Saturday, December 21, 2024 at the Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Celebrate Yule with Us! Many of the Christmas traditions we know today have their roots in ancient Norse beliefs and customs. The word Yuletide—now synonymous with Christmas—originates from…
Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Mabon is many things, but two of its chief aspects are being the second harvest festival and also being a celebration of the equinox. As the second harvest,…
Saturday, August 3, 2024 at the Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Lughnasad, Lughnasa or Lúnasa is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man….
Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Come to WiCoM’s Midsummer ritual, a celebration of the Feast of the Strawberries on June 22nd. We will sing and dance and eat strawberries, in recognition of the…
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. We join to celebrate Beltane, the celebration spring at its peak, and the coming summer. One of the four quarter day festivals, historically Beltane saw members of communities…
Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. We join to celebrate the changing season – lengthening days and warm weather, green shoots in the flower beds… the robins and red-wing blackbirds call us to join…
Imbolc comes at the time of the year when the sun is definitely getting stronger, though it is the coldest time of the year. This is a time to be indoors, getting ready for the spring which is coming—eventually. This used to take the…
Samhain, when the veil between the worlds is thin… …And it will be after a lunar eclipse (not visible here) so the energies will be strong and somewhat chaotic. We will gather and celebrate the turning of the wheel. There will be divination, so…
Bringing in the harvest, sharing the bounty, saving the seeds… just as our ancestors taught us. We will be outside, and start after sunset. Dress for the weather. WhenSaturday, September 30, 2023Gather in starting at 6:00 p.m., ritual at 7:00 p.m. WhereThe fire pit at…