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Samhain History, Folklore & Traditions with Dr Jennifer Uzzell

Posted on 31 October 20246 November 2024Author Mandua BrigaPosted in Mari Lwyd, SamhainLeave a Reply

Spent a very enjoyable hour or so yesterday talking to my good friend and colleague, Dr Angela Luca about the history of the Pagan festival of Samhain and the traditions associated with it. You can watch the video here, should you be so inclined. Blessings of the Season!

Samhain

Posted on 21 November 202225 February 2023Author Mandua BrigaPosted in Mari Lwyd, Poetry, SamhainLeave a Reply

So – finally! – we were able to get together to mark Samhain on Sunday, very late due to Jenny travelling to Anglesey to join the Anglesey Druid Order‘s Calan Gaeaf celebrations and the waking of their Mari, Mari Môn, plus other things happening such as a very full-on Ofsted inspection for us the week…

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Samhain with the Anglesey Druid Order

Posted on 31 October 202225 February 2023Author Mandua BrigaPosted in Mari Lwyd, SamhainLeave a Reply

Keith and I went on a sort of pilgrimage this Samhain to the island of Anglesey, which has always been an important site for British Druidry. Not only was it the site of the famous Roman slaughter of the Druids (suggesting that it was a stronghold of theirs in the first place) but it was…

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