Help us grow and improve.
|
|
|
#94034 - 05/05/08 09:10 PM
UK Pagans more crafty?
|
A.J. Drew
It's not Kool Aid
It's Blue Zombie
Post Maddam
Registered: 08/15/06
Posts: 4860
Loc: Ohio
|
Original Story - Dorset Pagans burn a Wicker man at festival
Are UK pagans more crafty (sorry about the pun) than their American cousins? This brief article gives me the impression that might be the case.
"The weekend also featured craft workshops, archery, music, talks and meditation." - from the article.
In the US, the music, talks, and meditation are there but I don't notice many "craft workshops" and have never seen a class on archery at a pagan festival. When I was a speaker at Convocation, some of my presentations included forging, sculping in clay (an excuse to get dirty), finger painting, and the likes. Oddly, I was one of the only craft presentations as I recall and rarely do I see crafts promoted at US pagan festivals.
Was this an exception in the UK, or are things like crafts and archery common place at UK pagan festivals?
Edited by A.J. Drew (05/05/08 09:10 PM)
_________________________
My goal is to become Einherjar or die trying.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#94055 - 05/06/08 09:47 AM
Re: UK Pagans more crafty?
[Re: Luthaneal]
|
A.J. Drew
It's not Kool Aid
It's Blue Zombie
Post Maddam
Registered: 08/15/06
Posts: 4860
Loc: Ohio
|
Farming, planting, hunting? I have always thought a harvest festival where the feast is harvested and prepaired by those in attendance would be great.
In the US, the idea of a community farming its own land, raising its own stock, seems limitted to some of the really nutty Christian organizations.
We just had a couple, both associated with abuses against children, raided. Each more or less self sufficient communities. Not long ago, there was one in Texas that ended with a long stand off, firefight, and lots of deaths. Again, a Christian based organization.
_________________________
My goal is to become Einherjar or die trying.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#94079 - 05/06/08 06:32 PM
Re: UK Pagans more crafty?
[Re: A.J. Drew]
|
Luthaneal
Likes Posting
Registered: 01/09/08
Posts: 78
Loc: England
|
Farming, planting, hunting? I have always thought a harvest festival where the feast is harvested and prepaired by those in attendance would be great.
An event I am going to in August, called "Pagan Camp", is designed to be a self-contained community for the length of several days and each person is expected to provide some kind of service for the camp. My girlfriend and myself will by running a workshop as our contribution.
However, leading on from what AJ has said above, one thing that everyone is expected to do is bring a donation to add to the communal soup.
_________________________
sweet dreams
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: fehujibran
|
1 registered
(Briena)
and 7 anonymous users online.
|
|
1846 Members
79 Forums
7935 Topics
85049 Posts
Max Online: 122 @ 07/01/07 12:53 AM
|
|
|
