2006 Samhain Festival: Honoring the Dead
October 27-29, 2006
at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
west of Mount Horeb & north of Barneveld, Wisconsin
25 miles west of Madison, Wisconsin

Join us in celebrating the Celtic new year and the timeless magic of Samhain.

Schedule of Events
Click Here for detailed program!

Friday:

  • Obituary Writing Workshop by Nora Cedarwind
  • Opening Ritual and Mother Drum Dedication with Pathwalker and GROOVE Troop
  • Dinner
  • Witches Ball: live music by Celtic band Stone Ring

    Saturday:

  • Circle Annual Meeting
  • Planning for Life's End workshop with Nora Cedarwind
  • Honoring Deceased Pagan Veterans talk with Roberta Stewart and Selena Fox
  • Samhain Ritual with Aspen & UrsaLuna
  • Divination for the New Year and Labyrinth Working with Joey
  • Samhain Fire Scrying Meditation in Shamanic Fire Circle
  • Continental Breakfast, Potluck Lunch at midday, Dinner

    Sunday:

  • Continental Breakfast & Lunch
  • Green Cemeteries workshop with Selena Fox
  • Community Sharing Circle & Closing Ritual

    Other Activities:

  • Raffle & Silent Auction - donations welcome
  • Resource Shop sales throughout the weekend
  • Bonfires and Nature Walks by naturalist Reed Cockrell

    Click here for What to Bring.

    For more information, contact:
    Circle
    PO Box 9, Barneveld, WI 53507 USA
    Phone: (608) 924-2216
    Email: events@circlesanctuary.org

    For more information about Samhain:
    Samhain, popularly known as Halloween, occurs in late October and early November. For most Wiccan practitioners, this is the New Year, and a time for letting go of the old and looking ahead to the new. It marks the end of the harvest season. Since ancient times, Pagans have paid their respects to departed loved ones, ancestors, and guides in the Spirit World at Samhain. The Goddess manifests as the Crone and the God as the Horned Hunter and Lord of Death. Sacred colors are Black and Orange. It is the festival of endings and transformation.

  • Samhain Ritual by Selena Fox (PDF format)
  • Samhain Ancestors Ritual by Selena Fox (PDF format)
  • Samhain Article by Selena Fox on Beliefnet.com: 'As America celebrates Halloween, I celebrate Samhain'

  • More about Samhain
  • More about Celebrating the Seasons