Do you follow traditions or celebrate in your own unique way?
2007-11-23 12:58:29 · 9 answers · asked by Bluebird 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks for sharing everyone! It's hard for me to choose a "best" answer, so I'll let this go to vote. I really appreciate all of your answers.
2007-11-25 15:14:00 · update #1
I either celebrate as a solitaire, or sometimes with a specific group of other solitaires. We prepare a couple weeks in advance, (the biggest part is getting a permitt to burn a bonfire), figure a menu, and a place to meet. (Usually a civic hall or simillar place.
There we have a celebration, food, drink, (non alcoholic), have presents for the little ones, dancing and music. Later, before midnight, those who brought children, have sent the home with a sitter or older sibling, we gather in an open field, and begin our ritual. Lighting of the Yule log, more music and dancing, and magic that needs to be performed. I am not going into great detail, since a lot of this is personal.
It lasts until the sun comes up, and we welcome n the Sun King.
We also celebrate the secular christmas with family and friends.
2007-11-23 13:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by elder_moon81 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Asatru Heathen - we celebrate all 12 nights from the Solstice to New Years. We start out with Mother's Night (the Solstice) with the Yule log, making a wreath and passing a horn around saluting our ancestors, the gods, our kin and family.
The celebrations continue each night until New Years when we stay up all night to greet the morning sun, burning the Yule Wreath and saving a bit of the ash from the Yule log for next Yule Solstice.
2007-11-23 21:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by Aravah 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm with your other two Heathen answers. Start with Mothers night and run through the 12. I am having a party this year with pagans that we're going to sumbel at. It'll be fun. Yup offerings to Disir and by all means make Odin happy on his Hunt lol.
2007-11-23 22:53:11 · answer #3 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My own way, like I celebrate all holidays. I mean, the major appeal to me is how personal paganism is. I get to follow my gut, rather than copy a bunch of other people.
Although you couldn't tell my celebrations from Christmas ones ;-) I have specific reasons for everything I do.
2007-11-24 00:11:54 · answer #4 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a Norse Pagan I do the 12 nights thing, starting with Mother Night when I do blot to honor the Goddesses and the Disir and then continue to make offerings to Odin as He rides on the Wild Hunt to it's conclusion and then it ends on New Year's. I generally just eat a lot LOL.
2007-11-23 21:09:26 · answer #5 · answered by Abriel 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We celebrate with a ritual in which the Oak King 'kills' the Holly King. The Oak king then brings back the sun to heat & warm the Earth.
Then we have 'cakes & ale.' After the ritual, we have a huge dinner & enjoy the fellowship of friends on a cold night.
2007-11-23 21:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by Winterskye 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since I'm the only pagan in my family, I have my own ritual, and then celebrate a somewhat secular Christmas with my family (I'm also the only person following a specific religion in my family as well).
2007-11-23 23:06:04 · answer #7 · answered by xx. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do the secular thing with the family, and my 'church' has a public ritual complete with father yule and pot luck. this year, i might also make it to the solstice sunrise at the local indian archaeological site.
2007-11-23 21:05:26 · answer #8 · answered by bad tim 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
dont know if its traditional or not-i prepare a bunch of food and all are welcome-heck i have even seen people show up i dont even know----just my way--smile and enjoy the night
2007-11-23 21:02:29 · answer #9 · answered by lazaruslong138 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