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		<title>Beltane Ritual</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2012/04/30/beltane-ritual/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beltane 2012 ritual (OBOD Druid style by Danaan) OPENING Declare ceremony open- give peace to the quarters By the power of star and stone, By the power of the land within and without, By all that is Fair and Free, We welcome you to this rite of Beltane, for the _____ pagan community. &#160; Let <a href='http://danaan.net/2012/04/30/beltane-ritual/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making a Maypole</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2012/04/29/making-a-maypole/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just hosted a May Day celebration, and this was one of the young adult participant's first experience with a maypole! That was so sad, when I recall the regular maypole dances we had as children in the public schools in the early 1960's. So to help spread the dancing o' the Maypole, here are <a href='http://danaan.net/2012/04/29/making-a-maypole/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy- belated- Imbolc!</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2012/02/12/1762/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy -belated- Imbolc to those in the Northern Hemisphere!]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Hemisphere- Happy Winter Solstice!</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2011/12/20/winter-solstice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Solstice literally means the 'sun stands still', and is a biannual astronomical event;  for a few days around the time of the solstice the sun appears to stand still in the sky, in that its elevation at noon does not seem to change.  The winter solstice marks days with the shortest daylight and longest <a href='http://danaan.net/2011/12/20/winter-solstice/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blessing of the mother of the oceans</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2011/01/01/blessing-of-the-mother-of-the-oceans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to my beach on the Atlantic today for the promised offering to Yemaya (the orisha mother of the oceans) since our recent move to the southeast US. I gave a necklace to the waves and then started walking back in the opposite direction. Often you don't get a direct answer right off after <a href='http://danaan.net/2011/01/01/blessing-of-the-mother-of-the-oceans/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Solstice!</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2010/12/20/happy-solstice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A happy winter solstice (or summer solstice in the southern hemisphere) to all! Read about the winter solstice in Wikipedia. This year there is a rare full moon, and total lunar eclipse at the winter solstice on late Dec. 20th /early Dec. 21st. For a great time chart and graphics go here, or to NASA. <a href='http://danaan.net/2010/12/20/happy-solstice/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hellenic (Greek) &amp; Roman religion</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2010/08/11/hellenic-greek-roman-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My past post on the Hellenic pagan organization Ellinais has generated enough interest that I decided to provide information and links to Hellenic (and some Roman) religion and culture websites. The organizations listed tend to be based in Greece or Rome, though I'm sure there are others elsewhere. Enjoy, and let me know if there <a href='http://danaan.net/2010/08/11/hellenic-greek-roman-religion/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Stonehenge (&amp; similar) discoveries</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2010/08/02/new-stonehenge-similar-discoveries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Anthropology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Given the recent discovery of the remains of a wooden henge near Stonehenge, those in the know are saying that theories that the stone circle existed in "splendid isolation" can now be put to rest.  I would say so given that there have been lots of recent discoveries in the area, proving that these sites <a href='http://danaan.net/2010/08/02/new-stonehenge-similar-discoveries/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Imbolc/Candlemas</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2010/01/30/happy-imbolc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celtic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even in the hardest part of winter the signs of spring approach- tree buds start to swell, and daylight is noticeably longer. Celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere around February 1st as Imbolc (the Feast of Brigit), Oimelc (ewes' milk), Candlemas (Feb. 2nd), St. Brigid's Day, or Groundhog Day, we know that the promise of new <a href='http://danaan.net/2010/01/30/happy-imbolc/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rash of horse mane weaving in the UK- pagans?</title>
		<link>http://danaan.net/2010/01/20/rash-of-horse-mane-weaving-in-the-uk-pagans/</link>
		<comments>http://danaan.net/2010/01/20/rash-of-horse-mane-weaving-in-the-uk-pagans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's concern in the United Kingdom in Dorset and surrounding counties about 20 horses that have mysteriously had plaited manes appearing over the last 3 months. This has been happening on nights of high wind and  rain, with some owners believing that the wind is driving the horse manes into sorts of plaits or knots.  <a href='http://danaan.net/2010/01/20/rash-of-horse-mane-weaving-in-the-uk-pagans/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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