Our Return to the Land!
A Members and Guests Weekend
Friday April 27th -Sunday, April 29th, 2018
Real People, Real Traditions, Real Community.
Beltaine is about Spring, It's about Family.
It's for Babies and Children, Maid and Gallants.
Our Aunts, Uncles, Mothers and Fathers.
Elders and Ancestors.
Our joyous journey through the Wheel of the Year
...and the Web of Life.
Highlights for 2018!
-- Friday afternoon: Thanks and Blessing of Sacred Sites
-- Friday evening: First Fire Drum Circle
-- Saturday afternoon: Annual Tea Party and Raising of the May Pole
-- Saturday evening: Main Ceremony Water Blessing of the Land
-- Sunday morning: Raising of the Seed Stone by the Children's Stone Crew
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Wheat that in dark earth, many days has lain..."
Join us for our annual homecoming and celebration of the Delights of Spring
It’s Beltaine at Four Quarters! A Weekend of Renewal !
Time for the season of hibernation to end, and the season of joyous activity and growth to begin! Come and see the Land in its springtime splendor, bedecked in a blanket of wildflowers and budding trees, with every morning borne on the music of songbirds. Greet the tribemates you haven’t seen all winter, and bring new friends to learn what Four Quarters is all about!
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Registration Information:
Pre-Registration Deadline is April 21st.
Member's Pre Registration: $60
Guest Pre-Registraion: $80
Guest Saturday Arrival Pre-Registration: $70
Gate Registration: $90
Gate Saturday Arrival Registration: $80
Children Under 16 are Loved, Cherished, and Free!
Meal Plans
Beltaine Meal Plan by the Starvin' Artist Cafe!
3 meals and the feast, Friday Dinner-Sunday Brunch.
Omnivore and Herbivore options available.
Pre-Registration required, $45/person.
As Always you are welcome to arrive before Friday and stay after Sunday. Early-In, Late-Out Camping $5/night for Members, $10/night for guests!
Register On-Line Here
Your questions are welcome!
Our In Camp Domitory is available!
Rooms have double beds, blankets and pillows; Bunks have fitted sheets. During events rooms and bunks are bundled with meal plans and are booked for the duration of the event; you must call the office for reservations.
Friday April 28th
1pm to 3pm: Thanks and Blessing of Sacred Sites - Please join us at some of our Sacred sites to Give Thanks and Blessings. What better way to give thanks than to spruce these sites up! This is also a great time for new folk on the land to visit and talk with those in service at these sites.
-- Hemlock Hole
-- Coffee Dragons
-- Sweat Lodge
-- Labyrinth
-- Wolf Altar
3pm to 5pm: Thanks and Blessing of Sacred Sites, continued
-- Faerie Cairn
-- Stone Circle
-- Bardic Circle
-- Fox Altar
-- Fire Circle
-- Ancestors Altars in Stone Circle & Fire Circle
6pm to 6:45pm: Meal Plan Dinner
8pm: Opening Ceremony - First Fire at The Fire Circle
Followed by: Drumming and Dancing to the Stars & Bardic Circle!
Saturday April 29th
8am: Cardio Walk
9am to 9:45am: Meal Plan Breakfast
10:30am to 11:30am: Annual Members Meeting - Not just for Members! If you’re thinking about becoming a Member, or if you wonder what Members talk about, take this opportunity to provide input on what’s in the works!
11:30am to 12:30pm: The State of the Road Court Case
11:30am to 12:30pm: SCW Meet & Greet
12pm to 1:30pm: Stone Singers Choir rehearsal and general hangout
12pm to 1:30pm: Drum and Chant for Ritual and Ceremony
1:30pm to 3pm: Annual Tea Party
1:30pm to 3pm: Preparing the Maypole! Ribbons and Wreaths and Poles, oh my!
1:30pm to 3pm: KID'S STUFF! Beanbags, Ribbon Wands, and Bubbles galore!
2:30pm to 4:30pm: Dancing & Raising of the May Pole - A Blessing of Family, Fecundity and Fertility ... join us as we honor and bless the tribe, we honor and bless the vibe, we honor and bless the babies to be!
5pm to 5:45pm: The Beltaine Feast for all & Raffle fundraiser
7pm: Main Ceremony - Water Blessing of the Land
9pm: Drum Circle to the Stars & Bardic Circle
Sunday April 30th
9am: Kids' Stone Crew Meeting - all children & parents planning to pull the Seed Stone meet for a short instructional get-together
10am to 10:45am: Meal Plan Breakfast
11am: Closing Ceremony - The Raising and Consecration of the Seed Stone by the Kids' Tribe
May Day History: An Invitation From the Sun