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| The northern way has a regular schedule of holidays, some that are traditional, some that are specific to the Kindred, and one or two we have gotten from other groups. This is a template or a guide to the year's events. In any given year, we may not have all these events, or we may add new events as circumstances dictate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1st weekend--Frig's Distaff--Celebration of Frigga and the home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1st weekend--Disting--Celebration of Freya and the Disir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1st weekend--Founding of the World. Celebration of Odin, Vili, and Ve* 3/21--Summer Finding - Celebration of the Goddess Ostara. |
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| April 1st weekend--Alfarblot. Sacrifice to the elves and nature spirits (traditionally celebrated as part of Disting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1st weekend--May Day/Walpurgis. Celebration of spring which we dedicate to Njord and Nerthus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 1st weekend--Festival of Mead dedicated to Aegir and also to Bygvir and Beyla* 3/21 Summer Solstice--Dedicated to Sunna, Goddess of the Sun |
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| July 1st weekend--Blot in honor of Baldr* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 1st weekend--Freyfaxi, first harvest and celebration of Frey and his horse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 1st weekend--Discovery of the Runes, celebration of Odin as the God of Wisdom 9/21 Winter Finding--Disirblot (Disirblot traditionally 10/13-10/15) |
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| October 1st weekend--Tyrblot, celebration of Justice and Honor. (Supreme Court session begins 1st Monday in October)* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1st weekend--Einjerhar, celebration of war-dead and Ragnarok Dedicated to Odin and Freya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1st weekend--Winterblot, dedicated to Skadi and/or Ullr* 12/21--Yule, multiday festival dedicated to Thor et al (Traditionally a festival lasting from the Mother Night 12/21 to New Years Day) |
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