The Festival of The Turning

[days 361-365/6] {Dec 21st through Dec 25th/Dec26th on Leap Years}

The Festival of The Turning, while numbered with the preceding year for 'accounting' purposes, is not actually part of that year nor of the forthcoming year. It is a purely inter-calendary period and all The Sisterhood's non-essential operations and activities are suspended for its duration.

The Festival of The Turning is named such because, this being a Universal Calendar, it will be different 'turnings' for Northern and Southern Hemispheres. In the North it will be a Winter Festival, while in the South it will be a Summer Festival. Because of this the Northern Festival will be mostly indoors and the Southern Festival will be mostly outdoors. It is expected that Sisters will travel to attend Turnings in both Hemispheres during their lifetimes. Beyond the general framework listed below, the details and traditions of each set of Turnings will be locally determined.

Addendum D [Calendar for A New Matriarchy]

The Festival of The Turning: First Turningday

This is a day of Deep Reflection and Assessment. We meditate upon The Year That Had Passed. We list goals achieved and goals not achieved. We examine what worked, what didn't work and what failed, which are not the same.

Addendum D [Calendar for A New Matriarchy]