Midsummer is an Asatru celebration held at the summer solstice. This feast usually falls around June 20-21. Midsummer is considered the second greatest Asatru festival of the year, comparable only to the 12 days of Yule. The Summer Solstice is an astronomical term regarding the position of the Sun in relation to the celestial equator....
FreyFaxi is the feast of Freyr and of harvest thanksgiving, it has undergone many transformations as an ancient holiday. At one time human sacrifices were made to ensure good crops, today we sacrifice a bottle of mead or a loaf of bread. Even though many of us are no longer farmers, we still depend on...
The Fall Equinox; Summer and Winter balance for a moment and the cold, old man wins - for now. Brace yourself for longer nights and the onset, eventually, of the cold and darkness of Winter. Do blot to Odin for inspiration to get through your personal lean times, whenever they may strike. This is the...
In the Old Icelandic Calendar, winter begins on the Saturday between Hunting 11th and 17th. Winter Nights celebrates the bounty of the harvest and honors Freya and the fertility and protective spirits called Disir, that She leads (often the Desir are seen as our female ancestors). Give glory to Freya and pour a libation of...