BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Heathen X-WR-CALDESC:UK Pagan Calendar from pagancalendar.co.uk druid wiccan witch celtic heathen asatru festivals and moon and astrological data CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060110 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:ayZKbjKmbZ71N5IIvn84QZrpSK8v CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JANUARY 9 - DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR RAUD THE STRONG. King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway executed Raud by making him swallow a snake. His crime was refusing to give up Asatru. Tryggvason then confiscated Raud`s land and all his other wealth. Praise Raud by lifting a horn (or cup or glass) in his honor\, and by doing something deliberate to spread the religion King Olaf tried so hard to stamp out. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Raud the Strong`s Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=185 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060113 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:alHbjXpfQXtVdc7l1cIbCp3rCtDq CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:January 12 known as St. Distaff`s day today\, it was actually a pagan holiday honoring Frigga - a goddess of the household. Frigg"Frigga is a Norse goddess but many sources intermingle her with another sect of English early religions. It is another holiday which the church took and adulterated into one of their own to move the pagans away from their religion and towards the church. Typically\, this was the day when the women would return to the household work\, primarily of weaving the spun yarn\, once the cleaning of the house after Yule was complete. A distaff is a spinning tool used to make yarn which is then used to weave into cloth on a loom. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Distaff Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=188 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060121 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:5JgFp0Couz0R9ezxQHOEmOTLtBAL CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:January"Snowmoon 18 Thorrablot (Sacred to Thorr) pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Thorrablot URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=186 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060201 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:SY6POt3vCDSR0q7ICwMCXzsKz1i0 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:January 31 is Disfest or Disablot which is a day of sacrifice honoring the Disir. The Disir are all the female relatives from the eons of time that have passed over and over see as well as protect their living family members. In some homes every candle and light is lit in the house to honor them. A sacrifice of the very best food and drink in the house is given to the Landvættir"Land Wights as well. It is a day of remembrance and honoring the females that passed over and to thank them for their loving protection. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Disfest " Disablot URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=187 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060205 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=2 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:F9e0sU2wkolUKqROSweOStNd2p8V CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Disting\, February 4\, is the most important feast in February\, which means "assembly of the Disir. It is also called the `Charming of the Plow\,` showing that it is a celebration of the beginning of a new crop year\, as well as a feast in honor of the female ancestral spirits. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Disting URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=189 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060210 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=2 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:AlmorYW2RHGB9HRLnn8Zsq6AfH7x CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Eyvlnd Kinarifi`s Day\, February 9\, is a day of remembrance because he was tortured to death by Olaf Tryggvason for refusing to convert to the new religion. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Eyvind Kinnrif`s Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=190 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060215 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=2 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:t033Y66AUkQziMuu0LnWElss6IdG CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:February"Horning 14 Feast of Vali (Sacred to Vali) pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Feast of Vali URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=183 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060310 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:BZcQzVremQVmMX7fJjBd2AR3m2Yo CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION: 9 of March Day of Olvir.A Norwegian who organized festividades to the Gods defying to king Olaf Tryggvason. He was assassinated by Olaf\, and their accomplices were deads\, tortured or exiliados. He remembers the martyrs who after all maintained lives the old traditions that managed to arrive nowadays at us. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Day of Olvir URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=198 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060312 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:dWqW7NUXQAwNQrKiIWJkJDhrbL1G CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Creation Day\, March 11 a blot is done in honor of the Creation of the world bo Odin\, Vili\, and Ve on this day. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Creation Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=191 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060321 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:DmR8TUXR4E2pDPyUrjOnraCwC5JV CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:High Feast of Ostara\, summer finding. March"Lenting 20 High Feast of Ostara (Sacred to Ostara Freya Frigga) pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:High Feast of Ostara URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=200 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060329 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:f20oWx2MJr8wq6Xtob4XrAb9SfKj CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Ragnar Lodrok`s Day\, March 28 is a celebration in honor of the sacking of Paris. