Blot by the mound.All things considered i bloted to the ancestors too despite it not being Alfa Blot.
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The prayer during summer blot.
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Some photos taken during midsummer blot / my birthday last year in the small community of Asa (yup, thats its name) in the province of Småland, Sweden.
My primary Blot during the day.
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From the Gods to the Earth to Men,
From Men to the Earth to the Gods.
A gift for a gift.
This 1024x768 image took 20 hrs to render on a Pentium 4/3.00 Ghz !
Heathen artist Martin Heitshu
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![In the ancient custom are a variety of seasonal celebrations. Society Forn Sed Sweden attention to several of these. Many celebrated at the local level by individual blotlag. A blot per year, vårblotet (spring blot) at Uppsala Mounds, is open to all members and non members. What annual celebrations are celebrated varies with blotlag and individuals. Here are some of the festivals that are celebrated within the community. The list is not intended as an exhaustive list. What festivals are celebrated also varies between blotlag.
[Personally i celebrate Midwinter,Disa,Alva and Midsummer blots. Naturally i blot as i need to or feel like too].
Yule blot or midvinterblot celebrated the winter solstice and the feast is that the sun reached its lowest point and that the days are now brighter.Disa blot is celebrated usually in February and formally acknowlege the Disir and that the light is coming back.Vernal Equinox Blot or Spring blot celebrated at the vernal equinox and the festival celebrates that the wheel of the year has now reached the halfway point between midwinter and midsummer, and the summer begins.May blot or Early Summer Sacrifice is celebrated in late April / early May to celebrate the summer begins.Midsummer Blot celebrated the summer solstice and the feast is that the sun reached its highest point.Late Summer blot or Harvest Blot is celebrated usually in August and celebrates the harvest and the summer draws to a close.Autumnal Equinox’s Sacrifice is celebrated at the autumnal equinox and solemnly acknowledges that the sun reached the halfway point between midsummer and midwinter, and the winter season begins.Alva Sacrifice is celebrated usually in late October / November and commemorates the elves and the dead.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcenhhLkml1qer9b0o1_500.jpg)
In the ancient custom are a variety of seasonal celebrations. Society Forn Sed Sweden attention to several of these. Many celebrated at the local level by individual blotlag. A blot per year, vårblotet (spring blot) at Uppsala Mounds, is open to all members and non members.
What annual celebrations are celebrated varies with blotlag and individuals. Here are some of the festivals that are celebrated within the community. The list is not intended as an exhaustive list. What festivals are celebrated also varies between blotlag.
[Personally i celebrate Midwinter,Disa,Alva and Midsummer blots. Naturally i blot as i need to or feel like too].
Yule blot or midvinterblot celebrated the winter solstice and the feast is that the sun reached its lowest point and that the days are now brighter.
Disa blot is celebrated usually in February and formally acknowlege the Disir and that the light is coming back.
Vernal Equinox Blot or Spring blot celebrated at the vernal equinox and the festival celebrates that the wheel of the year has now reached the halfway point between midwinter and midsummer, and the summer begins.
May blot or Early Summer Sacrifice is celebrated in late April / early May to celebrate the summer begins.
Midsummer Blot celebrated the summer solstice and the feast is that the sun reached its highest point.
Late Summer blot or Harvest Blot is celebrated usually in August and celebrates the harvest and the summer draws to a close.
Autumnal Equinox’s Sacrifice is celebrated at the autumnal equinox and solemnly acknowledges that the sun reached the halfway point between midsummer and midwinter, and the winter season begins.
Alva Sacrifice is celebrated usually in late October / November and commemorates the elves and the dead.
