OPENING CEREMONY - Getting blessed in Lake Balaton

We will march together from the festival area to Lake Balaton, where we will cleanse ourselves in sage smoke before entering the water. With songs and drums, we ask the power of the water to cleanse us of our past, withdrawn thoughts and feelings, and harmful connections.
To do this, we will sing a song together (see below) facing the Setting Sun, affirming the release. Then we will dive four times (for about 3 seconds). First for physical cleansing, second for emotional cleansing, third for mental cleansing, fourth for spiritual cleansing. After this, we will come out of the water, also passing through sage smoke, and then we will go back to camp together.


Zoltán Sólyomfi-Nagy: Be cleansed

Be cleansed my soul, let no weight weigh it down
Let the new take its place
May I become who I am:
Blessing of the sea

Let every burden be lifted from me
Everything that distracts me from my path
May I become who I am:
Blessing of the sea

Be cleansed my body and fortress too
Flesh, sinew, bone, wherever it takes me
May I live in honor
In the lap of the Blessed Virgin

Be cleansed my consciousness too
On the wings of a griffin, wherever it takes me
May I live in honor
In the lap of the Blessed Virgin

(2014)