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Ragnar Lodbrok`s Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=192 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060410 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:TVrCVs3zbRExsoGMoNcmyp7TPtxA CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Haakon Sigurdsson Jarl (Old Norse: Há\;kon Sigurð\;sson\, Norwegian: Hå\;kon Sigurdsson)\, (d. 995) was the son of Sigurd Haakonsson\, Earl of Lade\, and thus Trø\;ndelag. Haakon claimed descent from the divine linage of Sæ\;ming. Haakon became earl after his father was killed by King Harald Greyhide's men in 961. He warred with King Harald for some time\, until he was forced to flee to Denmark and Harald Bluetooth. In Denmark he conspired with Harald Bluetooth against Harald Greyhide. Harald Greyhide was killed in 971. After this\, Haakon Jarl ruled Norway as a vassal of Harald Bluetooth\, but he was in reality an independent ruler. For Harald\, he attacked Gö\;taland and killed its ruler Jarl Ottar. Haakon was a strong believer in the old Norse gods\, and when Harald Bluetooth attempted to force Christianity upon him around 975\, Haakon broke his allegiance to Denmark. A Danish invasion force was defeated at the battle of Hjö\;rungavá\;gr in 986. In 995\, a quarrel broke out between Haakon and the Trø\;nders just as Olaf Tryggvason\, a descendant of Harald Fairhair arrived. Haakon quickly lost all support\, and was killed by his own slave and friend\, Þ\;ormó\;ð\;r Karkr\, while hiding in the pig sty. His two sons Eric and Sven\, and several others\, fled to the king of Sweden\, Olof Skö\;tkonung\, and the Hakon Jarl Runestones may refer to them. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Day of Jarl Hakon URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=197 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060419 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060420 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:qmMU27glGAAKPuVgcoBqebVocHQS CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:April"Ostara 19 Sigrblot - First Day of Summer in old Calendar (Sacred to Odin) pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Sigrblot URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=184 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060424 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:phHDaiChMgUYNkpNGAwxfSZbv95n CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Sigurd`s Day 23 April Sigurðr\, German: Siegfried) was a legendary hero of Norse mythology\, as well as the central character in the Völsunga saga. The earliest extant representations for his legend come in pictoral form from seven runestones in Sweden and most notably the Ramsund carving (c. 1000) and the Gök Runestone (11th century). As Siegfried\, he is the hero in the German Nibelungenlied\, and Richard Wagner's operas Siegfried and Götterdämmerung. The name Sigurðr is an Icelandic or Norwegian corruption of the German Siegfried as the correct Old Norse would have been Sigruþr (Sigröd)\, a form which appears in the Ramsund carving that depicts the legend. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Sigurd`s Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=182 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060501 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:j3oS8bgoZatGQkqa3DBvoimkMr8o CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Ostara 30\, Walburg: this is better known as Walpurgisnacht or May Eve. Walberg is a goddess of our folk combining some of the traits of Her better-known peers. Reflect on this day on Freya\, Hel\, and Frigga as the repository of the glorious dead\, and you will have an idea of Wulburgâ€\;™\;s nature. On this day pour a horn of mead upon the earth in memory of our heroes. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Walburg URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=201 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060502 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:smhkLpkUXjDtnseQTJgnLtgHjM62 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Merry-Moon on May 1st weekend\, celebration of spring dedicated to Njord and Nerthus. Merrymoon 1\, May Day: The first of May is a time of great celebration all across Europe\, as the fields get greener and the flowers decorate the landscape with colorful confusion. Freya turns her kindly face to us after the night of Walburg. Celebrate the birth of Spring and the gifts of Freya on this day. http:"asatru.org "Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:May Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=202 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060510 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:9w0Mr2NzZvKN8HfdH6Dp31hjoZJg CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Guthroth`s"Gudrod`s Day\, May 9\, celebrates a warrior and martyr that was a victim of Olaf the Fat"St. Olaf. St. Olaf became a Saint because of his hatred and mistreatment of non- Christians. Remembrance for Gudrod of Gudbrandsdal - May 9: Gudrod was a heathen whose tongue was cut out by Olaf the Fat (not to be confused with Olaf the Traitor). pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Guthroth`s Day\, May 9 URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=193 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060527 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:tuYS5lN1NPYk518OZ6MswHbVnsC1 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Einherjar Day\, May 26\, in remembrance of the fallen heroes in Valhalla. This falls on memorial day in the USA which commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. The UK celebrates on Remembrance day 11th November. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Einherjar Day USA URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=194 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060528 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:dxCeePL8JUNeY4QsGmJf9K6EDSFp CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Frigga Blot\, May 27\, is a day set aside to honor the wise and powerful wife of Odin. