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One pagan’s ritual for the spring equinox.
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‘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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‘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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