I heard/read somewhere that most Heathens celebrate Winter Night on the full moon (or new moon) nearest the holiday, or any holiday for that matter except the solsitices. I can't remember where I got this or I'd look it up again. I was just wondering what other Heathens think about this?
2007-10-11 11:26:20 · 13 answers · asked by Heathen Mage 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Miribile: Good for you that you're Pagan - and as most Pagans know, Heathenism aka Asatru is a branch of Paganism. La de da.
Lightening: Same for you, Heathenism is a branch of Paganism. Oh, and Lightning is spelled as such.
2007-10-11 11:41:16 · update #1
Julia: LOL I looove chocolate!
2007-10-11 11:43:32 · update #2
Ask a simple question, and my oh my how people get insulted! Heathen is no longer an insult. Now it's used for people of Asatru beliefs. Yeah, back in the day it was ment as insult, but then, so was the term Pagan. Humph.
2007-10-11 11:47:03 · update #3
Carpathian Mage: What??! Derogatory terms? Where? *looks around* If you mean Heathen, well, I personally am PROUD to be such. If you haven't heard, Heathen is Asatru - we've embrased the term to be seperate from other Pagans. And if my memory serves me right, historically, Pagan was an insulting term similar to our "hick". I see, though, that you've accepted it as your label.
2007-10-11 11:52:07 · update #4
Yes, I'm defensive. I just get tired of people jumping down my throat for a harmless, simple question. Now I see it was because of not being informed on the subject.
2007-10-11 12:00:53 · update #5
Thanks Daughter, I wasn't even gonna respond to that, all I did was laugh ;-)
2007-10-11 12:08:31 · update #6
Heathens have a "range" of dates. The kindred that I work with is doing Winter Nights on the 20th.
I have read that Winter Nights varied because the range of the Germanic gods was wide. These people didn't have a calender hanging on the wall. LOL They went by the cycles of the seasons which are never exact to the day. When the first bloom came it was Spring. Not a DATE. There was something that made it so. Most of the holidays were most likely practiced the same way. When the world gave them a "sign", then they celebrated.
Of course another Heathen may have read something completely different. You know how we are.
Chad: Heathen (capital H) is the same as Asatru. We are rather proud of it, it is FAR from an insult.
edit: Ok I am laughing my butt of here. People she is responding like ANY of us would. We are not tree hugging new age, crystal carrying pagans. We are Asatru. And with this we have a mind set. She is perfectly centered. I assure you.
2007-10-11 11:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am NOT a heathen Thank you very much! I'm a proud Pagan! Samhain is usually on November 7th. Some people might celebrate their Sabbats with the phases of the moon, but Sabbats are solar holidays and coincide with the changing light of the sun.
2007-10-11 18:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by Miribile 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
October 31
2007-10-11 18:34:06 · answer #3 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends upon which heathens or pagans you talk to.
I celebrate it after sundown on the 31st. I believe THE CORRECT date (however) would be the day halfway between the autumnal equinox (mabon) and the winter solstice (yule).
That date used to be Nov. 1st (or there abouts) but with the calendar shifts over the centuries and readjustments - it is still observed on the TRADITIONAL Nov. 1st ... but should be I guess about No.v 7th or so.
2007-10-11 18:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by conchobor2 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
as a wiccan, i celebrate samhain on oct 31, but most of the other holidays on full moons. winter solstice for me is normally between dec 18 and 26.
2007-10-11 19:18:37 · answer #5 · answered by Pluto VT 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian I celebrate Halloween/Samhain on Oct 31
2007-10-11 18:33:12 · answer #6 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate Halloween night, after I'm laying there stuffed to the gills, surrounded by empty candy wrappers and high on chocolate and sugar. It doesn't get any better than that.
2007-10-11 18:39:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
when the moon is crescent actually, waning into the darkness from the light, ready for the transformation of the phoenix rising, the dragon energy. it is celebrated near or on the 31st of October. and please refrain from using derogatory terms to pagans, many of the old faiths died because of that word. and it is ugly of you to demean us so.
truth, it is obvious you have a chip on your shoulder, ready to attack anyone and everyone. you need to center yourself, and remember what is important. Your spirituality and path is diminished by your accusatory and attacks on each and all. Many blessings in the light and may you remember who you are and what u represent.
2007-10-11 18:44:35 · answer #8 · answered by Carpathian Mage 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I'm Muslim and we are only allowed to celebrate Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha if we are on Hajj. We can't celebrate any holiday that isn't Islamic because we would resemble the non Muslims and we don't even celebrate our birthdays because they aren't important and there's no reason to celebrate them.
2007-10-11 18:31:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
heathens? hell, the christian term "pagan" sounds better than that
i celebrate halloween on oct 31
2007-10-11 18:29:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