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The Green Man Beltane Ritual with the Ced Tradition
We’re Back!!! Two years of NO BELTANE!!!
We are so hungry to be with our wonderful community & celebrate our Sabbat!
So (drum roll) this year’s event is on Saturday April 30th! Gates open 1:00 pm.
Come join us with the Green Man Pagan Community Tribe for a good old-fashioned Beltane Rite! This celebration is not at the store, but at our usual offsite Beltane location, which is a most amazing magical location, hidden in the outer reaches of feariedom, which as many know, is adjacent to Van Nuys.
Please Note: This year we are offering a reduced price, an early bird special of $20 through the Green Man for the next four weeks, ending March 31st.
After the early bird special price ends on March 31st, the ticket price will be $25.
No charge for kids under 13. However, a warning: It being Beltane & us being Pagans, the theme of the festival may at times be a bit suggestive and adult; as long as you’re cool with that, kids are most welcome & we expect there will be some present.
Also: This ritual is offsite & tickets pre-purchased at the store are absolutely required. The address & directions for the Beltane Festival are given on the tickets.
Coming out of the Pandemic, this year more than ever, we NEED the romping love & laughter of Beltane! So, come, enjoy old world Pagan Pole dancing. Rub up against nature and a few frolicking nature lovers as we turn this year’s Wheel. And there can never be enough frolickers, right? Come experience the singeing of your unspeakables as you jump the Beltane Fire! Beat the ground, dance and make merry like a loon with bells on! Mischief, mayhem, what a pair, a bawdy line twixt foul and fair!
We plan to start the festivities at around 1:30 pm with a drumming circle. And to lead that we have our own beloved Goat joining us from the wastelands beyond the California State border. So please bring a drum and join the jam fest. Or wear something sexy so you can entertain the drummers with a dance!
Normally this Festival Gathering is a PotLuck Feast, but because of Covid not being completely gone, we are not doing a potluck this year. But we do encourage folks to bring some picnic eats for themselves to enjoy. As Drinks are less of an issue, feel free to bring something for sharing on the Drinks table? Note, if you plan on drinking, please also plan on having your own food to soak up some of that booze, even if you do believe it actually helps your coordination for the Maypole! We have tried it sober & buzzed, but the Maypole Dance just seems to crash into mayhem every year regardless!
The Ritual will kick off somewhere in the neighborhood of 3.00pm. I say somewhere in the neighborhood as folks do have issue finding parking and so arrive late. And we are a large gathering, so getting folks in just takes a bit more time! Plus, festival leaders may be possessed by Fearies at this point, so ballpark times is really the best we can hope for.
The Main Rite is expected to go about an hour, give or take, depending on how lost we all get. After Ritual we can continue with feasting & socializing…jumping the Bale Fires (Naked? Of course it’s far too dangerous with your clothes on. Kidding!). Or perhaps, if you like, we can entice Goat into some more drumming?
Again: remember people this is Los Angeles and it can get hot. Please bring refreshments you would like to drink. AND out of respect to us, please abide by the Law: people need to be over 21 to drink alcohol! Plus adults who are over 21, please show the art of adulting by drinking responsibly so we can all get to have some fun.
The Green Man
5712 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood CA 91601
North of the 101/134 Fwys
East of the 170, off at Burbank
Just north of the Red Line/Orange Line North Hollywood stations
(approx. 5 min walk north from station)
(818) 985-2010
