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| 2009 PAGAN PRIDE HARVEST CELEBRATION TO OBSERVE AUTUMN EQUINOX The public is invited to the Broward County, Florida, Eleventh Annual Pagan Pride Day Celebration Family Picnic/FOOD DRIVE, on September 19, 2009, noon to dark, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft. Lauderdale, 3970 NW 21st Avenue (between Commercial and Oakland Park), Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33309, 954-484-6734. The event is open to the public, the admission is non-perishable food items and clothing, to be donated to the Cooperative Feeding Program of Broward County. There will be Workshops on pagan subjects, vendors, and Drumming. Families are welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring drums and percussion instruments for the drumming circle. 12noon opening 12:30pm Labyrinth - Sophia 1pm 'Story Telling' - Pee Wee Pagans 2pm 'Drum Circle' - Drummers 3pm 'Witch's Mark' - Pagan Band outside on patio 5pm 'Raffle Drawing' 5:30pm 'Autumn Equinox Ritual' Rockin With The Old Gods Witch's Mark - a Wiccan/Pagan religious band - will perform their special brand of music Note: The celebration's primary focus is the 5:30 PM Autumnal (Autumn) Equinox Sun Celebration Circle. Anyone wishing to stay and participate is welcome. Walking the Labyrinth is an outside activity. Activities in Air Conditioned Facilities: Fun and Games for kids of all ages - Face Painting - Story Tellers Vendors (Ceramics, Drums, Henna Artist, Food, Jewlry, Massage Therapist, Psychic, Reiki Healing, Rune Reading, Sarongs, Soaps, Tarot Reading, T-Shirts, and various merchandise.) Pagan Education - Networking with other Pagans Drumming (bring your drums/musical instruments) Picnic (bring your own food and drinks) Food Drive (non perishable food/clothing donated to the Cooperative Feeding Program ) The Autumn Equinox is the official first day of Fall and occurs when the sun crosses the equator on it's apparent journey southward. As day and night are of equal length on the Equinox, it is a time of equilibrium, moving toward the dark half of the year. We experience a day and a night that are of equal duration; a time of thanksgiving in many Pagan traditions. This year the Fall Equinox is September 22, 2009, 21:18 UT, when the Sun is directly over the Earth's equator and enters zero degrees Libra. The full moon in the month of September is called the Harvest Moon, and farmers would harvest their crops by this moonlight as part of the Second Harvest celebration. This year the Harvest Moon is 16 03 UT September 04, 2009. This is the second of three pagan harvest festivals. The other two being August 1st (MidSummer) and November 1st (MidAutumn). The food drive held in conjunction with this festival is a way to give thanks for the food abundance of the year, and share that abundance with others. Food and clothing donations for the Cooperative Feeding Program will be taken during the event itself. The Autumn Equinox Sun Celebration ceremony will be a simple expression of thanks combined with wishes for continued abundance, and blessing the results of the food drive before it is given away. Modern Paganism, or Neo-Paganism, is a growing religious movement based on combinations of ancient polytheism, modern eco-spirituality, and reverence for the Divine as both masculine and feminine. Some of the more common traditions include Wicca or Neo-Pagan Witchcraft, Heathen, Asatru, Strega, Druidic spiritual paths, Goddess-Worshippers, and other earth-centered religions. Practitioners are found in all walks of life from professionals to homemakers, and simply enjoy celebrating a religion that emphasizes respect for nature, humanity, and oneself. The International Pagan Pride Project was started in 1998 and is an organization focused on educating the public about Earth-based spiritualities in order to allay misconceptions and promote religious freedom. The Ft Lauderdale celebration started in 1999 and is sponsored by The Moon Path Chapter of the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS), on behalf of all Pagan-pathed individuals in the South Florida area. The Pagan Pride Project started with 17 events in the United States and one in Canada. It has grown to over 100 events in the United States, Canada, Europe, and South America. For more information about the event or about Pagan religions: Moon Path Chapter of CUUPS http://MoonPathCUUPS.org Questions? Contact [email protected] Ft Lauderdale Pagan Pride Day http://www.geocities.com/moonpathcuups/PaganPrideDay.html Questions? Contact [email protected], or 954-984-4183 International Pagan Pride Project http://www.paganpride.org Questions? Contact [email protected] 317-536-3145 Sophialinus The Drum Lioness http://MoonPathCUUPS.org [email protected] [email protected] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MoonPathCUUPS/ |
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