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- Subject: Church of All Worlds FAQ Part 5/7
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- Last-modified: Thu, 24 Mar 1994
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- C. CAW activities and events.
-
- CAW Nests and Proto-nests meet monthly or more often.
- Water is shared and various rituals may be observed. The
- sharing of water at CAW meetings is a central practice and
- symbolizes (among other things) our connectedness and shared
- life.
-
- From Otter Zell
- --0z--
- In northern California, where CAW is headquartered, we
- hold seasonal, annual and one-shot events, ranging from as few
- as 30 people for the annual Eleusinian Mysteries, to 300 at our
- 30th anniversary Grand Convocation in 1992. Our Beltane
- festival is limited to 125, and has to turn many away, while
- our Litha (Midsummer) festival may see 100-200 people. 75-100
- people is about average for the remaining six of the eight
- seasonal Sabbats. Our Men's Gathering and other special
- retreats commonly have 25-50 attendees. We have our own
- private land --- a 55 acre sanctuary called Annwfn, where we
- hold many of these rites. We also put on and/or participate in
- major public events, such as be-ins, parades and rallies, which
- have had several hundred people showing up. In addition, our
- various Nests around the US and Australia also put on Festivals
- and other events, and some of these have had over 100
- attendees.
- --0z--
-