The Andetnesblót, held in November, is a modern Heathen festival rooted in the spirit of gratitude and remembrance, drawing inspiration from Bede’s historical account of the “month of conflagrations.” This event serves as a blót, or sacred offering, to give thanks for the year’s harvest and the abundance provided. In the…
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Āwæcnungdæg
Āwæcnungdæg: The First Day of Foran-lencten The festival begins with Awakening Day, dedicated to the awakening of Gerd, the Goddess of the frozen Earth of the cultivated enclosure, and her symbolic retrieval by Ing-Frea, the god of fertility and growth. This day celebrates romance, love, and fertility, as Ing-Frea courts…
Eáster-freólsdæg
Background Eáster-freólsdæg celebrates Éostre, the Germanic goddess associated with dawn and the rejuvenation of spring. Historically referenced by the Venerable Bede, Éostre embodies the renewal of the land and the resurgence of life after winter’s retreat. This festival, marked during the month named for her, “Eosturmonath,” honors the fertile earth…
Geóhol
The Opening Feast on the Solstice Introduction In Ingwine Heathenship, one of the most sacred times, if not the most sacred of times, is the Yule-Tide, the extended period of celebrations based around Midwinter, that marks the end of one year, and the beginning of the next. The Winter Solstice…
Holy Calendar
Gerímbóc The religious calendar presented here, is a reconstructed one based upon what the authors have been able to glean from various sources, and rationalized with modern lifestyles and constraints. It is based in authentic Heathen practices and lore, but it is by no means “historical”, as such an attested…
Sige-tiber
(Biikenbrennen/Bēacnbærnan/Borelle) As the first fitful stirrings of Spring draw near, it is an opportune moment for us in the modern Heathen community to honor the god Woden, and also celebrate our cherished relationships, drawing inspiration from both ancient warrior rituals and the tender farewells of Anglo-Saxon Age mariners. Woden, the…
Winter-fylleþ
Bede’s Account of Winter-fylleþ In De Temporum Ratione, Bede describes Winter-fylleþ (often modernized as Winterfylleth) as the “winter full moon,” a time marking the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon winter. This lunisolar calendar practice suggests…
