#vinternettene

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Vinternettene - Winternights
 October 14th

It is customary that every year at sundown on 14th October, heathens will celebrate vinternettene (winternights), also known as høstblot (autumn blot), vinterdag (winter day) or vinternatt (winter night).

14th October was the day that Scandinavians would turn over their primstav to mark the beginning of the winter half of the year and welcome the cold weather returning, a tradition that pre-dates Christianity in Scandinavia. Marked with the symbol of a mitten (as it was customary to knit new mittens for the coming cold weather), it is also said that the weather on vinternettene will be a signal of the weather for the coming winter.

The sacrificial blot accompanying this was usually dedicated to Frøy (Freyr), alver (elves) and the diser (disir). Asking that Frøy will return swiftly to sow the seeds of rebirth and that we make it safely through the coming cold and snow.

Til års og fred!

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Winternights - vinternettene ❆ 14th of October.

Also called haustblot, winterday or winternight. Marked on the  #primstav with a mitten or vott in norwegian. And markes the start of the winter side of the primstav. The weather of the day is said to represent the weather for all of winter.

Was inspired by @hedendom to share a photo of my primstaves.

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