Join us for the Villagers’ Winter Solstice on Saturday December 21st. This free event welcomes all to #6 park to celebrate the sacred mystery and beauty of the still point of the year, the joy of community, and the return of the sun, which is celebrated by cultures across the Northern Hemisphere on this day.
The event is co-created by multiple organizations, creatives and volunteers from Cumberland and beyond!
Costumes welcome! This is a participatory celebration.
Bring a hand held lantern for the forest walk (headlamps are blinding). Bring good shoes for the forest (Big Log can be slippery)
4:00- 4:15 - Fire Lighting with Fianna
4:15-5:00 - Lighting of candles, word, music, theatrics
5:00 - 5:30 - Sparkly forest walk, music and fire performance
5:30 - head off into the night
*Please join us later that eve for a *ticketed event* at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7) at Weird Church. This Solstice Cèilidh features music, stories, choirs, and youth theatre from: the Valley Edge Choir, Forest Stories Theatre, Kim Bannerman, Siarimis, Joanna Finch, Senyue and others . Ticket will be available at the door
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What does Sacred mean? It means worthy of veneration, reverence and respect. Many individuals, families and cultures believe that we are part of nature, nature is sacred and that the natural cycles of birth, growth and death observed and experienced in the world can be a powerful point of connection for community.
The winter solstice offers us the chance to connect with the dark in nature, to whisper "see you soon" to new life and new hope, and share light with our friends and neighbours.