Finally a good balanced story on Wicca
It is a great thing that someone writes a balanced story on Wicca, so this one need to be read. Kudos to the San Diego paper that ran this.
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Inner circle:
In ancient tradition, people who lived closely connected to the land recognized only two seasons: growing and non-growing. Modern-day Wiccans joke that it's pretty much the same in San Diego: Summer and not summer.
Under overcast skies, local Wiccans recently celebrated the changing of seasons during Beltane, one of their major holidays, which ushers in the arrival of a period of life, warmth and growth.
About 150 people turned out for the Beltane celebration April 29 at Balboa Park. Beltane is a major Wiccan holiday that ushers in the arrival of a period of life, warmth and growth.
“I am not ready to relinquish my crown,” the Lord of Winter told the Army of Summer in a Beltane skit in Balboa Park on April 29.
It was green robes against white robes, plastic flowers against icicles. The Army of Summer would win; everyone who had come to celebrate Beltane already knew the outcome. Still, around the circle, the audience laughed at the make-believe battle.