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Alban Hefin Sunday 20 June: Save the Date!

IN PERSON: Bookings opening soon!


Field of wheat in the sun

10:30-12:00 BST Sunday 20 June: Bookings open soon via Eventbrite.


About Alban Hefin


The Summer Solstice is the time of maximum light – when the countryside around us revels in colourful and fragrant splendour. This time is known in the Druid tradition as that of Alban Hefin – ‘The Light of Summer’ or ‘The Light of the Shore’...At Alban Hefin the spiral of the year has expanded to its widest point and now the hours of light are as long as they will ever be. (from the OBOD website)


Alban Hefin is the Druid celebration of the Summer Solstice, when the sun brings the longest day and shortest night of the year, the high point of Summer. It is a time for rejoicing in the warmth and light, for breathing in the Summer air, and for joining together in community and fellowship.


Save the date and join us for our ceremony to celebrate this festival! Bookings open soon on Eventbrite, and we will post here to let you know when tickets are available. Subscribe to our mailing list to keep up to date with this and future activities!


This ritual is planned to be in-person, outdoors, in accordance with the UK government guidelines around Covid-19 safety. So that we are able to manage numbers, booking is required for this event.


Please see our page on Covid-19 Safety Measures for details.


If anything changes, we will update you as soon as possible here on this site and on Eventbrite.


If you have any questions about in-person outdoor gatherings, safety, accessibility or particular requirements, please contact us.


For those unable to attend an in-person gathering, the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD) are hosting an online Alban Hefin ritual on 19 June 3:30 UTC (4:30 BST), which you can access via their Facebook and YouTube channels.

 








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