Ásatrú holidays
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The Ásatrú calendar of holidays is based[citation needed] upon the annual cycle of seasons, to a large extent coinciding Wiccan Wheel of the Year. The major days are the two solstices and equinoxs
This may change from one kindred to another
| Holiday | Date | Symbolic | God(esse)s worshiped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Solstice or Midsummer | 21st June | The sun changes its course and starts falling into the darkness. Historically it was the time of the holding of Althing in Iceland, so Tyr, god of law and justice is worshipped on this day. This is one of the most important holiday for a asatruar | Balder, Tyr |
| Lamnas or Freyfaxi | 1st August | This day marks the beginning of the harvest. Blots are offered to Freyr and sometimes Thor, as he is the defender of the field. Historically in Iceland, the celebration consisted with horse races, martial sports, and so on... | Frey, Thor |
| Autumn equinox or Winter's Finding | 21st September | Between the solstices, the autumn equinox is celebrated as the harvest festival of the year. | Frey, Nerthus |
| Winter Nights or Vetrarblot | 12th October | Coming cold seasons | Odin, Perchta |
| Feast of the Einherjar | 11th November | A day in honor to those who have gone to Valhalla. | Odin |
| Mother Night, the day before the winter solstice | 20th December | On this day asatruar celebrate the upcoming birth of a new year. This is one of the most important holidays for asatruar. | Odin, Frigg |
| Yuleblot | 31st December | Celebration in honor of the new year | Frey |
| Thorrablot | On January full moon period | In Etymology terms Thorrablot means 'starvation time blot'. Traditionally, the period is to show strength against starvation | Thor and the spirit Thorri |
| Feast of Vali | 14th February | A blot which celebrates younger gods such as Vali. The day has nothing to do with St. Valentine. | Vali |
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