, Puako, Hawaii Musings On October The Best Thing About Death Yule and Tarot: The Year in Review Connection To The Dead: The Meaning Of The Fall Season Samhain is Ablaze with Reflections of My Father First Thanksgiving... in China A White Christmas in Fuyang Imbolc...or As The Wheel Turns Holiday: All ... A New Pattern Glimpsed in the Holidays We Want them Back! (A Pagan View of the Holidays) A Beginner's Guide To The 8 Sabbats How to Get the Most Out of Your Year The Wheel of the Year: Round and Round She Goes and Where She Stops! Turning The Wheel By Choice Holiday: beltaine ... INDEX: Beltane Beltane -- Holiday Details and History You Call it May Day, We Call it Beltane In Praise of Pagan Men Beltane -- Enlightening Links Beltane Essay (4) Beltaine - Our May Morn Beltane: Return To Feeling Mother Earth and Sister Moon: A Beltaine Story of Creation Holiday: imbolc ... INDEX: Imbolc You Call It Groundhog Day, We Call It Imbolc Imbolc Regained: The Tale of Valentine's Day Holiday: lughnasadh ... INDEX: Lughnasadh Lughnasadh - Overview by Christina Holiday: mabon ... INDEX: Mabon/Autumn Equinox Mabon - Overview by Christina Mabon and the Harvest in Modern Times You Call it the Autumnal Equinox, We Call it Mabon You Call it the Autumn Equinox, We Call it Mabon NOTE: For a complete list of articles related to this chapter... Visit the Main Index FOR this section.

INDEX: Yule/Winter Solstice Author: Witchvox Central Posted: January 27th. 1997 Times Viewed: 359,507 (around DECEMBER 22nd) also known as: Yuletide, Alban Arthan. Yule is the time of greatest darkness and the longest night of the year. The Winter Solstice had been associated with the birth of a "Divine King" long before the rise of Christianity. Since the Sun is considered to represent the Male Divinity in many Pagan Traditions, this time is celebrated as the "return of the Sun God" where He is reborn of the Goddess Article Specs Article ID: 1900 VoxAcct: 13 Section: holidays Age Group: Adult Days Up: 4,761 Times Read: 359,507 ABOUT... Witchvox Central Location: Clearwater¼, USA Other Articles: Witchvox Central has posted 406 additional articles- View them? Other Listings: To view ALL of my listings: Click HERE Email Witchvox Central... (No, I have NOT opted to receive Pagan Invites! Please do NOT send me anonymous invites to groups, sales and events.) To send a private message to Witchvox Central ... Pagan Essays 1996-2010 Article Author Title Wren's Nest News 97-2010 Article Title Author Source Pagan Web 8,000 Links Profile SiteName Owner Category Postal City Pagan Groups Local Covens etc. Name City Profile Path Postal Pagan/Witch 70,000 Profiles Name City Profile Path Likes Dislikes Gender SexOrient Relation US Postal Home - TWV Logos - Email US - Privacy News and Information Chapters: Pagan/Heathen Basics - Pagan BOOKS - Traditions, Paths & Religions - Popular Pagan Holidays - TV & Movies - Cats of the Craft - Festival Reviews - Festival Tips - White Pages (Resources) - Issues/Concerns - West Memphis 3 - Witch Hunts - Pagan Protection Tips - Healing Planet Earth Your Voices: Adult Essays - Young Pagan Essays - Pagan Perspectives (On Hold) - WitchWars: Fire in the Craft - Gay Pagan - Pagan Parenting - Military - Pagan Passages Pagan Music: Pagan Musicians - Bardic Circle at WitchVox - Free Music from TWV Vox Central: About TWV - Wren: Words, Wrants and Wramblings - Guest Rants - Past Surveys - A Quest for Unity Weekly Updates: Click HERE for an index of our weekly updates for the past 6 years W.O.T.W. - World-Wide Networking Your Town: A Link to YOUR Area Page (The largest listing of Witches, Pagans, Heathens and Wiccans on the Planet) VoxLinks: The Pagan Web: 8,000 Listings Your Witchvox Account: Log in Now - Create New Account - Request New Password - Log in Problems Personal Listings: Pagan Clergy in Your Town - Adult Pagans - Young Pagans - Military Pagans Events: Circles, Gatherings, Workshops & Festivals Covens/Groups/Orgs: Local Groups Main Page Other LOCAL Resources: Local Shops - Regional Sites - Local Notices - Global/National Notices - Local Skills & Services - Local Egroups - Political Freedom Fighters Pagan Shopping: Online Shops Index - Original Crafters Sites - Auction Sites - Pagan Wholesalers - Pagan Local Shops Web Site Content (including: text - graphics - html - look & feel) Copyright 1997-2010 The Witches' Voice Inc. All rights reserved Note: Authors & Artists retain the copyright for their work(s) on this website. Unauthorized reproduction without prior permission is a violation of copyright laws. Website structure, evolution and php coding by Fritz Jung on a Macintosh G5. Any and all personal political opinions expressed in the public listing sections (including, but not restricted to, personals, events, groups, shops, Wren’s Nest, etc.) are solely those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinion of The Witches’ Voice, Inc. TWV is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization. Sponsorship: Visit the Witches' Voice Sponsor Page for info on how you can help support this Community Resource. Donations ARE Tax Deductible. The Witches' Voice carries a 501(c)(3) certificate and a Federal Tax ID. Mail Us: The Witches' Voice Inc., P.O. Box 341018, Tampa, Florida 33694-1018 U.S.A.

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