Link here to download the latest guidelines document to the full Seven Year Plan (Note this is a file of 2MB).
Link here to download the latest guidelines document to the full Seven Year Plan (Note this is a file of 2MB). a.) Traditional Festivals:
*** Have you set aside a specific festival to focus on the natural environment – for example a tree festival or a Celebration of Creation?
b.) New Festivals:
*** If you do not have an existing festival of creation in your tradition, could you take an existing festival and adapt the practices so that there is a deeper environmental message?
SOME IDEAS AND EXAMPLES
*Re: Traditional Festivals In Judaism, the festival of Tu B’Shabat – the New Year of Trees – has become a major environmental festival with education kits, new prayers, projects and the such like helping to mobilise Judaism every year.
* Re: Adapting Festivals Many Christian churches now celebrate Harvest not as just a time to give thanks for the production of food but also to think about care of nature. Link here for ideas about adapting the 19th century Harvest Festival to the 21st century's environmental needs.
LINKS
Link here for the main project page to explain the Seven Year Programme.
If you do not have an existing festival of creation in your tradition, could you take an existing festival and adapt the practices so that there is a deeper environmental message?
Link here for Seven Year Plan (this is a file of 2MB).
