Rituals
Protogrove of the Valley Oak has a pan-Indoeuropean hearth, although our rituals tend to be more focussed on the Irish & Norse pantheons. We celebrate eight public high day rituals each year.
We currently hold our rites virtually, but will be returning to public parks & outside space for ritual in the (hopefully near) future. The location is announced here on our website and on our mailing list, as well as via our Facebook, Twitter and as soon as plans are confirmed and/or reservations are made. All of our rites are open to the public, and (weather permitting) are followed by a hearty potluck; our hospitality has been dubbed 'without measure'! Several of our members have food sensitivities, so you're certain to find specialty foods (vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, etc.) as well as regular munchies; feel free to bring along a dish of your own to share. :)
We'd also like to invite you to bring any personal offerings that you might like to give during the rite; all of our rituals include a chance to make personal offerings to the Kindreds (depending on the location, alcohol may not be permitted; please check the ritual announcement before bringing any along).
Check our calendar to find out when our next ritual will be; we'd love it if you joined us!
Dedicant Program Meeting/Social Time
We are not currently meeting in person. See the Meetup group for event information.
Eight Winds ADF Festival
Eight Winds is Ár nDraíocht Féin's yearly Northwest Region festival which is traditionally held at the end of June. The Northwest Region is made up of all of the ADF Groves, Protogroves, & Study Groups in the NW region of ADF (AK, WA, OR, MT, ID, WY, NV and Northern California (all of CA which is north of the southernmost borders of Fresno, Monterey and Mono counties; basically the zip codes above 93600). We've been very lucky that Eight Winds has been relatively nearby for the past two years, being held at the Prosser Ranch Group Campground near Truckee, CA in the beautiful Tahoe National Forest; some of our members have been in attendance for the past several years, and there were even more of us there in 2012, our first as Valley Oak!
Protogrove of the Valley Oak has a pan-Indoeuropean hearth, although our rituals tend to be more focussed on the Irish & Norse pantheons. We celebrate eight public high day rituals each year.
We currently hold our rites virtually, but will be returning to public parks & outside space for ritual in the (hopefully near) future. The location is announced here on our website and on our mailing list, as well as via our Facebook, Twitter and as soon as plans are confirmed and/or reservations are made. All of our rites are open to the public, and (weather permitting) are followed by a hearty potluck; our hospitality has been dubbed 'without measure'! Several of our members have food sensitivities, so you're certain to find specialty foods (vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, etc.) as well as regular munchies; feel free to bring along a dish of your own to share. :)
We'd also like to invite you to bring any personal offerings that you might like to give during the rite; all of our rituals include a chance to make personal offerings to the Kindreds (depending on the location, alcohol may not be permitted; please check the ritual announcement before bringing any along).
Check our calendar to find out when our next ritual will be; we'd love it if you joined us!
Dedicant Program Meeting/Social Time
We are not currently meeting in person. See the Meetup group for event information.
Eight Winds ADF Festival
Eight Winds is Ár nDraíocht Féin's yearly Northwest Region festival which is traditionally held at the end of June. The Northwest Region is made up of all of the ADF Groves, Protogroves, & Study Groups in the NW region of ADF (AK, WA, OR, MT, ID, WY, NV and Northern California (all of CA which is north of the southernmost borders of Fresno, Monterey and Mono counties; basically the zip codes above 93600). We've been very lucky that Eight Winds has been relatively nearby for the past two years, being held at the Prosser Ranch Group Campground near Truckee, CA in the beautiful Tahoe National Forest; some of our members have been in attendance for the past several years, and there were even more of us there in 2012, our first as Valley Oak!
