Culture
Celebrating Greek Folk Traditions: Strovilos’ Spring Equinox Art Exhibition
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Our correspondent in Greece, Elyse Welles, visits the Strovilos exhibition by Renata Kotsafti celebrating the arrival of spring.
Europe
Stoixeia: The Greek Land Spirits
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Correspondent Elyse Wells covers the recent honoring of land spirits in Greece.
Featured
Pagan Community Notes: Week of March 21, 2022
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Phoenix Phyre festival was shut by authorities, the Artemis Spacecraft, Kūlgrinda sings support for Ukraine and more news.
Culture
Column: Spirit is Free, but Community Priceless
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DARLINGTON, Md. –Free Spirit Gathering is one of a growing number of festivals which has been held for more than 30 years, making it a touchstone for Pagans and polytheists seeking to connect with like-minded people. That kind of longevity also means that loss is part and parcel of the community. After several beloved members left this life behind in a short period of time, this year’s coordinators sought a ritual team specifically to aid in the grieving and honoring of those blessed dead. I always go to festivals with my reporter’s pad at the ready, but I attended this one of several priests from the Hellenic Temple of Apollon, Zeus and Pan who were tasked with providing an opportunity to venerate community ancestors, including those freshly minted.
Paganism
Column: Summer is Here; Time to Check Your Pagan Etiquette
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I don’t know about you but, for me, it has come time to relish the outdoors with its warmth and festivals. So what’s on the checklist? Sunscreen? Check. Bug spray?