Join Corr Réisc Grove for our online celebration of Alban Eilir, the Spring Equinox, on Sunday 21 March 2021.
10:30-12:00 GMT Sunday 21 March online via Zoom
About Alban Eilir
As the Sun grows warmer, so life begins to show through the soil. Small signs at first – the daffodils and crocuses – then more green as the bluebells and wood anemones spread through the woodland. Plants are seen by some as inanimate greenery with no actual feelings and life force. But Druids see life in all living things, from rocks and stones, to rivers and springs, plants and trees – all life is sacred. Have you ever thought about how you recognise the beginning of Spring? Is it the plant life? The weather? How does a plant know when it is time to grow? It cannot tell the time or see a calendar. Yet it knows. If it has senses, then it has consciousness, if it has consciousness then it is more than an inanimate life form. So it is the return of life to the Earth that is celebrated at Alban Eilir, the time of balance.
One of the inner mysteries of Druidry is the Druid’s egg. Life-giving, it is the egg protected by the hare, which is the symbol of Alban Eilir – still celebrated by the giving of Easter eggs by the Easter bunny. (from the OBOD website)
Alban Eilir, meaning "The Light of the Earth" is the Druid festival of the Spring Equinox. As one of two days of the year when light and dark are equal length (the other being the Autumn Equinox), Alban Eilir celebrates the balance of the seasons, and is a time to open to the quality of balance in our own lives.
Join us for our online ceremony to celebrate this festival!
Due to current restrictions, this event will be held online and a Zoom link will be provided to all booked attendees. Please ensure you have downloaded the relevant app for your device and are able to use it prior to this event starting.
When you book, you will also receive a link to an online sign-up sheet with information about roles that are up for grabs for during the ritual itself, as well as any items that you may wish to prepare in your space so you can take part in proceedings. Both of these things are optional, but they are provided so people can take part as much or as little as they wish.
If you would like to take part in creating the ritual, please contact us via our contact form or by email at: cambridgedruidry@gmail.com.
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We look forward to seeing you for our Alban Eilir celebration,
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