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Frigga Blot URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=195 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060609 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:lg068Bs1yKOQeQmV1k1VebBbzoSb CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Midyear 8\, Lindisfarne Day: On this day in the year 1043 Runic Era (793 CE) three Viking ships raided the Isle of Lindisfarne\, officially opening what is the Viking Age. Toast these brave warriors who began the noble resistance of the alien invasion of the Northlands and sought rightful revenge for the slaughter of the Saxons by Charlamange. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lindisfarne Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=203 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060610 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:6wjFNa4oOGRCdjIpBXnmIYwg3EyG CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:9 of June - Day of Sigurd the Volsungo.One of the greater Teutónicos heroes. Their anger and nobility have been remembered by centuries. Revive its glory reading the Volsunga saga\, listening the operas Of Wagner on the ring of the Nibelungos\, or makes acts of nobility and generosity\; all we can be heroes. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Day of Sigurd URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=196 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060620 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:5nYh9WGGdUphfVrkkYDfvEtOMEha CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Midyear 19\, Asatru Alliance Founding Day: On this date 2238 R.E. seven Kindreds of the former Asatru Free Assembly joined together by ratifying a set of By Laws to preserve and continue to promote the cause of the AFA and Asatru in Vinland. On this day reflect on just what YOU can do to preserve our Folk Ways pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Asatru Alliance Founding Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=204 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060622 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:IwhPoaqbmGbqUXtQ9yIaABy9nBEh CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Midyear 21\, Midsummer: This is the longest day and the shortest night of the year: Now Sunna begins its ling decline\, sliding into the darkness which will culminate six months from now at Yule. Identifying the sun with the brightness of Baldur\, we celebrate in honor of both. Hold blot to Baldur and High Feast. This was the traditional time for holding the AlThing in ancient times. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Midsummer URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=205 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060705 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:YN2HCHxuQvxDKGEGWMx7JYR3LMO0 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:July"Haymoon 4 Founder`s Day (Remembrance of Sveinbjorn Beinteinsson and A. Rudd Mills) Haymoon 4\, Founderâ€\;™\;s Day: On this day we honor the unselfish personal sacrifice and unswerving dedication to our Folk exemplified by the founders of modern era Asatru\, H. Rud Mills of Australia\, Sveinbjorn Beinteinsson and Thorsteinn Guthjonson of Iceland. On this day reflect on just what YOU can do to promote the growth of our ancestral religion and protect our sacred heritage and traditions. http:"asatru.org"Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Founder`s Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=206 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060710 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:lWrkXDyzD5ArNq7xnKSPw26dUZ6j CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:9 of Julio - Day of Unn the Wise person.Great matriarca that established dynasties in the islands Orcadas\, Feroe and Iceland. Example to follow to make our own families grow strong\, maintain the memory and traditions of our alive ancestors. It remembers the great women of your Clan. Haymoon 9 - Day of Remembrance for Unn the Deep Minded: Unn was a powerful figure from the Laxdaela Saga who emigrated to Scotland to avoid the hostility of King Harald Finehair. She established dynasties in the Orkney and Faroe Islands by carefully marrying off her grand daughters. As a settler in Iceland she continued to exhibit all those traits which were her hallmark-strong will\, a determination to control\, dignity\, and a noble character. In the last days of her life\, she established a mighty line choosing one of her grandsons as her heir. She died during his wedding celebration\, presumable accomplishing her goals and worked out her orlog here in Midgard. She received a typical Nordic ship burial\, surrounded by her treasure and her reputation for great deeds. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Day of Unn the Wise person URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=207 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060730 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:6ER2Rn8gf6sdjI19Ca4WM9mQlHBZ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Haymoon 29 - Stikklestad Day: Olaf the Lawbreaker (â€\;œ\;St. Olafâ€\;�\;) was killed at the battle of Stikklestad on this date in the year 1280 R.E. Olaf acquired a reputation for killing\, maiming\, and exiling his fellow Norwegians who would not convert to Christianity\, and for carrying an army with him in violation of the law to help him accomplish his oppression. Today honor the Asatru martyrs who died rather then submit to gray slavery. Also honor the warriors who brought justice to the Lawbreaker. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Stikklestad Day URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=208 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060810 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:uVcz8pPOMDbixnQhguodJIByv2CI CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Harvest 9 - Day of Remembrance for Radbod: On this date we honor Radbod a king of Frisia what was an early target kristjan missionaries. Just before his baptism ceremony\, he asked the clergy what fate his befallen ancestors who died loyal to Asatru. The missionaries replied that Radbodâ€\;™\;s Heathen ancestors were burning in Hell-to which the king replied: â€\;œ\;Then I will rather live there with my ancestors than go to heaven with a parcel of beggars.â€\;�\; The baptism was cancelled\, the aliens expelled\, and Frisia remained free. Drink a horn this day in memory of Radbod. