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A Full Moon Night

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Length: 00:07:46

One pagan’s ritual for the spring equinox. Read the full description.
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Piece Description

‘Pagan’ is an umbrella term covering a wide range of faiths – druids, wiccans, witches – but all pagans share a common reverence for nature, and the Earth’s cycles.  Jenna Schmitz is a pagan living in Southern Maine. Hear the story of one pagan’s solitary ritual for the full moon before the spring equinox.  

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