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Light my Candle!
Bring the magic of a simple candle flame to the heart of your ceremony.

The Festival Celebrant
Aug 14, 20202 min read
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Sand in your ceremony. Much better than sand in your sandwiches.
You may have witnessed or taken part in a sand ceremony and if you have you’ll probably agree that the pouring and blending of sand is a...

The Festival Celebrant
Jul 11, 20203 min read
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Time Capsule Ceremonies: seeding tomorrow's memories.
I think most of us would love to time-travel. Just sneak forward or back a bit to nudge our lives into a more favourable groove in the...

The Festival Celebrant
Jul 5, 20202 min read
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The Quaich Ceremony; supping from Gaelic tradition.
The first thing I want to say is don't worry too much about the pronunciation! With apologies to my Scottish friends, you'll probably be...

The Festival Celebrant
Jul 4, 20203 min read
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"Come a little baby let's jump the broomstick"
Another contentious one this! Like most of the fun things you can do at ceremonies, the origins of this ritual are debatable. And like...

The Festival Celebrant
Jun 28, 20202 min read
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Circles, circles everywhere
Circling (not to be confused with ‘casting a circle’) is a wedding custom with numerous variations and alleged origins. The diversity of...

The Festival Celebrant
Apr 7, 20203 min read
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Blanket Ceremonies
The Native People of North America have developed a rich corpus of tradition involving the humble blanket. One of these is the ceremonial...

The Festival Celebrant
Mar 4, 20202 min read
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Handfasting News
Handfasting is pretty big news. It's rapidly gaining in popularity as a 'symbolic action' used to enhance a wedding ceremony or indeed...

The Festival Celebrant
Nov 2, 20193 min read
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