Boundary Walk
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Walking a liminal line
Terminalia, celebrated on February 23rd, is an ancient Roman festival honoring Terminus, the god of boundaries, marked by sacrifices at boundary stones instituted by King Numa Pompilius. This practice evolved into the English custom of Beating the Bounds and inspires contemporary boundary walks, such as the author’s 2020 walk along the sea-land boundary in Skagaströnd, Iceland.
• Offa Boundary Walk
In honour of Terminus, the Roman god of boundaries, you are invited on a boundary drift along the Wrexham county borough boundary of Offa. We will gather in the B & Q car park, just off Mold Road at 10am on Sunday 23rd February, and make our way along the Offa community boundary, heading in
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Festival of Terminalia Community Walk
‘You said go slow … time after time’ A Community Walk on Friday February 23rd Walk: 4-5.30pm, drinks and discussion: 5.30-6.30pm Eventbrite link to book your place on this walk – it is free (though you are welcome to make a small donation of £2 which will go towards the cost of the room hire … Continue reading Festival of Terminalia Community Walk
• Walk 71
Boundary Walk*Walking the fence line in southern Alberta, following the lines of barbed wire that separate a cultivated field from the uncultivated valley below. The border where an orderly barley crop meets disorderly prairie grasses. The land where I'm walking is affected by other nearby boundaries, both natural and unnatural, both imaginary and real.There is a river nearby, and a continental divide - just two of the ways the terrain naturally expresses itself with water and land forms t [...]
