Article - Oneness Festival - Intermediate Newsletter 040104
Latest news from the Oneness Festival team.   » Read the article

Article - What Happened At The Oneness Festival Feb 16-22 2004?
One of the participants at the Oneness Festival share his personal experiences of the Oneness Festival that took place February 16-22 200...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - One Way Street Regional Festivals: Encyclopedia Ii - One Way Street Regional Festivals - Staff
One Way Street employs several professional performers and speakers who travel regularly to Regional Festivals. Some of these in-house wo...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Sexual Come-ons At Pagan Festivals - An Open Letter To The Web Of Oz
SEXUAL COME-ONS AT PAGAN FESTIVALS - An Open Letter to the Web of Oz Like many another Neo-Pagan, I began life under the heavy indoctri...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Parenting, Summary Of Lecture At The Oneness Festival
Spiritual Parenting is a topic relevant to all parents and all who are in contact with children in any way. The following article is a su...   » Read the article

Article - A Snapshot Of The First Oneness Festival, August 2-8 2003
Get a feel for what happened at the last festival at The Spiritual Retreats.   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Situation Vacant - Saviour Wanted
India needs rejuvenation. This rejuvenation will come only with the revival of our great Indian ideals. India needs shakti. For this, ...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Man And Environment: A Symbiotic Bond
The tradition of sanctifying various trees and plants dates back to the Vedic period. Though wood as a fuel was a basic need and trees...   » Read the article

Article - Beltane: Beltane - May 1 Or May Day
Beltane is celebrated on May 1st and is one of the original Celtic festivals. Beltane or May Day is also known as the Lover's holiday. Be...   » Read the article

Article - Ganesh Chaturthi: Hindu Festivals - Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most popular of Hindu festivals. This is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. It is the day mos...   » Read the article

Article - Krishna Janmashtami: Hindu Festivals - Krishna Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami THIS IS THE birthday of Lord Krishna, the eighth Divine Incarnation. It falls on the 8th day of the dark half of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radha: Encyclopedia - Radha
Radha refers to either one of two figures in Hindu religion. By far the most important is Radha, the gopi, who participates in the Rasa L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attic Calendar: Encyclopedia - Attic Calendar
The Attic calendar is the calendar that was in use in ancient Attica, the ancestral territory of the Athenian polis. This article focuses...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bon Festival: Encyclopedia - Bon Festival
O-bon (Jap. お盆) or only Bon is a Japanese Buddhist holiday to honor the departed spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist festival h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanukkah: Encyclopedia - Hanukkah
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights or Festival of Dedication, is an eight day Jewish holiday that starts on the 25th day of K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berlin Film Festival: Encyclopedia - Berlin Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the "Berlinale", is one of the most important film festivals in Europe and the world....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carneian Festival: Encyclopedia - Carneian Festival
The Carneian festival (Κάρνεια) was one of the most important religious festivals in ancient Sparta, held in honor of Apollo Carne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anima Mundi: Encyclopedia - Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi, translated as "the soul of the world" from Latin language, may refer to one of the following. Anima mundi, a philosophical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluva: Encyclopedia - Aluva
Aluva (Alwaye ആലുവ) is a town north of Kochi in Ernakulam district of Kerala state in South India. It is one of the more industri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winter Solstice Festival: Encyclopedia - Winter Solstice Festival
The Winter Solstice Festival (Chinese: 冬至; Pinyin: dōng zhì; "The Extreme of Winter") is one of the most important festivals celebr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthesteria: Encyclopedia - Anthesteria
Anthesteria, one of the four Athenian festivals in honour of Dionysus, held annually for three days (11th-13th) in the month of Anthester...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vixakha Bouxa: Encyclopedia - Vixakha Bouxa
The Vixakha Bouxa festival is the Lao version of the Visakha Puja. It commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diwali: Encyclopedia - Diwali
Diwālī or Dīpāvali (also transliterated Deepavali; Sanskrit: row of lights) is the Hindu Festival of Lights. For Jains it is one of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carnival: Encyclopedia - Carnival
A carnival is a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parentalia: Encyclopedia - Parentalia
Parentalia. Roman festival for honoring one's dead parents. Families gathered amongst the tombs of loved ones and made offerings or sacri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consualia: Encyclopedia - Consualia
The Consuales Ludi or Consualia is a festival which honors Consus, the god of counsel, and the one who protects the harvest which is in s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moby: Encyclopedia Ii - Moby - Area Festival
Founded in 2001, the Area Festival was a creation by Moby inspired by Lollapalooza and featured diverse genres of music. The music festiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moby: Encyclopedia Ii - Moby - Activism
Moby is well known advocate for a variety of liberal causes, working with MoveOn.org, and PETA, among others. He also actively engages in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moby: Encyclopedia Ii - Moby - Discography
