Samhain2010

Setting

• Location: Moonhaven House
• Date: Saturday, October 30th, 2010
• Time: 8:00 pm til after Midnight

RSVPs

• Joe & A.J.
• Chillos
• Kaeli & Jessica
• Chris
• Lew
• Daniel
• Lee & Chris

Ancestral Altar

We will be setting up an ancestral altar inside the temple space at the covenstead. This is a place to remember those who have passed beyond, and who we remember with love and fondness.

• Please bring some memento of some sort to remember your own loved ones who have passed.
• Please be respectful around the altar - there may be others who are trying to meditate, pray or otherwise need peace around it. We will put the altar in an area that will facilitate that, but please be mindful.

Ritual

• Snow King: X
• Ice Queen: X
• Lantern Jack: X
• Crone: X
• Representative for the Newly Dead: X
• Representative for the Ancient Dead: X
• Representative for the Fallen Defenders: X
• Wear something dark - preferably a mourning black - for this ritual. Cloaks of any sort are entirely appropriate.

Dumb Feast

The Dumb Feast is a meal held in complete silence. A single platter in the middle of the eating area is set aside for the dead, and everyone gives a bit of food from their own plate in libation at the beginning of it.

Traditionally, the dumb feast is made up of "underworld" foods. These are either foods that grow underground (thus, all root vegetables are appropriate), or that have mythic connection to the underworld in some way: pigs (and thus pork) are associated with the Underworld in Irish and Welsh myth, apples are the symbol of Effalion/Avalon where the heroes of Briton were taken after death, Persephone remained in the underworld because of eating pomegranate seeds, mint is associated with Hades through the legend of Minthe and rosemary was used in Hellenic funerary rites. Black breads (particularly rye breads) are also traditional at the Dumb Feast.

• Main Course: Pork Roast with pomegranate glaze[1]. (Joseph)
• Side Dishes
  • Sautee'd Onion and Mushrooms (Chillos)
  • Mashed Potatoes (Chillos)
  • Black Table-Bread (Chillos)
  • Mystery Side Dish? (Jessica)
  • Butternut Squash Casserole (Daniel)
  • Lima Beans (Daniel)
• Desserts
  • "Murder Cake" (Jessica)
• Drinks
  • X