South Jersey Pagan Pride Day

What is Pagan Pride Day?

Pagan Pride Day (or PPD) is an annual event, held worldwide by local Pagan communities in an effort to promote and educate the non-Pagan community about Paganism. The idea comes from the national Pagan Pride Project, which held its first events in 1998. The primary purposes of the project is " [T]he advancement of religion and elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on religious beliefs."

Events are held worldwide... from California to the United Kingdom, and back! during a specific window of time centered around the Autumn Equinox. Key features of any PPD will be a main Harvest Ritual, a food drive, charitable collections, networking opportunities, workshops, information booths, music, demonstrations, and shopping!

Please note: Press releases are sent out and media coverage is sought and encouraged, in an effort to send our message further than the reaches of our event's circle.

What is a Pagan?

A Pagan, or Neo-Pagan, is someone who self-identifies as a Pagan, and whose spiritual or religious practice or beliefs fit into one or more of the following categories:

    * Honoring, revering, or worshipping a Deity or Deities found in pre-Christian, classical,
      aboriginal, or tribal mythology; and/or

    * Practicing religion or spirituality based upon shamanism, shamanic, or magickal
      practices; and/or

    * Creating new religion based on past Pagan religions and/or futuristic views of society,
       community, and/or ecology;

    * Focusing religious or spiritual attention primarily on the Divine Feminine; and/or

    * Practicing religion that focuses on earth based spirituality.

Where can I read more about the Pagan Pride Project?

The national home page is www.paganpride.org

When is Pagan Pride Day?

The South Jersey version of Pagan Pride Day will occur this year on Saturday, October 4th, from 10 am to 6 pm at Cooper River Park in Cherry Hill, NJ. Please see our Directions page! The event is free to attend but there will be shopping opportunities and snacks for sale. Check back for a schedule and list
of vendors, speakers, musicians, and participants!