Moby - Albums. The Story So Far (aka Moby) (Instinct 1993) Ambient (Instinct 1993) Everything is Wrong (Mute 1995) #21 UK Animal Righ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moby: Encyclopedia Ii - Moby - Music Career
Arguably most famous among his peers for the track "Go," a progressive track using the string line from "Laura Palmer's Theme" from the T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Music Festivals In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Music Festivals In The United Kingdom - Annual Festivals
List of music festivals in the United Kingdom - Bluegrass music. North Wales Bluegrass Festival Didmarton Bluegrass Festival Cornish B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Music Festivals In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Music Festivals In The United Kingdom - Travelling Festivals
Some festivals do not appear in the same location every year, but in different places around the country, or even in other countries. Not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - Philosophy
African philosophy is a disputed term, used in different ways by different philosophers. Although African philosophers spend their time d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - One Continent Several Worlds
Africa is one continent with several worlds. The continent of Africa covers an area of around 30 million square kilometers, one-fifth of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attic Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Attic Calendar - Manipulation Of The Calendar
The Attic calendar was determined on the ground, month by month and year by year, in the light of immediate concerns, political or milita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glasgow Festivals: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow Festivals - Main Festivals
Glasgow's main festivals are the Jazz Festival, West End Festival, Merchant City Festival, Celtic Connections (a celtic folk festival), a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attic Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Attic Calendar - State Calendar
As Ionians, the Athenians had always been divided into four tribes. Although these tribes were never abolished, one of the key reforms at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attic Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Attic Calendar - Festival Calendar
Attic calendar - List of months. No complete list survives anywhere with all twelve months set out in order, but the following reconstr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attic Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Attic Calendar - Dating Long Range Events
The modern calendar, as well as regulating the immediate year, is part of a system of chronology that allows events to be dated far into ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glasgow Festivals: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow Festivals - Past Festivals
Glasgow's Mayfest, held annually started in 1983 and became one of Glasgow's main festivals, held annually in May, covering theatre, arts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radha: Encyclopedia Ii - Radha - The Mahabharata
Radha - Radha the gopi. In the story of Krishna, as told in the Puranas and the Mahabharata, she is one of the gopis (cow-herding women...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ghost Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Ghost Festival - Buddhist Ghost Festival: Ullambana
The Ghost Festival has roots in the Buddhist festival, Ullambana, and also some from the Daoist culture. In the Tang Dynasty, the Buddhis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glastonbury Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Glastonbury Festival - Organisation
The festival is organised by local farmer and site owner Michael Eavis (through his company Glastonbury Festivals Ltd), who has hosted th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cropredy Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Cropredy Festival - History
The festival grew from one-day reunion events staged by the folk-rock band Fairport Convention. Members of Fairport still organise it and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glasgow International Jazz Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow International Jazz Festival - Main Festival
The international jazz festival is held annually in June and features some of the world's best jazz musicians. One of the biggest jazz fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spirit Of America Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Spirit Of America Festival - Intro
One of the largest free Fourth of July celebrations in the South. The two day outdoor festival, set in Decatur, AL, hosts a variety of tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - Religions
The traditional religions followed in Africa are grouped under the term animist, and presently followed by around 100 million Africans. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - Tribes & Ethnic Groups
Africa is home to innumerable tribes, ethnic and social groups, some representing very large populations consisting of millions of people...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - Music & Dance
Indigenous musical and dance traditions of Africa are maintained by oral traditions and they are distinct from the music and dance styles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - Art & Craft
Africa has a rich tradition of arts and crafts. African arts and crafts find expression in a variety of wood carvings, brass and leather ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - Folklores & Folktales
A proverb from Sierra Leone states: Proverbs are daughters of experience. Likewise, in essence, folktales and folklores are residue of hu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - Languages & Literatures
The continent of Africa speaks hundreds of languages and if dialects spoken by various ethnic groups are also included, the number is muc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmotsava: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Brahmotsava
