List of neo-pagan festivals and events

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Events organized for, or largely attended by, members of Neopagan spiritual paths: often planned around the Wheel of the Year or coinciding with adjacent phases of the Moon.

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References

  1. Bousfield, Jonathan (2004). The Rough Guide to the Baltic States. Rough Guides. p. 53. ISBN   978-18-582-8840-6. Mėnuo Juodaragis ... weekend-long neo-pagan festival of folk, metal and electronica held in a different countryside location each year.
  2. "Natale di Roma all'ETRU".
  3. "Reflections on the last PantheaCon". The Wild Hunt. 2020-02-21.