BDO & Friends Open Rites & Celebrations (updated September 29th)
see also: BDO Gorseddau
International Peace Day, Annually on September 21st
In 2001, the United Nations recognised September 21st as International Peace Day. The idea, created by English actor and film-maker, Jeremy Gilley, is for there to be one day each year on which all combatants in all conflicts worldwide lay down their arms. Among other things, this will allow medical help to be brought into conflict zones without danger to those giving the aid. For more information, visit the Peace One Day website at www.peaceoneday.org
In 2011, another group, Time Is Now, put up the idea of getting together the world's largest drum circle to drum for world peace on September 21st. For details, visit their website at www.timeisnowsummit.com
We thought this such a great idea that we're now programming it in to the BDO as a regular, annual event. Taking part is easy. All you do is get 1) some drums and 2) some drummers, get together two hours before sunset on September 21st, wherever you are in the world, and drum for two hours. If you also want to chant or make the drumming the focal point of a ceremony, then please do. Thank you for your support and for adding your rhythm to the sacred heartbeat of the world.
Past Events:
A favourite annual event in our calendar is:
The Mistletoe Foundation presents:
A Druid Blessing as part of the
Tenbury Mistletoe Festival,
Saturday 4th December, 2010
Meet at midday at The Rose and Crown, Burford on the A456. From there we will have the Procession, over the bridge into the town with the Sacred Mistletoe held high. We will then process into the Burgage (the town's park) and do the Ceremony of Blessing the Mistletoe by the bandstand next to the River Teme. For further information please contact Suzanne Tumnus There will be an informal gathering in the evening for those who wish to join us in one of the town's pubs. Check back nearer the time for this year's date. See you there!
Saturday, 9th July 2011
Blessing Ceremony for Tewkesbury Medieval Festival & Reenactors' Market
Every year we team up with members of the Cornovii Grove, OBOD and others to provide a Druid blessing ceremony for the Tewkesbury Medieval Festival, the largest such event in Europe. Centred around a re-enactment of the 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury, the event also features a host of stalls selling everything from mead to early medieval harps, from deer hides, historical costumes, armour, tools and weapons to veggy-burgers. There's also music, roving entertainers and, of course, a beer tent. It's a great family day out.
Our blessing ceremony this year will take place on the field of battle itself, known as the Bloody Meadow. It will be on the Saturday morning early, before the venue opens. There will be parking spaces allotted to us and you'll be welcome to stay on and enjoy the rest of the day for free. For details and to ensure a parking space, e-mail Elaine.
Last year's blessing was blessed with some of the best weather we've had so far and, perhaps not coincidentally, one of the best turn-outs of celebrants, including a few from the USA.
By the way, you may be wondering why there should be a Druid blessing for an event commemorating a battle that took place in 1471, a period when there were not a lot of Druids about in England. Well, the Festival organisers are aware that a number of reenactors are Pagan, plus they feel that, as Druids, we attune well with the spirits of the land. Our blessings do seem to be beneficial and we are pleased to offer them. Perhaps the most obviously successful was a few years ago when we had that incredibly wet summer. The weekend of the festival was about the only one all year when it didn't rain during the day.
Roundhouse Happenings
Two big events for 2012 at our fabulous Iron Age roundhouse will be Magical Weekends with Robin Williamson in early June and late August. These will tie in with our bardic course, as will other talks, workshops, bardic sessions, retreats, and rituals, some specifically aimed at members undertaking the course, many open to all. Plans include bardic performances, all-night dreamtime shamanic healing concerts, and Otherworld journeying based on the old Irish 'Voyage of Bran.' Check back here for dates and details.
see also: BDO Gorseddau
International Peace Day, Annually on September 21st
In 2001, the United Nations recognised September 21st as International Peace Day. The idea, created by English actor and film-maker, Jeremy Gilley, is for there to be one day each year on which all combatants in all conflicts worldwide lay down their arms. Among other things, this will allow medical help to be brought into conflict zones without danger to those giving the aid. For more information, visit the Peace One Day website at www.peaceoneday.org
In 2011, another group, Time Is Now, put up the idea of getting together the world's largest drum circle to drum for world peace on September 21st. For details, visit their website at www.timeisnowsummit.com
We thought this such a great idea that we're now programming it in to the BDO as a regular, annual event. Taking part is easy. All you do is get 1) some drums and 2) some drummers, get together two hours before sunset on September 21st, wherever you are in the world, and drum for two hours. If you also want to chant or make the drumming the focal point of a ceremony, then please do. Thank you for your support and for adding your rhythm to the sacred heartbeat of the world.
Past Events:
A favourite annual event in our calendar is:
The Mistletoe Foundation presents:
A Druid Blessing as part of the
Tenbury Mistletoe Festival,
Saturday 4th December, 2010
Meet at midday at The Rose and Crown, Burford on the A456. From there we will have the Procession, over the bridge into the town with the Sacred Mistletoe held high. We will then process into the Burgage (the town's park) and do the Ceremony of Blessing the Mistletoe by the bandstand next to the River Teme. For further information please contact Suzanne Tumnus There will be an informal gathering in the evening for those who wish to join us in one of the town's pubs. Check back nearer the time for this year's date. See you there!
Saturday, 9th July 2011
Blessing Ceremony for Tewkesbury Medieval Festival & Reenactors' Market
Every year we team up with members of the Cornovii Grove, OBOD and others to provide a Druid blessing ceremony for the Tewkesbury Medieval Festival, the largest such event in Europe. Centred around a re-enactment of the 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury, the event also features a host of stalls selling everything from mead to early medieval harps, from deer hides, historical costumes, armour, tools and weapons to veggy-burgers. There's also music, roving entertainers and, of course, a beer tent. It's a great family day out.
Our blessing ceremony this year will take place on the field of battle itself, known as the Bloody Meadow. It will be on the Saturday morning early, before the venue opens. There will be parking spaces allotted to us and you'll be welcome to stay on and enjoy the rest of the day for free. For details and to ensure a parking space, e-mail Elaine.
Last year's blessing was blessed with some of the best weather we've had so far and, perhaps not coincidentally, one of the best turn-outs of celebrants, including a few from the USA.
By the way, you may be wondering why there should be a Druid blessing for an event commemorating a battle that took place in 1471, a period when there were not a lot of Druids about in England. Well, the Festival organisers are aware that a number of reenactors are Pagan, plus they feel that, as Druids, we attune well with the spirits of the land. Our blessings do seem to be beneficial and we are pleased to offer them. Perhaps the most obviously successful was a few years ago when we had that incredibly wet summer. The weekend of the festival was about the only one all year when it didn't rain during the day.
Roundhouse Happenings
Two big events for 2012 at our fabulous Iron Age roundhouse will be Magical Weekends with Robin Williamson in early June and late August. These will tie in with our bardic course, as will other talks, workshops, bardic sessions, retreats, and rituals, some specifically aimed at members undertaking the course, many open to all. Plans include bardic performances, all-night dreamtime shamanic healing concerts, and Otherworld journeying based on the old Irish 'Voyage of Bran.' Check back here for dates and details.
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British Druid Order 2011
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