2000 – 2010

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The Beltane Drummers

The Maypole in 2000.

Breakfast time! 2000

The Crater in 2000.

The 2010 Marquee goes up.

The Maypole in 2001

The Maypole, circa 2001/2002

Camping in 2002.

A Campsite in 2002.

These very spooky figures appeared in a photo snapped by Janet in 2002! Photo courtesy of Kylie Moroney.

Ryan reads about magic! 2003

The Geelong Pagans’ campsite, 2003.

Picking hawthorn blossoms in 2003.

Around a campfire in 2004

The altar in 2004

A sunny afternoon at the 2004 Gathering.

Dave and Craig celebrate after the 2004 ritual.

The Goddess and the Horned God, 2004

“Second Breakfast”, circa 2005. Photo courtesy of Kylie Moroney.

The bonfire in 2005. Photo courtesy of Kylie Moroney.

A campsite in 2005.

Entrance to the 2006 Gathering

The 2006 bonfire was a mighty one!

The altar in 2006

Fred and Bear of the Ballarat Asatru Garth, who ran the ritual in 2008.

Preparing the Circle, 2010.

“Lake Franklin”, 2010.

The 2010 Moot

Looking towards the organisers’ camp, 2010

The communal marquee, 2010.

Michel and Fred, 2010

Tending the goat, 2010.

A chat around the fire while dinner cooks. 2010.

Ritualists celebrate another successful Gathering, 2010.

Banners and Bunting, 2010.

Some pretty soggy bunting in 2010.

A lone drummer walks the circle before the ritual in 2010.