Vinternatsblot

Vinternatsblót/Haustblót/Winter’s Day, Norse (Viking/Ásatrú)
In Norse mythology and Ásatrú, a blót is a sacred meal shared with the gods. Vinternatsblót, Vinternatsblot or Haustblót, is to bid Winter welcome. Today marks the beginning of the Winter season in the old European calendar and is a harvest/Autumn ceremony, along the lines of Michaelmas, the feast day of St Michael (September 29) ...

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