The WORLD OF WATER
Masquerade Dinner Party with Entertainment Saturday, May 3, 2008
What is Samhain?
Samhain (pronounced: sow-en) is a pagan holiday that
is known best to be celebrated on October 31. It marks
the end of Summer and the beginning of Winter. In
modern times, this celebration has become known as
Halloween.
In Australia, where Summer occurs through the
Nov-March months, and Winter is May-September Samhain
is commonly celebrated on, or close to, April 30th.
In the past, Samhain was a festival for the time
between the old year and the new year. It was a time
for having bonfires and playing tricks. It was also
thought a time when people could make contact with
departed loved ones and foretell the future.
It is a time to remember what has past, and celebrate
all we have gained. We remember our ancestors and
beloved dead.
Today Neo-Pagan people still have special ceremonies
on this day. Some people have parties and other people
have special dinners.
In Canberra PAN nc have been celebrating Samhain
publically since 2004. Join us in 2007 for a fun
evening of finger foods, entertainment, dancing and
competitions and prizes.
Do I have to be 'pagan' to come to Samhain?
Absolutely not! Everyone will love this event - you
get good food, alcohol (and soft drinks), awesome
entertainment - and you get to dress up!
Do I have to wear a costume?
No, of course not. But it makes it more fun! Get in
the spirit of Samhain by dressing up, all magical and
mysterious like. You won’t be able to enter the
costume and mask contests and win awesome prizes if
you don’t dress up…
Costume competition categories this year include:
Most ‘Watery’ costume
Best Couple
Best Mask
Scariest ‘Watery’ costume.
And more…
$50 per head
$45 for PANinc members
This year’s Samhain Masquerade Party will be a
child-free, adults evening full of Divine
Entertainment, Watery Halloween games, Delicious Food
and FUN!
PANinc stands for Pagan Awareness Network Inc. , a
not-for profit organization with members Australia
wide. PANinc aims to correct misinformation, raise
awareness and educate the general public about
Paganism and associated beliefs and practises in order
to achieve religious tolerance, and also to foster the
growth of the Pagan community through service.
Find out more at www.paganawareness.net.au
Bring your Carved Jack O’Lantern and receive $5 cash
back on your ticket — And you will be automatically
entered into the Best Jack O’ and Scariest Jack O’
comps...
YOU CAN EXPECT:
Live Entertainment
Halloween Games
Costume and Mask Competitions
Pumpkin Carving Competition
Cocktail Dinner including drinks.
Lots of prizes!!!
At Ralph Wilson Theatre, Civic
Bookings Essential !!!
Tickets on sale Mid-February from Lunation Store
Our Media Officer Gavin Andrew has been busy
putting together a Media/Information guide to help get
the right info out there. We are open to feedback from
the community as this will be an ongoing growing
document. If you have any feedback on it please email
us by
clicking here.
P.A.N's news, views, and issues will
be reaching over 20,000 people each quarter with topical
information useful to the larger pagan community. This
has been made possible by P.A.N. being given a regular
dedicated column in the new "Spellcraft Magazine" called
"The P.A.N. Pages." Best of all the editorial content of
this column will be decided by PAN Inc. Check it out on
http://www.spellcraft.com.au
Spellcraft is a new publication to hit the shelves in
Australia. As well as regular columns like the P.A.N.
Pages, Spellcraft offers a regularly updated list of
Pagan meets and gatherings and an exhaustive almanac of
astronomical information linked with Pagan celebration
days, which is a very useful little reference guide.
Spellcraft aims to include articles of interest to
newbies, as well as those who are more advanced along
their spiritual path. Spellcraft is eager to make this
magazine better and of more use to the larger pagan
community and is keen to receive feedback and
suggestions. Spellcraft is also welcoming submissions of
articles. Articles must be under 2000 words and be on
appropriate topics for the Pagan community. Therefore,
this is your chance to make this magazine your own. Have
your say to 20,000 people in
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and soon the UK too!
Please send any articles submitted
for consideration as well as feedback and suggestions
to: -
she@spellcraft.com.au
In line with the mission of PAN Ind
we are happy to announce the release of 4 new pamphlets
that we will be distributing to continue to inform and
educate the community and the general public. Each is
available as a PDF to be downloaded.
