World Peace And Prayer Day on the Ohio River
Fri, Jun 21
|Grave Creek Mound Historical Site
Join people of all faiths for an evening of Peace & Prayer for the Ohio River and all of Mother Earth. We will meet at the Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville, WV at about 6pm then move to the Riverfront Park for a vegetarian potluck, drumming circle and interfaith prayer ceremony.
Time & Location
Jun 21, 2019, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Grave Creek Mound Historical Site, 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV 26041, USA
About The Event
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In 1996, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th Generation Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle, began conducting annual World Peace and Prayer Day (WPPD) ceremonies to encourage people of all faiths and all nations to offer prayers for the planet on the summer solstice, June 21st. Across cultures, the solstice is considered a powerful time to pray, especially at sacred sites. Over the past 23 years, Chief Arvol’s annual gathering for communal ceremony, dialogue, and prayer has traveled the world—Ireland, Japan, Brazil, New Zealand, South Africa, Mexico—and in the US it has been hosted at sacred sites in South Dakota, Wyoming, New York, Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest, and elsewhere.
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