Applegrove Beltane 2013
By Blayze

Maypole is set up in the centre of the circle. On the altar are two sets of ribbon bunches and some pens. 

Music: An Dro Suite by Wolgemut.

Circle cast is performed by HPS whilst participants dance an Andro around the centre of the circle. (Up to and including Central Inv).

HPS welcomes everyone to Beltane. She asks everyone to think about some aspect of their lives that they would like to make fertile, to think about two aspects joining to create something new.

Whilst they are thinking, HPS takes up the two bunches of ribbons. She dances around the circle with the ribbons.

Music: Sakspipslat by Wolgemut.

(Dance is A: Bleddington foot up double step with 90 degree hook. Long steps anticlockwise, short steps clockwise. B: Long side steps with RTB / LTB slows at end of each B part).

At the end of the dance, HPS gives each person a ribbon. She goes to the altar and takes up the basket of pens. These are then passed around the circle.

Each person to write their wish on their ribbon. When they are done, they go to the maypole and tie their ribbon to the end of one of the maypole ribbons.

They stand at the maypole and hold the ribbon.

When everyone has written upon and knotted their ribbons, all dance the Maypole. 

Dance with the extended ribbon and bunches of other ribbons.

Music: Breton Medley by Azam Ali (Portals Of Grace).

After the ribbons are empowered by the Maypole dance, each person may untie their cloutie ribbon.

HPS explains that the ribbons can be taken home and tied to a tree.

Cakes and Ale

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