A Solstice Celebration in Willits – The Importance of Community Traditions

14th Annual** 2008 Winter Solstice Celebration & Spiral Dance

“WEAVING OUR FUTURE”

December 21st, 2008 – 7pm

at Little Lake Grange

291 School St, Willits

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A celebration of midwinter with an evening of songs, dance,
theater, candle lighting, and a drum jam!
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Bring the family, drums, rattles, and an offering for the Food Bank
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This year we bring our community focus onto children and our future.  Our celebration  performances will include “SPACE’s Feat of Freedom Dance/Theatre”, Children’s Mexican Folklorico, The Muse Children’s Theater, Hope, Harmony & Legal Advice, “Anda Jaleo Flamenco”, Rhythm Tonic Dancers, and the West Side Woolleycats and more!

Suggested donation of $5-10 for adults, families $10.

email abweller@pacific.net or  call 459-4499 for more information

**I am not even sure if the year as mentioned (14th?) is correct, as this tradition has been going on for so long – it might even be 15 years!

The point of this post is to remind us all of the importance of the yearly cycles of the seasons – even as our ancient ancestors marked the sun’s path and length of days for reasons of weather and agriculture, or for their own nomadic changes, we might do well to begin to note the natural cycles as a part of our return to nature- our own bio-logic consciousness…our shift into a new way of being…solar values, community celebrtions bringing deeper relationships, and so much more!  Create your own local celebration – or model it on ours….join us energetically as we honor the Sun’s return on December 21st!

Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.