New York Witch Festival
Sponsored by Bonnie Marchione of
Crescent Moon Goddess
Saturday October 29, 2011
9:00am-5:00pm
Sheraton Long Island
Grand Ballroom
110 Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy.
Smithtown, NY 11788
ADMISSION
$20.00 Adults
Kids under 12 FREE!!
**This is an alcohol free event**
The New York Witch Festival is in it's 5th year and has become the largest and most well known Pagan festival worldwide!! It takes place at the end of October in celebration of Samhain (see "About Samhain"below). The festival offers a wide variety of interest and entertainment including:
- Well known Authors and book signings
- Numerous vendors with top quality merchandise
- Musical Entertainment
- Workshops
- Astrologers
- Tarot Card Readers
- Psychics/Mediums
- Metaphysical Healers
- SO MUCH MORE!
This is Long Island's BIGGEST and ONLY Witches Festival! This is a family event. For further information please visit the HOST SITE at:
ABOUT SAMHAIN
Samhain (pronounced SOW-en) is of Celtic origins and is the most important festival on the Celtic calendar. It is sadly misunderstood and misinterpreted as being evil in origin. It is quite the opposite actually! Samhain represents the Celtic New Year and the start of winter so it is a time for both new beginnings and endings. It is a time for change and to look to the future with optimism. In ancient times Samhain also represented and celebrated the Celtic Feast of the Dead, honoring deceased ancestors. The veil between the dimensions of this world and the other side is at it's thinnest on this night thus facilitating communication between the two worlds. This communication with ancestors was one way to honor and celebrate deceased loved ones. Today many rituals abound that are used to express gratitude towards those who have moved on before the celebrants. This same communication is what may have caused non pagans to believe the holiday was evil and through fear rather than knowledge Halloween evolved. This is a much written about topic and articles and websites abound on the web if you wish to explore it further.
Have a Blessed Samhain!
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