Join Abenakis and friends as the Vermont Indigenous Heritage Center celebrates the beginning of the New Year. The first New Moon after the Winter Solstice "sets" the traditional Abenaki agricultural calendar year. However, this astronomical event is more than a simple calendrical observance, it is also a time to pause and reflect about our relationships with others.

Bring a small piece of scrap untreated wood, cardboard or organic tree trimming, to the "Tavern" at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum at 4:00 PM on December 26 to learn and participate. At precisely 4:52 PM, the moment when the sun sets on the year, we throw the scraps into the fire, consuming our mental and physical clutter and to represent the grace of forgiveness.

Dec 19, 2024, 6:30 to 8:30 PM

Dec 21, 2024, 10 AM to 2 PM

Dec 22, 2024, 4 to 5:15 PM