~Autumn Tide~ by P. D Brown Now they come from barrow, mound and henge enclosure,From Low Connie’s winter solstice clock,And further afield; the mighty three at Thornborough.A Bronze Age woman rises from Kirkcarrion, A sun-disc round her neck. She steps into her ox-drawn waggon,As skeins of geese fly by, And all around the earth at…
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Tales & Ales – followed by a Samhain Ceremony
Hear five tales of terror straight from master storyteller P D Brown! Including the elder tree witch and the great-grandmothers feast!!! A night you won’t forget! Saturday 31st Oct – 7.30pm start The Angels Cut, Duke Street Darlington on Saturday 31st October 2026 at 7.30pm This will be followed by a Samhain ceremony – all…
Samhain History, Folklore & Traditions with Dr Jennifer Uzzell
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
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…
Samhain with the Anglesey Druid Order
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…