Ostara Public Ritual Saturday, March 18 at 8 PM - 11 PM A public neo-pagan ADF Druid ritual to welcome Spring by honoring the Norse goddess of the dawn, Ostara. Spring Equinox is the mid-point of the Waxing Year, the nights and days are balanced. Western culture proclaims it the first day of Spring. The […]
Come join us to gather to celebrate the Summer Solstice - The Longest Day, as our Ancestors did for generations before us, and as our children will do, generations hence. All are welcome, no experience needed. Raven's Cry Grove, ADF is inspired by the many ancient Indo-European cultures, this time by the Slavic culture and […]
Come, gather as did the tribes of ancient Ireland and celebrate the first harvest. All are welcome, no experience needed. The first of the great harvest festivals, Lughnasadh is a time when the four tribes, typically at odds, would gather in the very heart of Eire to feast. Tailtiu, Lugh's step mother, who exhausted herself […]
Raven's Cry Grove's Fall Equinox ritual, by our tradition, is organized and presented by our "green beans" - our newest Grove members. The ritual is inspired by the Welsh holiday of Alban Elfed. All are welcome, no experience needed. We will gather to celebrate the autumn harvest, and the balancing forces of light and dark. […]
Gather with us for Imbolc, the time when the ewes come into their milk, to offer worship to the triple goddess Brighid: She who protects, heals, and inspires. Renewal begins for mother earth; seeds take root and come to flower. As the light strengthens and begins to awaken the land, let it be so for […]
Saturday, March 24 at 8 PM - 11 PM A public Hellenic (Greek) ritual honoring the god Dionysus. All are welcome. A public ADF style Druid ritual to celebrate the Spring Equinox, inspired by the Dionysia, an Athenian festival of Spring. We honor the ancient Hellenic deity Dionysus, god of the grape harvest, winemaking and […]
Join Raven's Cry Grove in our first Gaulish celebration of Midsummer! Our public rituals are open to all who are interested. No experience with our Druid ritual style or any knowledge or experience with any Pagan rituals is needed. --A donation of $10 is suggested to help cover the cost of providing excellent public rituals! […]
Raven's Cry Grove, ADF presents our modern Druid Autumn Equinox ritual, inspired by the Romans. We pay special homage to the triad of agriculture and fertility Ceres, Liber, and Libera, whose temple was established on the Aventine Hill of Rome in 493 BC. Together they are said to have brought fertility to the people, crops […]
We gather to celebrate Imbolc, the time before the birth of lambs when the ewes come into their milk. For some, Imbolc remains a day frozen in the grip of winter, when half the stores are gone, and the land is still bleak and quiet. But here, in this land, we recognize the stirring of […]
The equinox comes, and with it, Spring. With it, the sun rises higher and higher, and the day becomes longer and longer than the night. The time has come when the frosts have passed, and our bodies and souls can absorb life-giving rays. Energy will be drawn by the Earth, which now pregnant, will soon […]