Brahmotsava: (Sanskrit) "God's festival, or foremost festival." Each temple has one festival of the year which is its major ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reading And Leeds Festivals: Encyclopedia Ii - Reading And Leeds Festivals - 1990s
In 1989, Mean Fiddler got involved for the first time. The festival started to change, leading towards its re-establishment in the 1990s ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Awards
The Karlovy Vary IFF first held an international film competition in 1948. Since 1951 an international jury has evaluated the films. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fm4 Frequency Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Fm4 Frequency Festival - History
The festival was established in 2001. The first year it took place as a rather small event featuring six artists on each of the two days ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - History
The Karlovy Vary film festival is one of the oldest in the world. The pre-war dream of many enthusiastic filmmakers materialized in 1946 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Smith Musician: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Smith Musician - Curiosa Festival
Curiosa is the name of a 2004 concert tour curated by Robert Smith. Smith hand selected all 11 openers to perform before his band The Cur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberty Kentucky: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberty Kentucky - Casey County Apple Festival
Liberty is home to the Casey County Apple Festival, which is the city's most recognizable event, and which gives Liberty the distinction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infest Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Infest Festival - History
Infest was born in early 1998 through the efforts of three students of the University of Bradford and the Student's Union Entertainments ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bon Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Bon Festival - Bon Odori
Bon Odori (盆踊り, meaning simply Bon dance) is an event held during Obon. It is celebrated as a reminder of the gratefulness one shou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashton Court Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashton Court Festival - History
The first festival was held in 1974, and the event grew steadily through the 1970s. After a large number of arrests on site in 1980, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Powder Ridge Rock Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Powder Ridge Rock Festival - Attendees Arrive Anyway
Local authorities posted warning signs on every highway leading to Middlefield: "Festival Prohibited, turn back". By 1970, rock festivals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utah Shakespearean Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Utah Shakespearean Festival - History
The Festival was founded in 1961 by Fred C. Adams. After a stint in the New York theatre scene, he made his way to Cedar City and realize...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attic Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Attic Calendar - Local Focus Of The System
The Attic calendar was an exclusively local phenomenon, used to regulate the internal affairs of the Athenians and with little relevance ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Utsava: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Utsava
utsava: (Sanskrit) "Festival."   Religious celebrations or holy days and their observance in the home and temple. Utsa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sinulog Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Sinulog Festival - Background
'Sinulog' comes from the Cebuano adverb sulog which is "like water current movement," which adeptly describes the forward-backward moveme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northern Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Northern Michigan - Festivals
A number of annual festivals occur in Northern Michigan including: Venetian Festival (Charlevoix) National Cherry Festival (Traverse Cit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lammas: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Lammas
LAMMAS: August eve festival; one of four high festivals; also called Lughnasadh, Martinmas and St. Martin's Eve. Also see NOS CALON AW...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Candlemas: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Candlemas
CANDLEMAS - Festival held on Feb 1st. One of the Celtic "Fire Festivals". Celebrates the first signs of spring & the ret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tamworth New South Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Tamworth New South Wales - Country Music Festival
Tamworth is best known for hosting the Country Music Festival. Held over 10 days during January, the festival is often counted among the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Nepal: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Nepal - Festivals & Celebrations
Main article: Festivals of Nepal Several festivals are celebrated in Nepal, lasting from one day to several days. Dashain is the longest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frankfurt: Encyclopedia Ii - Frankfurt - Culture
Frankfurt - Festivals. Frankfurt hosts several festivals, fairs, and carnivals throughout the year. The most famous is the Rheingau-Mus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utah Shakespearean Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Utah Shakespearean Festival - The Seasons
The Festival produces a six-show repertory season in the summer of each year. Traditionally, three of the plays produced are Shakespearea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Little Havana: Encyclopedia Ii - Little Havana - Calle Ocho
Little Havana hosts its annual Calle Ocho street festival (part of the overall Carnival Miami celebrations), one of the largest in the wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lughnasadh: Encyclopedia Ii - Lughnasadh - Neopaganism