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY: Day of Rey Radbod URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=209 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060824 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:xrJNBaGZa7QV9quohN7xPzcQxSnm CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Freyfaxi: Freyfaxi marked the time of the harvest in ancient Iceland. Today the Asatru observe this date as a celebration of their harvest with blot to Freyr and a grand Feast from the gardens and the fields.http:"asatru.org"Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Freyfaxi URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=210 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060910 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:Mv4wp0AoHdwZKpSevexovCUHewLg CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Shedding 9 - Day of Remembrance for Herman of the Cherusci: Few mortals have privileged to serve our Folk as did Herman\, a leader of the tribe called the Cherusci. We he defeated Varusâ€\;™\; three Roman Legions in 9 C.E. he blocked our amalgamation into the Mediterranean morass. Herman was very aware of his duties not only as a member of his tribe but also as an Asaman - indeed the two were probably inseparable with him. Shedding is the ideal time to give him praise\, because the crucial battle for which he is remembered was fought during this month.ht tp:"asatru.org"Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Day of Herman the Cherusci URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=211 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060923 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:YrzMtnUd389QX8TQMn872Au1rQkr CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Shedding 23 - Winter Finding: 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 traditional time for Fall Fest and the Second Harvest Feast. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Winter Finding URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=212 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061009 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:sgOyGkyyqwbI34Zy29jvOW29KVWY CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:8 of October - Day of Erik the Red one.Follower of God Thor\, father of Leif\, discoverer of Greenland. He offers in this day in memory of this great vikingo\, and remembers and aid to your friends\, as the great God Thor would do! Day of Remembrance for Erik the Red: Praise the stalwart founder of Greenland\, and father of Leif\, the founder of Vinland. Erik remained loyal to Thor even when his wife left the Gods and refused to sleep with her Heathen husband. Pause in memory of Erik today\; drink a toast to his honor. No doubt he gets enough warmth in Harâ€\;™\;s Hall to make up for his wifeâ€\;™\;s coldness. http:"asatru.org"Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Day of Erik the Red one URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=213 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061012 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:J5bjxsNgEyTRTtChpLW0UtDQCZH6 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:October"Hunting 11 Winter Nights - First Day of Winter in Old Calendar (Sacred to Freya and Ancestors) Winter Nights"Vetrablot: In the Old Icelandic Calendar\, winter begins on the Satyrday 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 Disir are seen as our female ancestors). Give glory to Freya and pour a libation of ale\, milk\, or mead into the soil an offering to the Disir and the Earth itself. http:"asatr u.org"Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Winter Nights URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=214 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061102 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:UX4Wi2DdN0uTcL406vJM1iacqjvX CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Fogmoon on November 1st weekend\, a celebration of war-dead and Ragnarok Dedicated to Odin and Freya. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Fogmoon URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=199 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061103 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:koPcX2NLvcKvnFMaVC37MPWk2UdS CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Festival of Woden pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Festival of Woden URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=222 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061110 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:xbttBIqI7nB8A5ccfmGap1K3fFZ1 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:9 of November - Day of Reina Sigrith. Reina Sigrith\, widow of Rey Erik the victorious one of Sweden\, was promised in marriage to king Olaf Tryggvason with the condition of which the queen became to the Christianity. I do not think to leave my beliefs\, nor those of mine\, she responded. Olaf struck it with a glove and she left\, but she later took revenge years when urging the battle in which Tryggvason died. Beam five things by asatru\, one by each finger of the glove of Olaf\, and remembers that great lady.
Fogmoon 9 - Day of Remembrance for Queen Sigrith of Sweden: When Olaf the Lawbreaker had been king of Norway for three years\, he asked Queen Sigrith of Sweden to marry him. She agreed\, but when he insisted that she give up her ancestral Gods Sigrith replied\, I do not mean to abandon the faith I have led\, and my kinsmen before me. Nor shall I object to your belief in the god you prefer. As usual Heathen tolerance was met with kristjan imprecations and a blow to the face. The wedding was off - depriving Olaf of political power that could have sped the christianization of Scandinavia. As it were\, history tells us that the Heathens held on for over 300 more years in the Northlands. Hail Sigrith\, defender of Asatru\, and women of stubborn virtue! http:"asatru.org"Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Day of Reina Sigrith URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=215 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061112 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:zfEz5AEXMYfN7hZxOZdYDioOglLb CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:11 of November"Fogmoon - Feast of the Einherjar\, Celebration of the Einherjar\, day of the Heroes\, day of those choosing to meet in Vallhalla\, Remembrance day. It honors your ancestors and great heroes. The chosen heroes who sit in Odins Hall are the Einherjar. Today we honor those dead kin who gave their lives for Family and Folk. If you have