I remember one year during a ferocious downpour they danced in the puddles and a decent crowd of us stood under umbrellas to honor them and the date. More often they dance as the light gradually grows until the sun breaks through on the far eastern horizon, bathing us in its gentle light. When the weather is decent, and it usually is, hundreds show up. Not all are Pagans, but they are certainly Pagans at heart, honoring the turning of wheel, the sacredness of this day, and the warmth of community.
If you are in the SF Bay Area, consider getting up at an ungodly hour to be there by 5:20, well before dawn. There is something truly wonderful about the experience. The directions to their performance are here.
And if you are not in the SF Bay Area, check around to see if there is a local Morris Dancing troupe doing the same thing. Maybe some of my readers can inform us of other places where the sun will be danced up. It's a wonderful way to honor the May.
If you are in the SF Bay Area, consider getting up at an ungodly hour to be there by 5:20, well before dawn. There is something truly wonderful about the experience. The directions to their performance are here.
And if you are not in the SF Bay Area, check around to see if there is a local Morris Dancing troupe doing the same thing. Maybe some of my readers can inform us of other places where the sun will be danced up. It's a wonderful way to honor the May.
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Deer Creek Morris Men and others dance up the sun Friday at Beltane at the Baylands, East Palo Alto:
http://www.rgoldman.org/morris/dcmm/gigs.htm#Palo_Alto_Baylands
http://www.rgoldman.org/morris/dcmm/mayday.htm
Morris Dancing all up and down the West Coast:
http://rgoldman.org/morris/mayday.htm
There's Morris Dancing in Sebastopol
"Come join us at dawn on May 1 as we dance the sun up. Dancing starts at 5:30 AM and continues until about 20 minutes after sunrise. We'll be dancing behind the Community Center Youth Annex, at 425 Morris St. in Sebastopol, in the space between the pond and the traffic circle. Park on the street, and then follow the candles. There will be morris dancing to watch and dances everyone can do, as well as wonderful music and singing. We'd love it if you'd join us for this celebration! Dress warmly, as it can be cold in the pre-dawn hours. This is a free event!"
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