WELCOMING SPRING ISIS WORSHIPPERS ATTEND GODDESS FESTIVAL IN ENCINO.Byline: Daily News ENCINO - Dozens of goddess worshippers, clad CLAD canine leukocyte adhesion disease. in flowing gowns and heavy jewels, congregated at the Tillman Water Reclamation Reclamation A claim for the right to return or the right to demand the return of a security that has been previously accepted as a result of bad delivery or other irregularities in the delivery and settlement process. Japanese Gardens Japanese gardens (Kanji 日本庭園, nihon teien), that is, gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, at Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines, and at historical landmarks such as old castles. on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the Egyptian deity Isis Isis, in Egyptian religion Isis (ī`sĭs), nature goddess whose worship, originating in ancient Egypt, gradually extended throughout the lands of the Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic period and became one of the chief and the coming of spring. The celebration included belly belly /bel·ly/ (bel´e) 1. abdomen. 2. venter (1). bel·ly n. 1. See abdomen. 2. The stomach. 3. The womb; the uterus. dancing, drumming and sending floating ice-boats onto a pond, said Laura Janesdaughter, who calls herself a priestess of Isis. ``It was a beautiful setting and a beautiful ceremony,'' said Janesdaughter, with a wide, golden emblem of the winged Egyptian goddess hanging from her neck. Suzanne Pond, who is known in the Isis circle as ``River Dancing,'' brought her two young sons, Spencer, 4, and Gregory, 2, to the ceremony. ``I was born and raised Catholic, but that didn't sit well with me,'' Pond said. ``I am going to give (Spencer and Gregory) the choice.'' There are about 400 Isis worshippers and several different sects throughout California, Janesdaughter said. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) People wait outside the gates of the Japanese Garden in Encino, where a goddess festival was held to welcome spring. (2) People waiting to attend the festival play cards outside the gates of the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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