In Neopaganism, Lughnasadh is one of the eight sabbats or solar festivals in the Wheel of the Year. It is the first of the three autumn h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Krittika Dipa: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Krittika Dipa
Krittika Dipa: (Sanskrit) A joyous one-day festival on the Krittika nakshatra (Pleiades constellation), in November-December, when God...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vinayaka Vratam: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vinayaka Vratam
Vinayaka Vratam: (Tamil) A 21-day festival to Lord Ganesha beginning on the full-moon day of November- December. An important festival...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agia Paraskevi Lesbos Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Agia Paraskevi Lesbos Greece - Festivals
The curious Festival of the Bull of Agios Haralambos has been celebrated in the village since 1774. Every year, a bull is sacrificed for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agia Paraskevi Lesbos, Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Agia Paraskevi Lesbos, Greece - Festivals
The curious Festival of the Bull of Agios Haralambos has been celebrated in the village since 1774. Every year, a bull is sacrificed for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lokanarkavu Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Lokanarkavu Temple - Lokanarkavu And Kalarippayattu
Forty-one day Mandala Utsavam is the annual festival at the Lokanarkavu Bhagavathy Temple. This is the only temple where a peculiar folk ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rogaland: Encyclopedia Ii - Rogaland - Places To Visit
Rogaland is home of many natural wonders, like Preikestolen and Kjerag. The Iron Age Farm at Ullandhaug in Stavanger is reconstructed on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ga People: Encyclopedia Ii - Ga People - Culture
The primary Ga festival is called Homowo, which literally means "hooting at hunger." This festival originated several centuries ago after...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Canada - Canadian Theatre
Canada has a thriving stage theatre scene, especially in Southern Ontario. Theatre festivals draw many tourists in the summer months, esp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia Ii - Samhain - Celtic Folklore
The Samhain celebration survived in several guises as a festival dedicated to the dead. In Ireland and Scotland, the Féile na Marbh, the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabbat: Wiccan Witchery Dictionary Ii On Sabbat
SABBAT - one of the Eight festivals or high holidays of Wica.   (See also: SABBAT , Wiccan, Wicca, Witchery, Pagan, Paganism, P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elephants Of Kerala: Encyclopedia Ii - Elephants Of Kerala - Elephants In Festivals
Almost all of the festivals in Kerala include at least one richly caparisoned elephant. The elephants are decorated with gold plated cap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Canada - Canadian Theatre
Canada has a thriving stage theatre scene, especially in Southern Ontario and in Quebec. Theatre festivals draw many tourists in the summ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Beltane: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Beltane
BELTANE: May Eve festival. One of the Ancient Celtic "Fire Festivals." on this night, the cattle were driven between two bon...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Candlemas: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Candlemas
CANDLEMAS: Also called "Imbolc" (the old Celtic name) Festival held on Feb.02. One of the 4 Celtic "Fire Festivals. Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carnival: Encyclopedia Ii - Carnival - Special Celebrations Around The World
Places especially noted for elaborate Carnival celebrations include Aalborg in Denmark, 's-Hertogenbosch, Maastricht in The Netherlands, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carnival: Encyclopedia Ii - Carnival - Special Celebrations Around The World
Places especially noted for elaborate Carnival celebrations include Aalborg in Denmark, 's-Hertogenbosch, Maastricht in The Netherlands, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carnival: Encyclopedia Ii - Carnival - Special Celebrations Around The World
Places especially noted for elaborate Carnival celebrations include Aalborg in Denmark, 's-Hertogenbosch, Maastricht in The Netherlands, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Candlemas: Wiccan Witchery Dictionary Ii On Candlemas
CANDLEMAS - Festival held on Feb. 1. One of the four Celtic Fire Festivals. Commemorates the changing of the Goddess from the Crone to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture In Boston Massachusetts: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture In Boston Massachusetts - Events
Several major events occur annually in Boston. One of the most well known is First Night, which occurs during New Year's Eve. It is a maj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watkins Glen International: Encyclopedia Ii - Watkins Glen International - Beginnings
The first races in Watkins Glen were initiated by Cameron Argetsinger, whose family had a summer home in the area. With Chamber of Commer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watkins Glen International: Encyclopedia Ii - Watkins Glen International - Reincarnation
For two years, the track was not well maintained and hosted only a few SCCA meets without spectators. In 1983, Corning Enterprises, a sub...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Beltane: Wiccan Witchery Dictionary Ii On Beltane
BELTANE - May Eve festival. One of the Ancient Celtic Fire Festivals. Bel, meaning the god Baal, and tane meaning fire, literally tran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaiser Chiefs: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaiser Chiefs - Performances
Kaiser Chiefs' first big festival show was at the dual-site Reading and Leeds Festival on 27 August 2004 and in the following year, on 16...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Of Festival: Dream Dictionary - Festival
  Festival To dream of being at a festival, denotes indifference to the cold realities of life, and a love for those pleasures ...   » Read the article