... this day. Candles are lit and are let to burn all day in order to draw the sun to people for it is also the first day of the Wiccan Spring. Third is Beltaine which falls on April 30th or May 1st. This is the celebration of rebirth as it falls directly opposite of Samhain. The East is the quarter celebrated ... Holly King is what you would expect Santa Claus to look like and he drives a sleigh of eight deer representing the eight Sabbats and the horned God. Next comes the Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara. The original tradition of coloring eggs was that of the Witches to celebrate Os...

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It was a beautiful spring morning as we drove out of the driveway that day. I remembered the excitement and the energy as I packed for the trip. I was even more excited about being able to get ... the ceremony took place. We were all told to keep quiet until the father finished his speech. It seemed like the ceremony lasted for hours while we sat there dead silent. If we made a sound one of the adults would scorn at us to quiet down because as a child we had to be quiet and give some respect to who ever ... ...

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