Season of Reveling
REVELS BOOK OF DAYS
During the COVID pandemic, Revelers kept community and celebration alive by sharing how they prepared for the important holidays and traditions in their own lives in our virtual “Revels Book of Days”. Relive their virtual offerings as each year turns from one holiday to the next. Note, these dates are from when these holidays were celebrated in 2020-2021.
Summer to Fall
September 25 – 27
Revelers share family traditions, recipes, songs, and stories for the Jewish High Holidays.
September 10
Celebrate the Harvest moon viewing with Revelers by reading poetry and making crafts!
October 9 – 16
Revelers show how to build a sukkah, make decorations, and more for Sukkot!
September 22
Our “Season of Reveling” continues with a musical celebration of the start of Autumn and the arrival of crisp Fall weather.
October 17 – 18
Learn how members of the Revels community are celebrating one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar.
Sept 26 – Oct 5
This festival of nine nights of celebration and dance is dedicated to the Mother or Divine Goddess.
October 7 – 8
Revelers from across two continents offer a traditional song known throughout the Muslim for the Birthday of the Prophet Mohammed.
October 29
Revelers share how they prepare to celebrate Shabbat and Havdalah with challah baking and ritual blessings.
October 24
Revelers share reflections on the Indian Festival of Lights, and how they prepare to celebrate.
October 31
Enjoy this traditional “Souling Song” from the Cheshire region of England around 1893, rich in history and spirit.
November 1
The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices presents a performance celebrating the day that enslaved African Americans in Maryland were!
November 1-2
See how our Revelers celebrate the Mexican “Day of the Dead” holiday with vibrant traditions and cultural spirit.
December 18-26
“Chanukah (which means dedication) is an eight-day celebration of lights during the darkest part of the year…”
December 6
On Saint Nicholas Day 2020, we held a special singalong to teach our virtual Winter Solstice Revels audience ‘sings’ in advance.
December 13
A Swedish holiday came to life with vibrant traditions, music, laughter, and joy, thanks to Revelers of all ages!
December 21
Learn how to prepare to burn your own “beseeching fire … to keep the year alive” in this fun video, celebrating tradition!
Winter to Spring
January 22
Happy Lunar New Year! Learn now how to make nian gao (New Year Rice Cake, 年糕) from Galene Wong at home easily.
January 25
Celebrate the birth of Scottish poet Robert Burns with a warm toast, and a wee bit of Auld Lang Syne shared in good company.
February 5-6
Learn about “Jewish Arbor Day” in this post from Reveler Rowyn Peel and wish a tree “Happy New Year!”
March 6-7
See the many traditions that make up this joyous holiday, including special recipes from the Revels community.
March 17
Revelers share their Irish traditions on social media, starting with a video from our 2014 Irish Christmas Revels,
March 20
Each year we “Welcome Spring!” at our virtual Community Sing on March 21! Watch the recording of this year’s
April 15 – 23
Learn how members of the Revels community are celebrating one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar.
April 11
To welcome Spring, members of the Revels community lead a virtual song circle in timeless favorites!
April 22
Raise your voice at our annual Earth Day-Eve Community Sing, and then enjoy a re-broadcast of last Fall’s virtual “Emerald Stream”
May 1
To mark May Day 2021, we relived our first-ever virtual choral performance:
May 5
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, sing along with this gem from the early days.
May 8
Revelers wrote in to share their experiences as Stage Mothers and Stage Children.
May 22
With dances, parades, and plays filmed live on location at historic Glen Echo Park,