Summoner: Haste! Haste! No time to wait! We're off to the Sabbat so don't be late!

Priest/ess: To the Sabbat!

Everyone: To the Sabbat!

Group moves deosil around circle dancing and singing, stopping after a few circles.

Covener: Now has our Lord reached the zenith of his journey.

Covener: Now does he turn to face the Lady

Priest: Though apart they are one

Priestess: They are both the shadow and the light.

Female covener takes broom and ritually sweeps the circle clean. Bell is rund seven times.

Covener: Our Lord now has reached mid-journey. Ahead he sees the light of our Lady. And the start of life anew, after this period of rest. This was the first festival of the Celtic year. This is the time when spring lambs are born and ewes come into milk. Spring itself is scented in the distance and thoughts are on the Goddess as much as on the God. Burn now the evergreens, the ivy, mistletoe and holly; the rosemary and the bay. Clear out the old that the new may enter in.

Priest/ess: Light to dark

All: Darkness to light

Priest/ess: Light to dark

All: Darkness to light

Priest/ess: Farewell Lady, welcome Lord

All: Farewell Lord and welcome Lady

Priest/ess: All Hail!

All: Farewell!

Priest/ess: Farewell!

All: All Hail!

Coven dances around the circle.

Priestess stands before the altar with arms crossed on her breast. Priest kneels before her and kisses her feet. He then takes up the crown, stands and places the crown on her head. He then dances deosil around the circle three times. As he passes the cauldron on the second circui, a covener lights the candle in the cauldron. As he comes to the cauldron on his third circuit he jumps over it. He then comes on around and stops before the Priestess. With a taper from the altar he lights the candles on the Priestess's crown. Priestess opens her arms and stands with legs apart and arms raised high.

Priest: All hail, our Lady of light!

All: All hail, our Lady of light!

Covener: Welcome, thrice welcome, triple Goddess of life.

Covener: Mother of the Sun, we welcome you.

Covener: Goddess of Fire, we invite you in.

Priest and Priestess move round to the cauldron. Covener hands besom to the Priestess. She hands it to Priest with a kiss. Priest goes deosil around the circle "sweeping out" that which is no longer needed. When he returns to the north he returns the besom to the Priestess with a kiss. She gives it to the first covener with a kiss and he sweeps around the circle. This is repeated by all. When this is done the Priest/ess return to the altar. Bell is rung three times.

Cakes and Ale follow.

Closing of circle.
 

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