Here are some sample rituals based on the writings of Ellen Evert Hopman, derived from traditional sources such as the Carmina Gadelica. They are templates for you to create your own ceremonies and celebrations.

• Imbolc Rite – A Feast for Girls

• Beltaine Rite

• Lughnasad Rite

• Samhain Rite

• Opening the Assembly

• Rite of Handfasting

• Rite of Childbirth

• Death Rites

• Rite of Sword Blessing

• Fire Lighting Chant

 

Other Ritual Resources

• Saining

• Madwoman, Banshee, Shaman: Gender, changing performance contexts and the Irish wake ritual 

• Keening the Nation: The Bean Chaointe, the Sean Bhean Bhocht, and Women’s Lament in Irish Nationalist Narrative