friends or family who died in battle\, visit their graves today\, if that is not possible\, drink a libation in their memory. In The USA this day is often held on memorial day in May. http:"asatru.org"Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Heroes Day or Einheriar URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=216 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061113 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:60ugko21f530yislEJll7BX4VkJX CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION: Runic Half Month Hagal (Constraint) October 28-November 12 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:end of Runic Half Month Hagal URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=224 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061114 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:cAovdVW5Uq2Rr5bQsVzsszN0ZO6b CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Start of Runic Half Month Nyd (Necessity) November 13-November 27 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Start of Runic Half Month Nyd URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=223 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061128 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:opTVhv4FJAkAC5ya0bmHi56tB68F CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:November"Fogmoon 27 Feast of Ullr - Post Hunting Feast (Sacred to Ullr)Feast of Ullr: The Feast of Ullr is to celebrate the Hunt and to gain personal luck needed for success. Weapons are dedicated on this day to Ullr\, God of the Bow. If your hunting arms were blessed by the luck of the God of the Hunt\, your family and tribe shared the bounty with a Blot and Feast to Ullr. http:"asatru.org"Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Feast of Ullr URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=217 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061129 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:DQquKzL7A96egAMHiYSuXXmsogmm CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION: Runic Half Month Is (Stasis) November 28-December 12 pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Start of Runic Half Month Is URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061210 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:G7ilkVKD3CUd8YKogHBjSBFXjo2w CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:9 of December - Day of Egil Skallagrimsson.Day of Egill Skallagrimsson\, poet\, soldier and magician of the Runas. Devotee follower of the great God Odin\, the paradoxical character of Egil is the alive reflection of the nature of his God mentor. The saga of Egil Skallagrimsson reads\, writes a poem\, you do toast in her memory and honor to the Gentleman of the Runas! Day of Remembrance for Egil Skallagrimsson: Odin was his God\, and the blood of berserks and shape-shifters ran in his family. His lust for gold and for fames was insatiable. Yet the same man was passionately moved by the love of his friends and generously opened handed to those who found his favor. The same brain that seethed with war-fury also composed skaldic poetry capable of calming angry kings. Can it be by accident that Egil worshipped Odin\, the great solver of paradoxes and riddles? Indeed all Asafolk - but especially those who follow the one-eyed God of battle and magic - can learn much from the life of this amazing man. http:"asatru.org"Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Day of Egil Skallagrimsson URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=218 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061221 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:a4euOh8veGnJfHitb0yLorfMRixK CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:December"Yule 20 Mother Night - Beginning of Yule (Sacred to Frigga)Moth er Night: As the night before the Winter Solstice\, this is the time when the New Year is born. We honor the beginning of Sunnas return and the breaking of Winterâ€\;™\;s spell. This is a time to honor Thor and Freyr\, celebrate by Blot\, Sumbel\, and High Feast. Burn a Yule Log and jump the flames for luck and purification.http:"asatru.org" Holidays.html pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Mother Night URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=219 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061223 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:usEmHEVWjE4d1iQsSEDBd7GWq8Rj CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:http:"odin.org"faq.htmlDecember"Yule Yule Feast - Winter Solstice (Sacred to Odin and Freyr)http:"asatru.org"Holidays.htmlHigh Feast of Yule - Beginning of Runic Year - Sacred to Thorr and Freyr pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Yule Feast URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=220 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070101 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=12 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:NoIcoYCfPTSEq22GM7II0ktjN300 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Mōdraniht (Old English "Night of the Mothers" or "Mothers-night") was an event held at New Years Day by the heathen Angles where a sacrifice was made. The event is attested by the medieval English historian Bede in his 8th century Latin work De temporum ratione. Scholars have proposed connections between the Anglo-Saxon Mōdraniht and celebrations involving the dísir\, the idisi\, and the Matres and Matrones practiced by other Germanic peoples. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Mōdraniht URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=7690 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080101 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DTSTAMP:20061025T215232Z UID:B5dMVkd7ecbDt8okmNouHBY7ffSY CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:http:"odin.org"faq.html December"Yule 31 Yule 12th Night - End of Yule Celebration (Sacred to the Family) http:"asatru.org"Holidays.html Yule 31 - Twelfth Night: This culminates the traditional twelve days of Yule. Each day of which is a month of the preceding year in miniature. Reflect on the past year. Take stock and lay a course for the future. Make New Years resolutions in the old way by swearing your oath on Freyas boar or on your Hammer. pagancalendar.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Yule 12th Night URL:http://www.pagancalendar.co.uk/event.php?id=221 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR