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President We’re proud to share the Pagan Federation’s very first Annual Report — a milestone moment in our journey as a registered charity. This report reflects a year of dedication, growth, and service within our community. Inside, you’ll find highlights from our work across advocacy, education, interfaith and intrafaith engagement, and community support, as well as … Read more
From 9th to 16th November, faith and belief communities will be working together to celebrate Interfaith week. 9th November is also Remembrance Day where we, as a nation, remember the contribution and sacrifice made by our spiritually and culturally diverse armed forces. During Interfaith week, there will be all sorts of events and talks that … Read more
October is the month when we celebrate Samhain. It’s commonly understood to mean Summers end and marks the last of 3 harvest festivals celebrated in the wheel of the year. Moving forward, we await the onset of winter and a period of cold and shorter days. A period of time when there is much ess … Read more
Autumn equinox falls on the 22nd September this year, and is celebrated as the second of three harvest festivals in the wheel of the year. I spend much of my time throughout the year engaged in planting seeds. Seeds of ideas, seeds of connection, seeds of knowledge and information, all in the hope that not … Read more
As Pagans, we enter a series of festivals that celebrate harvests, particularly those who follow the wheel of the year. Our sources of sustenance are of vital importance to us humans, us living beings, in fact. So, it should come as no surprise that harvests are recognised in festivities in most, if not all faiths, … Read more
Why do we encourage Interfaith connections? It’s a very reasonable question.We live in a very diverse society filled with many different beliefs and worldviews. It could be argued that a society that is ignorant of its diversity is easily divided. It’s hard to hate people you’ve had the time to get to know. Pagans exist … Read more
May begins with Beltane…..heralded by The May, the flower of the Hawthorn. https://druidry.org/druid-way/teaching-and-practice/druid-tree-lore/hawthornWe often consider Beltane a festival of fertility and agriculture, particularly the herding of livestock between the Bel fires to ward off disease. As mentioned by Hannah in the April Intrafaith blog post, the end of April and beginning of May also … Read more
Statement of Support for Trans People from the Pagan Federation In light of the recent ruling by the UK Supreme Court, which defines “woman” solely in terms of biological sex, the Pagan Federation stands firmly and unequivocally in support of all trans people. We know that this decision is already causing deep hurt and concern … Read more
My personal loose description of Paganisms, or at least a common link between most if not all traditions, is that Pagan traditions are rooted in the landscape and climate in which they came into being, and that Pagan traditions recognise the sacred in nature. We’d not be Pagans if we didn’t quibble about aspects of … Read more
March 2025 sees three faiths, Christianity, Islam and Baha’i, enter into a period of fasting. Pagan traditions don’t have any specific requirements for a period of fasting, although some Pagans choose to incorporate fasting into their spiritual practice. For Christians, the period of Lent takes place in the six weeks before Easter. Traditionally it was … Read more