Tentative SweetWood Temenos 2010 Event Calendar

Spring Equinox celebration Saturday March 20th.

Ritual at 3:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Bring food and/or drink to share. Dress for the weather and depending on field road conditions may need to walk back to the circle and celebration.

Spring Earth Keepers Gathering
Friday April 16th through Sunday April 18th

Planting, grounds keeping, water sharing, feast and fire. Earth Keepers who attend this event, may camp the weekend.

Beltane Celebration Saturday May 1st

Ritual at 3:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Bring food and/or drink to share. Friday April 30, members and friends may come and spend the night on the land, do some grounds keeping over the weekend, enjoy the spring and add love to the land.

Summer Solstice Celebration Saturday June 19th

Ritual at 6:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Bring food and/or drink to share. Friday June 18th, members and friends may come and spend the night on the land, do some grounds keeping over the weekend, enjoy the long day light and summer nights and add love to the land. The Summer Solstice ritual will be a "Sun Worshiper's" ritual where all those who participate will be asked to be Sky Clad (naked) in this ritual. The ritual honors the goodness, beauty and divinity of being naked. It is a celebration of the emotional maturity of being an adult and beholding one another in this manner as sacred.

The 14th annual Freedom Festival
Wednesday June 30th through Monday July 5th

Workshops, vendors, symposium, main ritual, potlucks, annual SweetWood town hall meeting, some fire works and just relaxed hanging out with friends and starry nights made for love. Opening ritual will be held Thursday July 1st. Come early and enjoy this Festival and the company of good folk.

Lugnasad (old Irish) Celebration Saturday July 31st

Ritual at 5:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Friday July 30th, members and friends may come and spend the night on the land, do some grounds keeping over the weekend, enjoy the Harvest time and add love to the land. This is a celebration of the first fruits of the harvest. The feast will be celebrated with dishes and desserts of the season. This is a thanksgiving celebration please bring some to share.

Autumn Celebration and Earth Keepers Gathering
Friday September 17th through Sunday September 19th

Ritual at 5:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Friday September 17th, members and friends may come and spend the night on the land, do some grounds keeping over the weekend, enjoy the time of the second harvest festival and add love to the land. This is the season's 2nd thanksgiving celebration honoring community. Bring food and/or drink to share.

Samhain Ritual and Celebration Saturday October 30th

Ritual at 6:00 pm (sunset) with feast afterward and fire into evening. Bring food and/or drink to share.

Yule Ritual and Celebration Saturday December 18th

Ritual at 3:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Bring food and/or drink to share. Bring food and/or drink to share.

Imbolc Ritual and Fire Saturday January 29th, 2010

Ritual and fire at 2:00 pm. Bring food and/or drink to share.